Gitzo Loc: Indiana

WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime aide to Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton has been identified as the link between Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign and a person who admitted using more than $600,000 in off-the-books funds to help get out the vote in the Democratic primaries.

Minyon Moore is the unnamed individual who, according to court documents, introduced New York marketing executive Troy White to a District of Columbia businessman who paid White to deploy "street teams" on Clinton's behalf, according to a person familiar with the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to disclose the information.

Moore, 55, has cooperated with federal law enforcement officials, and the person familiar with the investigation said there is no evidence she was aware of any wrongdoing. Her identity was first disclosed by The Washington Post.

"Minyon has been fully cooperating with the government's investigation," according to a statement from her employer, Dewey Square Group, a political-consulting firm. "The facts make clear that she was entirely unaware of any inappropriate activities."

White pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor for failing to report the income received by his company, Wytehouse Marketing Inc. The businessman who paid White, also unnamed in court documents, is Jeffrey Thompson, the former owner of a politically connected Washington accounting firm, according to two people familiar with the investigation. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the information.

Thompson is the subject of a grand jury investigation, court documents show. He's also suspected of funding a $653,000 "shadow campaign" that, according to prosecutors, helped Vincent Gray get elected mayor of Washington in 2010. Three close associates of Thompson have admitted in federal court that they made more than $300,000 in straw donations to political candidates on his behalf.

According to the documents, White approached a Clinton campaign staffer about using his "street teams" to aid the campaign. That staffer was Guy Cecil, Clinton's national political director in 2008, according to a person familiar with the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity because of Cecil's limited involvement in the case.

Moore argued in an email to Cecil that White should be hired, but Cecil declined to employ White, and Moore then introduced White to Thompson, according to the documents and the people familiar with the investigation.

According to the documents, Thompson paid White $608,750 to do the same work White had offered to do for the Clinton campaign. The payments to White, which were not included on campaign finance reports, were funneled through another Washington firm with close ties to Thompson.

The documents show the person now identified as Moore remained in touch with White after he began deploying his street teams to aid the campaign. Moore, according to the documents, arranged for the street teams to obtain campaign materials from the campaign's Texas offices. She also "provided White with confidential internal information ... regarding the itinerary and schedule of a high-profile individual who would be campaigning in Texas," the documents show.

Thompson also bundled contributions for Clinton.

According to a database of Thompson-affiliated donors compiled by The Associated Press, Thompson and more than 50 of his associates — including employees, relatives, business associates and friends — gave more than $100,000 to Clinton's 2008 campaign. Those donors include the three people who have admitted making straw donations that were reimbursed by Thompson.

Moore, who lives in Washington, was an adviser to the Rev. Jesse Jackson's 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns as well as Michael Dukakis' 1988 bid. During Bill Clinton's administration, she served as political affairs director and public liaison for the White House. She later worked as CEO of the Democratic National Committee.

Democratic political strategist and Clinton adviser Donna Brazile, who described herself as Moore's best friend, said the investigation should not harm Moore's reputation.

"This has been irritating to her, but not debilitating. She did nothing. She was unaware of anything that was going on in (Thompson's) life," Brazile said. "She's probably the most honest person I've ever met in politics and in life."

I'm sure just about anyone would look like "the most honest person" to you, Donna; (That's about like Al Capone saying John Gotti is "the most honest person I know".)

I suppose we'll be hearing Hillary's "take" on all of this shortly, and I'm equally sure she'll have at least a dozen "cooked up" answers as to why SHE'S "honest". (Just like her scumbag husband "never had sex with THAT woman"!)

Jakebrake Loc: Broomfield, Colorado

Hilarious's reply will be something along the lines of; "what difference at this point does it make". That woman is the ultimate definition of pathetic!

TrainNut Loc: Ridin' the rails

Lawyers! Liars!
What difference does it really make if they do not obey the law?
:-( :-( :-(

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Gitzo UH wrote in part... "
I suppose we'll be hearing Hillary's "take" on all of this shortly, and I'm equally sure she'll have at least a dozen "cooked up" answers as to why SHE'S "honest". (Just like her {b}scumbag[/b] husband "never had sex with THAT woman"!)"

May I point out to you that true men, in the south at least, was brought up to always not reveal and to defend one's private life details and especially a woman's honor. Bill did not "tell tales out side of school" as the saying goes he was a true Southern Gentleman in keeping with the morality of our Nations Founding Fathers. The blue dress incident was a Republican set-up she went to the same high-school as Abramoff the Republican lobbyist.

Additionally, this is a "family" level forum and language is to be maintained a non-vulgar level. Calling some one, especially a very world popular president a "scumbag" is in every sense vulgar, un-american and demonstrates a vile-hate filled mind set. May I remind you of a definition:
US sense: condom, from US slang scum semen + bag. Did your education level not suggest that you know the definition of words you use? To not say things and attach your name to that you did not mean.. or embarrass yourself by not knowing the meaning of words you use???

Please, henceforth, write at your intellectual and education level do not use big words or slang you do not know the meaning of! Sorry for you. Why so much vile hate for things,, have you no joy in your heart or bed? What has gone so wrong for you in your life. ( I do not need nor desire to know, I was suggesting introspection.) Let your self grow and be beyond reactionary hate. Be constructive rather than a mob of one seeking reinforcements to burn our government and countries future.

amyinsparta Loc: White county, TN

Waaaa, Waaaaa!!! Hillary's at it again! Bill's at it again! Did you know that the pubs spent eight long years and MILLIONS of dollars trying to get Clinton impeached? And today, they have now spent six more years and millions more trying to oust Obama on any excuse their little minds can cook up?

Think about how many people could have been helped with all that money? Think how many people can be helped if we stop trying to kill them and start trying to help them? Hate, evil, jealousy, ignorance, etc. are all so counter productive. And all these things are what have brought us to this place and all these things will continue as long as we have hate in our hearts. "Whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me." Jesus.

How many are in church as I'm typing this, thinking their god for making them better than everyone else? It would be interesting to know, eh?

People, continual hate is a sure way to ruin a good thing. We have had a good thing in this country for 237 years. We have been though good times and bad times. We are now going through a bad time and the LAST thing we need are hate filled people trying to put the blame for all things on someone else. We are all in it together and the sooner we understand that, the sooner the problems will be solved.

So what do you wish to do? continue the hate game or try to understand all points of view and come to decisions that help ALL instead of just those you feel are worthy? Give it some thought instead of buying into the hate that you hear and read every day.

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

Damn, Gitzo, I am so offended also...scumbag is too good a word for that lying POS some call president!!! see if you can do better next time!!!!! carefull with those "big words" LOL I know you are so embarrassed by that flaming by ole PULLUM..

KW Conch Loc: USA

Amy, it is sad, but I believe that some folks on this board spend all day searching the Internet for something negative to post about the Clinton's or Obama. They must have empty hate filled lives.

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

you dont have to look all day unless you are blind...just listen!!that sound is Putin playing obama like a 2 string guitar...

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Putin was illegitimate and had a USA parent and thus the Republicans claim him as a citizen like Senator Ted Cruz, the Canadian... The T-Party wants him for president in 2016. Amazing. We will have the grass roots strong Christian only dictatorship yet.

heyrob Loc: Western Washington

Wow, this explains a lot doesn't it, Bill didn't admit his affair with a much younger intern because he was a true southern gentleman, not just that he was a cheater and a liar. Now after all these years I understand his true motivation for not telling the truth from the start. Thanks pullum, I knew that sooner or (15 years) later a liberal would finally be able to explain the true facts as to why Bill lied. :thumbdown:

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Happy to have helped Hayrob.

If it is not asking for any confession on your part, hypothetically of course, what would you have done, not as president. But perhaps a chance encounter after hours at work; the girl approaches you handsome father figure dog that you are?

situation #1...Your arch rival at work during a staff meeting accuses you ... now what. Full confession, the girl, a secretary, and you a needed partner in the business... cover up or ... Situation #2..give all the details on TV to a local reporter who springs the question on you while you were supposedly called on to do a special discussion of weather changes????

heyrob Loc: Western Washington

Excuse me, but I'm not going to answer your hypothetical question for two reasons.

#1. It's reminiscent of the old question, "Do you still beat your wife?". I never did and never would cheat on my ex-wife or anyone I was intimately involved with, so I really can't even imagine being in that situation in the first place.

#2 If Clinton had kept it in his pants, he wouldn't have had to answer any embarrassing questions in the first place. His dishonesty, for whatever reason, is what led to his subsequent admission, and impeachment. BTW, he wasn't impeached for having sex, as liberals so liked to claim back then, he was impeached for the following reasons;

Article 1: Perjury before Independent Counsel Ken Starr's grand jury.
Article 2: Perjury in the Paula Jones civil case.
Article 3: Obstruction of Justice related to the Jones case.
Article 4: Abuse of Power by making perjurious statements to Congress in his answers to the 81 questions posed by the Judiciary Committee.

The problem with pathological liars is that they don't know when to be honest, then they get caught, and therein lay the reason Clinton was impeached.

Michael Hartley Loc: Deer Capital of Georgia

Damn, imagine that?