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The '''Clinton Foundation''' (renamed in 2013 as the '''Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation''') is a charity that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code.  It was established by former President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]] with the stated mission to build and maintain the Clinton Presidential Library in [[Little Rock]] [[Arkansas]], but has since shifted its focus allegedly to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/about-us/leadership-team|title=Leadership Team|publisher=}}</ref> which may be a violation of the  US tax code. Its acting CEO is Kevin Thurm, and its offices are located in [[New York City]] and Little Rock, [[Arkansas]].

The '''Clinton Foundation''' (renamed in 2013 as the '''Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation''') is a charity that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code.  It was established by former President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]] with the stated mission to build and maintain the Clinton Presidential Library in [[Little Rock]] [[Arkansas]], but has since shifted its focus allegedly to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/about-us/leadership-team|title=Leadership Team|publisher=}}</ref> which may be a violation of the  US tax code. Its acting CEO is Kevin Thurm, and its offices are located in [[New York City]] and Little Rock, [[Arkansas]].

Critics view the foundation as an international [[criminal]] organization with ties to the [[Russia]]n [[mafia]].<ref>http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russian-mafia-money-laundering-clinton-foundation-and-john-podesta/ri17036</ref> It is an elaborate global slush fund and [[money laundering]] operation with sloppy accounting,<ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/12/judge-jeanine-goes-clinton-foundation-money-laundering-op-not-charity</ref> poor public disclosure, and dubious mission related activities.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419791/clinton-foundation-reeks-crooks-thieves-and-hoods-deroy-murdock</ref> It has been referred to as a parallel government.<ref>https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/clintons-parallel-government-and-obamas-great-miscalculation/</ref> Originally founded in 1997 under the name the '''William J. Clinton Foundation'''<ref>http://www.openendowment.org/organization/view?id=31-1580204</ref> for the purposes of building and maintaining the '''William J. Clinton Presidential Library''', the organization has by some estimates handled as much as $100 Billion in cash inflows and outflows. The fund currently has an estimated $350 Million in assets. Clinton supporters, however, claim that it coordinates important efforts against disease and poverty.<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/politics/clinton-foundation-explainer/index.html|title=What is the Clinton Foundation and why is it controversial?|date=st 26,2016|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2017}}</ref>

Critics view the foundation as an international [[criminal]] organization with ties to the [[Russia]]n [[mafia]].<ref>http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russian-mafia-money-laundering-clinton-foundation-and-john-podesta/ri17036</ref> It is an elaborate global slush fund and [[money laundering]] operation with sloppy accounting,<ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/12/judge-jeanine-goes-clinton-foundation-money-laundering-op-not-charity</ref> poor public disclosure, and dubious mission related activities.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419791/clinton-foundation-reeks-crooks-thieves-and-hoods-deroy-murdock</ref> It has been referred to as a parallel government.<ref>https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/campaigns-elections/clintons-parallel-government-and-obamas-great-miscalculation/</ref> Originally founded in 1997 under the name the '''William J. Clinton Foundation'''<ref>http://www.openendowment.org/organization/view?id=31-1580204</ref> for the purposes of building and maintaining the '''William J. Clinton Presidential Library''', the organization has by some estimates handled as much as $100 Billion in cash inflows and outflows. The fund currently has an estimated $350 Million in assets. Clinton supporters, however, claim that it coordinates important efforts against disease and poverty.<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/politics/clinton-foundation-explainer/index.html|title=What is the Clinton Foundation and why is it controversial?|date=st 26,2016|accessdate=Nov. 26, 2017}}</ref>

==Financial disclosures==

==Financial disclosures==

Those entries were errors, according to the foundation: several foreign governments continued to give tens of millions of dollars<ref name="Jonathan Allen">{{Cite web

Those entries were errors, according to the foundation: several foreign governments continued to give tens of millions of dollars<ref name="Jonathan Allen">{{Cite web

|title=Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors | By Jonathan Allen

|title=Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors | By Jonathan Allen

|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423

|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423

|publisher=Reuters

|publisher=Reuters

|date=23 April 2015 |accessdate=15 June 2016

|date=23 April 2015 |accessdate=15 June 2016

The first red flag went up in 1997 when the William J. Clinton Foundation was created as a public charity; the Clinton Presidential Library is unique among Presidential Libraries in that it was not founded as a private charity, which is subject to more stringent [[IRS]] oversite and regulation and limited as to how broadly it can solicit funds.<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities</ref>

The first red flag went up in 1997 when the William J. Clinton Foundation was created as a public charity; the Clinton Presidential Library is unique among Presidential Libraries in that it was not founded as a private charity, which is subject to more stringent [[IRS]] oversite and regulation and limited as to how broadly it can solicit funds.<ref>https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/eo-operational-requirements-private-foundations-and-public-charities</ref>

Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban federal officeholders from getting involved with foundations and other tax-exempt groups. By operating outside disclosure rules, the foundation gives foreign donors an avenue to influence [[election]]s.<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-foundation-idUSKBN0NW0A420150511</ref>

Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center has lobbied Congress to ban federal officeholders from getting involved with foundations and other tax-exempt groups. By operating outside disclosure rules, the foundation gives foreign donors an avenue to influence [[election]]s.<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-foundation-idUSKBN0NW0A420150511</ref>

The Clinton Foundation has also been described as a parallel government. Of course, a younger generation not schooled in the particulars of Nixon's crimes do not see what is galling about the Clinton Global Initiative to those of us who lived through the Nixon presidency.

The Clinton Foundation has also been described as a parallel government. Of course, a younger generation not schooled in the particulars of Nixon's crimes do not see what is galling about the Clinton Global Initiative to those of us who lived through the Nixon presidency.

===Memorandum of understanding===

===Memorandum of understanding===

In Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings Senators [[Richard Lugar]] and [[John Kerry]] expressed concern for the potential of [[conflict of interest]] in exercising her role as Secretary of State while her husband, Mr. [[Bill Clinton]], solicited funds from foreign entities and governments for the Clinton Foundation in anticipation of her inevitable 2016 presidential bid.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/lugar-clinton-foundation-poses-risks-017380</ref>

In Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings Senators [[Richard Lugar]] and [[John Kerry]] expressed concern for the potential of [[conflict of interest]] in exercising her role as Secretary of State while her husband, Mr. [[Bill Clinton]], solicited funds from foreign entities and governments for the Clinton Foundation in anticipation of her inevitable 2016 presidential bid.<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/lugar-clinton-foundation-poses-risks-017380</ref>

On 12 December 2008 Clinton Foundation’s chairman of the board, Bruce Lindsey, signed a Memorandum of Understanding<ref>https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/understanding.pdf</ref>  with Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of President-elect Obama’s transition team. The document provided that “During any service by Senator Clinton as Secretary of State, the Foundation will publish annually the names of all new contributors.” <ref>https://capitalresearch.org/2015/05/the-clinton-foundation-a-cauldron-of-conflicts-and-cronyism/</ref>

On 12 December 2008 Clinton Foundation’s chairman of the board, Bruce Lindsey, signed a Memorandum of Understanding<ref>https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/understanding.pdf</ref>  with Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of President-elect Obama’s transition team. The document provided that “During any service by Senator Clinton as Secretary of State, the Foundation will publish annually the names of all new contributors.” <ref>https://capitalresearch.org/2015/05/the-clinton-foundation-a-cauldron-of-conflicts-and-cronyism/</ref>

{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423</ref>}}

{{quotebox|For three years in a row beginning in 2010, the Clinton Foundation reported to the [[IRS]] that it received zero in funds from foreign and U.S. governments, a dramatic fall-off from the tens of millions of dollars in foreign government contributions reported in preceding years<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-taxes-exclusive-idUSKBN0NE0CA20150423</ref>}}

[[Reuters]] news agency discovered that the Clinton Foundation filed incorrect disclosures with the IRS. As a result of Reuters reporting, the Foundation admitted that its IRS filings from 2010 through 2013 are not accurate. During Hillary Clinton's  tenure as Secretary of State, the foundation received grants from some foreign governments which totaled $18 million.  The foundation operated in at least 29 countries such as [[Nigeria]], [[Uganda]], [[Ukraine]], [[Haiti]], [[Mozambique]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/exclusive-cryptic-ny-filing-revealed-clinton-foundation-foreign-donations/</ref>

[[Reuters]] news agency discovered that the Clinton Foundation filed incorrect disclosures with the IRS. As a result of Reuters reporting, the Foundation admitted that its IRS filings from 2010 through 2013 are not accurate. During Hillary Clinton's  tenure as Secretary of State, the foundation received grants from some foreign governments which totaled $18 million.  The foundation operated in at least 29 countries such as [[Nigeria]], [[Uganda]], [[Ukraine]], [[Haiti]], [[Mozambique]], [[China]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/exclusive-cryptic-ny-filing-revealed-clinton-foundation-foreign-donations/</ref>

==Pay to play==

==Pay to play==

Rosatom, the world’s leading builder of [[nuclear power plant]]s, built [[Iran]]’s [[nuclear reactor]] in Bushehr. With the purchase of Uranium One, Rosatom also bought the uranium exploration rights in [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], and Utah.<ref>http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/moscows-american-uranium/</ref>

Rosatom, the world’s leading builder of [[nuclear power plant]]s, built [[Iran]]’s [[nuclear reactor]] in Bushehr. With the purchase of Uranium One, Rosatom also bought the uranium exploration rights in [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], and Utah.<ref>http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/moscows-american-uranium/</ref>

Syrian president [[Bashar al-Assad]] in May 2010 discussed with Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] the possibility of Rosatom building nuclear power plants in [[Syria]].<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>

Syrian president [[Bashar al-Assad]] in May 2010 discussed with Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] the possibility of Rosatom building nuclear power plants in [[Syria]].<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-syria-medvedev-idUSLDE64A14S20100511</ref>

   

   

According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',

According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',

{{quotebox|[[File:Bill-clinton-moscow-speech.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pay day: Bill Clinton in Moscow to pick up a $500,000 bribe for his wife Hillary Clinton's approval of the Russian purchase of an American uranium mining company.]]Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One’s chairman used his family foundation to make four donations totaling $2.35 million. Those contributions were not publicly disclosed by the Clintons, despite an agreement Mrs. Clinton had struck with the [[Obama]] [[White House]] to publicly identify all donors. Other people with ties to the company made donations as well.<br><br>

{{quotebox|[[File:Bill-clinton-moscow-speech.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pay day: Bill Clinton in Moscow to pick up a $500,000 bribe for his wife Hillary Clinton's approval of the Russian purchase of an American uranium mining company.]]Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One’s chairman used his family foundation to make four donations totaling $2.35 million. Those contributions were not publicly disclosed by the Clintons, despite an agreement Mrs. Clinton had struck with the [[Obama]] [[White House]] to publicly identify all donors. Other people with ties to the company made donations as well.<br><br>

And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech ... The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian [[investment bank]] with ties to the [[Kremlin]] ...Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a “buy” rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was “the best play” in the uranium markets.... [[Putin]] personally thanked Mr. Clinton for speaking.<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> }}

And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech ... The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian [[investment bank]] with ties to the [[Kremlin]] ...Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a “buy” rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was “the best play” in the uranium markets.... [[Putin]] personally thanked Mr. Clinton for speaking.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0</ref> }}

“Tenex was the single largest supplier of U.S. energy through the 'megatons for megawatts' agreement of the 1990s. The pending expiration of that agreement and the scale of the market opportunity in the U.S. (exemplified by the Obama Administration’s decision to extend loan guarantees) meant that Tenex would need to compete in a new market on standard commercial terms,” APCO’s Kraus said in her statement to ''The Hill''.<ref>http://thehill.com/homenews/news/362234-clintons-understated-support-from-firm-hired-by-russian-nuclear-company</ref>

“Tenex was the single largest supplier of U.S. energy through the 'megatons for megawatts' agreement of the 1990s. The pending expiration of that agreement and the scale of the market opportunity in the U.S. (exemplified by the Obama Administration’s decision to extend loan guarantees) meant that Tenex would need to compete in a new market on standard commercial terms,” APCO’s Kraus said in her statement to ''The Hill''.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/news/362234-clintons-understated-support-from-firm-hired-by-russian-nuclear-company</ref>

Between 2010 and 2012, Rosatom reported in its annual reports that it had scored more than $10 billion in new uranium sales agreements with U.S firms during the Russian Reset.

Between 2010 and 2012, Rosatom reported in its annual reports that it had scored more than $10 billion in new uranium sales agreements with U.S firms during the Russian Reset.

===Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States===

===Saudia Arabia and the Gulf States===

The Clinton Foundation also received donations from countries that Secretary Hillary Clinton oversaw the transfer of weapons to.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/hillary-clinton-foundation-state-arms-deals Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors], Bryan Schatz, ''Mother Jones'', May 28, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Did-Hillary-Clinton-receive-donations-from-Saudi-Arabia Did Hillary Clinton receive donations from Saudi Arabia?], www.quora.com</ref><ref>[http://prospect.org/article/clinton-foundation-donor-list-released CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR LIST RELEASED.] ''The American Prospect''.  prospect.org</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/apr/20/reince-priebus/hillary-clinton-took-money-kings-four-countries-go/ Hillary Clinton took money from the kings of four countries, GOP chief Reince Priebus says], By Tom Kertscher on Monday, April 20th, 2015. www.politifact.com</ref> While working in the State Department the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as The Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref name="cnn.com">[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/clinton.donations Clinton's foundation got millions from Saudis, Gates], CNN, December 18, 2008. Univision TV owner also gave millions.</ref>

The Clinton Foundation also received donations from countries that Secretary Hillary Clinton oversaw the transfer of weapons to.<ref>[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/hillary-clinton-foundation-state-arms-deals Hillary Clinton Oversaw US Arms Deals to Clinton Foundation Donors], Bryan Schatz, ''Mother Jones'', May 28, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Did-Hillary-Clinton-receive-donations-from-Saudi-Arabia Did Hillary Clinton receive donations from Saudi Arabia?], www.quora.com</ref><ref>[http://prospect.org/article/clinton-foundation-donor-list-released CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR LIST RELEASED.] ''The American Prospect''.  prospect.org</ref><ref>[http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/apr/20/reince-priebus/hillary-clinton-took-money-kings-four-countries-go/ Hillary Clinton took money from the kings of four countries, GOP chief Reince Priebus says], By Tom Kertscher on Monday, April 20th, 2015. www.politifact.com</ref> While working in the State Department the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as The Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref name="cnn.com">[https://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/18/clinton.donations Clinton's foundation got millions from Saudis, Gates], CNN, December 18, 2008. Univision TV owner also gave millions.</ref>

By the end of the first decade of the 21st century the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as the Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref name="cnn.com"/>  With the theft of government records, and the admission Hillary scrubbed the server, the exact extent of a conflict of interest and other violations of law at present is unclear.<ref name="insider.foxnews.com"/>

By the end of the first decade of the 21st century the Clinton Foundation received millions from an organization known as the Friends of Saudi Arabia.<ref name="cnn.com"/>  With the theft of government records, and the admission Hillary scrubbed the server, the exact extent of a conflict of interest and other violations of law at present is unclear.<ref name="insider.foxnews.com"/>

===Boeing F15 fighters===

===Boeing F15 fighters===

Early in her tenure the $29.4 Billion sale and upgrades of Boeing F15 fighter aircraft was a 'top priority'. The Saudi air campaign in [[Yemen]] has been led by American-made F-15 fighter jets. According to the United Nations at least 2,800 civilians have been killed in airstrikes so far.<ref>[http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52938#.V2iKGKLT9aU Yemen: civilian casualties top 8,100 as airstrikes and shelling continue, UN reports], 5 January 2016. un.org</ref> Three facilities supported by Doctors Without Borders have been bombed.

Early in her tenure the $29.4 Billion sale and upgrades of Boeing F15 fighter aircraft was a 'top priority'. The Saudi air campaign in [[Yemen]] has been led by American-made F-15 fighter jets. According to the United Nations at least 2,800 civilians have been killed in airstrikes so far.<ref>[https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52938#.V2iKGKLT9aU Yemen: civilian casualties top 8,100 as airstrikes and shelling continue, UN reports], 5 January 2016. un.org</ref> Three facilities supported by Doctors Without Borders have been bombed.

===Chemical weapons===

===Chemical weapons===

===Blackwater===

===Blackwater===

Five [[Blackwater]] guards were indicted by a U.S. grand jury on [[manslaughter]] and weapons charges stemming from a 2007 incident in [[Baghdad]] in which 17 Iraqis died.  There was a huge public outcry not to renew Blackwater's contract. A donation of $10,000 to $25,000 was reported in late 2008; the State Department awarded a contract with a Blackwater subsidiary shortly after Sec. Clinton took office.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater-article-1.357326 Top donors to Clinton foundation include Saudis, Blackwater], The Associated Press, Thursday, December 18, 2008,  nydailynews.com</ref><ref>[http://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politics/u-s-extends-iraq-contract-for-blackwater-firm/ U.S. extends Iraq contract for Blackwater firm], Iraqi News, Sep 3, 2009.  www.iraqinews.com</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/17/new-deal-for-blackwater-bucks-decision-by-iraq/ EXCLUSIVE: New deal for Blackwater], By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times - Tuesday, March 17, 2009</ref>

Five [[Blackwater]] guards were indicted by a U.S. grand jury on [[manslaughter]] and weapons charges stemming from a 2007 incident in [[Baghdad]] in which 17 Iraqis died.  There was a huge public outcry not to renew Blackwater's contract. A donation of $10,000 to $25,000 was reported in late 2008; the State Department awarded a contract with a Blackwater subsidiary shortly after Sec. Clinton took office.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater-article-1.357326 Top donors to Clinton foundation include Saudis, Blackwater], The Associated Press, Thursday, December 18, 2008,  nydailynews.com</ref><ref>[http://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politics/u-s-extends-iraq-contract-for-blackwater-firm/ U.S. extends Iraq contract for Blackwater firm], Iraqi News, Sep 3, 2009.  www.iraqinews.com</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/17/new-deal-for-blackwater-bucks-decision-by-iraq/ EXCLUSIVE: New deal for Blackwater], By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times - Tuesday, March 17, 2009</ref>

===Laureate International Universities===

===Laureate International Universities===

Between 2010 and 2014 partially overlapping 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>

Between 2010 and 2014 partially overlapping 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>https://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 Becker be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before Laureate gave the lucrative contract 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>

In her first year as Secretary of State, Hillary is quoted as directly asking that Becker be included in a high-profile policy dinner — just months before Laureate gave the lucrative contract 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>