title: head of hillary transition project israel is depressing
text: fbi releases files on bill clintons cash for pardons scandal november   daniel greenfield 
  the fbi has an early present for hillary clinton its the files from the time her husband decided to pardon a wanted fugitive in exchange for cash that fugitive was a fellow by the name of marc rich his prosecutor james comey 
  the fbi unexpectedly released  pages of documents related to an investigation closed without charges in  into president bill clintons pardon of marc rich who had been married to a wealthy democratic donor 
  the unusual timing of the release was the result of a freedom of information act request that had been completed and was posted under standard fbi practice according to a law enforcement official who asked not to be identified discussing internal matters but the clinton campaign immediately questioned the timing of the release 
  well of course it did its never especially wise to pick fights with people who have a lot of dirt on you 
  the investigation stemmed from one of several pardons clinton made on the last day of his presidency in  that of financier and international fugitive marc rich whose exwife denise had given to the democratic national committee and the entity that would later become the clinton foundation 
  and theres a surprise guest 
  while the files may seem dated they invoke figures beyond the clintons who went on to play key roles in official washington  including comey 
  he served as prosecutor in charge of a legal case against rich from  to  as the us attorney in manhattan in  comey took over a criminal investigation of clintons pardons i was stunned at the rich pardon comey wrote in a letter to lawmakers in  
  clintons people are fuming but it was a standard fioa request and theres nothing big here its just one of those things the clintons should have gone to jail for but didnt another of those