{"id":2476968,"date":"2025-08-20T20:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-hit-with-ethics-complaint-aimed-at-law-license-over-role-in-russia-investigation\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T20:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:52:26","slug":"hillary-clinton-hit-with-ethics-complaint-aimed-at-law-license-over-role-in-russia-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-hit-with-ethics-complaint-aimed-at-law-license-over-role-in-russia-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton hit with ethics complaint aimed at law license over role in Russia investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhillary-clinton-hit-with-ethics-complaint-aimed-at-law-license-over-role-in-russia-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2476968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wuhan-lab-kept-nih-funding-despite-trump-crackdown\/\" title=\"Wuhan Lab Kept NIH Funding Despite Trump Crackdown\">government watchdog group<\/a>, Democracy Restored, has filed an ethics complaint against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Arkansas, seeking a formal review that could lead to her losing her law license. The complaint alleges that Clinton was involved in a scheme to undermine Donald Trump&#8217;s 2016 presidential campaign by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-talks-on-police-reform-crumble-with-both-sides-assigning-blame\/\" title=\"Congressional Talks on Police Reform Crumble, With Both Sides Assigning Blame\">promoting false claims<\/a> of collusion between Trump&#8217;s team and Russia, notably through the dissemination of the Steele dossier-a document widely discredited but influential in sparking investigations into Trump. The group cites recently declassified federal documents suggesting Clinton approved a plan to release misleading details to damage her political opponent and distract from her own legal controversies. This complaint follows assertions by figures like former Representative Tulsi Gabbard that the Russia examination was tainted by partisan bias benefiting Clinton. The Steele dossier, financed by Clinton&#8217;s campaign and the Democratic national Committee, led to multiple federal probes during the 2016 election. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-find-judge-to-block-more-of-trumps-election-law-order\/\" title=\"Dems Find Judge To Block More Of ...s Election Law Order\">article highlights ongoing debate<\/a> about the legitimacy and political motivations behind the Russia investigation and its impact on U.S. politics. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hillary Clinton hit with ethics complaint aimed at law license over role in Russia investigation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2197483\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A government watchdog filed an ethics complaint this week in Arkansas against former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> over concerns she helped conspire to derail President Donald Trump&rsquo;s 2016 campaign by fabricating ties between his team and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democracy Restored is seeking a &ldquo;formal review&rdquo; into Clinton from the Arkansas state bar that could strip her of her license to practice law, citing in part her campaign&rsquo;s promotion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3482784\/russiagate-definitive-timeline-how-new-intelligence-documents-fit-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steele dossier<\/a>, widely viewed as a largely discredited report that fueled the government&rsquo;s Russia-Trump investigation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3762415\/la-fire-chief-accuses-karen-bass-misinformation-campaign-wildfires\/\">Fired LA fire chief accuses Bass of &#8216;misinformation&#8217; campaign after wildfires<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3762584\/judge-says-doj-is-the-logical-party-to-release-epstein-related-files\/\">Judge says DOJ is the &#8216;logical party&#8217; to release Epstein-related files<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3762029\/trump-administration-key-decision-abrego-garcia-release\/\">Trump administration faces key decision ahead of possible Abrego Garcia release<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The organization&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >demands follow recent assessments<\/a> by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and others that the Russia-Trump investigation was severely compromised by partisan bias favoring the former secretary of state. Democracy Restored&rsquo;s complaint also pointed to the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3487023\/key-russiagate-records-still-classified-heavily-redacted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently declassified federal documents<\/a> from the Senate Judiciary Committee that it says could prove Clinton authorized a plan during her 2016 campaign against Trump designed to bring her political rival down by tying him to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Within this release, there is an annex, which suggests that Clinton approved a plan created by one of her advisers to release false information with the purpose &lsquo;to smear&rsquo; her political opponent during a presidential campaign and distract from the news surrounding her own legal accusations,&rdquo; the complaint states, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hillary-clinton-slapped-with-ethics-complaint-targeting-her-law-license-over-role-in-russiagate-scandal?intcmp=tw_fnc&amp;taid=68a6155e6a4eb3000109eaf5&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to Fox News.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stands before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Allegations that Trump was waging election interference sparked in 2016 as he campaigned against Clinton, who was then-President Barack Obama&rsquo;s secretary of state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Clinton&rsquo;s campaign team and the Democratic National Committee financed research into those allegations through the Steele dossier, according to a Federal Election Commission investigation that accused the former secretary of state of misrepresenting financial funding as legal services to obscure the spending.<\/p>\n<p>The Clinton campaign denied claims it misrepresented how it financially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3481046\/obama-legacy-trump-administration-2016-election-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">backed the Steele dossier<\/a>, although it and the DNC agreed in 2022 to settle the case by paying $113,000 to the FEC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Steele dossier sparked various federal investigations into Trump at the height of his campaign against Clinton, including investigations from John Brennan&rsquo;s CIA, James Comey&rsquo;s FBI, and Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Clinton campaign fed this information to the FBI, media, and others in Washington, D.C.,&rdquo; the Democracy Restored complaint reads. &ldquo;These unverified and false allegations became so synonymous with Hillary Clinton that Special Counsel John Durham called the intelligence the &lsquo;Clinton Plan intelligence.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3482784\/russiagate-definitive-timeline-how-new-intelligence-documents-fit-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>RUSSIAGATE DEFINITIVE TIMELINE: HOW NEW INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENTS FIT IN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gabbard has expressed concern that Clinton benefited from the Russia-Trump investigation, including when the Office of the Director of National Intelligence chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3475949\/obama-officials-hid-intel-that-cleared-trump-in-2016-declassified-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declassified documents<\/a> in July that she said provided evidence that the Obama administration&rsquo;s intelligence officials &ldquo;manufactured and politicized intelligence to lay the groundwork&rdquo; for a federal investigation into Russian ties to Trump&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Russian President Vladimir] Putin&rsquo;s principal interests relating to the 2016 election were to undermine faith in the U.S. democratic process, not show any preference of a certain candidate,&rdquo; Gabbard told reporters. &ldquo;In fact, this report shows Putin held back leaking &mdash; held back from leaking compromising material on Hillary Clinton prior to the election, instead planning to release it after the election to weaken what Moscow viewed as an inevitable Clinton presidency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hillary Clinton faces ethics complaint over Russia probe role<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2476969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hillary-clinton-russiagate-byron-column.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[44392,32624,32614],"class_list":["post-2476968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ethics-complaint","tag-hillary-clinton","tag-law-license"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hillary-clinton-russiagate-byron-column.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2476968"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2476972,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476968\/revisions\/2476972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2476969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2476968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2476968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2476968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}