On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 23:37:24 -0400, M.I.Wakefield says...
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You think Russians gave money to the Clinton Foundation, to help Haiti?
No, it was to "help" the Clintons, any way they could. ;-)
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For well over a year now, the progressive left in the Democratic Party
have tried hard to sell the idea that, a) Russia meddled in our election,
and, b) that it was to the detriment of Hillary Clinton. After nearly a
year and a half of investigating, neither appears true. What is true, and
now documented, is that Hillary Clinton and her family foundation both
benefited handsomely from Russian corruption.
Citing federal officials and government documents, The Hill details the
Russians' nuclear-industry corruption here in the U.S., citing extensive
evidence that "Russian nuclear industry officials were engaged in bribery,
kickbacks, extortion and money laundering designed to grow Vladimir
Putin's atomic energy business" in the U.S.
But that's just the beginning. Based on both an eyewitness account and
documents, The Hill report goes on to say that federal agents found
evidence "indicating Russian nuclear officials had routed millions of
dollars to the U.S. designed to benefit former President Bill Clinton's
charitable foundation during the time Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
served on a government body that provided a favorable decision to Moscow."
Isn't that called bribery?
Strangely, the Department of Justice first discovered the Russian
racketeering scheme and the links to Clinton in 2009. But it failed to
bring charges, and dragged its investigation out for four years with no
substantive action.
Meanwhile, in October of 2010, the State Department and the inter-agency
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) curiously -
and unanimously - approved the sale of part of Uranium One, a Canadian-
based company with uranium interests in the U.S., to Rosatom, a Russian
state holding company.
Why is this significant? That sale gave Russia, a potential nuclear foe,
defacto control over 20% of the U.S.' uranium supply. Let that sink in for
a minute.
Then there's this: The CFIUS that approved the Rosatom deal had two key
members: Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who in a clear conflict
of interest materially benefited from the deal, and Attorney General Eric
Holder, the man responsible for slow-walking the investigation into
Russian nuclear racketeering.
So the Obama administration knew of the Russian racketeering, extortion,
money laundering, and the rest, as Vladimir Putin's minions elbowed their
way into the U.S. nuclear market. The Obama administration did nothing.
The administration knew, too, that Hillary was selling access and
influence in the State Department via donations to the family charity.
But, again, it did nothing.
And these donations weren't just peanuts.
The Clintons and their foundation raked in a cool $145 million in
donations and "speaking fees" just from Uranium One- and Rosatom-
affiliated donors while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was supposedly
keeping all Clinton Foundation business at "arm's-length." As we reported
in July, Clinton official emails show extensive connections between
Hillary, the Clinton Foundation and donors during her time as secretary of
state, a kind of criminal conga-line of people asking for favors from
Hillary and donating to the foundation.
Peter Schwiezer, the author of "Clinton Cash," questioned this
"spontaneous outbreak of philanthropy among eight shareholders in Uranium
One" who "decide now would be a great time to donate tens of millions of
dollars to the Clinton Foundation."
Nor was this just a Russian thing. It was a much-broader pay-for-play
scheme by Hillary Clinton. Consider this: Of the 154 private interests
that were given official access to Hillary Clinton during her tenure at
the State Department, at least 85 donated to the Clinton Foundation or a
program affiliated with it. The secretary of state's office in Foggy
Bottom might as well have had "For Sale" painted on it.
That the Clintons and their eponymous foundation got away with their
corrupt arrangement for so many years without interference or censure
speaks to a deep political corruption in the Obama administration. It's
strange that an investigation continues into the inconsequential ties
between the Donald Trump campaign and Russian officials, while solid
evidence of bribery of the Clinton family by the Russians and many others
is completely ignored.