Hillary Appoints Impeached Judge As Campaign Chair

Impeachment - The Tie That Binds

Hillary appointed impeached federal judge, Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings, as a co-chair of her presidential campaign.

Hillary's decision o make Hastings co-chair speaks volumes about the ethics we can expect from a second Clinton presidency.

In 1981, then Judge Hastings was charged with accepting a $150,000 bribe in exchange for a lenient sentence and a return of seized assets for 21 counts of racketeering by Frank and Thomas Romano, and of perjury in his testimony about the case. He was acquitted by a jury after his alleged co-conspirator, William Borders, refused to testify in court (resulting in a jail sentence for Borders).

In 1988, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives considered the case, and impeached Hastings for bribery and perjury by a vote of 413-3. Hastings was then convicted in 1989 by the United States Senate, becoming only the sixth federal judge in the history of the United States to be removed from office by the Senate.

Alleged Hastings co-conspirator, William Borders, went to jail again for refusing to testify in the impeachment proceedings, but was later given a full pardon by Bill Clinton on his last day in office.

Hastings filed suit in federal court challenging his removal. His conviction and removal were upheld.

One would think that all the noise made about the "culture of corruption" would make a presidential wannabee think twice about making someone so ethically challenged head of a national presidential campaign.

Even Nancy Pelosi decided his disgraceful misconduct disqualified Hastings from being head of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. But Hillary fails to see the "culture of corruption" problem. Perhaps this is because the Clintons share a common bond with Hastings - impeachment. Why would Hillary want to focus attention on impeachment?

Also posted at Examining Presidential Politics.

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Comments

[David Boyle]

Exactly. I've been waiting for her to finally show her true colors. The Republicans may be corrupt, but the Dems are too. Time for Biden to move on up! I hope.