Hillary Clinton takes care of Maggie Williams

For the life of me, I cannot recall what it was that Maggie Williams could not recall.

I just remember that in one or more of the many investigations into possible abuses of power and obstruction of justice in the Clinton White House, the first lady's chief of staff was questioned by investigators and simply did not recall.

Ms. Williams' testimony was consistent with the testimony of Mrs. Clinton, who didn't recall anything either.

Apparently everybody's memory has returned because in July, Senator Clinton used campaign funds to write a $37,500 check to Ms. Williams.

It was a mistake, the Clinton campaign told the New York Times when the paper was rude enough to ask. Ms. Williams should have been paid less than $5,000 as a reimbursement for travel costs.

Of course, the mistake was writing down that campaign money was used to take care of Maggie Williams.

What was it she couldn't recall? Was it about Mrs. Clinton's role in the travel office firings? The FBI files? The documents removed from Vince Foster's office? The vanishing Rose Law Firm billing records?

Who can remember, it's all so long ago. Surely no one cares any more.

If anyone cared, it would cost a lot more than $37,500 to keep Maggie Williams from recalling.



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