The civil case is about the business fraud. Peter was induced to spend money on her campaign with the promise that Clinton would work for SLM for one year as a rainmaker when he left the WH. He was to get 15-17 mil in stock and cash.
Instead of working for the company, they destroyed the company. Behind the scenes the Clinton business advisor Jim Levin, who was gaining proprietary info from the company while vetting the offer for Bill, used the info to steal the Japanese business partner, Tendo Oto. Oto had already given $5 mil for the Asian partnership and promised another 5-7 mil in November 2000. Because of the interference by Levin, Oto’s money did not come as promised in November. The company had a cash crunch and failed.
There is evidence of what Levin did. The most compelling is the recording of a business partnership with Oto with the Sec. of State in Illinois just six days after she was elected.
What discovery and trial are going to show is Hillary’s involvement with the money. The smoking gun video was only obtained by Peter within the last several months. Before that, Hillary would be able to contend that she had nothing to do with it. The FEC ruled she had nothing to do with the false reporting and FEC fraud without having that video evidence. They never even called her to testify. They never called Kelly Craighead to testify. The civil case is going to expose the fraud that has been so far hidden.
After two false FEC filings claimed Event 39 was only $366,000, Peter filed his civil suit in June 2001. On July 11, Kendall accepted service for her. Included were cancelled checks, invoices, and bank statements documenting $1.6 mil he spent. A few days later at the National Press Club, they held a news conference. A messenger hand delivered the demand letter to her senate office.
Despite the fact that she was in possession of the information, she allowed her treasurer, Andrew Grossman, to file a third fraudulent FEC report on July 30, 2001. That report claimed $401,000 for Event 39.
I assume that this inducement (campaign donations in kind or otherwise) would have to be brought out in detail in the civil case. And in doing so the illegality of the contributions will be part of the testimony?