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Clinton staffer to take Fifth before Congress | ||
2015-09-03 | ||
A former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private e-mail server this week tried to fend off a subpoena to testify before Congress, saying he would assert his constitutional right not to answer questions to avoid incriminating himself. The move by Bryan Pagliano, who had worked on Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign before setting up the server in her New York home in 2009, came in a Monday letter from his lawyer to the House panel investigating the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Thousands of e-mails that have been released by the State Department as part of a public records lawsuit show Clinton herself writing at least six e-mails containing information that has since been deemed classified. Large portions of those e-mails were redacted before their release, on the argument that their publication could harm national security. “While we understand that Mr. Pagliano’s response to this subpoena may be controversial in the current political environment, we hope that the members of the Select Committee will respect our client’s right to invoke the protections of the Constitution,” his attorney, Mark MacDougall, wrote. Two other Senate committees also have contacted Pagliano in the past week, according to a copy of the letter, which was obtained by The Washington Post. The requests came from the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Homeland Security Committee, according to people familiar with the requests. The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmed Wednesday that it sought to ask Pagliano about his work for Clinton. “In response to questions . . . Mr. Pagliano’s legal counsel told the committee yesterday that he would plead the Fifth to any and all questions if he were compelled to testify,” a spokesperson for committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said in a statement. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), the chairman of the House Benghazi committee, had subpoenaed the computer staffer Aug. 11 and ordered that he appear for questioning before the committee Sept. 10. Gowdy also demanded that Pagliano provide documents related to the servers or systems controlled or owned by Clinton from 2009 to 2013. Pagliano, who worked in the State Department’s information-technology department from May 2009 until February 2013, left the agency when Clinton departed as secretary. He now works for a technology contractor that provides some services to the State Department.
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Posted by:Steve White |
#21 Bill Clinton's Foundation might be able to work out a flexible financing scheme. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2015-09-03 23:00 |
#20 The Rooshuns are a bit light on cash at the moment. |
Posted by: badanov 2015-09-03 22:45 |
#19 Don't know if they will or not, but the price is $500,000. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2015-09-03 22:29 |
#18 I wonder if the Russians will offer this to Wikileaks - or Snowden? |
Posted by: OldSpook 2015-09-03 22:19 |
#17 -- pardon her. Today. Harpooning the Hildebeest would provide Obama great satisfaction. But do you get more political advantage from doing that immediately, or by slow-walking the FBI investigation and holding the results as the Sword of Obamacles over Hillary and perhaps the entire Clinton Empire? Of course, you have to burn a few underlings either way. |
Posted by: SteveS 2015-09-03 16:58 |
#16 A fifth? Hell I would want a quart. |
Posted by: Shipman 2015-09-03 16:34 |
#15 Steve White, what would stop her from lying on the stand? Or just claiming I don't recall? Also it would be easy enough to spin as Obama trying to protect himself so I doubt he'd do that. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-09-03 14:43 |
#14 VRWC, where they will sit in a warehouse, studied by top men. TOP MEN! |
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-09-03 14:19 |
#13 Update to #4 (Above): Hacker Who Threatened to Sell Granny Clinton’s Emails Turns Them Over to the FBI [LINK] |
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2015-09-03 14:08 |
#12 If Champ really wants to wreck Hillary he can do it today in a way that absolutely, positively is legal, constitutional and seemingly above reproach. Ready? Sure you're ready? Okay -- -- pardon her. Today. Use the presidential power of pardon and announce that he's pardoning Hilarity for all crimes that she may have committed while Secretary of State. Do that and her presidential bid is OVER. Why? Because, once pardoned, she can be compelled by the Congress (or a prosecutor) to testify and (since she can't be prosecuted) she no longer has the protection of the Fifth (that's settled law). If she refuses to answer questions she's in contempt. Do you know how delicious it would be to have Trey Gowdy go after her knowing that she HAS to testify? |
Posted by: Steve White 2015-09-03 14:01 |
#11 Pagliano has probably heard of Ft. Marcy Park. Of course then Obama is from Chicago and there is the Chicago Way. Something to consider too. Maybe everyone should take up a collection and pay the hacker his $500K to find out what the Hillary's emails say. That shouldn't be too difficult with "crowd-funding" techniques. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2015-09-03 10:17 |
#10 What I think would be absolutely delicious would be for Hillary to plead the fifth. I realize that legally pleading the fifth doesn't mean you are guilty, and juries are cautioned not to think that. However, most people think the only reason for pleading the fifth is that you are GUILTY. Of course, Hillary is too smart to explicitly plead the fifth. She will dance around the question, obfuscate, and if necessary lie in a way that makes it difficult to prosecute her for perjury. |
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-09-03 09:55 |
#9 Cumming needs to STFU before people bring charges on him too |
Posted by: OldSpook 2015-09-03 09:54 |
#8 Most transparent administration ever. Just imagine if this labels were changed, and this was a Republican in the Presidency, and a liberal bête noir doing all the stuff Hillary did. You'd have people talking of criminal charges for the SecState and " what did de know and when did he know it" impeachment talk about the President |
Posted by: OldSpook 2015-09-03 09:53 |
#7 Ditto CF: We're entirely delinquent on suicides, disappearances, and dead bodies. They'll begin turning up soon I'm sure. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2015-09-03 09:39 |
#6 Hopefully he won't be taking any strolls in the park. Me might get so depressed that he shoots himself in the back of the head... Twice! |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-09-03 09:04 |
#5 This is what the 5th is for: mobsters and Obama Administration officials. |
Posted by: regular joe 2015-09-03 09:00 |
#4 Getting interesting: Exposed! Libya Security Briefs, Algeria Hostage Info & More — Hacker Threatens To Sell Hillary Clinton’s ENTIRE UNRELEASED Private Emails For $500K [LINK] |
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2015-09-03 08:42 |
#3 This is only happening because the Obama administration detests the Clinton wing of the party. Good luck getting progress on the Losi Lerner or EPA fronts. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2015-09-03 07:48 |
#2 Gabe Malor (AOSHQ): He absolutely has the right to invoke the Fifth. We absolutely have the right to take an adverse inference from it |
Posted by: Frank G 2015-09-03 07:48 |
#1 Paglino's 'Linked' page found here. See anyone else who might soon face a subpoena ? People Also Viewed Treve Suazo Owner - Platte River Networks David DeCamillis VP Sales & Marketing Platte River Networks and President at Denver Biz Tech Expo Tom Welch Matt Rumrey Senior Account Executive at Platte River Networks Dave Robinson Director of IT Consulting Services at Platte River Networks Maggie Lamb Office Admin / Exec Asst Marketing & Events Benjamin Glass Consultant at Platte River Networks Kim Kewney Senior Consultant - Platte River Networks Kelsey Kingsbury Client Advocate at Platte River Networks |
Posted by: Besoeker 2015-09-03 01:07 |