Filegate
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Filegate is a White House scandal in June of 1996. Craig Livingstone, head of White House Security in the White House improperly requested, and received from the FBI, personnel files without asking permission of the subject individuals. Estimates range from 350 to 900 unauthorized file disclosures. The incident caused a firestorm of criticism because many of the files covered White House employees from previous Republican administrations.
Livingstone, who had the highest security clearances in the U.S. government, previously had been a bouncer at a Washington D.C. night club prior to receiving the position as head of White House security. DNC operative Anthony Marceca received access to the files and downloaded them onto his private laptop computer.
In March 2000, Independent Counsel Robert Ray determined that there was no credible evidence of any criminal activity. Ray's report further stated "there was no substantial and credible evidence that any senior White House official, or first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, was involved" in seeking the files.
