Hillary Clinton faces ethics complaint targeting her law license over Russiagate

A government watchdog this week lodged an ethics complaint against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which targets her law license in Arkansas, over her ties to the Obama administration's Russiagate scandal.

Recent reporting found that high-ranking government officials during the Obama administration tried to damage President Donald Trump during and after his 2016 presidential campaign by promoting false conspiracies that would benefit Clinton.

The watchdog group, Democracy Restored, filed the complaint, which seeks a "formal review of the conduct of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Esq., a licensed attorney in the State of Arkansas, in connection with her actions during the 2016 presidential campaign," according to Fox News. 

The complaint alleged that Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign elevated "unverified" and "unvetted" information to "injure her political opponent," and that the former Democratic presidential nominee even approved a plan to smear Trump to distract from her own legal issues.

"This revelation demands an already overdue inquiry into Clinton’s fitness as a member of the Arkansas Bar," the complaint reads. 

The complaint claimed Clinton's actions in 2016 violated the "Dishonesty" and "Prejudice to the Administration of Justice" sections of the Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct.

"If there is one political scandal synonymous with the 2016 election, it is Operation Crossfire Hurricane," an unnamed Democracy Restored director told Fox News. "Former Secretary Clinton's utilization of a bunk dossier by a foreign ex-spy to harm a political opponent violates basic ethical norms as well as the Arkansas bar's own rules of conduct for attorneys.

"The Arkansas bar needs to take a serious look at former Secretary Clinton's involvement in this scandal and take appropriate action," the director added.

No criminal charges have been filed against Clinton in connection with the Russiagate scandal. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.