Posted on 06/20/2002 3:33:10 PM PDT by TLBSHOW
FBI SEIZES DOCUMENTS IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF HILLARY CLINTON SENATE CAMPAIGN
Storage Facility Raided, Clinton Photographs and Documents Seized
Search Warrant Sought Documents Related to Hillary’s Campaign For Senate, Hollywood Tribute To Bill Clinton, Hillary’s Campaign Finance Director Also Targeted
(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, reported that the FBI seized documents relating to Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the U.S. Senate. The documents were seized in a May 30 raid of a California storage facility containing documents of Peter Paul, the entrepreneur who funded Hillary Clinton’s Senate campaign with over $2 million dollars in direct, in-kind contributions which were never reported by Hillary Clinton or her Senate campaign, as required by law. Mr. Paul's money funded the August, 2000 production of “The Hollywood Gala Farewell Tribute To President Clinton,” which featured many Hollywood stars. Mr. Paul’s support for the event was also publicly denied by Mrs. Clinton in The Washington Post and in a debate with then opponent Rick Lazio. The government is seeking the cooperation of Mr. Paul, who is in a Brazilian prison pursuant to an U.S. extradition request on alleged stock and bank fraud. Mr. Paul has already provided evidence to Justice Department investigators in Brazil about the criminal activity of Bill and Hillary Clinton. Mr. Paul told the Department of Justice about the documents and storage facility ten months ago, and had provided them with documentation (checks, videos, financial statements) of his work for the Clintons in early 2001. Mr. Paul donated the over $2 million to the Clinton campaign as part of a $17 million offer to Bill Clinton to work with him after he left the Oval Office.
The search warrant authorizing the FBI raid of the storage facility specifically references the Clintons and the New York Senate campaign. The search warrant authorizes the seizure of:
Records relating to New York Senate 2000, the Hollywood Gala Salute to President William Jefferson Clinton, the Federal Election Commission, David Rosen and Aaron Tonken...
(David Rosen was the Director of Finance for Hillary Clinton’s Senate campaign, and Aaron Tonken is a Democrat fundraiser who raised money for the Clintons. Both men have knowledge of Mr. Paul’s contributions.
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“Mr. Paul could have turned the documents about the Clintons over to the FBI months ago under a cooperation agreement. Instead, he waits in a Brazilian dungeon for the Ashcroft Justice Department to get serious about this corruption case. So it is a welcome sign that the Justice Department is turning up the heat on this new crime scandal concerning the Clintons,” stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman.
Attorney General John Ashcroft received 59,535 petitions late last year from Judicial Watch supporters protesting Mr. Paul’s disparate treatment and demanding full justice against the Clintons in this new scandal.
So what? She was when the questionable behavior resulting in the law suit occurred. The DOJ is defending the First Lady. As much as I and everyone else here hates the fact that she ever held that position, she held it, and that's just our tough luck this time.
You would just love to pin this on Bush, as though he's doing her some special, personal favor. Good grief. I have to wonder who pays if Clinton loses; my guess would be the taxpayers.
Can I have a Random Caps Initiator? Pretty please? :)
And if there's truth to the theory that history repeats itself, I'd point out that the people of New York did indeed appoint a horse to the Senate.
Are you sure about that? I seem to remember in 1993, when Bill Clinton took office, him shocking Washington by firing all 93 United States attorneys at once, which was one of his first actions as President, which I believe was unprecedented at the time.
I specifically remember this because I was surprised at the strong political message that Bill Clinton sent to everyone working both in the Justice Department and the White House by firing all of these U.S. Attorneys at once--those who will not tow the Bill Clinton party line are completely expendable.
The American taxpayer doesn't need to have their tax dollars spent defending Hillary Clinton in court when she has ample resources to pay for her own defense.
It is really disgusting that the Bush Justice Department is paying for her defense with our tax dollars.
And speaking of disgusting, I notice from the link I posted that yet again Larry missed a filing deadline. That's at least two he's missed that I know of, lord only knows how many more.
Also, can you kindly point me to the link on JW where he tells his supporters that this case was DISMISSED?????
As far as the DOJ providing a lawyer to Hillary, it's written and required in the LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY, the ones you say you care so much about upholding.
The more you post, the more you show you know very little about the real world. It's all just TEXTBOOK stuff to you.
Yes, she is. And once again YOU ARE WRONG and unknowledgeable about what you are talking about.
The 93 U.S. attorneys serve at the PLEASURE OF THE PRESIDENT; they are NOT civil servants. The attorneys are REQUIRED BY LAW to submit their resignations at the beginning of each new administration, when they may be accepted or rejected.
All other employees of the government are CIVIL SERVANTS and subject to rules and laws governing their hiring AND firing.
Helllo? She is suing Hillary Clinton who was operating in her capacity as First Lady at the time of the offense. Stop calling people names and think, for heaven's sake.
So are you saying that Hillary Clinton has the Constitutional right to have a taxpaid lawyer for her defense, even though she has ample resouces to pay for her own counsel?
Since you seemed to have lost what we were talking about, it was this remark by Miss Marple:
Career attorneys in the DOJ are not political appointees, like the district attorneys. They cannot simply be fired. They are under civil service rules.
To which YOU replied:
Are you sure about that? I seem to remember in 1993, when Bill Clinton took office, him shocking Washington by firing all 93 United States attorneys at once, which was one of his first actions as President, which I believe was unprecedented at the time.
First, you didn't bother to READ what she said before you replied.
And when I again pointed out where you were wrong, you come back at me with "what is common."
We were discussing whether or not you could fire CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS; you were wrong and misinformed.
And whether or not she has the money has nothing to do with it.
Unless you'd like to go down that road, because I'll go down it with you: Larry has $2,000,000 in the bank; why does he need more? And please don't tell me it's for the lawsuits; we've all seen what he spends on lawsuits.
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