When Hillary was SoS, she wanted Sidney Blumenthal on her team. He was a trusted friend and she could rely on him. Obama rejected him and it was no allowed. But Hillary wanted him, so she paid him $10,000 a month from the Clinton Foundation to go to Libya and tell her what was going on.
They corresponded regularly, obviously it was classifies information and Blumenthal did not have the necessary security clearance.
Relationship to Hillary Clinton and post–2007 employment[edit]
During the 2011 uprising in Libya against Muammar Gaddafi, Blumenthal prepared, from public and other sources, about 25 memos which he sent as emails to Clinton in 2011 and 2012, which she shared through her aide, Jake Sullivan, with senior State Department personnel. In the form of intelligence briefings, the memos sometimes touted his business associates and, at times contained inaccurate information.[29][30]
The United States House Select Committee on Benghazi, headed by Representative Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina, subpoenaed Blumenthal in May 2015.[31][32] Blumenthal gave testimony in a closed-door session the following month.[33]
Blumenthal's name came up during the October 22, 2015 full committee public questioning of Hillary Clinton regarding the Benghazi incident, as one of the alleged sources of Clinton's intelligence. During this hearing Democratic members asked that Blumenthal's deposition transcript be made public so that comments regarding his involvement could be placed in context. The motion was defeated by a party-line vote.[34]
So, don't go high and mighty...both parties protect their own. Those in the party that knew Blumenthal was getting and giving (sometimes inaccurately) classified information, wanted to make sure the public would not learn of Hillary's illegal indiscretions.
They corresponded regularly, obviously it was classifies information and Blumenthal did not have the necessary security clearance.
Relationship to Hillary Clinton and post–2007 employment[edit]
During the 2011 uprising in Libya against Muammar Gaddafi, Blumenthal prepared, from public and other sources, about 25 memos which he sent as emails to Clinton in 2011 and 2012, which she shared through her aide, Jake Sullivan, with senior State Department personnel. In the form of intelligence briefings, the memos sometimes touted his business associates and, at times contained inaccurate information.[29][30]
The United States House Select Committee on Benghazi, headed by Representative Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina, subpoenaed Blumenthal in May 2015.[31][32] Blumenthal gave testimony in a closed-door session the following month.[33]
Blumenthal's name came up during the October 22, 2015 full committee public questioning of Hillary Clinton regarding the Benghazi incident, as one of the alleged sources of Clinton's intelligence. During this hearing Democratic members asked that Blumenthal's deposition transcript be made public so that comments regarding his involvement could be placed in context. The motion was defeated by a party-line vote.[34]
So, don't go high and mighty...both parties protect their own. Those in the party that knew Blumenthal was getting and giving (sometimes inaccurately) classified information, wanted to make sure the public would not learn of Hillary's illegal indiscretions.
