Posted on 05/19/2016 11:40:56 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
The federal agency responsible for consumer protection is refusing a request from members of Congress to investigate the nonprofit Clinton Foundation.
"When the Federal Trade Commission can establish that an entity claiming to be a charity is in fact operating to profit itself or its members, i.e., is a 'sham charity,' the Commission can bring an enforcement action against the entity for making deceptive representations to donors," Commission Chair Edith Ramirez wrote in a Thursday letter to House members.
Ramirez suggested the FTC had insufficient evidence to take action.
Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who led a group of 21 House members in requesting that the FTC take action, said in response that the FTC's assertion was "inconsistent" with its "mission and precedent."
"It appears they took the easy route of sending back a form letter rather than truly investigating an issue that is of compelling public interest," Blackburn wrote in a statement. "The allegations swirling around the Foundation are very serious and should be thoroughly vetted. This is an issue of fairness and accountability that needs to be addressed.
"The lack of transparency by the Clinton Foundation raises issues of deception and false claims," she added.
Blackburn announced in March that she was asking the FTC to conduct an investigation into the foundation. The Better Business Bureau said in 2013 that it failed to meet its "transparency and accountability requirements," and until December, it was part of a "watch list" maintained by CharityNavigator.com, a site the FTC encourages consumers to use to distinguish between "sham" charities and legitimate ones.
The charitable organization is still under investigation by the FBI, which is looking into allegations of public corruption stemming from Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state. Those include concerns that foundation resources were improperly commingled with those belonging to the federal government, and that it received contributions from foreign dignitaries Clinton was in a position to benefit.
Research foreign children charities, Arkansas Children Charities; What did Hillary promote while First Lady with Children Charities...you'll start to find there is more there than meets the eye...
Give it 250 days or so than try again.
Money laundering operation.
had insufficient evidence to take action
If it has the Clinton name on it that should be sufficient evidence enough.
Surprised? The commission is controlled by bammy, who is a radical leftist America-hating SOB.
I think it was either Tom Foley or Tip O’Neil, back in the 80’s, who made the claim about some potential Reagan scandal that the lack of evidence is evidence that an investigation is needed...
Congress now needs to throw more weight behind its ‘request’ and stop playing footsies.
But it's a CLINTON!
FTC? This is an IRS responsibility.
Congress has control over the IRS but they never seem to act that way.
RICO.
Bill Clinton said “We’ve done far more good than we’ve done wrong.” I want to know what “wrongs” they’ve done.
RICO X 2
and yes, it is the IRS, or the State Dept. who should be investigating, as well .
The fact that there is no timely investigation showing " quid pro quo " demonstrates complicity by the "JUST-US" Department .
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