Blurred lines? Looks like Clinton Foundation exec and Huma were up to some 'shady' stuff

Sarah D. | 4:40 PM on September 01, 2016

oops must've overlooked that one in spring cleaning

— Cate 7 (@catiecate7) September 1, 2016

This seems … problematic. But listen and judge for yourself:

Breaking: Email from 2009 shows top Clinton Foundation exec ask Abedin to get him & colleagues diplomatic passports. pic.twitter.com/hSEc1AqNjq

— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 1, 2016

Here’s more from Judicial Watch:

The Band request was for a special diplomatic passport for himself and his associates – an unidentified “JD” and apparently Justin Cooper, formerly a key member of Bill Clinton’s personal office and the Clinton Foundation who has been linked to registration documents for and the shutting down of the email server at the center of Mrs. Clinton’s State Department emails controversy.

The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations strictly limits the granting of diplomatic passports to members of the Foreign Service, their family members, or those working on U.S. government contracts. According to 22 CFR 51.3:

A diplomatic passport is issued to a Foreign Service officer or to a person having diplomatic status or comparable status because he or she is traveling abroad to carry out diplomatic duties on behalf of the U.S. Government. When authorized by the Department, spouses and family members of such persons may be issued diplomatic passports. When authorized by the Department, a diplomatic passport may be issued to a U.S. Government contractor if the contractor meets the eligibility requirements for a diplomatic passport and the diplomatic passport is necessary to complete his or her mission.

Was Band asking Abedin for diplomatic passports because he actually had reason to believe his request would be granted? If so, that can’t possibly be kosher, can it?