Posted on 12/12/2016 5:13:23 AM PST by xzins
As a reminder, It is illegal in the United States for foreign countries to try to influence the outcome of elections by funding candidates. That appears not to have stopped the Saudis, however.
“Saudi Arabia always has sponsored both Republican and Democratic Party of America and in America current election also provide with full enthusiasm 20 percent of the cost of Hillary Clinton’s election even though some events in the country don’t have a positive look to support the king of a woman (sic) for presidency,” the report quoted Prince Mohammed as having said.
According to the US Federal Election commission, over the past two years Clinton has raised a little more than $211.8 million. 20% of this sum is $42.4 million.
The report was published (and then mysteriously deleted) on the eve of Prince Mohammed making an official visit to the United States. The Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday that the senior royal was due to fly to Washington where he will meet officials to discuss US-Saudi ties.
He will remain in the American capital until 16 June, when he will travel to New York for meetings with financial companies, the Saudi Gazette reported.
Prince Mohammed will discuss regional issues with American officials, and he will hold talks with the financial companies about his vision for diversifying Saudi Arabia’s economy away from oil dependency.
Links between Saudi Arabia and the Clinton family, including with Hillary’s campaign, are well reported. In 2008, it was revealed that the Gulf kingdom had donated between $10m and $25m to the Clinton Foundation, a charity set up by Hillary’s husband and former US President Bill Clinton.
Last year the Centre for Studies and Media Affairs at the Saudi Royal Court paid public relations firm the Podesta Group $200,000 for a month-long project to provide “public relations services”.
The Podesta Group was founded in 1988 by brothers John and Tony Podesta. John Podesta is the chair of Hillary Clinton’s campaign to become the next US president.
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The report was later deleted and the news agency has not responded to requests for comment from Middle East Eye. However, the deletion took place too late, as the Washington-based Institute for Gulf Affairs managed to capture the report and has re-published the original Arabic Petra report, which quoted Prince Mohammed as having said Saudi Arabia had provided with “full enthusiasm” an undisclosed amount of money to Clinton.
Make Saudis number 10 on your list of friends. Do not answer their phonecalls. Accept a private in-person apology.
This report is from June .
It is important to read it again because it clearly exposes exactly how corrupt MSM is.
They ignored this story rather than report on zHillary sick and illegal schemes to get elected.Contrast the KNOWN facts in this case with the laughably unproven crap coming out about the a Russians helping Trump Thanks for posting this old article.
You are welcome.
Also consider:
Obama’s interference in Netanyahu reelection against Netanyahu
Obama’s interfence in Brexit vote saying US would put Britain at the bottom of the trade list.
Our media is 24/7 hypocrisy.
At the same time Hillary, her husband, her daughter, the Clinton Foundation, her campaign manager (and presumably Obama) were swilling at the Saudi trough, these "tolerant and compassionate Democrats" knew that in Saudi Arabia, homemsexuals are considered criminals and are thrown off buildings; a place where women and minorities have no rights whatsoever....women cannot even drive cars in S/A..
But they were trying to Help Hillary, aren’t they exempt ? Now if they were trying to help Mr Trump, we would have nuked them already.
Are these the same Saudis who paid for Hussein’s Harvard Law education?
I saw the headline and immediately thought of a scene in the movie “Breaking Away” where the delirious used car salesman keeps shouting “Refund? Refund! REFUND!!!”
Saudi Arabia Has Funded 20% Of Hillary’s Presidential Campaign, Saudi Crown Prince Claims
This is not news. She has been in their pocket for years.
Not to mention the vulture of Islam and his troop of monkeys already sit trashing the White House.
Saudi Arabia is clearly interfering with our election by finding Hillary’s campaign.
Roger, I scanned the title and didn't pick up on that, operator headspace and timing error.
My thoughts exactly!!!
EODGUY
US Saudi Influence
Saudi is just ONE of the MANY nations that funneled money to Hillary.
Obama, Hillary, Dems, Elites & etc. needs to understand they can’t out cheat what God wants done. God is and always will be in charge not them. The Bible says “be sure your sins will find you out”.
Political contributions made by U.S. corporations must be abolished, but contributions from foreign countries, perfectly okay.
The Saudis hacked this election much more than the Russians.
And certainly now p****d about getting no "returns" from his "investment" in The Criminal, Unindicted, Ugly, Fat Cow...
That corrupt CIA better be replaced from the top down.
Taking directions and orders from the White house is unacceptable corruption.
Time to restore ALL Federal agencies to non-political intelligence gathering on behalf of the safety and protection American Citizens!
No elected criminal is above any serious penalty attached to violators!
Not a word in the media about this. But the media is hyping the Russians’ “hacking” into hillary’s emails.
Deliberate and intentional bias.
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