Ex-Clinton Aide Fears Prosecution Over E-Mail Testimony
- Bryan Pagliano maintained Clinton’s private e-mail server
- Clinton’s tech aide tells court why he won’t testify
Bryan Pagliano, a former U.S. State Department employee, center, walks through the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center after leaving a House Benghazi Committee closed interview on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 10, 2015.
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/BloombergLawyers for Bryan Pagliano, the former Hillary Clinton aide responsible for maintaining her private e-mail system, said their client has limited immunity in a Justice Department probe into her use of the system and a reasonable fear of prosecution if he testifies in a separate civil case.
The revelation came in a court filing Tuesday, explaining why Pagliano is asserting his constitutional right to not answer questions in a lawsuit filed by a conservative watchdog group seeking information about the presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee’s use of private e-mail while secretary of state.