Why No One Is Surprised Hillary Clinton’s influence-peddling Foundation Collapsed
As usual, Judicial Watch took the lead in exposing Bill and Hillary Clinton’s shady dealings inside their “foundation,” especially in the way they used it to sell influence. Now their foundation’s fundraising is collapsing, which isn’t a surprise
, as I detail in this op-ed for Daily Caller:When one of the most recognizable nonprofits in the world loses 75% of its
contributions over a four-year period, there are typically investigatory
reports written into what has gone wrong. That isn’t the case with the Clinton
Foundation. The Foundation received $62.9
million in 2016 but only $16.3 million in 2020, and very few people seem to
have noticed.
That is because most Beltway insiders know the Clinton Foundation’s primary
purpose: to serve as a platform for Hillary Clinton’s political operation while
lining the Clintons’ pockets by trading influence for money. That is why
donations spiked when
Hillary was secretary of state and most of the world thought she was destined
to become president — and why they cratered after she lost.
Kevin Thurm, the CEO of the Clinton Foundation, tried to play off
the 2020 decline off as pandemic-related. In a letter, he wrote that
2020 “was a difficult year for philanthropy. Across the sector, resources were
stretched thinly and fundraising activities were impacted.” This argument
doesn’t explain the tens of millions the Foundation lost between 2016 and 2019
and ignores that charitable giving was up by 5.1% in
America last year.
Of course, an objective observer easily understands the real reason the Clinton
Foundation experienced such a sharp decline in contributions since 2016. The
Foundation is an influence-peddling scheme, and the Clintons’ influence has
waned. Even Obama understood the scheme. When President Obama nominated Hillary
Clinton in 2009 to serve as secretary of state, she agreed to a strict memorandum
of understanding to wall off the Foundation from conflicts of interest
with the State Department. As Judicial Watch uncovered, the Clinton team immediately
violated this agreement by using the Clinton State Department to help
Clinton Foundation donors.
The Clintons also agreed that
the State Department would approve Bill Clinton’s speeches. Judicial Watch
investigations (in partnership with the Daily
Caller) uncovered that
this agreement translated into the Clinton State Department rubber-stamping
virtually all of Bill Clinton’s 215 speeches, which raked in $48 million in
speaking fees while his wife was secretary of state. These speeches included
government-controlled entities in China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. State
Department memos approving his speeches were routinely sent to Cheryl Mills,
who was Hillary Clinton’s senior counsel and chief of staff – and a former
Foundation board member!
The former president blurred ethical lines, routinely mixing diplomacy and
Clinton Foundation fundraising. He praised Colombian
President Manuel Santos’s efforts to reach out to terrorist group FARC shortly
after playing
golf with the president as part of a fundraising effort. In another
email exchange, a Clinton Foundation official briefed the
State Department on Clinton’s trip to Myanmar and his efforts to promote the
Clinton Foundation.
If this wasn’t sleazy enough, emails reveal that the Clinton Foundation was
influencing State Department decisions. Records show that
Huma Abedin, Secretary Clinton’s close friend and State Department official,
often served as a conduit between Secretary Clinton and top donors. In one
case, Clinton declined to meet with Crown Prince Salman of Bahrain, but after
Doug Band from the Clinton Foundation emailed Abedin, the Crown Prince ended up
on Clinton’s schedule. Band also attempted to get a visa for an English soccer
player with a criminal charge because Casey Wasserman, a major Foundation
donor, wanted the visa approved. Similarly, Band pushed Foggy Bottom to help
Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury, because Chagoury, who had donated
millions to the Clinton Foundation, was “key guy there [Lebanon] and to us.”
In another instance, Band pushed Abedin to make a particular hire, arguing that
it was “important to take care of [Redacted].” Abedin assured Band that
“Personnel has been sending him options.” This revelation of an outside donor
pushing for a political appointment through a nonprofit might seem shocking,
but the Justice Department had little interest in this influence-peddling
scheme.
Maybe the most egregious instance of Clinton's corruption is the Uranium
One deal. Bill Clinton reportedly helped his billionaire pal Frank Giustra
acquire uranium mining rights from the Kazakhstani dictator in the mid-2000s.
Giustra then gave tens of millions to the Clinton Foundation. In 2009, when it
appeared the Kazakhstani government might seize the uranium, Secretary Clinton
helped approve a deal that allowed a Russian state-owned company to take over
part of the company, even though she had previously opposed foreign companies
controlling vital U.S. resources. Unsurprisingly, those involved in this deal
donated millions to the Clinton Foundation, which tried
to hide the donations.
The collapse of the Clinton Foundation might shock outsiders, but it is no
surprise to those who have watched the Clintons’ machinations for years. The
Foundation existed as a way for the Clintons to peddle their connections and
power in exchange for money. When it became clear they’d never hold power
again, donors predictably turned off the cash spigot.
But the grift game never stops, as the Obama Foundation is now on the scene.
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos just gave
the Obama Foundation a $100 million gift. As the Clinton money machine declines,
the Obama machine rises!
Documents Reveal Bill Clinton’s Trip with Ghislaine Maxwell
We have been investigating
former President Bill Clinton’s involvement with Jeffrey Epstein for years, and
we now have more insight.
We received four
pages of records from the Secret Service revealing that Bill Clinton took a
trip with Ghislaine Maxwell to India. Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey
Epstein, is now on trial for sex trafficking and other charges.
We obtained the documents through a FOIA request to the Secret Service
for information about any trips Bill Clinton took with Ghislaine Maxwell.
The records include exchanges between Secret Service officers about a trip
Maxwell took with President Clinton. In a November 20, 2003, email
exchange, a Secret Service official advises a colleague, “The LA lead is
[redacted]. Manifest to Osaka and LA (has not been confirmed but this should
not deviate too much). FPOTUS Clinton [redacted] Ghislaine Maxwell [redacted].
Crew [redacted].”
The colleague replied, “Thanks [redacted] info helps. I’ll have the prelim sent
to my office by this evening so the twx [teletype] can go out tomorrow
[redacted].”
On November 22, 2003, a Secret Service agent responded to the same chain, writing, “[Redacted] I have just received an updated manifest for the trip to LA. The additional names are [redacted]. Hope this doesn’t create too many issues for you. I’ve attached the passport list. Thanks [redacted]; Agra, India to Los Angeles, CA (via Japan for fuel stop)”.
An official replies, “Thanks [redacted] I met with the [redacted] today and they had given me that info along with [redacted] (another addition), so we have 4 crew members and 12 staff and [redacted] USSS [redacted] total. Not sure if they are feeding our [redacted] USSS, so I’ll have food and drinks waiting for them. Cheers”.Another agent responded, “as far as crew and usss are concerned then that is correct – staff/guest list could change – as you see [redacted] but I don’t think drastically. I just heard about [redacted] from my saic [Special Agent-in-Charge]. If you are able to get my guys food then it is greatly appreciated – evn [sic] an attempt. All you guys in Honolulu have made my job much less difficult. Thank you for all your help.”
Finally, an agent wrote “[Redacted] no problem. We’re here to help and happy to do so. I know your guys have been run through the ringer and I think everyone wants to see this trip get over, so if I can help make their trip a little nicer, that’s the least we can do. I heard that when they flew from Oslo to Hong Kong via Russia fuel stop, they had nothing to eat that entire trip, so I don’t want that to happen again.”
Obviously, this new information raises more questions about the extent and nature of the relationship between Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Jeffrey Epstein.
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