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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:18:54 -0700

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Even Olivia Pope Couldn't Handle Clinton's "Scandal"-ous Case File<https://gop.com/even-olivia-pope-couldnt-handle-clintons-scandal-ous-case-file/>

TEAM GOP<https://gop.com/author/team-gop> GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT <https://gop.com/topic/government-accountability-government-oversight/> - April 28, 2016
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Wednesday night, Hillary Clinton's senior leadership will headline a fundraiser<https://twitter.com/gdebenedetti/status/723137947927719937> with cast members from ABC's Scandal. As senior aides to Clinton at the State Department, Huma Abedin and Jake Sullivan should feel right at home with a show that regularly depicts political staffers flouting the law in their relentless pursuit of power.

Unfortunately for them, even Olivia Pope & Associates can't clean up the messy truth about Clinton's fundamentally flawed and scandalous candidacy. Check out just some of scandals from Hillary's case file the gladiators at OPA would be working with:

Her Secret Server Under FBI Investigation

Clinton put our nation's security at risk by using her personal email and an unguarded, personal server to conduct official State Department business. Like many of the other clients at OPA, Hillary plays by her own set of rules, breaking five regulations and agreements<https://gop.com/clintonemails/> in the pursuit of "personal convenience."

Despite her claims to the contrary, Clinton sent or recevied more than 2,000 emails containing classified information. Her unprecedented decision to set up her own unsecure server for both official and personal business has prompted an FBI invesitgation and a probe by the Intelligence Community's Inspector General.

Benghazi

Under her watch as Secretary of State, four Americans were killed in an attack on the U.S. facility in Benghazi. Both Clinton and the Obama administration have consistently misled the American people about the events leading up to and including the attack.

While privately,<https://www.gop.com/timeline-clintons-public-claims-contradict-her-private-communications/?> Clinton made no mention of a video in emails to diplomats and family members, she publicly suggested that the attack had been "a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet."

To this day, Hillary maintains that the video "played a role," even while new information reveals that the State Department knew the attack had nothing to do with a video, even cautioning officials against legitimizing that false narrative.

Official reports and accounts also confirm that the security situation at the Benghazi was woefully inadequate. But Clinton maintains that she was totally unaware of the many requests for additional security that were denied<https://www.gop.com/timeline-of-benghazi-attacks-warnings-and-requests-for-help/?filter_key=author__slug&filter_value=raj-shah> in the months leading up to the attack.

Clinton Foundation: Conflicts of Interest and Foreign Donations

Where did the Clinton Foundation end and the State Department begin?

While Secretary of State, the Clinton Foundation accepted millions of dollars <https://gop.com/clinton-foundation-re-filed-years-of-tax-returns-heres-what-they-showed/> in foreign donations from countires with business before the State Department. Despite Hillary's pledge of "unprecedented" transparency, the Clinton Foundation failed to submit any foreign donations to State for review and did not disclose all donors as promised.

But, more than that, the shadowy finances of Hillary's family foundation raise ethical questions about undue influence that are unprecedented for a presidential candidate.

Also consider the fact that as Hillary has ramped up her run for the White House, donations to the Clinton Foundation have skyrocketed. Tax filings show that donations from foreign governments increased THREEFOLD in 2014.

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Among the nations shelling out the big bucks for the Clinton Foundation? Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Oman, countries not exactly known for their stellar records on human rights.

Clinton's Revolving Door At the State Department

Clinton staffers are notorious for cycling through various official government jobs and then collecting exorbitant paychecks based on their proximity to the Clinton universe. Most recently, Politico<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/teneo-final-221807> revealed the deep roots of Teneo Holdings, a global consulting group whose co-founders Doug Band and Declan Kelly used their ability to sell access to the Clintons to lay the groundwork for their firm.

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Then there's, Clinton's top aide Huma Abedin, who now serves as vice chair of Clinton's presidential campaign. Abedin was granted "special government employee"<https://www.gop.com/top-clinton-aide-mired-in-conflict-of-interest/> status in 2012, which allowed her to work as a paid advisor to the Clinton Foundation, serve as an aide to Hillary, and take on private clients (including Teneo). Abedin also had an account<http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article30714762.html> on Clinton's secret server.

Lauren Hendricks