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| − | The '''Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest''' cited below roughly fall into three categories : (1) past conflicts during [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]'s tenure as [[U.S. Secretary of State]]; (2) conflicts of interest related to fundraising for [[election]] campaigns; and (3) potential conflicts should Hillary Clinton be elected president of the [[United States]]. Potential conflicts are of concern given a president would find it difficult to recuse themself in a decision that only the president can make, such as the [[Keystone XL]] pipeline.<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/foreign-government-gifts-to-clinton-foundation-on-the-rise-1424223031 </ref> | + | The '''Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest''' cited below roughly fall into three categories : (1) past conflicts during [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]'s tenure as [[U.S. Secretary of State]]; (2) conflicts of interest related to fundraising for [[election]] campaigns; and (3) potential conflicts should Hillary Clinton be elected president of the [[United States]]. Potential conflicts are of concern given a president would find it difficult to recuse themself in a decision that only the president can make, such as the [[Keystone XL]] pipeline.<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/foreign-government-gifts-to-clinton-foundation-on-the-rise-1424223031</ref> |
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| | The [[Clinton Foundation]] Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-831-1580204 31-1580204]'''. | | The [[Clinton Foundation]] Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-831-1580204 31-1580204]'''. |
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| | [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Known donor list as of 2008]. | | [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Known donor list as of 2008]. |
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| − | ==Oil companies<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/oil-companies-donated-clinton-foundation-while-lobbying-state-department-2348832 </ref>== | + | ==Oil companies<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/oil-companies-donated-clinton-foundation-while-lobbying-state-department-2348832</ref>== |
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| | *[[Chevron]], Alberta Clipper | | *[[Chevron]], Alberta Clipper |
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| | *ConocoPhillips, Canadian Oil Sands | | *ConocoPhillips, Canadian Oil Sands |
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| − | ==Arms sales<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html </ref>== | + | ==Arms sales<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref>== |
| − | In all, governments and corporations involved in the arms deals approved by Clinton’s State Department have delivered between $54 million and $141 million to the Clinton Foundation as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to the Clinton family, according to foundation and State Department records. <ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/clinton-foundation-donors-got-weapons-deals-hillary-clintons-state-department-1934187</ref> | + | In all, governments and corporations involved in the arms deals approved by Clinton’s State Department have delivered between $54 million and $141 million to the Clinton Foundation as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to the Clinton family, according to foundation and State Department records.<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/clinton-foundation-donors-got-weapons-deals-hillary-clintons-state-department-1934187</ref> |
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| | *Algeria paid between $250,000 and $500,000. | | *Algeria paid between $250,000 and $500,000. |
| − | *[[Saudi Arabia]], paid foundation at least $10 million, bought $29 billion arms deal.<ref>http://www.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rm/149749.htm </ref><ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/12/179777.htm </ref> | + | *[[Saudi Arabia]], paid foundation at least $10 million, bought $29 billion arms deal.<ref>http://www.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rm/149749.htm</ref><ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/12/179777.htm</ref> |
| − | *[[Kuwait]], paid Bill Clinton $425,000 in speaking fees, recieved approval for $693 million purchase of Boeing fighter aircraft.<ref>http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/kuwait-c-17-globemaster-iii-aircraft-and-related-support </ref> | + | *[[Kuwait]], paid Bill Clinton $425,000 in speaking fees, received approval for $693 million purchase of Boeing fighter aircraft.<ref>http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/kuwait-c-17-globemaster-iii-aircraft-and-related-support</ref> |
| | *[[United Arab Emirates]], donated between $1 million and $5 million. | | *[[United Arab Emirates]], donated between $1 million and $5 million. |
| | *[[Oman]], donated between $1 million and $5 million. | | *[[Oman]], donated between $1 million and $5 million. |
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| | were listed as contractors in $163 billion worth of deals that were authorized by the Clinton State Department between 2009 and 2012. | | were listed as contractors in $163 billion worth of deals that were authorized by the Clinton State Department between 2009 and 2012. |
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| − | *[[Boeing]]; paid foundation $10 million, recieved Saudi contract. In 2010 paid foundation $900,000 and recieved approval for $3.7 billion Russian deal.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-hillary-clinton-and-boeing-a-beneficial-relationship/2014/04/13/21fe84ec-bc09-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html </ref> <ref>https://theintercept.com/document/2016/02/20/boeing-weapon-sales-to-saudi-arabia/ </ref> | + | *[[Boeing]]; paid foundation $10 million, received Saudi contract. In 2010 paid foundation $900,000 and received approval for $3.7 billion Russian deal.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-hillary-clinton-and-boeing-a-beneficial-relationship/2014/04/13/21fe84ec-bc09-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html</ref><ref>https://theintercept.com/document/2016/02/20/boeing-weapon-sales-to-saudi-arabia/</ref> |
| | *Honeywell, paid at least $50,000 | | *Honeywell, paid at least $50,000 |
| | *Hawker Beechcraft (owned by [[Goldman Sachs]]), paid at least $500,000. | | *Hawker Beechcraft (owned by [[Goldman Sachs]]), paid at least $500,000. |
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| | ==Free trade agreements== | | ==Free trade agreements== |
| − | *Colombia, Sec. Clinton reversed opposition after foundation took cash from Frank Giustra, who also sits on the Foundation Board.<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/colombian-oil-money-flowed-clintons-state-department-took-no-action-prevent-labor-1874464 </ref> | + | *Colombia, Sec. Clinton reversed opposition after foundation took cash from Frank Giustra, who also sits on the Foundation Board.<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/colombian-oil-money-flowed-clintons-state-department-took-no-action-prevent-labor-1874464</ref> |
| − | *Panama. Donors to the Clinton foundation use Panama for offshore tax havens and money laundering as revealed in the [[Panama Papers]].<ref>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article72215012.html </ref> | + | *Panama. Donors to the Clinton foundation use Panama for offshore tax havens and money laundering as revealed in the [[Panama Papers]].<ref>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article72215012.html</ref> |
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| | ==Individuals== | | ==Individuals== |
| | *[[Frank Giustra]] | | *[[Frank Giustra]] |
| − | *Raj Fernando purchased a seat on the State Department's International Security Advisory Board with a $250,000 donation to the Clinton Foundation. Fernando also served as a 2016 unelected [[Superdelegate]] for Hillary Clinton to the Democatic Convention. <ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/06/10/abcs_brian_ross_do_newly_released_clinton_emails_show_quid_pro_quo.html</ref> | + | *Raj Fernando purchased a seat on the State Department's International Security Advisory Board with a $250,000 donation to the Clinton Foundation. Fernando also served as a 2016 unelected [[Superdelegate]] for Hillary Clinton to the Democatic Convention.<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/06/10/abcs_brian_ross_do_newly_released_clinton_emails_show_quid_pro_quo.html</ref> |
| − | *[[George Stephanopoulos]], Clinton surrogate and alleged news anchor gave $75,000.<ref>http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/05/george-stephanopoulos-discloses-75-000-contribution-to-clinton-foundation-207120#.VVSiYNO1lLc.twitter </ref> | + | *[[George Stephanopoulos]], Clinton surrogate and alleged news anchor gave $75,000.<ref>http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/05/george-stephanopoulos-discloses-75-000-contribution-to-clinton-foundation-207120#.VVSiYNO1lLc.twitter</ref> |
| − | *Richard L. Friedman, hotel developer, asked for help building hotels in [[Haiti]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/19/emails-clinton-foundation-donor-lobbied-state-department-for-haiti-hotels.html </ref><ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/27742#source </ref> | + | *Richard L. Friedman, hotel developer, asked for help building hotels in [[Haiti]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/19/emails-clinton-foundation-donor-lobbied-state-department-for-haiti-hotels.html</ref><ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/27742#source</ref> |
| | *[[George Soros]] | | *[[George Soros]] |
| − | *Denise Rich, wife of fugitive tax-cheat Marc Rich who recieved an 11th hour pardon from Bill Clinton, donated at least $450,000. | + | *Denise Rich, wife of fugitive tax-cheat Marc Rich who received an 11th hour pardon from Bill Clinton, donated at least $450,000. |
| | *[[Bill Cosby]], donated between $1000 and $5000. | | *[[Bill Cosby]], donated between $1000 and $5000. |
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| | ==Foreign governments== | | ==Foreign governments== |
| − | *China. A Chinese firm, [http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/03/16/cbs-news-chinese-firm-pledged-2m-to-clinton-foundation-in-2013/ Rilin Enterprises run by Wang Wenliang, a member of the Chinese parliament] with close security and intelligence connections to the Chinese government, has donated $2 million.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-company-pledged-2-million-to-clinton-foundation-in-2013/ </ref><ref>''The Clintons' War on Women'', [http://epubbookonline.com/b/3035/roger-stone/the-clintons-war-on-women/33 CHAPTER 23 CONFLICT OF INTEREST], by Roger Stone, Skyhorse Publishing, 2015, pp. 341-342.</ref> Mr. Wang Wenliang's donations have also brought former DNC chief fundraiser and chairman [[Terry McAuliffe]] under [[FBI]] investigation.<ref>http://time.com/4348675/terry-mcauliffe-hillary-clinton-china-investigation/ </ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/officials-feds-investigating-virginia-governor/2016/05/23/ef6c2ebe-2126-11e6-aa84-42391ba52c91_story.html </ref> | + | *China. A Chinese firm, [http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/03/16/cbs-news-chinese-firm-pledged-2m-to-clinton-foundation-in-2013/ Rilin Enterprises run by Wang Wenliang, a member of the Chinese parliament] with close security and intelligence connections to the Chinese government, has donated $2 million.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-company-pledged-2-million-to-clinton-foundation-in-2013/</ref><ref>''The Clintons' War on Women'', [http://epubbookonline.com/b/3035/roger-stone/the-clintons-war-on-women/33 CHAPTER 23 CONFLICT OF INTEREST], by Roger Stone, Skyhorse Publishing, 2015, pp. 341-342.</ref> Mr. Wang Wenliang's donations have also brought former DNC chief fundraiser and chairman [[Terry McAuliffe]] under [[FBI]] investigation.<ref>http://time.com/4348675/terry-mcauliffe-hillary-clinton-china-investigation/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/officials-feds-investigating-virginia-governor/2016/05/23/ef6c2ebe-2126-11e6-aa84-42391ba52c91_story.html</ref> |
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| − | *Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (Global Affairs Canada) gave $480,000 and cites the [[Keystone XL]] pipeline as one of it's priorities.<ref>http://www.international.gc.ca/department-ministere/plans/rpp/rpp_1516.aspx?lang=eng </ref> | + | *Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (Global Affairs Canada) gave $480,000 and cites the [[Keystone XL]] pipeline as one of its priorities.<ref>http://www.international.gc.ca/department-ministere/plans/rpp/rpp_1516.aspx?lang=eng</ref> |
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| | *Germany, donated between $100,000 and $250,000. | | *Germany, donated between $100,000 and $250,000. |
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| − | *India<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater-article-1.357326 </ref> | + | *India<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater-article-1.357326</ref> |
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| | *Italy | | *Italy |
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| | *Netherlands | | *Netherlands |
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| − | *Brunei paid between $1 million and $5 million. Both Clinton's claim to be advocates for [[homosexual rights]]. Gays in Brunei face up to 10 years in prison.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/06/17/rights-groups-silent-as-clinton-foundation-takes-millions-from-countries-that-imprison-gays.html </ref> | + | *Brunei paid between $1 million and $5 million. Both Clinton's claim to be advocates for [[homosexual rights]]. Gays in Brunei face up to 10 years in prison.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/06/17/rights-groups-silent-as-clinton-foundation-takes-millions-from-countries-that-imprison-gays.html</ref> |
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| | *Jamaica paid between $50,000 and $100,000. [[Gay]] men in Jamaica caught having sex face up to 10 years in prison. | | *Jamaica paid between $50,000 and $100,000. [[Gay]] men in Jamaica caught having sex face up to 10 years in prison. |
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| | ==Foreign entities== | | ==Foreign entities== |
| − | *Rosatom. Purchased a controlling interest in Uranium One, a [[Utah]] [[uranium]] mining company owned by a [[Canadian]] firm run by Frank Giustra who is also a Clinton Foundation Board member. The transaction required Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's approval. Once completed, Giustra donated $130 million to the Clinton Foundation.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0 </ref> | + | *Rosatom. Purchased a controlling interest in Uranium One, a [[Utah]] [[uranium]] mining company owned by a [[Canadian]] firm run by Frank Giustra who is also a Clinton Foundation Board member. The transaction required Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's approval. Once completed, Giustra donated $130 million to the Clinton Foundation.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0</ref> |
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| − | *UBS, a [[Swiss]] bank and one of the world's largest, was fined $780 million in February 2009 in a U.S. Federal Court on charges it helped thousands of Americans evade [[tax]]es.<ref>[http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20090219/FREE/902199983 ''UBS fined $780 million in [[tax evasion]] scandal,''] Investment News, February 19, 2009.</ref> Donations to the foundation increased tenfold to $600,000 after Hillary intervened where [[Department of Justice]] [[prosecutor]]s and the [[IRS]] previously had been the lead agencies. Additionally, Bill Clinton collected $1.5 million in speaking fees.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/30/ubs-donations-to-clinton-foundation-increased-after-hillary-intervention-in-irs.html </ref> | + | *UBS, a [[Swiss]] bank and one of the world's largest, was fined $780 million in February 2009 in a U.S. Federal Court on charges it helped thousands of Americans evade [[tax]]es.<ref>[http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20090219/FREE/902199983 ''UBS fined $780 million in [[tax evasion]] scandal,''] Investment News, February 19, 2009.</ref> Donations to the foundation increased tenfold to $600,000 after Hillary intervened where [[Department of Justice]] [[prosecutor]]s and the [[IRS]] previously had been the lead agencies. Additionally, Bill Clinton collected $1.5 million in speaking fees.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/30/ubs-donations-to-clinton-foundation-increased-after-hillary-intervention-in-irs.html</ref> |
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| | *FIFA (Federacion Internationale de Football Association), currently facing Department of Justice charges for money laundering, racketeering and [[wire fraud]], donated at least $50,000.<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing- | | *FIFA (Federacion Internationale de Football Association), currently facing Department of Justice charges for money laundering, racketeering and [[wire fraud]], donated at least $50,000.<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing- |
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| | ==Domestic entities== | | ==Domestic entities== |
| − | *Energy Pioneer Solutions Inc. The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) helped arrange $2 million in financial commitments to benefit the ''for-profit'' company owned by longtime Clinton friends and the Treasurer of the [[Democratic National Committee]]. The CGI was able to secure an $812,000 grant from then-Energy Secretary [[Steven Chu]]. IRS regulations are explicit, all [[non-profit]] activites are not to be used for private or personal profit-making activities.<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/clinton-charity-aided-clinton-friends-1463086383 </ref> | + | *Energy Pioneer Solutions Inc. The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) helped arrange $2 million in financial commitments to benefit the ''for-profit'' company owned by longtime Clinton friends and the Treasurer of the [[Democratic National Committee]]. The CGI was able to secure an $812,000 grant from then-Energy Secretary [[Steven Chu]]. IRS regulations are explicit, all [[non-profit]] activities are not to be used for private or personal profit-making activities.<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/clinton-charity-aided-clinton-friends-1463086383</ref> |
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| − | *Laureate International Universities. Between 2010 and 2014 while Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton made $16.5 million for his role as honorary chancellor of Laureate Education, a for-profit college company.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-31/hillary-and-bill-clinton-paid-43-million-in-federal-taxes </ref> The [[State Department]] funneled $55 million in grants during Hillary Clinton’s tenure to groups associated with Laureate’s founder. The International Youth Federation, an organization connected to Laureate chairman Douglas Becker, received USAID funding.<ref>http://www.iyfnet.org/people/douglas-l-becker </ref> Becker is a major donor to the Clintons and the [[Clinton Foundation]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/laureate-a-for-profit-education-firm-finds-international-success-with-a-clintons-help/2014/01/16/13f8adde-7ca6-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html </ref><ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2016/06/08/the-clintons-university-problem-laureate-education-lawsuits-present-problem-for-clintons/ </ref> In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Laureate be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before the lucrative contract was given to Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton later references “Laureate Universities, started by Doug Becker who Bill likes a lot".<ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/hillarys-emails-reveal-lucrative-ties-to-for-profit-colleges/ </ref> “It’s a for-profit model that should be represented,” she wrote in the August 2009 email.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/02/clinton-sought-invite-laureate-state-dept-dinner </ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_031/DOC_0C05763085/C05763085.pdf </ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_032-033/DOC_0C05763758/C05763758.pdf </ref> | + | *Laureate International Universities. Between 2010 and 2014 while Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, Bill Clinton made $16.5 million for his role as honorary chancellor of Laureate Education, a for-profit college company.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-31/hillary-and-bill-clinton-paid-43-million-in-federal-taxes</ref> The [[State Department]] funneled $55 million in grants during Hillary Clinton’s tenure to groups associated with Laureate’s founder. The International Youth Federation, an organization connected to Laureate chairman Douglas Becker, received USAID funding.<ref>http://www.iyfnet.org/people/douglas-l-becker</ref> Becker is a major donor to the Clintons and the [[Clinton Foundation]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/laureate-a-for-profit-education-firm-finds-international-success-with-a-clintons-help/2014/01/16/13f8adde-7ca6-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html</ref><ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2016/06/08/the-clintons-university-problem-laureate-education-lawsuits-present-problem-for-clintons/</ref> In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Laureate be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before the lucrative contract was given to Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton later references “Laureate Universities, started by Doug Becker who Bill likes a lot".<ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/hillarys-emails-reveal-lucrative-ties-to-for-profit-colleges/</ref> “It’s a for-profit model that should be represented,” she wrote in the August 2009 email.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/02/clinton-sought-invite-laureate-state-dept-dinner</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_031/DOC_0C05763085/C05763085.pdf</ref><ref>https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/HRCEmail_JulyWeb/Web_032-033/DOC_0C05763758/C05763758.pdf</ref> |
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| − | *[[Blackwater]]. Five Blackwater guards were indicted by a U.S. grand jury on manslaughter and weapons charges stemming from a 2007 firefight in Baghdad's Nisoor Square in which 17 Iraqis died. A donation of $10,000 to $25,000 was reported in late 2008; the State Department renewed the controversial contract with a Blackwater subsidiary in 2009.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater-article-1.357326 </ref><ref>http://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politics/u-s-extends-iraq-contract-for-blackwater-firm/ </ref><ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/17/new-deal-for-blackwater-bucks-decision-by-iraq/ </ref> | + | *[[Blackwater]]. Five Blackwater guards were indicted by a U.S. grand jury on manslaughter and weapons charges stemming from a 2007 firefight in Baghdad's Nisoor Square in which 17 Iraqis died. A donation of $10,000 to $25,000 was reported in late 2008; the State Department renewed the controversial contract with a Blackwater subsidiary in 2009.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater-article-1.357326</ref><ref>http://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politics/u-s-extends-iraq-contract-for-blackwater-firm/</ref><ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/17/new-deal-for-blackwater-bucks-decision-by-iraq/</ref> |
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| − | *[[U.S. Department of Labor]]'s union financial disclosure reports reveal that Big Labor gave at least $2,034,500.<ref>http://www.nilrr.org/2015/05/15/big-labor-gave-2-million-to-clinton-foundation/ </ref> | + | *[[U.S. Department of Labor]]'s union financial disclosure reports reveal that Big Labor gave at least $2,034,500.<ref>http://www.nilrr.org/2015/05/15/big-labor-gave-2-million-to-clinton-foundation/</ref> |
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| − | *Happy Hearts Fund, offered Bill Clinton a lifetime achievement award twice which he turned down until there was a veiled solicitation and offer for $500,000, then he accepted. Clinton pocketed nearly one quarter of the charity event which could have built 10 preschools in [[Indonesia]], according to the ''[[New York Times]]''.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/us/politics/an-award-for-bill-clinton-came-with-500000-for-his-foundation.html </ref> | + | *Happy Hearts Fund, offered Bill Clinton a lifetime achievement award twice which he turned down until there was a veiled solicitation and offer for $500,000, then he accepted. Clinton pocketed nearly one quarter of the charity event which could have built 10 preschools in [[Indonesia]], according to the ''[[New York Times]]''.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/us/politics/an-award-for-bill-clinton-came-with-500000-for-his-foundation.html</ref> |
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| − | *Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership. A Canadian law provides a convenient loophole for [[money laundering]]. The law prohibits charities from disclosing individual donors without their permission. 1,100 secret donors remain undisclosed, thanks to Clinton Foundation Board member Frank Guistra's, ''Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership''.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/1100-donors-to-a-canadian-charity-tied-to-clinton-foundation-remain-secret/2015/04/28/c3c0f374-edbc-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.html </ref> <ref>https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-work/clinton-giustra-enterprise-partnership </ref> | + | *Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership. A Canadian law provides a convenient loophole for [[money laundering]]. The law prohibits charities from disclosing individual donors without their permission. 1,100 secret donors remain undisclosed, thanks to Clinton Foundation Board member Frank Guistra's, ''Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership''.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/1100-donors-to-a-canadian-charity-tied-to-clinton-foundation-remain-secret/2015/04/28/c3c0f374-edbc-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.html</ref><ref>https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-work/clinton-giustra-enterprise-partnership</ref> |
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| | [[Category:1990s]] | | [[Category:1990s]] |
| | [[Category:2000s]] | | [[Category:2000s]] |