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White House response:
The White House, legitimately seeking to avoid a divisive primary, asked President Clinton to see if Sestak was serious about running. The White House wanted to try and offer Sestak an uncompensated advisory board position that would allow him to retain his House seat and use his years of public service to benefit himself and the country. But when Clinton reported back that Sestak was serious about running for Senate, the White House did not offer him any position. Sestak would not have been compensated for the position.
Sestak "confirms":
Last summer, I received a phone call from President Clinton. During the course of the conversation, he expressed concern over my prospects if I were to enter the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and the value of having me stay in the House of Representatives because of my military background. He said that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel had spoken with him about my being on a Presidential Board while remaining in the House of Representatives. I said no. I told President Clinton that my only consideration in getting into the Senate race or not was whether it was the right thing to do for Pennsylvania working families and not any offer. The former President said he knew I'd say that, and the conversation moved on to other subjects...
Problem? An uncompensated advisory board position is not a new federal JOB, which is what he claimed he was offered. It is an additional responsibility to his already existing job in the House of Representatives.
White House response:
The White House, legitimately seeking to avoid a divisive primary, asked President Clinton to see if Sestak was serious about running. The White House wanted to try and offer Sestak an uncompensated advisory board position that would allow him to retain his House seat and use his years of public service to benefit himself and the country. But when Clinton reported back that Sestak was serious about running for Senate, the White House did not offer him any position. Sestak would not have been compensated for the position.
Sestak "confirms":
Last summer, I received a phone call from President Clinton. During the course of the conversation, he expressed concern over my prospects if I were to enter the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and the value of having me stay in the House of Representatives because of my military background. He said that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel had spoken with him about my being on a Presidential Board while remaining in the House of Representatives. I said no. I told President Clinton that my only consideration in getting into the Senate race or not was whether it was the right thing to do for Pennsylvania working families and not any offer. The former President said he knew I'd say that, and the conversation moved on to other subjects...
Problem? An uncompensated advisory board position is not a new federal JOB, which is what he claimed he was offered. It is an additional responsibility to his already existing job in the House of Representatives.
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