Mrs. Clinton wrote the winning brief over late-night pizza, arguing that the measure would drive businesses out of the state. To break the parents’ contract with the state, Mrs. Clinton called a psychiatrist to testify that the child’s well-being depended on it. Thomas A. Mars, another Rose lawyer at the time, witnessed Mrs. Clinton’s closing argument, when she explained why the mother was unfit. Her career as an Arkansas lawyer gave rise to many painful years of politically charged investigations during her husband’s presidency. He remembered Mrs. Clinton as “very congenial.”He remembered one other thing, too: “She took me apart like a toy watch.”

Source: New York Times November 03, 2016 14:15 UTC