So you believe that Peter gave the Clintons upwards of 2 million dollars because of their "budding friendship"?
The scheme I am referring to is the greasing of a powerful and connected couple in the hope that they could return favors which would enhance his business.
I am sorry if this offends you but this seems more likely than his claim that he was seeking their friendship, a word which he uses 4 times in his letter to Hillary. The man is old enough to know that the Clintons do not have friends but rather temporary political allies.
There was indeed a scheme here. The scheme was Ed Rendell, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and others telling a businessman that Bill would come to work for your company, but you have to help Hillary. It was the Clinton's scheme. Then what did Bill do? He had his business advisor Jim Levin make his own deal with Peter's Japenese investor and wreck his company.
Scumbag Clinton went to work for Ron Burkle in April of 2001. I believe he may have planned that all along.