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As the Clinton administration came to a close in early 2001, it was discovered that Hugh Rodham received around $400,000 for legal services regarding gaining the Presidential pardon of businessman Glenn Braswell who had been convicted of fraud, and the sentence commutation of drug trafficker Carlos Vignali.

While legal experts said that Rodham may well not have done anything wrong, the appearance of possible impropriety certainly existed.

Moreoever, coming while the Bill Clinton pardons controversy was already in full force, this was a further embarrassment for the former administration and even got the attention of the Congressional House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Hillary Clinton, now a newly-sworn-in Senator, said, “He’s my brother. I love my brother ... I’m just extremely disappointed in this terrible misjudgment that he made ... I knew nothing about my brother’s involvement in these pardons. I knew nothing about his taking money for his involvement.”

Both Clintons pressured Rodham to return the $400,000, which he promptly did.

During this time, Rodham additionally collected media criticism for being overweight and a poor dresser.

By 2001 he was working in the law firm of Rodham & Fine in downtown Fort Lauderdale.-Wiki