Bruce R. Lindsey (born 1950/51) is an American lawyer and non-profit executive. He served in the

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during the

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. He was named in a lawsuit during the

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, and he testified before a grand jury regarding the

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surrounding Bill Clinton in the run-up to his impeachment. He is a partner of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, a

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-based law firm, and serves as chairman of the Clinton Foundation.

Early life

Lindsey received a

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from

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and a JD from

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Law Center. He was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1975.

Career

Lindsey worked for Senator

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in 1968. It was then that he first met

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. Lindsey subsequently became a partner at Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, a law firm in

, where he is currently of counsel. During Bill Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign, Lindsey served as the National Campaign Director. He has also served as legislative Director to former United States Senator

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. During the eight years of the Clinton Administration, he served as an Assistant to the President and

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. In 1993, Lindsey was also Director of the

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where he supervised the selection and approval of political appointees in the Cabinet departments and to presidential boards and commissions. In 1996, in the midst of the

, Lindsey was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in a lawsuit involving Herby Branscum Jr. and Robert M. Hill, the co-owners of the Arkansas-based Perry County Bank, which financed Clinton's fifth gubernatorial campaign in 1990. When the bankers were cleared, his case fell into abeyance. By 1998, in the midst of the

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, which led to his

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, Lindsey was subpoenaed by Ken Starr and testified before the grand jury on the suspicion that he silenced Clinton's alleged victims. Lindsey joined the Foundation in 2001 as general counsel and served as CEO from 2003 to 2013 splitting his time between the Foundation's New York and Little Rock offices.

Personal life

Lindsey was married to Beverly H. Lindsey in 1998. They had two daughters, Katherine Gates Lindsey and Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey. Since at least 2009, he has been married to Hallie W. Lindsey.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsey, Bruce Living people 1950s births Lawyers from Little Rock, Arkansas Rhodes College alumni Georgetown University Law Center alumni Clinton administration personnel United States presidential advisors Whitewater controversy Clinton–Lewinsky scandal Clinton Foundation people Members of the defense counsel for the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton