Monday, May 09, 2005

Judicial Watch calls for an investigation of Hillary Clinton

Conservative watch-dog group Judicial Watch is calling for an investigation of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) NY. The group, made famous by its constant dogging of the Clintons, alleged she knew of

A conservative watchdog group with a history of dogging the Clintons urged a Senate panel on Monday to investigate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton over a Hollywood fundraiser for which a former staffer faces charges.

The fundraiser is the focus of a federal trial set to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Prosecutors charge that former finance director David Rosen understated the cost of the star-studded August 2000 gala, which raised money for Clinton's senatorial campaign. Rosen denies the charges.

Under the campaign finance laws then in effect, underreporting the cost of the event would have given the Clinton campaign more money to spend on the race. The senator has not been charged in the case.

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