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The Barrett report: More Clinton slime
According to The New York Sun, citing specifics from a report set to be released Thursday, "there was a coordinated effort by Clinton administration officials to first block and then limit the probe as a way of taking pressure off an administration that was already beset by scandals."
Among those said to be implicated -- then-Attorney General Janet Reno.
Mr. Cisneros lied to the FBI about adultery with a mistress, his payments to her, about the amount of his income and about his federal tax filings. Mr. Cisneros pleaded guilty to a single count of lying during his background check to the FBI.
Mr. Clinton pardoned Cisneros.
Where did the mistress payments come from? A Texas field office of the IRS began an investigation but it was hijacked by Washington in a highly unusual move. The probe was allowed to die.
That tawdry episode will be the bulk of the report, much of which will be redacted by court order to protect numerous people for reasons that never may be entirely clear.
But slime cannot be hidden in toto, not to the discerning eyes of folks who might predict the ethics of a Hillary Clinton presidency.
