Posted on 09/20/2007 7:05:15 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
When Hillary Rodham Clinton held an intimate fund-raising event at her Washington home in late March, Pamela Layton donated $4,600, the maximum allowed by law, to Mrs. Clinton's presidential campaign.
But the 37-year-old Ms. Layton says she and her husband were reimbursed by her husband's boss for the donations. "It wasn't personal money. It was all corporate money," Mrs. Layton said outside her home here. "I don't even like Hillary. I'm a Republican."
In an interview, Mr. Danielczyk said he "did not and would not" reimburse employees or others for their political donations. Such reimbursement would be illegal. Mr. Danielczyk said he was a co-host for the event at Mrs. Clinton's home. "Everybody was asked to contribute," he said, "some said yes and some said no." He added, "No arm was twisted."
The episode adds to growing questions about the practice of "bundling" donations, in which ambitious fund-raisers collect money from friends, colleagues and sometimes employees to send to a campaign. Every major presidential campaign now relies on the practice to raise large sums. It is an especially important strategy for Mrs. Clinton. She has formed a group of "HillRaisers" who get special recognition for sweeping in more than $100,000 for her campaign
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“I don’t even like Hillary. I’m a Republican.”
“No arm was twisted.”
There seems to be a difference of opinion here. Maybe he’s parsing. No ARM was twisted. But that does not include threats of Arkancide.
mark
Ruh roh!
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5666530
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119029577589633799.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
It’s starting...criminal charges in New York.
It just doesn’t make much sense for someone who had never contributed to a candidate, to all of a sudden plunk down the max. That’s the thing, not just that they contributed, but that it’s always the max at these events. I also think it’s unethical for a boss to invite employees to a fundraiser.
Sounds like deja vu all over again. Calling John Hong, calling John Hong....
My bad...
Press conference by FBI and US Attorney at 1 pm TODAY in New York!!
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5666530
Criminal charges will be filed in Lower Manhattan Thursday against disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu as part of a $60 million “Ponzi Scheme” that is strikingly similar to another one he allegedly perpetrated in California.
Authorities say the charges against the 56-year-old Hsu stem from money he took from a New York investment group in nonexistent business deals with the likes of Nordstrom, L.L. Bean and Abercrombie & Fitch.
U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia and FBI officials are expected to further discuss the charges at a 1 p.m. news conference.
Must see TV!!
The Friends on Fox covered this new twist this morning.
Is the $4600 limit the most that can be given to one candidate in an election cycle, or to all candidates? In other words, can this woman give money to a candidate she actually likes after having been strong-armed into serving as a conduit for money to Hillary?
2300 per candidate.
.. yup , Suitably Flip , . . in my faves list
A N D , .. btw
New York State Senate Republicans ( NY State Legislature ) have hired/retained the law firm diGenova & Toensing , as Special Counsel
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