Byline: Washington Post
WASHINGTON A new brief by the Justice Department supports President Clinton's contention that he cannot be sued while in office. It urges a federal judge to postpone Paula Corbin Jones's lawsuit until Clinton once again is a private citizen.
The 25-page brief, dated Thursday, adopted basically the same arguments put forth last week by Clinton's private attorneys. The department's lawyers argued the country would suffer if Clinton was forced to defend himself against Jones's allegation of sexual harassment, while Jones would lose little if the suit was delayed.
``Where the public and constitutional interest in the …
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