the Presidential pardon of businessman Glenn Braswell who had been convicted of fraud, and the sentence commutation of drug trafficker Carlos Vignali. While legal experts said that Rodham may well not have done anything wrong, the appearance of possible impropriety certainly existed. Moreover, coming while the Bill Clinton pardons controversy was already in full force, this was a further embarrassment for the former administration and even got the attention of the Congressional House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Hillary Clinton, now a newly-sworn-in Senator, said, "He's my brother. I love my brother ... I'm just extremely disappointed in this terrible misjudgment that he made ... I knew nothing about my brother's involvement in these pardons. I knew nothing about his taking money for his involvement." Both Clintons pressured Rodham to return the $400,000, which he promptly did. During this time, Rodham additionally collected media criticism for being overweight and a poor dresser. By 2001 he was working in the law firm of Rodham & Fine in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Subsequently, Rodham stayed out of the public eye. When his sister's 2008 presidential campaign came to the family summer home of Scranton, Pennsylvania, for the state primary, he hosted a reception for campaign workers. By the mid-2010s, he was still working at Rodham & Fine. During the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016, he and Tony appeared with her at a rally in Scranton in April 2016. But generally he kept a low profile during the campaign and declined to speak to the press. References External links 1950 births American people of Dutch descent American people of English descent American people of French-Canadian descent American people of Scottish descent American people of Welsh descent Florida Democrats Florida lawyers Hillary Clinton Living people Penn State Nittany Lions football players Pennsylvania State University College of Health and Human Development alumni People from Coral Gables, Florida People from Park Ridge, Illinois Public defenders Rodham family University of Arkansas alumni