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Posted on 09/05/2015 4:18:18 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Hillary Clinton aide Bryan Pagliano’s attorney said last week that his client would not cooperate with the FBI and would exercise his Fifth Amendment rights. What does he have to hide?
In fact, he may have already hidden information that will get him into a pile of legal trouble if he admits it.
It was revealed today by the Washington Post that Pagliano was paid to run Hillary’s private server — out of Hillary Clinton’s own pocket. She paid Pagliano an initial sum of $5,000 to set up the server. Pagliano dutifully reported the sum on his financial disclosure form in 2008.
But campaign officials now tell the WaPo that Clinton continued to pay Pagliano to maintain the server until Hillary left the State Department in 2013. The paper could find no record of Pagliano reporting any income from Clinton on his disclosure forms during the intervening years, and the State Department says they had “found no evidence” of Pagliano earning outside income.
Filing a false financial disclosure form is a felony — reason enough for Pagliano to plead the 5th.
Pagliano’s attorney, Mark MacDougall, declined to comment.
MacDougall sent a letter Monday to the House Select Committee on Benghazi, which had subpoenaed Pagliano, informing the panel that his client would invoke his constitutional rights not to answer questions.
There are multiple congressional inquiries into Clinton’s e-mail use, and the FBI is looking into the security of the setup.
A spokeswoman for the Senate Judiciary Committee, which was inquiring about Pagliano’s outside employment, said that Pagliano’s lawyer informed the committee that his client would invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.
Lawmakers interested in hearing Pagliano’s account of the server’s setup and security protocols are considering whether to offer him immunity in exchange for his testimony. If they take the step, Pagliano would be compelled to appear.
State Department officials have declined to explain which agency officials knew about Clinton’s server and whether any had raised questions or concerns about how it was being handled.
“My unsatisfactory but necessary answer to that is, again, that’s not our role in this process to really answer that question publicly; that there are reviews and investigations underway that will look at possibly some of these issues is for other entities to speak to,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters this week.
Asked by NBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Friday whether anyone in her inner circle ever expressed concern about the setup, Clinton responded, “I was not thinking a lot when I got in.”
“There was so much work to be done,” Clinton continued. “We had so many problems around the world. I didn’t really stop and think — what — what kind of e-mail system will there be?”
E-mails released this week show that members of the State Department IT department’s help desk were unaware of the setup and sought information about why a correspondent was getting a “fatal error” when sending messages to Clinton’s address. The tech support team “didn’t know it was you,” an aide e-mailed Clinton.
Federal regulations allow employees at Pagliano’s level to have outside employment but require that the extra income not exceed 15 percent of their government salary. Employees must also ensure that their outside work not create a conflict of interest with their government job.
Another possible area of criminal exposure for Pagliano is that he wasn’t cleared to have access to classified information. If true, by granting him access, Hillary Clinton may be criminally liable as well.
Pagliano was an IT expert employed by the State Department. One can imagine several areas of overlap that would represent a conflict of interest.
In short, Mr. Pagliano is in deep trouble with the law and if the Clinton machine is looking for a fall guy, he would seem to fit the bill perfectly.
History repeats itself, Craig Livingston-style. I hope we have a member of Congress who suggests Pagliano commits suicide!
Because he would be a fool not to.
Testicular lock box?
Sounds like he has a Linda Tripp-like advisor to keep him alive.
He’ll get his immunity before long.
He worked for the Clinton crime family so he observes omerta or he winds up in Ft Marcy Park.
“LAPDOG LANNY” WONT BELIEVE IT— BUT THIS HAS CRIMINAL IMPLICATIONS A cabinet-level government employee using their own server and personal e-mail exclusively is unheard of.
<><> the US govt tech system is really fussy——particularly about emails from the US State Dept.
<><> a govt official (particularly the Secy of State) cannot simply buy a brand new computer with licenses and programs and expect to have it certified.
<><> US govt officials are required to have a government-purchased computer, set up by the govt, utilizing a CACC card cleared technician.
<><> a high government official (particularly the Secy of State) to utilize day to day a non-government computer for communications in the performance of their job is in violation of security laws in dozens of ways.
<><> whether marked as such, all emails emanating from Hillary’s private server are classified ntl security data.
It is considered a crime for ex-govt employees to possess ntl security emails. All ntl security material belongs to the American people and is to be turned over upon termination of employment.
Ntl security info transferred from the State Dept and stored in The Clinton Foundation server is an atrocity.
Typical liberal puke, not paying taxes on his income, yet wanting everyone else to pay for their precious social programs. I’m glad he’s going down!
Sounds like a job for the IRS.
Oh wait, he’s a democrat. Nevermind.
“Another possible area of criminal exposure for Pagliano is that he wasn’t cleared to have access to classified information.”
Pagliano was an IT guy at the State Department. If he didn’t have a security clearance, how could he work on the computers there? These computers would be chock full of classified information, and he would need full administrative access to troubleshoot problems.
He is taking the 5th because he does not want to end up in Fort
Marcy Park.
The hydra-headed Clinton retinue flit around w/ scads of tax dollars money.....(a) one head in the Clinton Foundation, (b) one head in the US govt sucking up tax dollars, (c) one head in Hillary’s endless campaigns, and, (d) the “do-goodism” head sniffing out lucrative self-serving opportunities.
The constant drumbeat of lurid revelations indicate Clinton imperiled US ntl security, and used the State Dept in tandem w/ the nefarious Clinton Foundation in a huge money-laundering operation.
These activities fueled the Clintons’ affluent lifestyle and their political ambitions.
Hillary’s top aide, Cheryl Mills, (a perennial govt parasite-—leftover from the Clinton’s WH years)-—is part of the serial cover-ups, financial legerdemain, greed, and naked buck-raking lead by the Clintons.
The NY Post reports that Hillary’s longtime aide, Cheryl Mills, was grilled for hours behind closed doors before Rep Trey Gowdy’s House committee investigating Benghazi.
Mills’ appearance followed the release of 7,000 pages of e-mails from Clinton’s private server — many were to and from Mills and heavily redacted. “She has made every effort to answer questions and be as helpful as possible, and has encouraged her aides to do the same, “ said Clinton campaign spokesman Nick Merrill.
Later, Rep Westmoreland, a committee member, was interviewed by Fox’s Greta. He said Mills tried the “I dont remember “ gambit until she was shown emails centering on the line of questioning. That seemed to “refresh” her memory, Westmoreland commented.
Although the Benghazi committee was given 7,000 of Hillary’s emails, Westmoreland observed that the commiitte does not know if they have all the revelant documents (due to Hillary’s criminality -— deleting many emails).
HILLARY: "Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut!"
Arkancide candidate?
OH YEAH!!!
Hmmm...
He doesn’t want to go to prison with his highness, princess Hillary.
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They really have thrown the Benghazi committee off the real purpose of the Benghazi investigation: To find what was going on in Benghazi and to find out why the Ambassador was attacked and killed.
It looks like Obama (or Jarrett) has thrown Clinton under the bus to keep this from going any further.
I wonder if another crime might also have been committed, that is President Bill Clinton also read the emails.
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