Madam Responds to WTOP

Neal,

Jeane has penned a response which I forward to you on her behalf to your question #4, "Since you say every client will be identified, how does Jeane feel about violating the assumption of discretion that those who used her service expected?"

"I take no pleasure in being forced to reveal the identities of the clients and women of the service. I want to make it very clear that for the full operational history of my business Pamela Martin and Associates, I NEVER once disclosed any client information whatsoever, to a third party (with the exception of Dick Morris, who voluntarily "outed" himself, on numerous occasions on national television, in 1996). I respected each and every client's confidentiality and demanded the women in my employ do the same. In addition, upon my short-lived retirement of two months (early August to early October of last year) I continued my policy of discretion and most notably have remained silent the past five months during the civil proceedings hoping a reasonable resolution could be reached with the government.

"It was only when it became apparent to me that the government was intent upon indicting me on very serious charges did I begin to contemplate the idea of raising necessary monies for legal fees and living expenses via the phone records. Regardless, the records needed and need to be mined for potential defense witnesses, in the criminal and civil cases currently pending against me. Therefore, I have decided to hand over all phone records, logs and invoices (including those presently unknown to the government) to what I believe to be one of the most reputable and respected investigative news organizations in the country, to assist me with my needs. Even though the Federal Public Defender's Office can and will also investigate the phone records for potential defense witnesses, I take a certain comfort level knowing I will have not one, but two teams of investigators at work here.

"Furthermore, I fully comprehend the unique position I am in and the attention being shown my situation. Correspondingly, if information by chance is discovered during the course of the overall investigation as I prepare my defense, which will assist this country out of the shameful and immoral abyss it has fallen in recent years, then so be it. "