They also both said that they were unaware of the payments. They both said that they were "deeply disturbed" by the news and asked that the money be returned. Neither Bill nor Hillary Clinton denied those payments. Hillary Clinton's brother Hugh Rodman took $400,000 for work he did to convince the White House to grant pardons, according to the Washington Post. "At the beginning of his second term, President Clinton instructed Roger Clinton to use his connections to the administration to gain financial advantage." "President Clinton encouraged Roger Clinton to capitalize on their relationship," the report said. The report said that President Clinton instructed his brother to make money based on his ability to make those personal appeals. "He personally asked his brother and asked just once, if he would look at a list." The aide said that Roger Clinton made a personal appeal for his brother to grant clemency to "about five or six" friends and acquaintances. LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) - Former President Clintons half-brother Thursday vehemently denied claims that he received money for promises of winning presidential pardons, a charge now being. 41.9K subscribers Roger Clinton, younger half-brother of former President Bill Clinton, was released on bail from Redondo Beach PD after DUI arrest on Sunday. "He did not lobby the president," said a White House aide at the time. The Clinton administration did not deny that Roger Clinton asked for pardons but argued that the effort by Roger Clinton fell short of "lobbying" and that no money was exchanged. Dan Burton (R., Ind.) was notified that Clinton urged the pardon of felons such as Carlos Vignali Jr., who was in the midst of a 15-year prison sentence for getting caught trafficking 800 pounds of cocaine, according to a 2001 CNN report. The investigation was launched after then-committee chairman Rep. "With President Clinton's encouragement, his half brother, Roger, collected hundreds of thousands of dollars to lobby on behalf of as many as 13 people seeking presidential pardons and other favors, a key congressional panel has found," the Los Angeles Times reported in 2002. REDONDO BEACH, California - Roger Clinton, brother of former President Bill Clinton, has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Redondo Beach near Los Angeles. The House Government Reform Committee found during an investigation launched following the conclusion of the Clinton administration that the younger Clinton took "at least $335,000 in unexplained travelers checks" in exchange for speaking to his brother on behalf of individuals seeking pardons.
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