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All Russian ties lay with [[Hillary Clinton]] — [[Uranium One bribery scandal|Uranium One]], the Russia Reset and [[Bill Clinton]]’s $500,000 [[Moscow]] speech. Meanwhile, President Trump promised, and followed through on, a program of national energy self-sufficiency. By 2018 U.S. oil production was booming. This is a direct threat to Russia’s primary source of cash.

All Russian ties lay with [[Hillary Clinton]] — [[Uranium One bribery scandal|Uranium One]], the Russia Reset and [[Bill Clinton]]’s $500,000 [[Moscow]] speech. Meanwhile, President Trump promised, and followed through on, a program of national energy self-sufficiency. By 2018 U.S. oil production was booming. This is a direct threat to Russia’s primary source of cash.

The Magnitsky Act denies Visas and freezes the assets of Russians who are involved in human rights abuses. It has proven to be a problem for many Russian oligarchs and officials, including Vladimir Putin. The Russian government would dearly love to see the Magnitsky Act repealed.

The Magnitsky Act denies [[Visa]]s and freezes the assets of Russians who are involved in [[human rights]] abuses. It has proven to be a problem for many Russian [[oligarch]]s and officials, including [[Vladimir Putin]]. The Russian government would dearly love to see the Magnitsky Act repealed.

As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton opposed passage of the Magnitsky Act—a position coinciding with Bill Clinton being paid $500,000 for a Moscow speech on June 29, 2010. While the Magnitsky bill was being formulated, her State Department was asked by lawmakers to deny visas to the Russian officials who were implicated in the Magnitsky matter. Clinton’s State Department denied the request. The Russian officials who paid for Bill Clinton’s Moscow speech would have been barred from entering the United States if Clinton’s State Department had not denied the request.

As [[Secretary of State]], Hillary Clinton opposed passage of the Magnitsky Act—a position coinciding with Bill Clinton being paid $500,000 for a Moscow speech on June 29, 2010. While the Magnitsky bill was being formulated, her [[State Department]] was asked by lawmakers to deny visas to the Russian officials who were implicated in the Magnitsky matter. Clinton’s State Department denied the request. The Russian officials who paid for Bill Clinton’s Moscow speech would have been barred from entering the United States if Clinton’s State Department had not denied the request.

Throughout the Trump-Russia scandal the Magnitsky Act was used as a pretext to justify the [[Obama administration]]'s illegal domestic spying on political opponents.

Throughout the Trump-Russia scandal the Magnitsky Act was used as a pretext to justify the [[Obama administration]]'s illegal domestic spying on political opponents.