Joe Biden had son Hunter to be a constant supply of scandal and embarrassment while in the White House. Another Democrat President, Jimmy Carter, had his brother Billy, of “Billy Beer” fame, in that role.
Now it turns out that yet another prominent Democrat, who also wanted to be president and ran twice, had a sibling issue.
This is Hillary Clinton, whose late brother, Anthony “Tony” Rodham, was the subject of a 1996 FBI investigation.
An investigatory report from government watchdog Judicial Watch has revealed it has gotten 77 pages of heavily redacted FBI records under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
They reveal that “Anthony ‘Tony’ Rodham, the late brother of Hillary Clinton, was the subject of a 1996 FBI investigation involving allegations of potential wire and mail fraud connected to a proposed Romanian vehicle importation venture.”
In fact, the documents show, “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 …”
The inquiry dates back to 2019 when the FBI admitted it had more than 13,000 pages of records regarding investigative reports on Rodham.
“After years of delays, in May 2025, the FBI again acknowledged possession of responsive records and asked if there was still interest. Judicial Watch acknowledged its continued interest in having the request processed without modification of its scope. Having received no further response from the FBI, Judicial Watch filed suit,” the watchdog said.
The details included a planned scheme to import vehicles from Romania.
There was discussion of the ARO 24 starting “this spring” “at a base price of $9,828, including air conditioning and a driver’s-side air bag. It will also sell the ARO 10, a smaller, two-door vehicle, starting at $7,995.”
The documents show that there may have been suspicions of wire fraud although details were not available.
The report said it appeared that East European Imports Inc. may have claimed to have had access to the vehicles.
“Questions have now arisen as to whether, in fact, EEI ever had a legitimate contract with the Romanian government, and/or with the Rumanian manufacturer or exporter of the ARO, to import these vehicles to the U.S. 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 documents revealed.
However, EEI never imported any ARO vehicles from Romania, the report said.
“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,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
