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Law Firm That Caused Serious Security Breach at Gitmo Holds Hillary Fundraiser


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law-firm-that-caused-serious-security-breach-at-gitmo-holds-hillary-fundraiserWashington Free Beacon:

Employees at firm have donated to Clinton campaigns, Clinton Foundation

Adam Kredo

November 18, 2015

 

A law firm that caused a “serious breach of security” at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp by sending anti-American literature to detainees is scheduled on Tuesday to hold a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, according to information obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

 

The firm, Paul, Weiss, has long been tied to the Clinton family, with its employees donating hundreds of thousands to its political campaigns and later cashing in on political appointments in the government. The Nov. 19 fundraiser, which is being billed as a “conversation with Hillary,” is currently being promoted on the Democratic presidential candidate’s website and costs attendees $2,700 per ticket. The event is being held as the issue of Guantanamo prison returns to the political spotlight following renewed calls by the Obama administration to shutter the prison and transfer the remaining prisoners to the United States.

 

Paul, Weiss lawyers have played key roles in facilitating the release of inmates accused of committing acts of terrorism. The firm has been at the center of efforts to free Guantanamo inmates and in 2006 was responsible for causing a “serious breach of security” at the prison camp when it was caught sending Arabic-language literature that encouraged prisoners to claim they were being tortured, according to reports.

 

The 18-page brochure, produced by Amnesty International, reportedly “portrayed America and its allies as waging a campaign of torture against Muslims around the globe,” according to a report.

 

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