Convicted felon Peter Paul said that Rendell told him to lie about his role in a 2000 Hollywood fundraiser

HARRISBURG —Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Robert A. Gleason, Jr. was not surprised to see that Gov. Ed Rendell and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton are involved in more fundraising scandals with another convicted felon, named Peter Paul.  Paul alleges that Ed Rendell, then Chairman of the Democrat National Committee, told him to lie about his involvement with a 2000 Clinton for Senate fundraiser.

“Apparently, when Sen. Clinton and Gov. Rendell need campaign donations, they dial up the list of America’s most wanted as their list of supporters,” Gleason said.  “Americans need to look long and hard at all of the recent stories involving Sen. Clinton and Gov. Rendell’s relationship with shady donors, especially after they both took hundreds of thousands from felon Norman Hsu.  Many questions come to mind and both Sen. Clinton and Gov. Rendell owe us answers.

“Furthermore, I find the allegations that Gov. Rendell, then Chairman of the Democratic National Party, asked Peter Paul to lie about his involvement in the Hollywood fundraiser deplorable!  Although deplorable, it is not that surprising, considering Gov. Rendell has been quick to lie to Pennsylvanians about numerous things, including his campaign promise to deliver lower taxes.

“If Gov. Rendell thinks that Norman Hsu was one of the ten best people he ever met, where does Peter Paul rank?  I believe that a person running for president or a governor of a state should be a good judge of character, and clearly Sen. Clinton and Gov. Rendell are not!”

According to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton’s 2000 Senate campaign held a fundraiser in Hollywood organized by Peter Paul, a three-time convicted felon.  Mr. Paul is suing both Bill and Hillary Clinton claiming that he was misled into spending over $1,000,000 organizing a fundraiser for her campaign based on the promise that Bill Clinton would become his business associate after he left the White House.

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