Posted on 08/09/2016 8:10:00 AM PDT by Liz
Republicans have opened a new front in the sprawling legal war over the release of State Department emails: a battle to open up thousands of pages of schedules for former President Bill Clinton.But the clock is ticking down on the GOP's hopes to use the trove of details on Clinton's post-presidency against his wife before Nov.
The records turned up recently in response to a broad-ranging Republican RNC FOIA lawsuit for all emails between various aides to Hillary Clinton during her four-year tenure as secretary of state and certain private Web domains used by the Clintons, the Clinton Foundation and related organizations.
State turned over 14 pages of heavily redacted Bill Clinton schedules to the RNC in June amid a smattering of other records. Just about the only substantive information left in the daily calendars for the former president were weather forecasts for the Clintons' home in Chappaqua, New York.
Last week, the State Department acknowledged that the 14 pages are only the tip of the iceberg: an estimated 5,400 pages of Bill Clinton schedules are due to be processed for release to the GOP — more than half the records covered by the suit. A spokesman for the former president declined to comment on the unfolding legal dispute over the release of his schedules. State revealed the existence of the large collection of Bill Clinton schedules after the RNC made an unusual legal move last month, asking a federal judge to declare that the former president's schedules should be released in their entirety because the former president worked closely with State officials and his post-presidency office is funded with taxpayer dollars. The GOP also pointed to the ethical controversy over the Clinton Foundation soliciting donations abroad while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state.
"The record ... reflects that State Department officials and Clinton Foundation officials worked essentially hand in glove, coordinating President Clinton’s schedule and whom he would speak with, as well as talking points and even briefings with regard to political ramifications of certain meetings or events," wrote Jason Torchinsky, an attorney for the RNC. "The electronic calendar records at issue here merely are a function of, and inextricably intertwined with, that coordinated effort with the federal agency officials." The RNC suit is one of dozens trying to pry records out of State before the election. In order to try to manage the burden on the strained agency, judges have limited the volume of records the agency is required to process in specific cases, In the suit in which the Bill Clinton schedules are now in dispute, State is obliged to process only 500 pages per month. The agency usually also has discretion over what order the records are processed in, something that could slow release of the schedules even further.
However, the ex-president's schedules are also popping up in responses to the dozens of other pending suits and FOIA requests. In fact, about 1,000 pages of the heavily redacted Bill Clinton schedules showed up at POLITICO's offices Monday, apparently in response to a more-than-six-year-old request for information on ethics approvals for the former president's speeches.Notes on those copies of the schedules say they were processed for release to the conservative group Judicial Watch, which filed suit in 2013, seeking State records related to former President Clinton.Notations on the few schedules turned over to the RNC show they were redacted almost entirely on privacy grounds. Small sections were deleted for law enforcement reasons, perhaps relating to Secret Service arrangements.---SNIP---
Based on the email distribution lists, Bill Clinton's schedules appear to have circulated regularly to dozens of people. A handful of them were State Department officials, including Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills, Deputy Chief of Staff Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton scheduler Lona Valmoro, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Communications Philippe Reines and Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro.
The GOP FOIA request, submitted last December by RNC Director of Investigations Scott Parker, seeks all emails exchanged between 14 senior State Department officials and 12 outside Web domains associated with the Clintons, the Clinton Foundation and a consulting firm with close ties to the Clintons, Teneo Holdings.
Why? He's a private citizen with no governmental duties whatsoever.
Read the article......(1) he’s subsidized by taxpayers....AND....(2) his activities interacted w/ the State Dept.
The Clintons have done a masterful job of influence peddling shakedown of nearly every business and government on earth.
It’s obvious the Chicago Mob is setting up a similar gravy train for their post-WH life.
Which is it, the Republicans are trying to beat Trump or now they are trying to defeat Hillary? Media needs to get its story straight.
Fishing Expedition. /S
Insignificant coincidences. /S
B T T T
Hmmm... a lot of stuff to ponder
If we don’t know what he did do, we can post what he may have done. Seems like a good twitter hash #BillMayHaveMet or a series of ads.
#BillMayHaveMet with the Saudis to accept a bribe for Hillary’s decision on arms sales.
#BillMayHaveMet with a 12 yo to receive a Lewinsky.
The Clintons are obviously covering (illegal?) things up. And just about nothing in unbelievable. If anyone complains about all of the “unfair” attacks, remind them that President Hillary will bring 4 more years of attacks.
Kill them both like the Rosenbergs.
The Clintons romped over Haiti looking to scavenge money for themselves and their cronies. Then-Secy of State Hillary poured Billions of your tax dollars into earthquake-ravaged Haiti. But these tidbits tell a huge other story.
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Bill Clinton and his best buddy, gold mining mogul, Frank Giustra,
cameras snapping, made a big show of Clinton/Giustra do-goodism in
earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
Bill and Canadian gold mining tycoon Frank Giustra in Haiti June 2014,
to launch the "Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership" Acceso Peanut
Enterprise Corp. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images)
REALITY CHECK Then-Secy Hillary supposedly gave Haiti $3.1 billion tax dollars for Earthquake Relief.
But Haitian-American protesters claim that American aid to Haiti was a cover-for foreign governments to funnel kickbacks of hundreds of millions of dollars to The Clinton Foundation.
For example, gold mining expert Giustra "gave" the Foundation $100 million....after Bill helped him make billions off uranium deals. Hillary's brother mysteriously got a rare gold mining license in Haiti (now on hold due to controversy).
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Hillary and Frank Giustra, left.
Hes a gold mining mogul......he facilitated the takeover of US uranium assets.... this billionaire received your tax dollars from Hillary's State Dept.
Canadian mining magnate Frank Giustra is one of the Clinton Foundation’s largest donors. Giustra's $100 million contributions go directly:
<><> (1) to the tax-exempt Clinton Foundation, and,
<><> (2) to the Canada-based "Clinton-Giustra Enterprise Partnership."
The "Clinton-Giustra Enterprise Partnership" in turn sends money to the Clinton Foundation......(according to Canadian tax records researched by "Clinton Cash" author Schweizer).
cont
Nice find.
DATA Sources: Clinton Foundation, CGEP (Canada);
Canadian tax records; compiled by Alberto Cuadra and
Rosalind Helderman May 3 at 8:11 PM
ARTICLE LINK http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/wealthy-canadian-helps-fund-the-clinton-foundation/2015/05/03/f855ea22-f1ea-11e4-90bc-afe06f530791_graphic.html
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The NY Times reported the "Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership" collected about $33 million US tax dollars from Hillary's State Dept between 2008 and 2013.....$25 million of which was passed back across the border to the US-based Clinton Foundation.
Giustra then pledged $100 million to the Foundation after Clinton helped him clinch the mega-bucks uranium deal.
ITEM---millions of dollars and 1,100 donors are shrouded in mystery in the Canadian Giustra/Clinton operation. The Clinton Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with the Obama White House agreeing to reveal its contributors every year. The agreement stipulates that the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative (as the charity was then-known) is part of the Clinton Foundation and must follow the same protocols.
SURPRISE: It hasnt.
Caught w/ his pants down, Giustra/s backtracking like crazy---saying Canadas federal privacy law forbids the Canadian-registered Clinton charity, from revealing its donors.
A memo he provided news organs cites fiduciary obligations to its contributors and Canada’s Personal Information Privacy and Electronic Disclosure Act. “We are not allowed to disclose even to the Clinton Foundation the names of our donors,” Giustra says.
However, Canadian tax and privacy law experts were dubious of the Clinton/Giustra claims. A former director knowledgeable about tax policy at Canada's Department of Finance, said he wasnt aware of any tax laws that would prevent the Clinton charity from releasing its donor names. " There's nothing that would preclude them from releasing donor names. It's entirely up to them."
Got any guesses......ihat are the Clintons hiding?
No doubt it’s financial graft and corruption.
They’ve staged the biggest non-mafia financial shakedown in world history.
Excellent assessment.
Nice take.
Insignificant coincidences. /S
Don't forget: Ongoing Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy (to uncover the Clintons' ongoing Sell America Down the Tubes Conspiracies)....
If we aren't donating to Trump and taking time to Donate to FR while we're at it, we are part of the problem....
Honest ta God...anymore of that "Clinton Family Solidarity" and I'll puke.
"Smile everybody. Another $100 million came in today.
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STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE---One Clinton lies and the other swears to it.
"I never had sexual relations with that woman...Miss Lewinsky."
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VINTAGE TIME COVER The Clintons leave the WH
arm-in-arm after Bill got lewinskied. Plotting to exploit
Bill's BJ for votes, the Clintons' political apparat never faltered.
Hillary later went on network TV all decked out in virginal pearls,
denying everything, blaming Billy's B/J on "an invention of
the VRWC." Bill later admitted to it, was impeached, and disbarred.
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NOTE---Pres Clinton was a tax-paid employee using tax -paid offices .....
but the sucker claimed it was his business what he did there (groan).
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