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Hillary Clinton First Lady (view source)
Revision as of 21:00, August 20, 2018
, 21:00, August 20, 2018Might as well note this bit. It was controversial enough that Snopes had to take a stab at it.
==Giftgate==
==Giftgate==
A new president receives congratulatory gifts from other Heads of State. Under the law, of coarse, these ''are not'' the property of William Jefferson Clinton nor Hillary Rodham Clinton, as they cannot legally accept bribes, gifts, and gratuities for serving as President or First Lady.<ref>Lardner, George, Jr. (February 10, 2001). "Clinton shipped furniture year ago". ''Washington Post'', p. A1.</ref> The gifts are the property of the institution of the Office of the President, the United States Government. Legal experts and graduates of Ivy League Law schools, with the exception of possibly two, are in complete agreement on this point.
A new president receives congratulatory gifts from other Heads of State. Under the law, of course, these ''are not'' the property of William Jefferson Clinton nor Hillary Rodham Clinton, as they cannot legally accept bribes, gifts, and gratuities for serving as President or First Lady.<ref>Lardner, George, Jr. (February 10, 2001). "Clinton shipped furniture year ago". ''Washington Post'', p. A1.</ref> The gifts are the property of the institution of the Office of the President, the United States Government. Legal experts and graduates of Ivy League Law schools, with the exception of possibly two, are in complete agreement on this point.
There is no accounting for millions of dollars of unappraised gifts received after Bill Clinton's first inauguration. Civil Service employees were instructed ''not'' to itemize the gifts, complete the requisite cataloging, inventory and appraisal forms, and insure delivery to the White House Gift Office. Those who refused to comply were eased out of their positions, fired, and slandered in media accounts.
There is no accounting for millions of dollars of unappraised gifts received after Bill Clinton's first inauguration. Civil Service employees were instructed ''not'' to itemize the gifts, complete the requisite cataloging, inventory and appraisal forms, and insure delivery to the White House Gift Office. Those who refused to comply were eased out of their positions, fired, and slandered in media accounts.
The long-term impact was an embarrassment to Hillary, especially in her 2008 presidential campaign.
The long-term impact was an embarrassment to Hillary, especially in her 2008 presidential campaign.
==1994 Christmas Tree==
In 1994, Hillary had tasked several art students to do their own interpretation of the Christmas Carol [[Twelve Days of Christmas]], and sent out the letter two months beforehand. This infamously resulted in several extremely crude Christmas decorations that at best barely fit in with the intended theme (such as a mobile featuring two lords "a-leaping" in a completely different, inappropriate manner), and at worst didn't fit in with the theme or even Christmas at all, including crack pipes. [[Gary Aldrich]] later recalled this event in his book ''Unlimited Access''.
==Legal Defense Fund and influence peddling==
==Legal Defense Fund and influence peddling==