Peter Paul & Hillary: Will It Be A Case Of The Little Guy Taking The Fall?

Toogood Reports ^ | Febraury 4, 2003 | Paul M. Weyrich

[OXENinFLA]

http://www.judicialwatch.org/1273.shtml

Great link to the case.

[OXENinFLA]

[Stand Watch Listen]

Thanks for the link and the letter...appreciate it.

[ravingnutter]

The problem is that, thus far, Attorney General John Ashcroft has not agreed to pursue the Clintons in this case.

Ummmm...the author should do his homework...

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton surely hopes that history isn't repeating itself with the raid conducted by the FBI last month on another warehouse; this one chock full of documents from her 2000 Senatorial campaign.

"The documents were seized in a May 30 [2002] 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," revealed the public interest law firm Judicial Watch in a press release late last week.

Peter Paul and his Judicial Watch lawyers have been trying to persuade the Justice Department for the better part of two years to take his allegations seriously. But instead they seemed more intent on prosecuting him for stock fraud. That is, until now.

Judicial Watch Chairman Larry Klayman suggested the raid may represent something of a turnabout in thinking among Attorney General John Ashcroft and his colleagues.

"Mr. Paul could have turned the documents about the Clintons over to the FBI months ago under a cooperation agreement," Klayman noted. "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."

The FBI raid may also be a sign that the reported no prosecution deal for the Clintons, demanded by Democrat leaders as the price for President Bush getting some of his legislative agenda implemented, is beginning to unravel - since Democrats seem to have kept little if any of their part of the bargain.

FBI Raids Hillary's Warehouse in Whitewater Deja Vu

But the last word on Mr. Paul is that higher-ups at Justice are starting to warm to the overwhelming evidence he and his lawyers at Judicial Watch have amassed. And like hero-whistleblower Chang, the Clinton accuser shows no indication he's ready to fall silent anytime soon.

Peter Paul: Hillary Clinton's Torricelli Problem

[F.J. Mitchell]

BUMP!

[JeeperFreeper]

Hitlery under indictment and, maybe, convicted of a felony???? A dream come true. Gives me the vapors just dreaming about it. Please let it happen.

[ravingnutter]

The Washington Post has reported that the two major political parties have signed off on a deal under which neither will pursue public corruption cases against the other.

Signed off? I don't believe you will find this issue documented by either party, it was more of a "gentleman's agreement" that has now gone bad.

A Bush administration insider has privately leaked word that a deal was struck between Democratic congressional leaders and the Bush White House not to prosecute Bill and/or Hillary Clinton on an array of charges related to the Pardongate scandal, Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly claimed Friday on his nationally syndicated "Radio Factor" show.

"A very highly placed source - and I mean this guy knows what's going on in the Bush administration - told me about a month ago that when President Bush took office he had meetings with all of the Democratic leadership ... one-on-one meetings in the Oval Office," O'Reilly said.

"The Democratic leadership made it quite clear to Mr. Bush that he would not get any cooperation - zero - on the part of the Democrats in the Senate and in the House if he pursued any kind of a criminal investigation against Bill Clinton."

O'Reilly said that according to his source, "Basically, they said look, if you embarrass us - by us we mean the Democratic Party - if you, Bush-Ashcroft, indict Clinton on bribery or go after Hillary or any of this - we're gonna shut you down. We're not gonna do anything. You're not going to get any [legislation] passed in four years."

The talk host's highly placed administration source said Democrat leaders then explained to Bush, "If you put this thing on the back track and just play the game the way we've always played it here in the Justice Department since Watergate, where the powerful protect each other - then we'll keep an open mind on your legislation."

Newsmax

[arthurus]

At this point I would not like to see the Clintons taken down. As satisfying as it would be to see them in prison, they are actually living lives useful to society now. They are redeeming themselves by strangling the Democratic Party.

[eureka!]

Yep. Tough call, politically speaking. Ah h*ll, it's the Rule of Law. Throw the book at her....

[Phantom Lord]

If I am ever sued I hope it is by Klayman.

Whats his record now, 0 - 1,389?

[Cicero]

My own view of the matter is that Bush decided not to pursue the clintons because the past was past, it was all over and done with, and it would be bad politics, making him look mean, vindictive, and partison. The media would have been delighted to make the case.

He also probably thought that he could work with the more reasonable Democrats, as he did so successfully in Texas.

There was no agreement--not even a handshake. Maybe there was an unspoken understanding. If so, it is definitely unravelling. Because the clintons are not going away; they still control the party and the DNC; Hillary is a powerful senator maneuvering to run for the presidency, and only about one Democrat out of fifty has played ball in any reasonable respect. Otherwise the Dems in the Senate have been playing scorched-earth politics as usual.

So, the situation isn't what it was when Bush came into office. What does he have to gain from protecting Hillary from prosecution for her numerous well-known crimes? He will no pursue a personal vendetta, as clinton would have. But OTOH he no longer has any reason to leash in his administration from pursuing the clintons in the normal course of their duties.

[Digger]

If I am ever sued I hope it is by Klayman. Whats his record now, 0 - 1,389?

Just gives me 1,389 reasons why I don't vote in this "Two-Party Cartel". Bubba & the cellulite-legged senator should be in prison & you know that also. If not you are as dumb as rocks or a democRATe.

[truth_seeker]

"So, the situation isn't what it was when Bush came into office."

At the start, Bush wasn't in a very strong position. I believe Bush behaved honorably, showing reasons to support him. And avoiding the politics of being personally critical of his opponents.

Now, Bush has a position of strength. However he must stay far removed, personally and politidcally, from any legal charges against the Clintons.

His AG can and should respond, to new and powerful evidence, brought in from democrat sources. Even at that, I would expect the Bush administration would negotiate with honest democrats.

Since there are no honest democrats, let the prosecutions begin. If Klayman is the prime mover, it will likely fail. If it has legs of its own, it may succeed.

[RJCogburn]

Still playing defense for Ashcroft/Bush and the rest who have demonstrated no interest in dealing with government corruption, I see.

Actions speak louder than words. This nearly year old "raid" is the best you can do, I guess.

[Doc Savage]

The only appropriate punishment for Hitlery would a Pay TV Special live from Chappaqua in which Her Sneerness would be forced to sexually submit to Al Sharpton. I don't care how much they charge, I'm in!

[martianagent]

They are redeeming themselves by strangling the Democratic Party.

The idea of having Hillary Clinton in the senate armed forces committee is too high a price to pay for that.

[martianagent]

A better idea would be to ressurect a couple of the 50's game shows for prime time. Have Hillary tied to a post and an audience of right-wing nuts like you and me to ask questions and the CIA's latest version of a voice-stress lie detector sitting there and whenever she tells a lie, the duck comes down from the ceiling with a red hot branding iron....

[ravingnutter]

Actually I expect to see some movement on this in the near future, as the Dems are not keeping their part of the agreement. As we all know, the wheels of Justice turn slowly and contrary to your assertions, this case is still very much in play according to Judicial Watch. Another case to watch is the Mark Jiminez case, which JW is also working on. I look for the same "offer of legal leniency in exchange for his further cooperation". You have to consider too that the DoJ has to be very careful how they proceed with this so that it does not look like merely a political power play.

[Diva Duck]

I watched the SOS on CSPAN and one of the things that I noticed and have not seen any discussion of was when Bush said "WE WILL NOT BE BLACKMAILED". Funny thing, the camera was on the republicans as he said this and I noticed many of them looking in the direction of the wide butted SINator and they were wearing a sh*t eating grin. I thought that I was just seeing what I wanted to see. Now, I wonder.

I became interested in politics because I was so incensed at the Clintoon Crime Family. They disgust me. I pray everyday that this government has the courage to take down this corruption.