Longtime Clinton crony Sidney Blumenthal was employed by the Clinton Foundation while he advised Hillary Clinton, who was at the time serving as secretary of state. What was Blumenthal being paid for his “services”?

It’s good work if you can get it.

Hillary Clinton downplayed Blumenthal’s role:

Yep, just an “old friend”:

Clinton brushed aside the connection with Blumenthal in her initial comments to reporters last week in Iowa, where she referred to him as an “old friend” who sent “unsolicited emails.”

“Unsolicited emails” that Hillary Clinton routinely forwarded to others at the State Department.

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