Breaking news out of D.C. where we’re seeing reports that Sandy Berger, former National Security Adviser under President Bill Clinton, has passed away at age 70:
AP NEWSALERT: WASHINGTON (AP) _ Sandy Berger, national security adviser for Bill Clinton, has died, his firm says: https://t.co/FiASOR6piU
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) December 2, 2015
So sad to learn of the passing of my friend Sandy Berger. He served our country well. Patriot, humanitarian, American. RIP.
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) December 2, 2015
Sandy Berger, National Security Adviser to Pres Clinton, was smart and pragmatic and expert on everything. RIP https://t.co/cadNV90kc4
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) December 2, 2015
But let’s not forget that Berger did plead guilty in 2005 to removing classified documents (in his pants and socks) from the National Archives without authorization:
Hope they bury him with TS/SCI docs stuffed in his pants+socks.https://t.co/Y1vdTBlMFg
— John Schindler (@20committee) December 2, 2015
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Sandy Berger committed very serious #natsec crimes that any normal person would have gone to jail for years for. He skated. No tears here.
— John Schindler (@20committee) December 2, 2015
RIP, Sandy Berger. How long do we have to refrain from mockery, criticism, and sock jokes?
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) December 2, 2015
Berger had just been honored buy the World Food Program for his work “helping families in need” around the world:
We are proud to honor Sandy Berger with our inaugural Global Humanitarian Award. No one is more deserving: https://t.co/LgaT7YiiGL @ASGcomms
— World Food Program USA (@WFPUSA) December 1, 2015
R.I.P.
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