the Whitewater affair
/ðə ˈwaɪtwɔːtər əfeə(r)/
/ðə ˈwaɪtwɔːtər əfer/
- the name used by the press, etc. to refer to the illegal sale of property in Arkansas by the Whitewater Development Corporation, a company that had connections with US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary. Investigations into the affair, which were begun in 1994 by Congress and the Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr led to a trial of Clinton by the US Senate in 1999 in which he was acquitted. The investigation was finally closed in 2001 when Clinton left office.
白水事件（Whitewater affair）：新闻界等使用的名称，是指白水发展公司（Whitewater Development Corporation）在阿肯色州非法出售财产的公司，该公司与美国总统比尔·克林顿（Bill Clinton）和他的妻子希拉里（Hillary）有联系。这项事件的调查始于1994年，由国会和独立法律顾问肯尼斯·斯塔尔（Kenneth Starr）发起，导致美国参议院于1999年对克林顿进行审判，他被宣告无罪。克林顿卸任后，调查终于在2001年结束。