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Foundation Ties Bedevil Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign
The New York Times ^ | 20 Aug 2016 | AMY CHOZICK and STEVE EDER

Posted on 08/20/2016 10:46:51 PM PDT by Theoria

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia donated more than $10 million. Through a foundation, so did the son-in-law of a former Ukrainian president whose government was widely criticized for corruption and the murder of journalists. A Lebanese-Nigerian developer with vast business interests contributed as much as $5 million.

For years the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation thrived largely on the generosity of foreign donors and individuals who gave hundreds of millions of dollars to the global charity. But now, as Mrs. Clinton seeks the White House, the funding of the sprawling philanthropy has become an Achilles’ heel for her campaign and, if she is victorious, potentially her administration as well.

With Mrs. Clinton facing accusations of favoritism toward Clinton Foundation donors during her time as secretary of state, former President Bill Clinton told foundation employees on Thursday that the organization would no longer accept foreign or corporate donations should Mrs. Clinton win in November.

But while the move could avoid the awkwardness of Mr. Clinton jetting around the world asking for money while his wife is president, it did not resolve a more pressing question: how her administration would handle longtime donors seeking help from the United States, or whose interests might conflict with the country’s own.

The Clinton Foundation has accepted tens of millions of dollars from countries that the State Department — before, during and after Mrs. Clinton’s time as secretary — criticized for their records on sex discrimination and other human-rights issues. The countries include Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Brunei and Algeria.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016issues; cfcriminalprobe; clinton; clintonfoundation; cultureofcorruption; hillary; hillary2016; slushfund
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1 posted on 08/20/2016 10:46:52 PM PDT by Theoria
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So, after November and the anticipated Hillary loss....and the continuation of the Clinton Foundation with expected donations to continue....what exactly do these donor-countries expect to get from Bill and Hillary? Will Bill still deliver $400,000 speeches? Will Hillary get $250,000 for a speech?


2 posted on 08/20/2016 10:51:11 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Theoria

The normalization of obvious, screaming evil - what the MSM does best.

“Tell me, Eva, what type of tea do you prefer to unwind at the end of a long day touring concentration camps? Is it a hardship that the war is interrupting the supply of chamomile?


3 posted on 08/20/2016 10:54:44 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: pepsionice
So, after November and the anticipated Hillary loss....and the continuation of the Clinton Foundation with expected donations to continue....what exactly do these donor-countries expect to get from Bill and Hillary? Will Bill still deliver $400,000 speeches? Will Hillary get $250,000 for a speech?

After the campaign kills her from sheer exhaustion and breakdown, her body double will be buried alive while she is taken to the antigravity ships at Area 51, in perfect health, with all the loot, and flown to the secret Mars base where Steve Jobs is living.

4 posted on 08/20/2016 10:58:06 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: pepsionice

what the #### can any human say that is worth 400k!!!???

If I WAS that wealthy, there are few things I would pay 400k to see, and none of them can be mentioned here :)


5 posted on 08/20/2016 10:59:08 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Theoria

The NY Slime trying to come clean before their “Goddess” Hildabeast takes a fall, real or imaginary, in either case it will be real, watch for it.


6 posted on 08/20/2016 11:01:44 PM PDT by Fungi (Make America America again.)
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To: Theoria

So... it was all very innocent and after November it will stop. Riiiight!


7 posted on 08/20/2016 11:06:16 PM PDT by teletech
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To: Theoria

“America, I will stop pimping you out for cold cash for me, if you just elect me President!”


8 posted on 08/20/2016 11:10:09 PM PDT by Yaelle (Sorry, Mr. Franklin. We've been extremely careless with our Republic.)
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To: dp0622

To be honest here, in terms of what I’d pay and who’d I’d pay to hear....I would be willing to pay $200 to hear (1) Warren Buffet on investing, and (2) Peter Hitchens.

I’d probably also pay a $100 to hear Milo Yiannopoulos talk.

For Bill? I’d pay $1.50 but expect a free beer as part of the deal.


9 posted on 08/20/2016 11:13:22 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Theoria
former President Bill Clinton told foundation employees on Thursday that the organization would no longer accept foreign or corporate donations should Mrs. Clinton win in November.

So, why doesn't he offer to RETURN all teh foreign and Corporate money? It's all DIRTY!

10 posted on 08/20/2016 11:19:46 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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‘the sprawling philanthropy’

Yeah, right. As long as the definition of ‘philanthropy,’ is, ‘lining the pockets of the Clinton family,’ that designation is accurate.


11 posted on 08/20/2016 11:24:05 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: pepsionice

rofl!!

Free beer lol


12 posted on 08/20/2016 11:26:18 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Fantasywriter

I hope it is weighing her down. Consider for a second that the woman who claims to be “fighting for us” and “protecting the working and middle class” ran a charity where she and her family/friends kept 90 cents of every dollar out of hundreds of millions that was intended for the needy. The same woman who, along with her pervert husband, charges 250k-750k per speech from people who seemingly had government business before her office. The same woman who literally just took a jet, yes a jet, on a 20 mile flight for a 100,000 a plate fundraising dinner.

Yep.... all hail the queen!


13 posted on 08/20/2016 11:31:29 PM PDT by volunbeer (Clinton Cash = Proof of Corruption)
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To: Fantasywriter

They mean this scandal is a running sore on US democracy and makes us one among others in the corrupt world. How magnanimous of HBC to stop taking bribes if she is elected President..they are so fnn morally superior that they will graciously shift down from Gulfstreams to AF1. This is the article that I will forward and print out for anyone I know who will vote for Hillary. Guaranteed it will kill a lot of light cocktail chatter.


14 posted on 08/20/2016 11:33:52 PM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: Theoria

“Let us back in the WH and we’ll swear off the bribes for a while.” Billary


15 posted on 08/20/2016 11:41:33 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: volunbeer

Only the NYT could call the Clinton Foundation a philanthropy. In fact it’s a money laundering bribe vehicle for the Clinton’s insatiable money-lust.


16 posted on 08/20/2016 11:46:25 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Oldexpat

‘This is the article that I will forward and print out for anyone I know who will vote for Hillary. Guaranteed it will kill a lot of light cocktail chatter.’

+1!


17 posted on 08/20/2016 11:47:13 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Theoria
And now, people are openly wondering if there is a tie between the Clinton Foundation and the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) infrastructure development fund, a fund that is embroiled in a GIGANTIC embezzlement scandal in that country. Donald Trump has hinted of these ties; if they are proven, Hillary Clinton's political career is over.
18 posted on 08/20/2016 11:49:06 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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Hey, who woke the New York Slimes up? I mean, the overseas money to the Clintons has been known since the mid-1990’s (just ask Al Gore about his rich female Buddhist nuns and how much they gave to him).

Oh, by the way, the Mafia, through one of their controlled unions, LIUNA, gave the Clintons and the Democrat Senate Campaign Committee about $10,000,000 in the mid 90’s.

Hey, when you’re on a roll, why stop?

Maybe in 50 years if they last that long, the NYT will have caught up on the dirty dealings of the Democrats from Ted Kennedy to Al Gore to John F**king Kerry, to Hillary, Bill, Sandy Burglar (Berge), John Podesta, George Soros the Puppetmaster/Moneymeister, the Cuomos, and Terry McAuliffe, just to mention a few.

Oh, gotta throw in Pelosi and husband, along with Diane Feinstein and husband. All should have been in jail long ago. In fact, I think Feinstein’s husband was.

Tomorrow’s NYT’s headline: “Trump Harshly Criticizes Pres. Obama for taking a Vacation”. More at 6.


19 posted on 08/20/2016 11:49:23 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: RayChuang88

Charles Ortel


20 posted on 08/20/2016 11:57:15 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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