I believe that President Clinton considered the legal merits of the arguments for the pardon as he understood them, and he rendered his judgment, wise or unwise, on the merits.

a Washington D. " Podesta has also served as a member of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States and the United States Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy. In 1988 Podesta founded with his brother Tony Podesta Associates Inc.

John 'Skippy' David Podesta (born January 8 1949) was the fourth and final White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton from 1998 until 2001. Podesta was a co-chairman of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.