Read more Clearstream affair stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4495/clearstream-affair.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 05:07:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70276/sarkozy-oversteps-in-rancorous-trial-with-foe.htmlJason Farago<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=296565&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331213807' border='0' />Nicolas Sarkozy may have crossed the line in the continuing trial of his political foe Dominique de Villepin, the former French prime minister accused of waging a smear campaign against him in 2004. During a TV interview in New York, Sarkozy called Villepin and his co-defendants "the guilty parties"—reinforcing...In this 2005 file photo, France's then-Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin speaks at a news conference alongside then-Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy. Villepin is on trial for forgery.http://www.newser.com/story/70276/sarkozy-oversteps-in-rancorous-trial-with-foe.htmlFri, 25 Sep 2009 05:34:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43187/former-french-pm-accused-in-sarko-scandal.htmlJason Farago<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=154989&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401000644' border='0' />Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin will face trial for his role in an alleged smear campaign against Nicolas Sarkozy, who outmaneuvered him for the presidency. The "Clearstream Affair" scandal dates to 2004, when an anonymous source sent a judge a list of politicians, including Sarkozy, said to be...Dominique de Villepin will stand trial for his involvement in the Clearstream affair. He faces 5 years in jail if convicted.http://www.newser.com/story/43187/former-french-pm-accused-in-sarko-scandal.htmlThu, 20 Nov 2008 09:19:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39723/cop-spied-on-sarkos-lovers-to-smear-him.htmlWesley Oliver<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=143634&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401002431' border='0' />Tawdry revelations from the diaries of a former intelligence chief are proving yet again that no one does scandal like the French: Authorities are accusing Yves Bertrand of spying on Nicolas Sarkozy’s wives and lovers to smear him before he became president and keep Jacques Chirac in power. Bertrand called...French authorities say the country's former intelligence chief has been spying on the wives and lovers of President Nicolas Sarkozy in an attempt to discredit him.http://www.newser.com/story/39723/cop-spied-on-sarkos-lovers-to-smear-him.htmlSat, 11 Oct 2008 18:31:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3909/charges-loom-for-former-french-pm.htmlWesley Oliver<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=10503&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034246' border='0' />Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is expected to face criminal conspiracy charges following the discovery of new evidence linking him to a dirty tricks campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Times of London reports. Police yesterday searched his Paris home after investigators found computer data suggesting he directed...French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin answers reporters questions after his last weekly cabinet meeting as President Jacques Chirac was holding his final Cabinet meeting in Paris, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Outgoing President Chirac is to turn over power to President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy on May 16 after 12 years in office. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)http://www.newser.com/story/3909/charges-loom-for-former-french-pm.htmlFri, 06 Jul 2007 04:29:47 CDT