11.   Holder said he resented criticisms from the committee and the implication that there was any connection between discussions about the Rich pardon and his political future.

12.   Holder has said that he had only a minor role in the Rich pardon, which was never officially sent to the Justice Department for review.

13.   In a statement, Clinton denied any wrongdoing in the Rich pardon.

14.   In his opening statement, Podesta recalled how he learned that King Juan Carlos of Spain had been enlisted to support the Rich pardon.

15.   Later, Podesta said that he and other aides should have argued more vociferously against the Rich pardon.

16.   Moreover, Clinton had to be thinking about how the Rich pardon might be seen.

17.   Podesta and Nolan said they left the meeting believing that Clinton was convinced that the Rich pardon application should be rejected.

18.   Representative Dan Burton, the Indiana Republican who chairs the Committee on Government Reform, is looking into the Rich pardon.

19.   Several longtime fund-raisers for Clinton said the Rich pardon had hampered fund-raising efforts.

20.   Some Justice Department officials have also complained that they were not consulted until the last minute about the Rich pardon, which was handled by the White House.