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Saturday, September 05, 2015

Benghazi Dem Defends Clinton Aide's Decision To Plead The Fifth

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Select Committee on Benghazi, blasted Donald Trump, Scott Walker and Mike Huckabee, among others, for their "onslaught of reckless accusations" about Hillary Clinton's private emails Wednesday in his defense of a Clinton aide's decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to refuse questions about the server.

Bryan Pagliano, the former State Department official who was reportedly responsible for Clinton's private server, told the select committee through his attorney that he did not plan to answer questions about his involvement with the server given "the current political environment."

Pagliano is still scheduled to appear before the committee Sept. 10.

Cummings dismissed allegations that Clinton committed a crime by transmitting classified information on her private server in response to Pagliano's decision.

"Although multiple legal experts agree there is no evidence of criminal activity, it is certainly understandable that this witness' attorneys advised him to assert his Fifth Amendment rights, especially given the onslaught of wild and unsubstantiated accusations by Republican presidential candidates, members of Congress, and others based on false leaks about the investigation," the Maryland Democrat said. "Their insatiable desire to derail Secretary Clinton's presidential campaign at all costs has real consequences for any serious congressional effort."

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

This man is involved as well and he's trying to obstruct the process. Especially since the action taken or lack there of and 5 Americans killed including an Ambassador. Disgraceful.

Anonymous said...

Communist birds of a feather sticking together

Anonymous said...

This guy is so stupid politics was his only choice

Anonymous said...

did you expect anything less from this idiot ?

Anonymous said...


The issue isn't about derailing Clinton's presidential campaign, it's about proving, for once, that she is the criminal that so many think she is.

Bob Aswell... voter said...

Someone should 'blast' Cummings as he ONLY represents 'BLACK' interest
in this Country. I've told the electorate that re-electing these rubes lead to just what you see. OweBama is the SAME way and until a President is selected from Republican ranks We'll have to abide it. Wake up people. Bob Aswell

Anonymous said...

Cummings is criminal and a sell out to his country.

Anonymous said...

Elijah Cummings... It figures. An uneducated black thug protecting Obama again.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
This man is involved as well and he's trying to obstruct the process. Especially since the action taken or lack there of and 5 Americans killed including an Ambassador. Disgraceful.

September 5, 2015 at 9:03 AM

Was it 5 or 4?

Anonymous said...

Honestly I don't blame the aide for pleading the Fifth. People who rat out the Clintons tend to turn up dead.

Anonymous said...

Out of the mouth of the biggest crook in the state of Maryland, as if anyone other than illiterate PG county voters pay any attention to what he has to say.

Anonymous said...


Cummings has carried more water for Democrat Socialists than an aqueduct! His hands are not clean.