Hillary Clinton: Wiretapper
That’s the allegation made in a new book called Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton. It describes how in 1992 Hillary herself…
listened to a secretly recorded audiotape of a phone conversation of Clinton critics plotting their next attack. The tape contained discussions of another woman who might surface with allegations about an affair with Bill. Bill’s supporters monitored frequencies used by cell phones, and the tape was made during one of those monitoring sessions.
Isn’t that…illegal?
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter any person who—
(a) intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept, any wire, oral, or electronic communication;
(b) intentionally uses, endeavors to use, or procures any other person to use or endeavor to use any electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept any oral communication . . .
shall be punished as provided in subsection (4) or shall be subject to suit as provided in subsection (5).
And the punishment?
Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection or in subsection (5), whoever violates subsection (1) of this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
This is a serious allegation, and I’m certain that the authors of the book wouldn’t have made it without some level of evidence to back up their claims. One would hope, anyway. But regardless, now would be the time to get Hillary on record as to whether or not she ever actually did this. And if she plans on listening to the private phone conversations of any of her political enemies during this campaign.
