Should Hiliary Clinton be banned from the Presidential Elections for violating campaign finance laws?

Question

Here is a video of her caught on tape:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkuguEJPMK0

By Art Moore
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com


Hillary Clinton greeted at August 2000 Hollywood gala and fund-raiser by Peter Paul and his wife Andrea (Courtesy Hillcap.org)
The full, five-minute videotape touted as "smoking gun evidence" of two felonies committed by Sen. Hillary Clinton has been released to WND.

As WND reported, the tape was submitted as evidence to a California appeals court yesterday in a civil fraud suit against the New York Democrat and her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

WND reported in April the tape indicates Clinton -- despite denials throughout six years of investigation -- was directly involved with business mogul Peter Franklin Paul in producing a lavish Hollywood fundraiser in August 2000 that eventually cost Paul nearly $2 million.

Clinton's participation in the planning of the event would make Paul's substantial contributions a direct donation to her Senate campaign rather than her joint fundraising committee, violating federal statutes that limit "hard money" contributions to a candidate to $2,000 per person. Knowingly accepting or soliciting $25,000 or more in a calendar year is a felony carrying a prison sentence of up to five years.

Paul's complaint charges President Clinton destroyed his entertainment company to get out of a $17 million deal in which Clinton promised to promote the firm in exchange for stock, cash options and massive contributions to his wife's 2000 campaign. Paul contends he was directed by the Clintons and Democratic Party leaders to foot the bill for the Hollywood event.

In the tape, Clinton is heard via speakerphone thanking Paul, business partner Stan Lee and other colleagues for their efforts in putting together the fundraiser.

She also describes the role of longtime aide Kelly Craighead as assisting in day-to-day involvement in preparation for the event as her liaison with Paul and his producers.


Peter Paul and Sen. Hillary Clinton (Courtesy Hillcap.org)

Craighead, Clinton says, "talks all the time" with Paul, "so she'll be the person to convey whatever I need."

The aide's hands-on role is significant, because the law also implicates a candidate if any of his or her agents are involved in coordinating expenditures with a donor.

In another portion of the tape, Clinton is heard discussing her direct solicitation of a large contribution from the entertainer Cher. Paul's legal team, the U.S. Justice Foundation, argues the value of Cher's performance alone vastly exceeded the FEC limits.

The tape was one of 90 Paul was ordered to turn over to the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York in 2001 as part of the investigation in a related securities case against him. But it has never been used as evidence, despite its relevance to the key question of Sen. Clinton's involvement in the Hollywood fundraiser.

Sen. Clinton has claimed through her spokesman Howard Wolfson that Paul gave no money to her campaign, and her supporters have denied she had any anything to do with coordinating the fund-raiser or soliciting contributions directly from donors.

Clinton's campaign has counted the more than $800,000 of in-kind contributions it reported in a 2006 amended FEC report for the Hollywood Gala as indirect, or "soft money," given to the New York Senate 2000 Committee, a state account that was run jointly by Clinton, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the New York State Democratic Party.

The Clintons' longtime attorney David Kendall has not replied to WND's request for comment on Paul's videotape. Kendall previously has declined comment on the case, saying only to WND regarding the felony assertion, "Any such allegation is totally false and totally unsupported."

I have emailed this to several news stations.

She denied that she was even part of this event and then the tape came up.

Answer 1

Hillary should be banned from the election for MANY criminal offenses...the LEAST of which is this one!

Answer 2

World Net Daily? LOL. This highly respected (cough cough) site has been pushing this story for a long time. Yet somehow, HIllary's many enemies have not been able to prove she should be indicted for anything. My, she must be one powerful woman to just walk away from all these incidences, one after another, and not be cooling her heels in jail. Why is it that no one has ran with this story except Whirled Nuts Daily? Why aren't her enemies trumpeting this from every political show and every stump in the country? Could it be possibly be that she isn't guilty of criminal activity?

Keep reaching. The more you Hillary Haters reach for the most absurd b.s. the more supporters she garners every day. People are really, really sick of the character assassination game the Republicans keep playing, and the mud slinging campaign the Hillary Haters have engaged in is starting to backfire. It's been gratifying to see her numbers stay rock solid and lately begin to climb once again, in part due to the whining of those who hate her.

Answer 3

If only it was as easy to go to a national paper and present a report regarding the Clinton administration. My story of a pre 9-11 hijacking complete with research and documents was accepted by the Washington Post and also kept. I have other people as reference so when/if they release it some high level people will attest to my quest since 1998.
Your research is dead on and from what I have heard the only way to derail the Hillbill train is a scandal. We are not alone. Many are employed just for this purpose. It is early yet. The idea to promote the election season this far in advance is to distract the nation by smoke and mirrors. Polls and happyness. Send more money they email every week. I get them for research.
The only problem I can for see is that by the time their finances are investigated they will be in office and we all know what happens then.
Keep writin on. Send the stuff to every paper you can. Hit a local news guy/gal hungry. Keep trying.
It is and continues to be next to impossible to bypass the Clinton's. WJ likens himself to a young JFK in his book all about me. More like Joe Kennedy crooked and self promoted rich criminal devoted to himself & used the mob & his boys in the process. Thank you.

Answer 4

Wow! As if those other news organizations hadn't seen the tape.
And World Net Daily, such an expert on what constitutes a felony!
Sorry dude, theres such thing as loopholes and skirting the law, appears to be the case here. You can bet Paul has a BS lawsuit too.

Answer 5

actually a criminal record is not a dis-qualifier for who can run for president or not. that said however, if she loses the lawsuit, and/or is convicted on criminal charges, it is doubtful that she will get enough votes to get the democrat nomination, let alone win the general election. if by some miracle, or mass insanity, she is elected as president, and then is convicted on criminal charges stemming from this, then she wont survive in office, as she will be impeached just like her husband, but this time the senate will toss her out on her ear.

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

let me add a few more points about her and bill

- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- First president accused of rape.
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad
- First president disbarred from the US Supreme Court and a state court

Answer 8

She is comparable to Teddy Kennedy in her shenanigans. Not only should she not be in politics but anyone else that would have participated in the types of things she has would be in jail, certainly not representing the public in a political office.

Answer 9

No, she is good for comic relief. I love the fact that liberals are pinning their hopes to her for 08. Thats a shoe in for any Republican candidate. Lets keep her around. She always manages to hang herself with her mouth and her hypocrisy.

Answer 10

Wow, so you're an investigative reporter like Woodward and Bernstein...Why are you posting on YA instead of at a major news outlet?

Answer 11

Gore did it with the Bhuddist Monks..and Indian Groups..that
Abramhoff was blasted for..

what about Bill Richardson?..I bet Hillary sicks her
attack-monkeys on him if he ever gets any leverage.