90 Miles From Tyranny

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Girls With Guns

Clinton Accused of Stealing State Department Furniture

A former member of Hillary Clinton’s security detail is accusing the Democratic presidential nominee of stealing furniture from the State Department at the end of her tenure as secretary of state.

The agent discussed the alleged theft with the FBI, the New York Post reports. The notes containing the accusation were part of 100 recently released documents from the FBI on its investigation into Clinton’s private email server and her handling of classified information.

“Early in Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, she and her staff were observed removing lamps and furniture from the State Department which were transported to her residence in Washington, D.C.,” the agent told the FBI during an interview.

Donald Trump proposed a package of ethics reforms at his campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Monday night after he criticized his opponent Hillary Clinton and the investigation into her use of a private email server.

“If we let the Clinton Cartel run this government, history will record that 2017 was the year America lost its independence. We will not let that happen,” the Republican nominee stated to more than 2,000 supporters at the campaign rally. “It is time to drain the swamp in Washington, D.C. That is why I am proposing a package of ethics reforms to make our government honest once again.”

Trump detailed five ethics reform proposals that he would issue if elected president:

I am going to re-institute a 5-year ban on all executive branch officials lobbying the government for 5 years after they leave government service. I am going to ask Congress to pass this ban into law so that it cannot be lifted by executive order.
I am going to ask Congress to institute its own 5-year ban on lobbying by former members of Congress and their staffs.
I am going to expand the definition of lobbyist so we close all the loopholes that...