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Ex-Clinton counsel (Lanny "Pwoof" Davis): 'Clinton Cash' makes 'false inference'
The Hill ^ | 2015-04-26 | Mark Hensch

Posted on 04/26/2015 11:51:07 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Former White House special counsel Lanny Davis on Sunday argued that a controversial book about the Clintons’ money trail makes connections where none exist.

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Davis argued that author Peter Schweizer’s “Clinton Cash” unfairly characterized moves made by the Clinton Foundation.

In particular, he claimed, were misleading ties drawn between former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the non-profit organization bearing their name.

“I don’t use the word coincidence,” Davis said of the charges on “Fox News Sunday.”

“Of course, it’s a coincidence but it’s a false inference,” he added.

“It sounds like if two incidents occur side by side, like the rooster crows and then the sun rises, it’s a coincidence that the sun rises after the rooster crows,” Davis, a Hill columnist, added.

“The rooster doesn’t cause the sun to rise,” he concluded.

Davis said Schweizer had inflated the connection between Hillary Clinton’s State Department and its role in her husband’s speaking fees. The two halves did not make one whole, he charged.

“I can tell you that Bill Clinton has nothing to do and religiously had a wall between himself and Secretary Clinton when she was secretary of State,” Davis claimed.

“Clinton Cash” alleges that the Clinton Foundation accepted donations from foreign entities so they could gain favors from State during Hillary Clinton’s tenure there.

“You see this pattern of benefit,” Schweizer told host Chris Wallace during his own “Fox News Sunday” appearance.

“The facts are the facts,” he argued. “To me, this is a trend.”

Schweizer’s book is available in stores starting May 5. Its release coincides with the launch of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Democratic presidential campaign.

The Clinton Foundation on Thursday announced it was re-filing several of its tax returns and auditing others in an attempt at transparency.

The Clintons’ daughter, Chelsea Clinton, also rushed to her parents’ defense the same day.

“The work will continue as it is,” the foundation’s vice chairwoman said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clintoncash; clintonfoundation; pages; peterschweizer
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They must be pretty scared if they resurrected Lanny Davis from the dead.
1 posted on 04/26/2015 11:51:07 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Do people such as Lanny Davis or Carville ever get tired of cleaning up after the Clintons????

Who pays Davis and Carville and Paul Begala and other attack dogs, to go on TV and push the Clintonian narrative??


2 posted on 04/26/2015 11:53:22 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Hey Lanny, Occam’s Razor.


3 posted on 04/26/2015 11:53:25 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Saying that ISIL is not Islamic is like saying Obama is not an Idiot.)
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Go suck some toes, Lanny.....


4 posted on 04/26/2015 11:56:10 AM PDT by Boonie ("Nuke 'em all...Let Allah sort 'em out...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Cockadoodle dooooo.. Davis.. Clinton arse likker for years.


5 posted on 04/26/2015 11:58:22 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Boy, the war room is really looking old and lame. They are married, but never talk or share the money. Right!

Pray America is waking


6 posted on 04/26/2015 11:59:05 AM PDT by bray (Cruz to the WH)
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Did he look like Stephie when being told, yes, this is very serious!

...more on Stephie at Breitbart.

7 posted on 04/26/2015 12:01:10 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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The rooster doesn’t cause the sun to rise

Sparkling wisdom. BTW, did Schweizer make that claim?

8 posted on 04/26/2015 12:01:52 PM PDT by windsorknot
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Lanny Davis isn't that bad of a guy until he puts on his Clinton sycophant hat and golden kneepads...

They must pay him tons of money to sell his soul...

9 posted on 04/26/2015 12:02:26 PM PDT by Popman (Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...)
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Hey I like his other nickname:Pakistani Lanny.

He worked as a spokesman and lobbyist for Pakistan.

Under his boss, Bill Clinton, both North Korea and Pakistan were able to test and deploy nuclear weapons.


10 posted on 04/26/2015 12:06:10 PM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

People should just laugh in the face of people like Lanny. Everyone knows he is FOS. To act like what he says has any credibility only emboldens them and helps the MSM provide coverage.


11 posted on 04/26/2015 12:07:27 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

.....”it’s a false inference”....

Inference is what is heard,
what is said is implied.

Jackass....


12 posted on 04/26/2015 12:09:01 PM PDT by markoman (The man with the rubber glove was....surprisingly gentle.)
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“I can tell you that Bill Clinton has nothing to do and religiously had a wall between himself and Secretary Clinton when she was secretary of State,” Davis claimed.

It was an ocean. The impeached *Bubba was on Orgy Island.

13 posted on 04/26/2015 12:10:44 PM PDT by Libloather (Embrace the suck)
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Did they ask him if he read the book?

Some of the comments make me think he was sent out on a messaging mission


14 posted on 04/26/2015 12:12:54 PM PDT by dila813
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yeah, yeah, Lanny. We heard that story before. None of the Clintons ever had sex with that Foundation. And besides, pay to play is not sex.


15 posted on 04/26/2015 12:13:03 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
“Do people such as Lanny Davis or Carville ever get tired of cleaning up after the Clintons????”

My impression is that Carville is probably 65% gun for hire and 35% ideologue, whereas Davis is 90% ideologue mixed with an ‘ends justifies the means’ rationalization.

16 posted on 04/26/2015 12:20:22 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“Who pays Davis and Carville and Paul Begala and other attack dogs, to go on TV and push the Clintonian narrative??”

The foundation raised $672 million, but paid out only $79 million, to the “charitable” recipients.

That leaves about $600 million for “expenses,” so Davis, Carville can be entered on a line called “miscellaneous consulting fees.”


17 posted on 04/26/2015 12:25:17 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Tax Evasion Ping!

18 posted on 04/26/2015 12:30:04 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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“I can tell you that Bill Clinton has nothing to do and religiously had a wall between himself and Secretary Clinton when she was secretary of State,” Davis claimed.

And Hillary said the server used for SOS and personal E-mails was Bill's and being used to communicate between her and Bill. Somebody is lying here.

19 posted on 04/26/2015 12:30:31 PM PDT by Starstruck
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What does Lanny do between Clinton scandals?

Maybe his job as a shill pays better than I thought.

20 posted on 04/26/2015 12:33:03 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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