Bryan Pagliano, Clinton’s Former Tech Staffer, Will Plead The Fifth In Email Investigation

[applegrove]

Bryan Pagliano, Clinton’s Former Tech Staffer, Will Plead The Fifth In Email Investigation

by Emily Atkin at Think Progress

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/09/02/3698234/clinton-server-fbi-bryan-pagliano/

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Considering there has so far been no evidence of criminal conduct, the memo asserted, it made sense for Pagliano to avoid risking erroneous coverage of his testimony.

“It is understandable that attorneys for Mr. Pagliano have advised him to assert his constitutional right not to testify given the onslaught of reckless accusations of criminal conduct that continue to be made by many Republicans — including several running for President — without evidence to support their claims,” read the memo, sent on Wednesday to the House committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attack. The memo, sent from the House Benghazi Committee Democrats, cited a letter received on Monday from Pagliano’s attorneys.

According to the Washington Post, that letter also cited the current FBI investigation into Clinton’s email as a reason for Pagliano to plead the Fifth. The FBI is investigating Clinton’s use of a personal email server while serving as Secretary of State, specifically whether the use of that server jeopardized national security information.

The FBI investigation is not criminal and does not accuse Clinton of wrongdoing. No accusations of criminality have been made from the Justice Department, State Department, or FBI.

Despite this, the political environment has indeed been fraught with questionable attacks. The memo itself pointed to several “reckless accusations” by Republican candidates for president, including Donald Trump (“The fact is, what she’s done is criminal”), Mike Huckabee (“This is about her violation of the law”), and Scott Walker (“A complete and thorough criminal investigation is the only way to get to the bottom of this serious matter”).


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[7wo7rees]

1. This does not bode well, for anyone. nt

[Kelvin Mace]

2. A very smart move

In this atmosphere, the Right will take any scalp they can get as long as they can tie it to HRC.

[Agschmid]

3. I'm so over this...

Unfortunately America doesn't seem to be...

[vadermike]

4. Ugh

Dems should be scared crapless. Hillary's unfavs are now worse than trumps and the same as Ted fucking Cruz. We are screwed big time. I hope joe runs or Bernie winsvthevprimary convincingly. I don't know of any major candidate from either party with that high unfav winning the Presidency. Bim surprised Hillary's people don't realize this. She may have to drop .. This really sucks.

[applegrove]

5. Did you read the article? He's taking the fifth so that he doesn't get

exploited by the GOP machine.

[840high]

7. I don't believe it. Looks

like he's hiding something.

[VanillaRhapsody]

10. ...

[morningfog]

11. You don't get to invoke the 5th unless you

are exposed to criminal liability.

[hollysmom]

6. I owuld plead the 5th myself and I am not even involved,

I just remember what they did to that poor woman Susan who refused to say she had an affair with Clinton, her husband claimed she did to get out of some trouble with his books,. and they really reallly realllly wanted her to testify to that. Sick bastards, so You are screwed the second you are called up - just take the 5th.

[msongs]

8. to some people on anyone connected to clinton is already a guilty criminal nt

[McCamy Taylor]

9. Will "Clinton's Emails" be as sucessful for the GOP as "Monica's Blue Dress"?