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.
I'm not sure who is the keeper of that cool tool... the "RANDOM CAPS INITIATOR" .... But maybe they'll share it with others...
Are you saying that U.S. Attorney John Ashcroft serves the interest of Bush rather than the interest of the people of the United States? What oath does Ashcroft swear to uphold? Where does one get a hold of the oaths of office of such elected officals like him?
As for the other officials who are public servants, who are these officials specifically?
That's the truth.
Maybe it would help some people understand this if they knew that this is not the first time a cruel remark has been made to Howlin about her parenting skills by the poster in question - who, by the way, is fully aware of the circumstances.
Maybe it will finally sink in with those who are having so much difficulty comprehending all this.
1.) Those who are appointed by the President and change as each administration changes. These are all cabinet members, high level cabinet employees (such as Wolfowitz, the Assistant Sec. of Defense) and federal D.A.'s. They serve at "the pleasure of the President" which is the legal phrase indicating they can be fired if the President doesn't like what they are doing, if they undermine the administration, or if they cause a scandal.
2.) Civil service employees, aka "career employees" are not politically appointed. Their jobs are secure and do not depend on who is in the White House. These are the lower level people at State, Defense, Justice, and all other cabinet departments. They can only be fired if they are caught in obvious infractions, like stealing government property. Even then, it is burdensome to make the case against them, because they are all members of the government employees union.
All of these employees are bound to uphold the law and abide by the Constitution. For example, should President Bush order someone to do something illegal, they are to report it to the DOJ, which is supposed to monitor infractions like that. Should the DOJ fall down on its job, the complaintant can go to the union or the press, in which cse a special counsel might be appointed.
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