Podesta, Palmieri Wyss links could be a problem for Hillary Clinton in 2016

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White House Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri has served two Democrats in the Oval Office — President Obama and President Clinton — and reportedly hopes to work for a third, but that prospect could pose a big ethics problem for Hillary Clinton.

That problem is Hansjorg Wyss, a controversial financial benefactor of John Podesta who reportedly will leave his position as senior counselor to Obama in order to manage Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Podesta would be an obvious candidate for White House chief of staff in a Hillary Clinton presidency. Palmieri is reportedly slated to be communications director for the campaign.

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