FEC Finds No Wrongdoing in Rich Donations

[kskiska]

Election officials have dismissed a complaint accusing Democratic fund-raiser Denise Rich of donating campaign money and furniture to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in exchange for President Clinton's pardon of Rich's ex-husband.

The Federal Election Commission made the decision last month and disclosed it Wednesday.

The government watchdog group Judicial Watch accused Denise Rich of making excessive donations to Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2000 campaign totaling at least $70,000 and of giving her furniture worth $7,375 in return for the president's pardon of Marc Rich.

Under the campaign law then in effect, individual donors could donate only $1,000 per candidate for a particular election.

Commission lawyers said it appeared Denise Rich's contributions were legal. They included $2,000 to her campaign - $1,000 for the primary and $1,000 for the general election - and $70,000 to New York Senate 2000's soft money account, which wasn't subject to the law's donation limits.

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[Sparkle]

1. No wrongdoing. Of course we knew that.

I take it this won't get that much mention in the media. I hate the whore media. I really do.

[walkon]

2. Afraid you're right.

Wouldn't expect to see it mentioned at all what with Michael Jackson and all that important stuff going on.

[murielm99]

3. No wrongdoing, but look what they keep doing....

I read these articles in "The Hill."

http://thehill.com/news/111803/leak.aspx

and

http://thehill.com/news/111803/softmoney.aspx

They can do all the dirty stuff they want, and raise all the money they want, but let the Dems try it, and they investigate the hell out of them!

[murielm99]

4. And the hits just keep on coming!

look at this:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/11/18/gop_targets_soross_anti_bush_efforts/

[gratuitous]

5. And yet we can't get an investigation of 9/11

This should, however, spell out this corrupt administration's priorities for the short of attention span.

[dusty64]

6. Deserves a kick

before it descends into the memory hole. Remember the nonstop coverage of this, hopefully next year we can compare it to the outrageous pardons I expect chimpy to be making. Betcha won't hear a peep out of the media.