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.
Some other dots to be connected out there in Oregon:
To the defeatists:
If you believe that Hillary Clinton can murder at will with no consequence, then why do you sit at a keyboard and type?
Go!
Run to a cave and cower in the shadows.
Pray that your queen doesn’t find you and murder you.
Otherwise, buck up.
Hillary Clinton is no queen.
Hillary Clinton is a lying, thieving, bullying, dirty little snot from Illinois.
Americans were fighting for their lives in Benghazi while the person responsible for their safety, Hillary Clinton, told lies to her fellow Americans to try and coverup her crimes in Libya and then ran to her bedroom to cower under her covers.
She is nothing.
This dude is toast!
Move on, nothing to see, folks.
“It was between the brothers, Kay.”
“Run to a cave and cower in the shadows.”
Can I take both my pillows, `Fluffy’ and `Huggy’?
Standard Procedure in Criminal cases
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There’s evidence she ordered her office to commit felonies that resulted in the death of American service members and assets. And she’s still running for President.
There’s a reason people are wary of this witch...
No immunity if he doesn’t testify. Yank the deal off the table and send the Sergeant-At-Arms to drag his butt into to jail until he rethinks his position. Waterboarding is recommended.
Congress needs to stay the hell out of this.
Seems to me that testifying before Congress is a pretty worthless endeavor. Nothing ever comes of it. Did the FBI grant him immunity?
Im thinking payola to his family and he goes to jail but gets to live. The other option is a long, cruel death for him or a family member. His choice
Why not just jail the Clintons and end all of this fear by others to go against them. Just put them away once and for all.
Hilly and Billy aren’t the be all end all of their evil org. Chelsea is in waiting, and don’t forget Huma and her muslim bro hood connections. Too many people have too much to lose.
If you need them.
Badasses don’t cower under the covers like she did.
Hillary is old and sick.
“Defeatists.”
Do you really think Hillary has fans on Free Republic?
Besides those who would rather see her win than Trump.
I wonder about my `Fluffy’ sometimes ....
Especially if Trey Gowdy has anything to do with it.
“Hillary is old and sick.”
Agree, she’s probably physically if not mentally incompetent, but all the chest-beating in the world won’t make Obama’s Justice Department take any real action, and the GOP has proven its fecklessness in pursuing Democrats.
“Bet there are more than a few on these two ping lists who understand.”
That is a very safe bet with your ping list!
Unreal; these people have learned NOTHING.
Unless they have his statements on tape; THEY HAVE NOTHING.
But, I guess they never were going to make anything of all the criminal activity by Clinton; probably because she has goods on most of them.
WE CANNOT ALLOW HILLARY TO BE PRESIDENT .. OR AMERICA IS FINISHED.
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