From the NYT dated Nov. 22, 2008:
"...Mrs. Clinton was skeptical about the prospect of joining the cabinet, said her confidants.... But Mr. Obama addressed her concerns about access, personnel and other issues, leading her to conclude she should take the job, they said."
Both camps (Obama's transition team and the Clinton foundation) had their lawyers meet to negotiate the terms and conditions of her acceptance. Negotiations were supposed to limit Bill Clinton's activities (speaking fees, fund-raising, etc.) in order to "avoid any appearances of conflict of interest". Guess that didn't work out too well, either.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/us...s/22obama.html
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2...-of-state-job/
Any investigation into the Hildabeast's private server arrangement will surely need to find out how it was authorized in the first place.
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