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Originally Posted by Boreas
Did you ever sign a promise not to do it?
I took annual ethics training, signed annual ethics pledges and had all of my investments reviewed annually by our agency counsel. Doing the things described in the two emails doesn't represent anything unethical, nor in contravention with her pledge. It describes the everyday working order in Washington
Were the people you assisted donors to your foundation? Unfortunately, I didn't have one.
Were any of these people convicted criminals?
Perhaps. I didn't check their police blotter. That said, I did interact with a number of labor bigwigs in DC who ended up being indicted or forced from office due to embezzlement.
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The whole Clinton Foundation relationship is indeed shaky for a SoS. However, the 2 "smoking gun" emails didn't make a case for malfeasance IMO. They showed business as usual in both the Executive and Legislative branches. I saw such things every single day.