Troopergate (Bill Clinton) arranged for the troopers to give paid speeches. Smith says he eventually paid about $80,000 on the case, including a $5,000 payment to Brock. Brock says the trooper payments were made without his knowledge. Troopergate (Bill Clinton) Troopergate is the popular name for a political controversy that emerged in the 1990s in which several Arkansas State Troopers claimed they had arranged sexual liaisons for Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton during his time in office (1979–81, 1983–92) and had helped deceive his wife, First Lady of Arkansas Hillary Rodham Clinton. The allegations by state troopers Larry Patterson and Roger Perry were
Saturday Night Live parodies of Hillary Clinton then, rather asking for a high five, tells her assistant, "Meet my hand in the air." In one sketch, she looks straight into the camera and says, "Those emails are clean as a whistle. This is not how Hillary Clinton goes down". She goes on to talk about what she describes as her now "mature romance" with her husband, showing a "Happy Anniversary" email she has written to Bill Clinton, which reads: Former "SNL" cast member Darrell Hammond returned to reprise his portrayal of Bill Clinton in previous season skits. In "SNL"s 2015–16 season premiere on October 3, 2015, McKinnon