Posted on 04/22/2016 4:53:08 PM PDT by markomalley
The former State Department staffer who set up a private server in Hillary Clinton's basement is refusing to testify before Congress in spite of his immunity deal.
An attorney for Bryan Pagliano said that he would "respectfully decline" a request to testify before two Senate committees, according to a letter provided to the Associated Press on Friday. Pagliano received an immunity deal from the Justice Department in early March in exchange for cooperating with the FBI's investigation into the issue.
Pagliano had previously refused to testify based on his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. After the immunity deal was announced, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., demanded that Pagliano testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Homeland Security Committee, respectively, writing that there was "no longer reasonable cause" to believe his testimony could result in prosecution.
The response from Pagliano's attorney, which was dated March 11, argued otherwise, stating that "whatever agreement Mr. Pagliano may have reached with the Justice Department in no way constitutes a waiver of his Fifth Amendment rights."
Pagliano established the private server in Clinton's home in Chappaqua, N.Y., in 2009, unbeknownst to any of his superiors at the State Department. Clinton, in turned, granted him a political appointment at the department, an usual arrangement for an information technology aide.
The FBI has reportedly been seeking technical information about the server from Pagliano, in addition to physical evidence, such as photographs, that show when and where Clinton used devices in connection with the server.
Looks like the Clinton Campaign is about to go South.....
Most of the administration “officials” should be waterboarded without prejudice. If found guilty, they should have their assets seized and be exiled after 8 years in Guantanamo. What a bunch of self-centered criminals...and traitors.
Most of the administration “officials” should be waterboarded without prejudice. If found guilty, they should have their assets seized and be exiled after 8 years in Guantanamo. What a bunch of self-centered criminals...and traitors.
I think. Maybe I have them backwards?
Immunity doesn’t mean you’re immune from things like Ft. Marcy Park and this IT guy realized it in time.
And many former associates refused to testify, went to prison, and died while incarcerated. No loose ends.
“No loose ends.”
This IT guy is like the very large black guy in “The Green Mile.”
I can picture Percy leading this IT guy around shouting “Dead man walking, I got a dead man here.”
Not immune to Ft. Marcy Park, I guess.
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