Clinton Offers Probe of Transition Pranks

Former President Clinton asked aides to investigate reports of White House vandalism by outgoing members of his administration and possibly “make amends” if warranted, a spokesman said.

“We made an offer to go over and survey what was done--take a look and see if we can make amends,” Clinton spokesman Jake Siewert said. “We asked to take a look at the damage and offered to try to sort it out. They said that it was isolated incidents and that that would not be necessary.”

The Bush White House has refused to disclose details of the damage. Allegations have ranged from keyboards doused with fluids and stripped of “W” keys to sliced phone cords and pranks done to phones and copy machines.