18. Bill And Hillary Clinton Are The Only First Couple Ever To Be Fingerprinted By The FBI
Another infamous incident that occurred during the Clinton presidency was "Filegate" - when in June 1996 allegations arose that the First Couple's administration had improper access to FBI documents between 1993 and 1994. The Director of the White House's Office of Personnel Security, Craig Livingstone, improperly requested background reports from the FBI - including those of people who had served during previous Republican administrations. The Senate Judiciary Committee became concerned that a "dirty tricks" operation had been carried out by the First Couple - just as Richard Nixon's administration had done - and so in October 1996 Republican committee char Orrin Hatch requested that the FBI do a fingerprint analysis of them. With Hillary Clinton becoming the only First Lady and Bill Clinton becoming the first-ever President to be fingerprinted while in office, the FBI confirmed in November 1996 that neither had handled the files personally.
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