Hillary Clinton deleted 33,000 emails, wiped her server with BleachBit, and James Comey let her walk.
Her brother Tony Rodham was running his own scheme – and the FBI buried that one too.
Judicial Watch just pried loose 77 pages the bureau spent 30 years hoping no one would ask for.
How Tony Rodham Ran a Wire Fraud Scheme While Hillary Clinton Was in the White House
In the summer of 1996 – the same summer Bill Clinton was running for reelection – Hillary Clinton's brother Tony Rodham was working a scheme out of Coral Gables, Florida.
East European Imports, Inc. claimed exclusive rights to sell Romanian ARO four-wheel-drive trucks in America and solicited auto dealers across the country for deposits exceeding $30,000 each for exclusive franchises and parts packages, with the balance due once vehicles were accepted.
Not a single ARO vehicle was ever imported.
The FBI's Miami Field Office opened case number 196D-MM-79121 – the 196 designation is reserved exclusively for wire fraud – and the investigation immediately hit a wall.
The investigation didn't stall for lack of evidence – it stalled because a name in the file made the whole thing politically radioactive.
What the FBI Wrote About the Tony Rodham Investigation in 1996
The agency's own records are unambiguous.
"The investigation has assumed sensitive political aspects because it has been determined that ANTHONY 'TONY' RODHAM, a brother of HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, may have played a role in securing the alleged ARO importation rights on behalf of EEI."
The federal government documented in black and white that a fraud probe became politically complicated the moment investigators confirmed the suspect was the First Lady's brother.
FBI records place Rodham inside Romania, meeting with government officials there to sell the venture as credible.
The FBI documented that Rodham received direct warnings his partners had submitted doctored financial statements to Romanian officials to inflate their credibility.
He kept promoting EEI to the Romanian government anyway.
And it wasn't even the first time this group ran the play – the same principals had executed a nearly identical vehicle import scheme between 1986 and 1987 under the name Roman Motors Corporation.
They knew exactly what they were doing.
How Judicial Watch Forced the FBI to Release 30 Years of Hidden Clinton Records
Judicial Watch first filed for these records in June 2019 – three days after Tony Rodham died – reasoning that his death should have removed any remaining justification for withholding them.
By August 2019, the FBI acknowledged holding over 13,000 pages of responsive records, along with audio and video files.
Then came six years of stonewalling.
In May 2025, the bureau resurfaced to ask Judicial Watch whether they were "still interested."
Judicial Watch filed suit in December 2025. The 77 heavily redacted pages released represent a fraction of what the bureau still holds.
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton was direct about what this means: "After more than two decades of delay, these FBI records reveal a criminal investigation involving Hillary Clinton's brother and raise serious questions about what remains hidden in the government's files not only about Hillary's brother but Hillary Clinton herself."
Tony Rodham and the Clinton Corruption Playbook That Ran for Three Decades
The Romanian car scam wasn't a one-off lapse in judgment.
Tony Rodham spent decades selling access to the Clinton name across multiple continents.
In post-earthquake Haiti, Rodham pursued a $22 million housing contract while Bill Clinton co-chaired the disaster recovery commission.
A Tennessee couple convicted of bank fraud paid him years of consulting fees before he lobbied Bill Clinton directly for their presidential pardons – which were granted over the Justice Department's explicit objections.
Through GreenTech Automotive alongside former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, Rodham raised at least $46 million from investors while Hillary Clinton ran the State Department; the company filed for bankruptcy in 2018.
Chinese investor conferences, Haiti gold mining advisory boards, foreign government introductions – Rodham monetized the Clinton name on every continent that would take his calls.
Rodham described himself to associates as a "facilitator."
That's one word for it.
As Sen. Chuck Grassley stated when reviewing a separate set of buried Clinton-era files: "For too long, our Justice Department has chosen winners and losers instead of enforcing the law without regard to power, party or privilege."
The FBI has 13,000 pages on Tony Rodham – and sat on them for six years after a watchdog came asking for them the week the man died.
The Clinton protection racket ran inside the FBI for 30 years. Kash Patel has the files to prove it – and no excuse left not to release them.
Sources:
- Tom Fitton, "FBI Records Reveal Criminal Fraud Investigation of Hillary Clinton's Late Brother Tony Rodham," Judicial Watch, June 26, 2026.
- Jim Hoft, "New Heavily Redacted FBI Records Obtained by Judicial Watch Reveal Hillary's Late Brother Tony Rodham Was Under Federal Investigation for Wire and Mail Fraud While Hillary Clinton was First Lady," The Gateway Pundit, July 13, 2026.
- "Judicial Watch Sues Justice Department for FBI Records on Hillary Clinton's Brother, Tony Rodham," Judicial Watch, December 8, 2025.
- Margot Cleveland, "New FBI Clinton Doc Reinforces Deep State's Asymmetric Justice," The Federalist, April 27, 2026.