Court to Hear Other Hillary Fundraising Case

by merrie | September 8, 2007 at 05:12 am

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Beleaguered presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's attorney David Kendall is litigating a FEC
case involving illegal campaign contributions in California. Peter Paul
spent about $2 million in Hillary's 2000 bid for the Senate. Paul
alleges that the Clintons solicited him to produce the star-studded
fundraiser gala that included Cher, Diana Ross, Brad Pitt, Sugar Ray
and other celebrities. After failing to properly report the money, the
Clinton Senate campaign had to pay a $35,000 fine to the FEC.
Hillary continues to deny having direct knowledge of the agreement. The problem is Paul has of tape of their conversation, and the three judge panel will be ruling on whether to admit it into evidence

Paul is appealing a California Superior Court ruling that dismissed Hillary Clinton from an earlier lawsuit under a statute that protects politicians from harassing or frivolous lawsuits. Paul's legal team argues the statute does not apply to a political figure who violates the law.

"We will accomplish what Ken Starr wasn't able to achieve," Paul told Cybercast News Service, referring to the independent counsel who investigated several Clinton scandals in the 1990s. "We have three judges reviewing Hillary Clinton's illegal conduct. Presidential candidates have never been forced to defend themselves in court from being a felon."

Paul is suing Sen. Clinton, former President Bill Clinton, and others. Paul claims that their actions cost him his multi-million dollar Internet venture, of which he was a majority owner, along with comic book icon Stan Lee.

Paul contends that in exchange for producing the fundraising event, President Clinton agreed to work as a rainmaker for the company after leaving the White House. Paul said the former president reneged on the agreement, causing investors to pull their money out of the company.

Clinton attorney David Kendall could not be reached for comment.