ALERT #6: INVESTIGATE OBAMA

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WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformRanking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statementregarding the memorandum released today by White House Counsel RobertBauer addressing allegations made by Pennsylvania Senate Democraticnominee and three-star Navy Admiral Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) that someoneinside the Obama White House offered him a job in exchange for hiswithdrawal from the PA Senate Primary race: “After more than ten weeksof outstanding questions, the White House has offered a version ofevents that has important differences from what Congressman Sestak hasbeen saying for months – that he was offered a ‘job’ by ‘someonein the White House’ in exchange for leaving the Pennsylvania Senaterace.

“I’m very concerned that in the rush to put together this report,the White House has done everything but explain its own actions and hasinstead worked to craft a story behind closed doors and coordinate withthose involved. The White House has admitted today to coordinating anarrangement that would represent an illegal quid-pro-quo as federal lawprohibits directly or indirectly offering any position or appointment,paid or unpaid, in exchange for favors connected with an election.

“President Clinton and Congressman Sestak now need to answer questionsabout what the White House has released today – that at the behest ofthe White House Chief of staff, they dispatched a former President toget Joe Sestak out of the Pennsylvania Senate Primary. Regardless ofwhat President Clinton or Congressman Sestak now say, it is abundantlyclear that this kind of conduct is contrary to President Obama’spledge to change ‘business as usual’ and that his Administration hasengaged in the kind of political shenanigans he once campaigned toend.â€

18 U.S.C. § 600 – Promise of employment or other benefit forpolitical activity
Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment, position,compensation, contract, appointment, or other benefit, provided for ormade possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress, or any specialconsideration in obtaining any such benefit, to any person asconsideration, favor, or reward for any political activity or for thesupport of or opposition to any candidate or any political party inconnection with any general or special election to any political office,or in connection with any primary election or political convention orcaucus held to select candidates for any political office, shall befined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

18 U.S.C. § 211 – Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointivepublic office
Whoever solicits or receives, either as a political contribution, or forpersonal emolument, any money or thing of value, in consideration ofthe promise of support or use of influence in obtaining for any personany appointive office or place under the United States, shall be finedunder this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Whoever solicits or receives any thing of value in consideration ofaiding a person to obtain employment under the United States either byreferring his name to an executive department or agency of the UnitedStates or by requiring the payment of a fee because such person hassecured such employment shall be fined under this title, or imprisonednot more than one year, or both. This section shall not apply to suchservices rendered by an employment agency pursuant to the writtenrequest of an executive department or agency of the United States.

18 U.S.C. § 595 – Interference by administrative employees ofFederal, State, or Territorial Governments
Whoever, being a person employed in any administrative position by theUnited States, or by any department or agency thereof, or by theDistrict of Columbia or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or by anyState, Territory, or Possession of the United States, or any politicalsubdivision, municipality, or agency thereof, or agency of suchpolitical subdivision or municipality (including any corporation ownedor controlled by any State, Territory, or Possession of the UnitedStates or by any such political subdivision, municipality, or agency),in connection with any activity which is financed in whole or in part byloans or grants made by the United States, or any department or agencythereof, uses his official authority for the purpose of interferingwith, or affecting, the nomination or the election of any candidate forthe office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member ofthe Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from theDistrict of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, shall be fined underthis title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

This section shall not prohibit or make unlawful any act by any officeror employee of any educational or research institution, establishment,agency, or system which is supported in whole or in part by any state orpolitical subdivision thereof, or by the District of Columbia or by anyTerritory or Possession of the United States; or by any recognizedreligious, philanthropic or cultural organization.

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