Allegations dismissed without evidence
being presented, by Leo Hohmann, 8/11/15.
A Clinton-appointed judge who prevented a lawyer
who brought an organized crime case against Bill and Hillary Clinton and their
family foundation from obtaining evidence has concluded the case must be tossed
essentially because of a lack of evidence.
“It is unclear whether
the records allegedly withheld from plaintiff exist at all, and if they do
exist whether they are in defendants’ possession,” wrote U.S. District Judge
Donald M. Middlebrooks of Florida in throwing out the case brought by attorney
Larry Klayman of Freedom
Watch.
“Similarly, it is unknown whether the contents
of any alleged records would be of any interest to the public. Even assuming
such records exist and are of interest to the public, it is unclear whether
such public interest would translate into public support of plaintiff,”
Middlebrooks continued.
“Finally, if all of this somehow garnered public
support for plaintiff, it is unclear how such public support would translate
into financial support.”
The judge previously blocked Klayman from
deposing the Clintons about their actions and the foundation’s. He also did not
allow Klayman to obtain access to documents the lawyer said could support his
allegations.
“I am disappointed but not surprised. This case
was a hot potato for a Clinton-appointed judge. Had he allowed it to proceed,
he would have been potentially retaliated against by the Clintons,” Klayman
said. “In this regard, he would not have had a chance to be nominated for a
higher judgeship or other post should Hillary Clinton be elected president.
While federal judges are appointed for life, they are not immune to politics. I
intend to take an emergency appeal and I am confident that the judge’s decision
will be reversed by neutral judges on the appeals court.”
The case was brought against the Clintons and
their foundation under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act,
RICO. It focused on the vast quantities of money, estimated in the tens of
millions of dollars,that flowed to the Clintons and their foundation.
Klayman alleged the payments were in exchange
for favors while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state.
In addition to the lawsuit, Klayman asked
Middlebrooks to take into custody Hillary Clinton’s private email server and
the thumb drive containing classified information that are still in the
possession of her attorney, David Kendall.
He argued predicate acts of RICO alleged in the
complaint hinged on the obstruction of justice. He charged defendants secreted
or destroyed emails evidencing their crimes, most notably the sale of waivers
to do business with Iran and the release of classified information about U.S.-Israeli
war plans should Tehran’s nuclear facilities need to be removed militarily.
Klayman contended the order dismissing the case
was fatally flawed as it assumed he could not demonstrate a RICO case existed
if discovery were allowed.
“The issues on this case are too important not
to allow for oral argument. Oral argument will give this court an opportunity
to ask questions and also to access the demeanor of counsel. Plaintiff, who is
representing himself pro se, has been subject to a number of unprofessional ad
hominem attacks by defendants which may have prejudiced this court,” Klayman
wrote earlier.
Middlebrooks, who was appointed by Clinton in
1997, had canceled scheduled depositions without any explanation.
The complaint alleges not only did the Clintons
engage in RICO violations, but Hillary Clinton covered up crimes by destroying
her personal emails.
“This is a classic RICO lawsuit,” Klayman argued
in a recent filing, “Indeed … few people – if any – can even attempt to refute
the hard evidence that Bill and Hillary Clinton and their foundation have over
a 10-year history of actually selling government access and influence in exchange
for hard cash to fill their coffers and the coffers of their foundation, which
not coincidentally, as pled, does not operate as a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization but instead operates as defendants Bill and Hillary Clinton’s own
alter-ego in furthering their criminal enterprise.”
He said the case is about much more than access
to hidden documents, which he is seeking.
“The production of documents at issue is
relevant because they evidence a criminal enterprise under the Racketeer
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act … created and further by each of the
defendants, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton and the Clinton Foundation, acting in
concert as part of a conspiracy, to extort hundreds of millions of dollars in
money – that is, bribes – from individuals, entities and persons upon which the
defendants have bestowed favors and gratuities, principally in the form of
granting waivers to do business with Iran. ”
Klayman alleged, for example, that Hillary
Clinton as secretary of state “granted a waiver to Victor Pinchuk and his
company Interpipe Group as an exemption from U.S. congressional sanctions
against doing business with Iran.”
He alleges that was “as a quid pro quo for
bribes disguised as donations made to The Clinton Foundation.”
He said the company “then, using the wires and
mails and other illegal means fraudulently, donated $2.35 million to The
Clinton Foundation.”
WND’s
attempts to obtain comment from the New York office for Bill Clinton or the
foundation have not been
successful.
When the Clintons left the White House in 2000,
they were “broke,” Hillary Clinton has claimed.
But estimates are that since that time, they
have been paid well over $100 million, often in $250,000 and $500,000
increments for speaking. Speaking fees for Bill Clinton have been as high as
$750,000.
The Clintons’ foundation
has been embroiled in scandal, with foreign governments making donations when
Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. And, as WND has reported in a series, a respected Wall Street analyst charges
accounting irregularities indicate the Clintons have skimmed millions from the
foundation for themselves and their colleagues.
Source:http://www.wnd.com/2015/08/judge-appointed-by-clinton-tosses-case-against-clinton/
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