Hey guys! Thanks for the love on this piece - but I gotta tell you that while this is mildly interesting since this guy has been in the news the last coupla months or so and we're waiting with baited breath to see what he's going to say at some undetermined point in the future and all.

But, I'd like to point out that my much more interesting piece has a crummier title and has not been getting as much attention. I believe I've committed a minor act of journalism in it, having brought to light information which has not seen much light of day in the past decade. And I promise it's got a level of bizarre-ity and surrealness that only a story about the Clintons can have:

What Hillary Clinton has said historically about criminality and guilt

Pagliano's About To Take the 5th Again?!

So-sez Politico:

Judge demands to see Clinton aide’s immunity deal

Hat tip to katchen for pointing out what should be made more clear - this is about testifying in a case filed by Judicial Watch:

"Counsel for Mr. Pagliano shall file a Memorandum of Law addressing the legal authority upon which Mr. Pagliano relies to assert his Fifth Amendment rights in this civil proceeding, including requisite details pertaining to the scope of Mr. Pagliano's reported immunity agreement with the Government," the judge wrote.

The new battle over Pagliano's immunity agreement and its potential public disclosure is an unhelpful development for Clinton's presidential campaign. A flurry of discussion over the details of the deal now seems imminent, along with implications that someone involved may have committed a crime, although no one has been charged.

Pagliano also took the fifth before the Bengazi committee, and initially refused to speak with the FBI:

the information technology specialist eventually spoke with the FBI after reaching an agreement that his statements would not be used against him, press reports said.

yadda, yadda, yadda - deal doesn't entirely preclude prosecution...

It's unclear what criminal liability Pagliano's attorneys are concerned about, but he was on the State Department's payroll and being paid privately by Clinton at the same time. The payments from Clinton made after he began working at State were not included in his personal financial disclosure, investigators say.

Transparency in action - nothing to see here, folks!