Mover Mike

While I was "down" last week, WND carried an update on the fraud lawsuit brought by Peter Paul, involving David Rosen and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The Clintons with Peter and Andrea Paul (photo: hillcap.org)

David Rosen, the former national finance director of Sen. Clinton's 2000 Senate campaign

was acquitted of making false statements to the federal government, but the trial established that Paul contributed more than $1.2 million of his personal funds to Clinton's campaign in an attempt to persuade President Clinton to become a spokesman for his businesses when he left office.

Paul charges in a civil suit that Sen. Clinton not only knew of the actions taken by her finance director, which she denies, but she directed those actions and others in violation of federal campaign statutes and regulations.

Paul expects the case to proceed at the beginning of the year, just as Hillary Clinton prepares to defend her Senate seat.

Update:

I haven't posted anything about Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in a while, but I was reminded of her legal problems when I saw this article in The Oregonian: Former Oregon lawmaker will plead guilty to 11 felonies, may go to prison What did he do? Former Rep. Dan Doyle (Republican), one of Oregon's most powerful legislators, will plead guilty to 11 felony charges for filing false campaign finance reports in 2002 and 2004. Each count is a Class C felony punishable by as long as five years in prison and $125,000 in fines.

Doyle, 47, resigned from the Legislature on Jan. 31 after businesses said they had not received more than $60,000 that he reported his campaign paid to them last year.

Let's see, 11 felonies times 5 years is 55 years and 11 times $125,000 is $1,375,000! All for not reporting $60,000.

Hillary on the other hand, is charged in a civil suit that she not only knew of the actions taken by her finance director (David Rosen, the former national finance director of Sen. Clinton's 2000 Senate campaign.), which she denies, but she directed those actions and others in violation of federal campaign statutes and regulations. This has to do with a campaign contibution of at least $1,200,000, of which a badly needed $800,000 was switched to her NY senate campaign against Rick Lazio.

"This public servant, who is sworn to uphold the Constitution, is the biggest violator of the fundamental principles and statutes relating to fair elections and honest government," (Peter) Paul told WND. "She needs to be dealt with in a way that will show this country and elected officials in Washington that everybody is accountable to the rule of law."

There are always things to pray for. Pray that she gets a sample of what Rep. Dan Doyle received!

House Of Cards By April Witt

What do Cher, a Hollywood con man, a political rising star and an audacious felon have in common? Together they gave Bill and Hillary Clinton a night they'll never forget — no matter how hard they may try

Read the Washington Post story about David Rosen, Aaron Tonken, and Peter Paul and the interaction with the Clintons. The Post doesn't have much opinion on whether Sen. Clinton is guilty of FEC violations, but it sure does have a lot of dish about the way Hollywood and politicians in Washington DC works.

Hillary Clinton David Rosen Aaron Tonken Peter Paul

Update:

In Hillary Knew, David Knew, Only the Post Reporter Was in the Dark by John Armor, Hillcap has a response to the Washinton Post article.

Peter Paul responds to the April Witt Story in the Washington Post article House of Cards, Washington Post Sunday Magazine, October 9, 2005.

You can not imagine my disappointment upon reading "House of Cards" the 8000 word tabloid style white wash of the role played by Hillary Clinton in inducing and directing the largest campaign finance fraud on record.

As you can see from the two email requests I made to April Witt, (appended below) after spending twelve hours on the phone in interviews with her for the story, I valiantly tried to ensure that the basic facts that are reflected throughout the public record, including your own newspaper, were included in her story. Amazingly, April would refused all my requests. She would not even refer to the scoop by the Post's then reporter Lloyd Grove, of Hillary Clinton's spokesman's admission that they knew the Gala fund raiser I produced for her in August, 2000, "cost more than $1 million and was an in kind contribution".

For background see What Hillary Knew: June 9, 2000

Peter Paul sat next to Hillary Clinton at the Spago fundraising luncheon for about 90 minutes, during which time they discussed his problematic anti-Castro activities in the late 1970's, his interest in hiring her husband when he left the White House, and his commitment to give $150,000 in Stan Lee Media stock to her campaign.

Peter Paul Hillary Clinton David Rosen Aaron Tonken