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Almost as good as "an orchestrated litany of lies"! Typical of the sort of hyperbole which flows when acquaintances fall out? Bullshit politicians are all self serving scum.
Clark involved up to her eyeballs says Key Helen Clark recently admitted Mr Glenn told her in February that he had given Mr Peters a donation but Mr Peters denied it to her and the public. Mr Glenn says he also told her he had consulted Mr Williams.
Mr Key said yesterday that Helen Clark had kept it secret for six months and had not sacked Mr Peters because Labour had sanctioned the donation and she had been involved "up to her eyeballs". JULY 18
Mr Peters issues a statement saying his lawyer Brian Henry has told him of a $100,000 donation towards the legal costs for the Tauranga electoral petition.
Helen Clark says he rang her that night and assured her he had not known of it earlier.
JULY 21, PRESS CONFERENCE
"I'm in a position that Mr Peters is an honourable member, and I must accept his word unless I have evidence to the contrary."
JULY 22, PARLIAMENT
"I would note that the word of an honourable member is always accepted in this House. Further, Mr Peters' lawyer, Mr Henry, has entirely backed what Mr Peters has said. Mr Henry, of course, has professional obligations to the Law Society."
AUGUST 27
After Mr Glenn's letter to the privileges committee claims Mr Peters asked for the money, contradicting Mr Peters' claims:
"There is clearly a conflict of evidence on this issue which is before the privileges committee ...
"Unlike Mr Key, I prefer to wait for the outcome of a proper process."
AUGUST 28
Just before the Serious Fraud Office announces it will investigate other donations to New Zealand First, Helen Clark admits Mr Glenn had told her in February about a donation. She had rung and checked with Mr Peters.
"Mr Peters has consistently maintained that he never made that phone call to Mr Glenn [to solicit the donation] ... I have not known Mr Peters to lie to me and I have to take people as I find them."
SEPTEMBER, PARLIAMENT
"It has been clear all along that there is a conflict of evidence, and both gentlemen are honourable gentlemen. One assumes there is some innocent explanation."
SEPTEMBER 9
To media after Mr Glenn personally presents evidence - including phone logs and emails - to the privileges committee:
"Obviously there's been some pretty disturbing evidence given to the committee today. Mr Peters will come and have his say tomorrow night. I'm obviously watching it extremely carefully."
SEPTEMBER 10, PARLIAMENT
"Mr Peters may be the hardest person in the country to insist on due process for, but I do think that any reasonable person would agree that he has a right to reply, tonight."
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