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​FOLLOW THE MONEY: CLINTON CORRUPTION CASE STUDY: RAJ FERNANDO

Clinton’s State Department Worked Overtime To Get A Million-Dollar Donor A Top Secret Security Clearance Despite His Total Lack Of Experience


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Fernando Substantially Upped His Financial Contributions To The Clinton Foundation After Being Appointed By The Clinton State Department:


Fernando Gave The Clinton Foundation Between $100,000 And $250,000 Prior To His State Department Appointment. “Prior to his appointment at the State Department, Fernando gave between $100,000 and $250,000 to the William J. Clinton Foundation. The high-frequency stock trader has given anywhere between $1 million and $5 million to the Clinton Foundation as of November 2015.” (Joe Schoffstall, “Hillary Attending Fundraiser Of Mega-Donors Whose Daughter Was Appointed To State Department,” Washington Free Beacon, 11/3/15)


As Of November 2015, Fernando Has Given The Clinton Foundation Between $1 Million And $5 Million. “Prior to his appointment at the State Department, Fernando gave between $100,000 and $250,000 to the William J. Clinton Foundation. The high-frequency stock trader has given anywhere between $1 million and $5 million to the Clinton Foundation as of November 2015.” (Joe Schoffstall, “Hillary Attending Fundraiser Of Mega-Donors Whose Daughter Was Appointed To State Department,” Washington Free Beacon, 11/3/15)


In 2011 The Clinton State Department Appointed Raj Fernando To The IASB, A Nuclear Security Board:

As Secretary Of State, Clinton Appointed Rajiv Fernando To The International Security Board. "Today, the International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) met with Under Secretary Bill Burns, Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher, Special Advisor Robert Einhorn, Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro and Acting Assistant Secretary Vann Van Diepen. … The meeting marked the first gathering of ISAB members appointed by Secretary Clinton. … Mr. Rajiv “Raj” Fernando, CEO and founder of Chopper Trading;" ("Meeting Of The International Security Advisory Board," U.S. State Department, 7/12/11)

Fernando Would Serve On The Board With "Nuclear Scientists, Former Cabinet Secretaries And Members Of Congress," Which Was An "Odd Fit" As He Didn't Have Any International Security Credentials. "For one of President Obama's top fundraisers, the appointment last year to an elite group of State Department security advisors appeared to be an odd fit. Rajiv Fernando, a Chicago securities trader, has never touted any international security credentials, yet he was appointed alongside an august collection of nuclear scientists, former cabinet secretaries and members of Congress to advise Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on crucial security matters." (Brian Ross, Matthew Mosk, and Megan Chuchmach, "Obama, Clinton Fundraiser Appointed To National Security Panel, ABC News, 9/5/12)


Clinton’s State Department Expedited The Security Protocol For Fernando, Forcing Dozens Of State Department Officials To Work Overtime To Get Him A Clearance:

“Hillary Clinton's State Department Aides Rushed A Top Secret Security Clearance For A Democratic Donor In Order To Place Him In A Government Position For Which He Was Not Qualified.” (Sarah Westwood, “Clinton Aides Rushed Top Secret Clearance For Foundation Donor,” The Washington Examiner, 6/16/16)

Clinton’s Top Aides “Intervened To Obtain A Security Clearance For Fernando” So He Could Serve On The State Department’s International Security Advisory Board.“Emails obtained by the conservative watchdog group Citizens United and shared with Fox News Thursday indicate Clinton's top aides intervened to obtain a security clearance for Fernando, a Chicago businessman, in order to facilitate his service on the board.” (Sarah Westwood, “Clinton Aides Rushed Top Secret Clearance For Foundation Donor,” The Washington Examiner, 6/16/16)

Fox News’ James Rosen Reported That “Dozens Of State Department Officials Working Overtime” Were Responsible For Getting Fernando’s Security Clearance Expedited. FOX NEWS’ JAMES ROSEN: “And now a new batch of emails, also obtained by Citizens United and shared exclusively with Fox News shows dozens of State Department officials working overtime to get Fernando a security clearance, a top secret security clearance before ISAB’s first meeting. The emails also show, Clinton top aide, Huma Abedin, scrambling to accommodate a sudden request by request by Fernando for some facetime with the Secretary.” (Fox News, 6/16/16)

Fred Fleitz Of The Center For Security Policy Said It Is “Alarming” That The State Department Rushed His Clearance Process. THE CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY’S FRED FLEITZ: “The emails about this investigation are interesting, first of all, it’s pretty clear that career State Department officials were wondering how this individual got on the board, but even more alarming is that there are quite a few emails that suggest the State Department rushed the security clearance process, so he could attend a meeting of this very sensitive board.” (Fox News, 6/16/16

 

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The Emails Also Reveal Fernando Requesting A Meeting Through Aide Huma Abedin With Clinton While She Was Secretary Of State. FOX NEWS’ CHRIS WALLACE: “With the FBI still investigating Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information, another case from her time as America's top diplomat is receiving new attention. It involves a Clinton Foundation donor with deep pockets who was given an important post in a top-secret security clearance until reporters started asking questions. Chief Washington correspondent James Rosen has the key documents.” FOX NEWS’ JAMES ROSEN: “In May 2011, Rajiv Fernando, a securities trader from Chicago, emailed Huma Abedin who said he was in Washington and wanted to see the Secretary. ‘I know the Chinese delegation is in town and she has a hundred other things going on. But please let me know.’ ‘Would love to work something out. Let me see what i can figure out for tomorrow.’ The exchange appears in emails obtain conservative group Citizens United in its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the State Department. Why was Huma Abedin so eager to accommodate Raj Fernando? Probably because he had been a major contributor to Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign and had given $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation. The same spring dozens of State Department officials worked overtime to get Fernando a security clearance so he could attend the first meeting of the international securities board. High-level arms control panel whose other members included former Defense Secretary William Perry and Brent Scowcroft.” STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON MARK TONER (CLIP): “It's not again unimaginable that a businessman, international businessman might bring a certain level of expertise or knowledge or experience to such a job.” ROSEN: “Fernando's membership on the ISAB was first uncovered in 2011 and the young CEO resigned days later. Last week it was reported that Clinton's Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills who ordered Fernando put on the board. the emails show that Fernando was made a special government employee and given an interim top security clearance.” THE CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY’S FRED FLEITZ: “There are quite a few emails that suggest that the State Department rushed the security clearance process so he could attend a meeting of this very sensitive board. This appears to be an effort where a Clinton Foundation donor bought himself a seat on a very sensitive board that supposed to be composed of senior experts to advise the Undersecretary of State for Arms Control on matters of proliferation such as Iran's nuclear program.” ROSEN: “When Fernando resigned, Huma Abedin sent a heads up email, in case this comes your way, to Heather Samuelsson. Clinton's liaison to the White House and the individual entrusted to go through Mrs. Clinton's emails and decide which were work-related and which could be deleted. A spokesman for Fernando said told Fox News he was a recognized cybersecurity expert. Who only resigned when he needed to devote more attention to the European financial crisis.” (Fox News, “Special Report,” 6/16/16)

 

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Clinton’s Staff Placed Fernando On A Sensitive Government Intelligence Advisory Board At The State Department Without Any Experience In The Issue Area:


Fernando Was Appointed To The State Department’s International Security Advisory Board By Clinton’s Chief Of Staff Cheryl Mills At Her “Insistence.” “The newly released emails reveal that after ABC News started asking questions in August 2011, a State Department official who worked with the advisory board couldn’t immediately come up with a justification for Fernando serving on the panel. His and other emails make repeated references to ‘S’; ABC News has been told this is a common way to refer to the Secretary of State. ‘The true answer is simply that S staff (Cheryl Mills) added him,’ wrote Wade Boese, who was Chief of Staff for the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, in an email to Mannina, the press aide. ‘Raj was not on the list sent to S; he was added at their insistence.’” (Matthew Mosk, Brian Ross and Cho Park, “How Clinton Donor Got On Sensitive Intelligence Board,” ABC News, 6/10/16)



The Decision To Add Fernando To The Board With “No Obvious Experience In The Field…Appeared To Baffle The Department’s Professional Staff.” “Newly released State Department emails help reveal how a major Clinton Foundation donor was placed on a sensitive government intelligence advisory board even though he had no obvious experience in the field, a decision that appeared to baffle the department’s professional staff.” (Matthew Mosk, Brian Ross and Cho Park, “How Clinton Donor Got On Sensitive Intelligence Board,” ABC News, 6/10/16)




“Fernando’s Lack Of Any Known Background In Nuclear Security Caught The Attention Of Several Board Members” And “Emails Show That Confusion Ensued Among The Career Government Officials Who Work With The Advisory Panel.”“Fernando’s lack of any known background in nuclear security caught the attention of several board members, and when ABC News first contacted the State Department in August 2011 seeking a copy of his resume, the emails show that confusion ensued among the career government officials who work with the advisory panel.” (Matthew Mosk, Brian Ross and Cho Park, “How Clinton Donor Got On Sensitive Intelligence Board,” ABC News, 6/10/16)




This Board Is Meant To Advise The Secretary Of State On “The Use Of Tactical Nuclear Weapons And On Other Crucial Arms Control Issues.” “A prolific fundraiser for Democratic candidates and contributor to the Clinton Foundation, who later traveled with Bill Clinton on a trip to Africa, Rajiv K. Fernando’s only known qualification for a seat on the International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) was his technological know-how. The Chicago securities trader, who specialized in electronic investing, sat alongside an august collection of nuclear scientists, former cabinet secretaries and members of Congress to advise Hillary Clinton on the use of tactical nuclear weapons and on other crucial arms control issues.” (Matthew Mosk, Brian Ross and Cho Park, “How Clinton Donor Got On Sensitive Intelligence Board,”ABC News, 6/10/16)




Once Pressed On The Appointment Of Fernando By The Press, Mills Asked The State Department Press Office To “Stall,” Two Days Later, Fernando Resigned From The Board. “The emails further reveal how, after inquiries from ABC News, the Clinton staff sought to ‘protect the name’ of the Secretary, ‘stall’ the ABC News reporter and ultimately accept the resignation of the donor just two days later.” (Matthew Mosk, Brian Ross and Cho Park, “How Clinton Donor Got On Sensitive Intelligence Board,” ABC News, 6/10/16)

Clinton's State Department Withheld Fernando's Resume And Refused To Respond To Questions About His Appointment. "Days after ABC News contacted the State Department in 2011 to ask about his qualifications to serve on the panel, Fernando announced he had stepped down, saying he was too busy to participate. The State Department declined to provide his resume, or offer comment." (Brian Ross, Matthew Mosk, and Megan Chuchmach, "Obama, Clinton Fundraiser Appointed To National Security Panel, ABC News, 9/5/12)

 

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Fernando's Appointment Raised Eyebrows As The Board Was Traditionally Reserved For Appointees That Boasted International Security Bona Fides:




Fernando's Appointment To The International Security Advisory Board Was Unusual, As A Seat On That Board Had "Not Traditionally Been Viewed As A Perk For Major Donors." "More than two dozen of the president's top fundraisers received ambassadorships during his first term, and dozens more have been placed in various key posts in his administration. Fernando's appointment stands out, however, because a seat on the International Security Advisory Board has not traditionally been viewed as a perk for major donors." (Brian Ross, Matthew Mosk, and Megan Chuchmach, "Obama, Clinton Fundraiser Appointed To National Security Panel,”ABC News, 9/5/12)



"One Current Member Of The International Security Advisory Board Told ABC News That None Of The Other Members Could Figure Out Who Fernando Was Or Why He Was There." (Brian Ross, Matthew Mosk, and Megan Chuchmach, "Obama, Clinton Fundraiser Appointed To National Security Panel, ABC News, 9/5/12)




When Asked About His Qualifications To Be On The Board, Fernando "Turned Away From Cameras, Asked Hotel Security To Arrest The Reporters, And At One Point Grabbed An ABC News Camera And Apparently Attempted To Break It." "When he was approached by ABC News this week in his hotel lobby, he turned away from cameras, asked hotel security to arrest the reporters, and at one point grabbed an ABC News camera and apparently attempted to break it." (Brian Ross, Matthew Mosk, and Megan Chuchmach, "Obama, Clinton Fundraiser Appointed To National Security Panel,” ABC News, 9/5/12)

 

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Even Clinton Ally Claire McCaskill Couldn’t Defend Clinton On This Appointment:



This Weekend, Clinton Supporter Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Said She Wasn’t Sure The Fernando Appointment “Was A Good Idea.” FOX NEWS’ CHRIS WALLACE: “But I do want to ask you one more question, with regard to this, you say that there was no favoritism, let’s talk about another case, Rajiv Fernando, he was a securities trader who gave at least $1 million to the Foundation and was appointed to the International Security Advisory Board, senator, although he had absolutely no qualifications and no experience in that area.” SENATOR CLAIRE MCASKILL (D-MO): “I’m not sure that was a good idea.” (Fox News Sunday, 8/14/16)

Rajiv Fernando Has Been A Major Supporter To Clinton’s Campaigns And The Foundation:



This Morning, Morning Joe Slammed Clinton’s Appointment Of A Foundation Donor To A National Security Board At Her State Department. MSNBC’S JOE SCARBOROUGH: “So, a conservative group is working in federal court to try to force the State Department to reveal records that could explain how a major downer to the Clinton Foundation got a seat on an intelligence advisory board. ABCNews reports that aides to then Secretary Clinton insisted that a Chicago commodities trader be appointed to the International Security Advisory Board, which advises theSecretary on nuclear security. On nuclear security and other classified arms control matters. E-mail shows when State Department officials inquired about Fernando who gave between $1 million to $5 million to the Clinton Family Foundation they were told he was added by Clinton's Chief of Staff. ‘Raj was not originally on the list sent to s. He was added at their insistence.’The Clinton campaign told he was appointed to the board to reflect a balance of backgrounds of points of view. Like, for instance, people that know absolutely nothing about intel. People that know absolutely nothing about nuclear security. Exactly, and, by the way, rich people who are completely ignorant about this. It was shocking to the people that actually were on that board. Mark Halperin when his name was floated because he was s unqualified for it, but Cheryl Mills sent this Clinton Family Foundation donor over and forced him on there.” BLOOMBERG’S MARK HALPERIN: “You want to bounce qualified with unqualified to get a range of skills. Look, every administration puts donors to various causes in jobs. But this is not making somebody Ambassador to Belize or some other country. This is a security position and the proof that this went one over the line. As soon as it got scrutiny they withdrew the guy. But again, the Clinton people will say, this is business as usual. Every administration does favors for donors, but this one went over the line.” SCARBOROUGH: “But one where you're dealing with nuclear security?” THE NEW YORK TIMES NICK CONFESSORE: “That is ridiculous. The government, unfortunately, is full of do nothing jobs and board positions. The president's council on the arts, the whatever, for these donors to sit on and say they're a board member for the government or a presidential appointee, and ambassadorships to small countries. There are plenty of places to salt these guys away, and check off the box. Why would you put him on this board of all boards?” SCARBOROUGH: “Yeah. The campaign further added it's not unusual for the State Department Chief of Staff to be involved in personnel matters but, Katty Kay, I don't know. I can't imagine. Can you think of any other situation where you've got a guy who is rich and ignorant of nuclear, of the nuances of nuclear security being in a position where he could influence our policy? It's unheard of, right?” BBC’S KATTY KAY: “I can't think of it. I mean we'd have to ask, John’s story, is the historian and maybe come up with a case where that happened. It’s not just small countries that you can get ambassadorships, the current ambassador to London was also an early donor to the Obama campaign back in 2008…” HALPERIN: “But he does speak English.” (MSNBC’s Morning Joe, 8/15/16)

 

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Ahead Of His Appointment, Fernando Was A "Prolific" Bundler For Democrats And Gave Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars To The Clinton Foundation While Contributing $30,000 To A Group That Helped Clinton Retire Her Campaign Debts."Fernando, president of Chopper Trading, has distinguished himself in one way, though. He is one of the most prolific bundlers of campaign contributions for President Obama's reelection, raising more than $500,000 this cycle. Prior to his State Department appointment, Fernando gave between $100,000 and $250,000 to the William J. Clinton Foundation, and another $30,000 to a political advocacy group, WomenCount, that has indirectly helped Hillary Clinton retire her lingering campaign debts." (Brian Ross, Matthew Mosk, and Megan Chuchmach, "Obama, Clinton Fundraiser Appointed To National Security Panel, ABC News, 9/5/12)
A Former Member Of The Board Said It Was Inappropriate To Appoint Contributors To The Board, Saying There "Are Always People Who Have Serious Foreign Policy Expertise." "Stephen Krasner, a professor of international studies at Stanford University who served on the board under President Bush, said he did not think the panel was a place to park contributors. 'These are always people who would have serious foreign policy expertise,' he said." (Brian Ross, Matthew Mosk, and Megan Chuchmach, "Obama, Clinton Fundraiser Appointed To National Security Panel,”ABC News, 9/5/12)


Rajiv Continues To Be A Major Support Of Clinton’s, Acting As A Fundraiser And Superdelegate:



Fernando Is A 2016 Clinton Hillblazer, Meaning He Has Raised Over $100,000 For Clinton. (“Hillblazers,” HillaryClinton.com, Accessed 6/10/16)




Fernando Hosted A Fundraiser For Clinton At His Home In July 2015. “Hillary Clinton is coming to Chicago for a private fundraiser July 21 hosted at the home of Raj Fernando, CEO of Chopper Trading, a high-frequency trading firm that recently was purchased by Chicago-based DRW.” (Shia Kapos, “Guess Who’s Hosting The Next Chicago Fundraiser For Hillary Clinton,” Crain’s Chicago Business, 7/10/15)




Fernando Hosted A Fundraiser For Clinton In March 2016. “Among the hosts for the fundraiser at Riva’s Restaurant on Navy Pier: Raj Fernando, David Rosen and Bill Singer. Among those in the crowd of 220: Illinois Senate nominee Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., who, I am told, got a shoutout from Clinton.” (Lynn Sweet, “Hillary Clinton In Chicago For Fundraiser Today,” The Chicago Sun Times, 3/28/16)




Rajiv Fernando Is A 2016 Democrat Superdelegate Supporting Clinton. “Meanwhile, Clinton’s reports indicate that she reimbursed three superdelegates for expenses connected to fundraisers they held: Maria Cuomo Cole for $865, Jay Jacobs for $5,507 and Rajiv Fernando for $1,368. While the reimbursements were slim, the amounts raised were not. Each event had an admission fee of $2,700, and Fernando and Jacobs raised $450,000 and a little over $300,000, respectively, they each told OpenSecrets Blog.” (Alex Gliorioso, “The Battle For Superdelegates—This Time, It’s Not About The Money,” The Center For Responsive Politics, 3/10/16)





Rajiv Was A Fundraiser And “Early Supporter” Of Clinton During Her First Attempt To Run For President:



In 2008 And 2007 Fernando “Was An Early Supporter Of Hillary Clinton's Bid For President, Giving Maximum Contributions To Her Campaign, And To HillPAC….”“Another area of interest is politics. Fernando's history of campaign giving dates back at least to 2003 and it is prolific -- and almost exclusively to Democrats. He was an early supporter of Hillary Clinton's bid for president, giving maximum contributions to her campaign, and to HillPAC, in 2007 and 2008.” (Brian Ross, Matthew Mosk, and Megan Chuchmach, "Obama, Clinton Fundraiser Appointed To National Security Panel, ABC News, 9/5/12)



“He Also Served As A Clinton Bundler, Gathering More Than $100,000 From Others For Her White House Bid.” (Brian Ross, Matthew Mosk, and Megan Chuchmach, "Obama, Clinton Fundraiser Appointed To National Security Panel, ABC News,9/5/12)


Fernando Contributed $30,000 To A Group That Helped Clinton Retire Her 2008 Campaign Debts. “Fernando, president of Chopper Trading, has distinguished himself in one way, though. He is one of the most prolific bundlers of campaign contributions for President Obama's reelection, raising more than $500,000 this cycle. Prior to his State Department appointment, Fernando gave between $100,000 and $250,000 to the William J. Clinton Foundation, and another $30,000 to a political advocacy group, WomenCount, that has indirectly helped Hillary Clinton retire her lingering campaign debts.” (Brian Ross, Matthew Mosk, and Megan Chuchmach, "Obama, Clinton Fundraiser Appointed To National Security Panel,ABC News, 9/5/12)

Rajiv Has Contributed Millions To The Clinton Foundation:



Fernando Has Contributed Between $1,000,000 And $5,000,000 To The Clinton Foundation. (The Clinton Foundation, Accessed 6/10/16)

 

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Link to headline articleTop central banker's Clinton donation puts Fed in political crosshairsA Fed president defends Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard's donation to Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign.
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Top central banker's Clinton donation puts Fed in political crosshairs

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Revelations that Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard donated to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has created a tough situation for the central bank, at a time when Donald Trump has been accusing the Fed of making policy based on political bias.


A day after Fed Chair Janet Yellen found herself in the hot seat on Capitol Hill over the Brainard donation, Kansas City Fed President Esther George danced around the issue on Thursday in a CNBC interview.
"The law allows for Fed officials to make those kind of donations. There's nothing illegal about that," George told "Squawk Box."
In general, George said: "We're always sensitive to what appearances are, and that's built into our code of conduct and other things."

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[FONT=&quot]Esther George: Politics not a factor for Fed 14 Hours Ago | 03:04[/FONT]


George acknowledged the Fed has been under increased scrutiny during the 2016 presidential campaign, as Trump repeatedly accused Yellen of keeping interest rates low to keep the economy stable to burnish President Barack Obama's legacy and help Clinton slide into the White House.
"We know in today's environment there are a lot of attention on the Fed and a lot of questions about how it operates. I, for myself, try in many matters to think about these issues of appearances," George said.
Federal Election Commission records show that Brainard has donated $2,700 to the Clinton campaign, the maximum allowed for personal contributions.
"It is up to the individual's discretion," George said. "Lael Brainard and other Fed officials make those judgments for themselves."



During the question and answer period of Wednesday's House Financial Services Committee hearing on banking regulations, New Jersey Republican Rep. Scott Garrett pressed Yellen on the Brainard donation.
Garrett also asked Yellen about what he said were media reports that Brainard was "angling for a top job" in a Clinton administration should the former secretary of state win the November election.
Yellen said she has "absolutely no awareness" of those reports, and like George, stressed campaign donations by Fed officials are legal. "I don't think there's a conflict of interest there."
"What's important to me is whether or not [in] decision-making, or collective decision-making, I see politics being brought to bear. … I have never seen that on the part of any of my colleagues," Yellen said.
In light of the donations, Yellen said she neither asked for, nor did Brainard offer, to recuse herself from voting on monetary policy.
The Fed's next meeting is scheduled for November. But it's the post-election December gathering that investors are primarily focused on as a more likely time for the second interest rate hike in the past decade.

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- SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 -



FOLLOW THE MONEY: THE PRICE FOR MARC RICH’S PARDON? $450,000 TO THE CLINTON LIBRARY

Serial Tax Evader And Sanctions Buster Pardoned By Bill Clinton After Massive Donations Were Made To His Presidential Library




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Marc Rich Was Indicted By The U.S. Government For “Tax Evasion, Fraud And Racketeering” And Was “The Biggest Tax Evasion Case In U.S. History” At The Time Of The Indictment. “A U.S. government web site once described Rich more simply, as ‘a white male, 177 centimeters in height ... wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Customs Service and the U.S. Marshall Service.’ In 1983, he was on the FBI's 10 most wanted list indicted for tax evasion, fraud and racketeering. At the time, it was the biggest tax evasion case in U.S. history.” (Alice Baghdjian, “Marc Rich, 'King Of Oil' Pardoned By Clinton, Dies At 78,” Reuters, 6/26/13)





Rich Was Pardoned By Bill Clinton In The Last Hours Of His Presidency After His Ex-Wife “Donated Funds For Clinton's Presidential Library.” “He remained under threat of a life sentence in a U.S. jail until Clinton pardoned him during the last chaotic hours of his presidency, a move that provoked moral outrage and bewilderment amongst some politicians. Rich's ex-wife, Denise, had donated funds for Clinton's presidential library.” (Alice Baghdjian, “Marc Rich, 'King Of Oil' Pardoned By Clinton, Dies At 78,” Reuters, 6/26/13)

• Rich’s Ex-Wife Donated $450,000 To The Clinton Library. “What bothered so many was that Clinton’s clemency to Rich reeked of payoff. In the run-up to the presidential pardon, the financier’s ex-wife Denise had donated $450,000 to the fledgling Clinton Library and ‘over $1 million to Democratic campaigns in the Clinton era.’” (Peter Schweizer, “Bill Clinton’s Pardon Of Fugitive Marc Rich Continues To Pay Big,” New York Post, 1/17/16)

Rich Was A “Serial Sanctions Breaker,” Building His Fortune By Trading With “Revolutionary Iran, Muammar Gaddafi's Libya, Apartheid-Era South Africa, Nicolae Ceausescu's Romania, Fidel Castro's Cuba And Augusto Pinochet's Chile.” “To his critics, [Rich] was a white-collar criminal, a serial sanctions breaker, whom they accused of building a fortune trading with revolutionary Iran, Muammar Gaddafi's Libya, apartheid-era South Africa, Nicolae Ceausescu's Romania, Fidel Castro's Cuba and Augusto Pinochet's Chile.” (Alice Baghdjian, “Marc Rich, 'King Of Oil' Pardoned By Clinton, Dies At 78,” Reuters, 6/26/13)

 

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- SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 -

FOLLOW THE MONEY: THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP PAYOFF

“Hillary Clinton Only Believes In Protecting One Thing: Her Donors. Of The 262 Companies That Lobbied For The Passage Of TPP, 82 Or Nearly 1 In 3 Donated Between $21 And $67 Million To The Clinton Foundation. Nine Companies That Lobbied For The Passage Of TPP Paid Hillary Clinton $2.7 Million For Paid Speeches. Of The 12 Signatory Countries That Are Parties To TPP, 3 Gave Between $6 And $15 Million To The Clinton Foundation. At Least 4 Lobbyists Who Are Actively Lobbying For TPP Passage Have Raised More Than $800,000 For Her Campaign.” - Donald J. Trump​

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Of The 262 Companies That Lobbied Feds On TPP, 82 Gave To Clinton Foundation:


The Combined Giving Of These Companies Was Between $21,382,082-$67,615,000. (Clinton Foundation, Accessed 6/29/16)

Client Name	Foundation Donations
AFL-CIO	25,001-50,000
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U S A	10,001-25,000
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL OF AMERICA INC	10,001-25,000
PEPSICO INC	100,001-250,000
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA	10,001-25,000
PFIZER INC	1,000,001-5,000,000
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY	1,000,001-5,000,000
The Kraft Heinz Company	10,001-25,000
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES	10,001-25,000
Dell Inc., f/k/a Dell, Inc.	500,001-1,000,000
Gap Inc.	100,001-250,000
HP INC (FORMERLY HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY)	1,000,001-5,000,000
Target Corporation	25,001-50,000
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	100,001-250,000
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT	25,001-50,000
TIME WARNER	50,001-100,000
WAL-MART STORES INC	250,001-500,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	50,001-100,000
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC	25,001-50,000
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE	10,001-25,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	10,001-25,000
CHEVRON U S A INC	500,001-1,000,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY	25,001-50,000
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION	10,001-25,000
GENENTECH INC	10,001-25,000
General Motors Company	50,001-100,000
GOOGLE INC	50,001-100,000
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY	100,001-250,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS	100,001-250,000
Yahoo! Inc.	100,001-250,000
ACTAVIS INC (FORMERLY WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC )	10,001-25,000
NIKE INC	500,001-1,000,000
NOVARTIS	25,001-50,000
OCEANA INC	50,001-100,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	100,001-250,000
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC	10,001-25,000
Alliance for American Manufacturing	5,001-10,000
Communications Workers of America	100,001-250,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA)	1,000,001-5,000,000
VIACOM INTERNATIONAL SERVICES INC	25,001-50,000
Visa, Inc.	500,001-1,000,000
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC	100,001-250,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES	250,001-500,000
AMGEN INC	10,001-25,000
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP	100,001-250,000
AUTODESK INC	500,001-1,000,000
JCPenney	1,001-5,000
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.	10,001-25,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	500,001-1,000,000
MONSANTO COMPANY	500,001-1,000,000
J P MORGAN CHASE BANK N A	100,001-250,000
Novo Nordisk, Inc.	50,001-100,000
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	1,001-5,000
salesforce.com	100,001-250,000
COCA-COLA COMPANY	5,000,001-10,000,000
HERSHEY COMPANY	10,001-25,000
The Procter and Gamble Company	1,000,001-5,000,000
CORNING INC	100,001-250,000
COMCAST CORPORATION	5,001-10,000
TYSON FOODS INC	25,001-50,000
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY	25,001-50,000
BOEING COMPANY	1,000,001-5,000,000
PFIZER INC	1,000,001-5,000,000
Dell Inc., f/k/a Dell, Inc.	500,001-1,000,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	500,001-1,000,000
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)	10,001-25,000
Kraft Foods	10,001-25,000
MONSANTO COMPANY	500,001-1,000,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY	25,001-50,000
TARGET CORPORATION	25,001-50,000
FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION	10,001-25,000
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	100,001-250,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA)	1,000,001-5,000,000
COMCAST CORPORATION	5,001-10,000
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION	10,001-25,000
Genzyme Corporation	10,001-25,000
EBAY INC	25,001-50,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INC	100,001-250,000
MERCK & CO INC	250,001-500,000
Abbott Laboratories	50,001-100,000
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY	25,001-50,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES	250,001-500,000
Total:	$21,382,082-$67,615,000

Three Of The Twelve Signatories Of TPP Contributed Between $6,001,003–$15,005,000 To The Clinton Foundation:Australia, Brunei, And Canada, Three Of The Twelve Signatories To TPP, Contributed Between $6,001,003-$15,005,000 To The Clinton Foundation. (Clinton Foundation, Accessed 6/29/16)

COUNTRY NAME	FOUNDATION DONATION
Australia	5,000,001-10,000,000
Brunei	1,000,001-5,000,000
Canada	1,001-5,000
TOTAL:	$6,001,003 - $15,005,000

Clinton Delivered Paid Speeches To Nine Companies Supporting “Fast Track” Trade Authority And TPP, Receiving At Least $2.7 Million In Exchange:



Clinton Delivered At Least Ten Paid Speeches To Groups “Lobbying Congress And Federal Agencies On Trade, Earning Millions.” “Since leaving her post as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton earned millions of dollars delivering 41 paid speeches in the U.S. to a variety of companies and organizations. At least 10 of those groups have been lobbying Congress and federal agencies on trade, an issue that has divided Democrats as the Obama administration pushes for a 12-nation pacific trade deal - and around which Hillary Clinton has remained mum.” (Juliananna Goldman, “Groups Lobbying On Trade Paid Hillary Clinton $2.5M In Speaking Fees,” CBS News, 5/18/15)

Clinton Received “At Least $2.7 Million From Speeches At Companies” Backing” Trade Promotion Authority, Which Allows For “Fast Track” Consideration Of TPP.“According to the disclosures released by the campaign on Friday evening, the former secretary of state earned at least $2.7 million from speeches at companies backing the trade promotion authority (TPA) that President Obama has been seeking in order to ‘fast track’ approval of trade deals.” (Juliananna Goldman, “Groups Lobbying On Trade Paid Hillary Clinton $2.5M In Speaking Fees,” CBS News, 5/18/15)

Clinton’s Ten Paid Speeches To Nine Pro-TPP And Pro-“Fast Track” Groups “Were Among Her Most Lucrative,” Earning Her $2.7 Million. “A number of Clinton's appearances before the organizations lobbying on trade were among her most lucrative speeches.” (Juliananna Goldman, “Groups Lobbying On Trade Paid Hillary Clinton $2.5M In Speaking Fees,” CBS News, 5/18/15)

 

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Hillary never did get a bump from the first debate. Are these the same polls that said Hillary was some astronomical number ahead of Trump after the RNC? As I recall within a week the repubs were speaking about having an intervention with Trump to replace him since the so called "polls" had him losing for certain. Soon after Trump was gaining ground and slowly and then fastly gaining and all of a sudden in a tight race????????????????? What's going on here? Alot of lies upon lies. Hillary has already lost. She lost a long time ago. The race is no way near as close as we are led to believe. Common sense ought to tell you that. Seriously. Even the the so called sports odds want you to believe Trump is way behind. Yeah right. Ding Dong the Witch is Dead.

 

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[h=6]- OCTOBER 02, 2016 -[/h][h=1]​FOLLOW THE MONEY: SANDERS SAYS THE CLINTON FOUNDATION’S FOREIGN DONORS “RAISE SERIOUS QUESTIONS”[/h]“Bernie Sanders is right that foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation ‘raise serious questions,’ given that they would badly compromise Hillary Clinton and the country if she is elected. The fact that the foundation continues to accept contributions from other countries while Hillary Clinton runs for the presidency is deeply troubling and it should cease immediately.” – Jason Miller, Senior Communications Advisor

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Sanders Said The Clinton Foundation’s Foreign Donations “Raise Serious Questions.” CNN’S JAKE TAPPER: “Lastly, sir, you were critical of the Clinton Foundation taking money from governments like Saudi Arabia during the primaries. There's still talk of the Clinton Foundation continuing even if Secretary Clinton becomes elected president, Chelsea Clinton is planning to stay on board. Do you think that that poses a potential conflict of interest and should the Clinton Foundation shut down if Secretary Clinton becomes president?” SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS (I-VT): “Well, that's obviously something that the Clinton family is going to have to determine, but I think it does raise serious questions if foreign governments, for example, are making contributions to a foundation tied closely to what I hope will be the next president of the United States.”(CNN, “State Of The Union,” 10/2/16)

 

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Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 6h6 hours ago
Bernie should pull his endorsement of Crooked Hillary after she decieved him and then attacked him and his supporters.