Larry Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, today joins WND's regular lineup of exclusive columnists, sharing his perspective as a long-time fighter of government skulduggery.
Larry Klayman |
Klayman's column will appear each Friday on WorldNetDaily's commentary page.
Known for his strong public-interest advocacy in furthering ethics in government and individual freedoms and liberties, Klayman gained prominence during his tenure at Judicial Watch, when he obtained a court ruling that Bill Clinton committed a crime – the first lawyer ever to have done so against an American president. Klayman became so well-known for fighting corruption in government and the legal profession that the NBC hit drama series "West Wing" created a character after him – Harry Klaypool of Freedom Watch. His character was played by actor John Diehl.
In 2004, Klayman ran for the U.S. Senate as a Republican in Florida's primary. After the race ended, he founded Freedom Watch.
Klayman graduated from Duke University with honors in political science and French literature. Later, he received a law degree from Emory University. During the administration of President Ronald Reagan, Klayman was a Justice Department prosecutor and was on the trial team that succeeded in breaking up the telephone monopoly of AT&T, thereby creating competition in the telecommunications industry.
Between Duke and Emory, Klayman worked for U.S. Sen. Richard Schweiker during the Watergate era. He has also studied abroad and was a stagiaire for the Commission of the European Union in its Competition Directorate in Brussels, Belgium.
Klayman speaks four languages – English, French, Italian and Spanish – and is an international lawyer, among his many areas of legal expertise and practice.
He has authored two books, "Fatal Neglect" and "Whores: Why and How I Came to Fight the Establishment," which is available at WND's Superstore. Klayman has a third book in the works dealing with the breakdown of the political and legal systems.
Klayman is a frequent commentator on television and radio and is involved in WND's legal battle with the White House Correspondents' Association.
Read today's column by Larry Klayman, "The Persian quest for freedom."