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Overall though, Dallek praised the book, opining that "Blumenthal's sprawling 800-page memoir of his four years as a presidential assistant" was a "welcome addition to the literature on Bill Clinton's tumultuous second term." Dallek also wrote that "Blumenthal brings a reporter's keen eye for telling
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s Kurtz wrote. Kelly himself explained to the newspaper: "I did not trust . I felt his relationship . . . with the president and first lady was such that I was not sure I wanted him around the office as I was working on stories. He was serving two masters, and I was not comfortable with that. . . .
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During the 2008 presidential primaries, Blumenthal, then informally working for Hillary Clinton, promulgated rumors and encouraged news organizations to investigate conspiracy theories that Barack Obama was born in Kenya, not the United States, and thus was not constitutionally eligible to serve as
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Blumenthal's name came up numerous times during the October 22, 2015 full committee public questioning of Hillary Clinton regarding the Benghazi incident, as one of the alleged sources of Clinton's intelligence. During this hearing Democratic members asked that Blumenthal's deposition transcript be
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wrote that Blumenthal's book was partly "an exercise in score settling" against his "tormentors." Moreover, Dallek wrote, "The book is also an exercise in something all too familiar to inside-the-White-House memoirs -- an exaggerated picture of the participant's importance. Comparing himself to the
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Mrs. Clinton, who was secretary of state at the time, took Mr. Blumenthal's advice seriously, forwarding his memos to senior diplomatic officials in Libya and Washington and at times asking them to respond. Mrs. Clinton continued to pass around his memos even after other senior diplomats concluded
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Journalist and former Clinton aide Cody Shearer had created a so-called second dossier that was filled with notes from his conversations with journalists and other sources. Shearer gave these notes to Blumenthal and several other journalists. Blumenthal passed on the notes to Jonathan Winer at the
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wrote: "Beyond his intention to set the record straight on controversies that plagued the Clinton presidency, Mr. Blumenthal has a more personal agenda. Barely mentioning others close to the Clintons, and illustrating this memoir with smiling, convivial photographs of himself in their company ...
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from 2009 until 2013 and then served as a consultant for the foundation from 2013 until 2015, earning for him about $ 10,000 per month, or more than a half-million dollars total. Blumenthal's foundation job, which "focused" on burnishing "the legacy of Clinton's presidency" was viewed by some
940:, "Emanuel talked with Mrs. Clinton ... and explained that bringing Mr. Blumenthal on board was a no-go. The bad blood among his colleagues was too deep, and the last thing the administration needed, he concluded, was dissension and drama in the ranks. In short, Mr. Blumenthal was out." 636:, the court refused to dismiss Blumenthal's case for lack of personal jurisdiction. Drudge publicly apologized to the Blumenthals, and Blumenthal dropped his lawsuit and reached a settlement involving a nominal payment to Drudge over Blumenthal having missed a deposition. In his book 320:, where Blumenthal worked in the 1980s, he placed a porous membrane between his political views and his writing. It is the sort of partisan, if also intellectual, engagement that makes mainstream journalists, even those of liberal politics, deeply uncomfortable." 963:
The information that Blumenthal distributed to journalists and political operatives often paralleled conspiracy theories about Obama espoused by conservative activists and conspiracy theorists, often based on scant evidence or unsubstantiated rumors.
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During much of the same time he was consulting for the foundation, Blumenthal also wrote for numerous magazines and online publications, sometimes about both of the Clintons, without disclosing his financial relationship with the foundation.
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political advice. Several journalists claimed that offering political advice to Clinton crossed a line as a journalist. Blumenthal also attempted to dissuade journalists and reporters from writing negative pieces about the
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I had reason to believe that he wanted a job with the White House." According to Kelly, "He took a column that had a well-deserved reputation and turned it into a vehicle for the Clintons and for denouncing their enemies."
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for his affair with Monica Lewinsky, Blumenthal was alleged to have spread false rumors to reporters including saying that a deputy to Starr had sexually abused boys at a Christian camp and that Lewinsky was a stalker.
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from August 1997 until January 2001. His roles included advising the President on communications and public policy and serving as liaison between the White House and former colleagues in the Washington press corps.
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that he never said any such thing. This resulted in a hostile exchange of words between the two men and allegations by congressional Republicans that Blumental lied under oath. Following the publication of
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Antichrist in the eyes of the Christian right, Blumenthal 'wondered which of my traits had invited this invective." Holding center stage, as his massive volume attests, might be one answer."
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In 2011 and 2012, Hillary Rodham Clinton received at least 25 such memos about Libya from Sidney Blumenthal, a friend and confidant who at the time was employed by the Clinton Foundation.
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means to solidify Mr. Blumenthal's place in history. He wrote memos and speeches (included here for the reader to enjoy). He gave valued advice. He came up with the slogan
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in which Hitchens swore under oath that Blumenthal had described Monica Lewinsky as a stalker. Hitchens' allegations contradicted Blumenthal's own sworn deposition during
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to testify relating to what Clinton had told both Blumenthal and his senior staff in regard to Monica Lewinsky. The leadership of the Republican majority in the
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even filed a motion to investigate possible perjury by Blumenthal. However, Hitchens promised to withdraw his affidavit and nothing came of the matter.
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and mother Protestant Christian . He became involved in politics at age 12 as a courier for a local Democratic Party election precinct captain. Hearing
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detail and a columnist's talent for considered analysis and unmistakable opinion to his reconstruction of what he calls the Clinton wars."
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Blumenthal lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Jacqueline (née Jordan). The couple married in 1976, and have two sons, journalists
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writer, made allegations claiming Blumenthal tried to sabotage his story about the Travelgate affair. Boyer says he was later told by
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as a "senior advisor" in November 2007. While on a trip to advise Clinton on her presidential campaign, Blumenthal was arrested for
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assignments dwindled," Kurtz wrote, and Blumenthal not long after officially went to work for the Clinton White House.
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At the end of his life when Hitchens was dying of cancer, Blumenthal wrote to Hitchens in a letter that, according to
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to falsely attest that it was Lewinsky who initially pursued Clinton, not vice versa. The Senate acquitted Clinton of
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would run in the Republican presidential primaries, a prospect that terrified the Clinton re-election campaign,"
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made public so that comments regarding his involvement could be placed in context. The motion was defeated by a
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submitted an affidavit that contradicted Blumenthal's testimony in which he stated that he never referred to
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journalists who eschewed objectivity in favor of taking sides. He blamed journalistic detachment for
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as a stalker. Lawmakers called on the Department of Justice to prosecute Blumenthal for perjury.
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Blumenthal in May 2015. Blumenthal gave testimony in a closed-door session the following month.
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before joining the Clinton Administration in the summer of 1997. Not too long into the job at
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Over time, Blumenthal was viewed as a new type of journalist who eroded the divide between
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Blumenthal gained a reputation for attacking those whom he considered to be enemies of the
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Sidney Blumenthal's Benghazi Testimony Focuses More on Domestic Politics Than the Attack
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during a campaign rally he attended prompted him to begin reading that paper regularly.
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Blumenthal sends a clear message to his administration colleagues: Mom liked me best."
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Clinton Confidant Blumenthal to Be Deposed on Benghazi; Senate Looks to Wrap Up NDAA
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He later became a central figure in the grand jury investigation that ended in the
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Blumenthal also later served as a consultant to the left-leaning watchdog group
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for Best Documentary of 2007. He also was an associate producer of the 2002 film
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has characterized Blumenthal as "the most pro-Clinton writer on the planet." For
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colleagues whom he believed were writing too critically of the Clintons.
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In 1995, when Blumenthal was named the chief Washington correspondent for
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and his administration for its use of torture, for revealing the identity
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In 1983, Blumenthal became the chief national political correspondent for
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Exclusive: House Benghazi Panel Subpoenas Former Clinton White House Aide
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case and Lewinsky for impeachment proceedings to begin in December 1998.
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In 1997, Blumenthal filed a $ 30 million libel lawsuit against blogger
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Reporting from Washington - The History of the Washington Press Corps
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Herb, Jeremy; Borger, Gloria; Gaouette, Nicole (February 7, 2018).
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Editor Tina Brown, accuses Blumenthal of journalistic corruption".
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In 1993, Blumenthal became the chief Washington correspondent for
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Blumenthal's relationship with Hitchens deteriorated during the
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impeached Clinton on December 19, the matter then passed to the
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Ritchie, Donald A. (February 2, 2005). "Anyone With a Modem".
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Connection to Christopher Steele and the second Steele Dossier
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wrote that Blumenthal's pieces as Washington correspondent of
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to Claire (née Stone) and Hyman V. Blumenthal. His father was
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According to a profile of Blumenthal which later appeared in
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in October and said it came from a friend of the Clintons.
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Confessore, Nicholas; Schmidt, Michael S. (May 18, 2015).
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When Blumenthal was a journalist he would sometimes offer
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that Mr. Blumenthal's assessments were often unreliable.
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Pledging Allegiance: The Last Campaign of the Cold War
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Senior advisors to the president of the United States
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website, and Paul Blumenthal, a political writer for
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Geraldine Baum wrote in the 2602: 2600: 696:After the Clinton presidency, Blumenthal's book, 483:Over time, Blumenthal was eased out of his job: " 371:After graduation, Blumenthal began his career in 3049: 2652: 1378: 1003:United States House Select Committee on Benghazi 569:During the investigation by independent counsel 259:Blumenthal has written for publications such as 1148: 957:– threatened to quit if Blumenthal was hired." 492: 2597: 1947: 1945: 1912: 1910: 849:Blumenthal was a political consultant for the 811:How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime 691: 581:felt enough evidence existed in regard to the 539:Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State 2777: 2394:"Sidney Blumenthal: The torture battle royal" 2296: 2149: 1889:"Postscript: Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011" 1635:"Who Is Clinton Confidant Sidney Blumenthal?" 1129:"In 1995, Mr. Blumenthal told reporters that 256:. Subsequent volumes were planned for later. 2548:"Did Sid Blumenthal really push birtherism?" 1165:A former Washington, D.C., bureau chief for 564: 2111: 2109: 1942: 1907: 1878:, July/August 2003. Retrieved May 21, 2015. 1613: 972:Blumenthal was a full-time employee of the 700:, was published in 2003. In her review for 60:August 19, 1997 â€“ January 20, 2001 2784: 2770: 2035:"Sidney Blumenthal Joins Hillary Campaign" 1575: 1573: 1571: 1569: 1567: 1565: 1563: 1561: 1559: 1502: 1475: 1432: 1405: 1282: 1280: 1278: 1276: 1274: 1272: 1270: 1268: 1266: 990:During the 2011 uprising in Libya against 967: 901:2008 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign 544: 404: 375:as a journalist for the underground paper 228:. As a journalist, Blumenthal wrote about 31: 2868:House impeachment process against Clinton 2445:agencies, Staff and (September 2, 2005). 1466:; March 22, 2007. 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Under subpoena, Hitchens submitted an 496: 448:reassigning him to its "Style" section. 2032: 1609: 1607: 1605: 1603: 1601: 1579: 1556: 1433:Blumenthal, Sidney (January 23, 2007). 1263: 1049:, who had a previous relationship with 816: 615: 438:1984 Democratic presidential nomination 291:website and is a regular columnist for 3050: 2191: 1991: 1751:"The Senate Acquits President Clinton" 1632: 1616:"A Clinton Warrior Relishes the Fight" 1359:Pengelly, Martin (September 8, 2019). 1286: 1175:Alleged breaches of journalistic norms 922:intended to hire Blumenthal. However, 914:After her January 2009 appointment as 841:from August 2003 until November 2007. 835:. He also was a regular columnist for 644:Relationship with Christopher Hitchens 594:United States House of Representatives 2852:White House travel office controversy 2765: 2623: 2084: 2075: 2053: 1981:from the original on August 18, 2016. 1969:Sullivan, Andrew (January 25, 2002). 1836: 1645: 1406:Blumenthal, Sidney (March 22, 2007). 1305: 1109:Rumors allegedly spread by Blumenthal 1073:as a CIA source, and its response to 803:The Rise of the Counter-Establishment 287:. He is a regular contributor to the 242:The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln 2447:"Bush under fire over hurricane aid" 2297:Mathis-Lilley, Ben (June 28, 2016). 2169:Schmidt, Michael S. (May 18, 2015). 2033:Berezin, Jacob (November 19, 2007). 1598: 1324: 501:Blumenthal (right) briefs President 366: 359:in 1969. 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