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His only qualification was giving lots of money to the Clinton Foundation A few weeks ago, ABC broke the story of Raj Fernando, a big-money donor to the Clinton Foundation - as well as past campaigns of both Obama and Hillary - and how he managed to land a spot on the prestigious International Security Advisory Board. That’s a board generally populated by former generals, governors and top diplomats, who advise the Secretary of State on international security matters. Lots of eyebrows were raised when a securities trader with no background in any of this was introduced as a new...

Donor promised to make Clinton ‘look good’ if appointed to board Rajiv Fernando lobbied top Clinton aide for a seat on sensitive intelligence board He had little experience in the field and resigned after appointment was scrutinized The Chicago businessman donated to Clinton, Obama and the Clinton Foundation WASHINGTON A major Democratic donor personally lobbied then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s office for a seat on a sensitive government intelligence board, telling one of her closest aides that if appointed he would make Clinton “look good.” Rajiv Fernando acknowledged that he may not have the experience to sit on a board...