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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>https://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>https://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> In 2018, the foundation's revenue dropped to a 16-year low.<ref>Bleau, Hannah (November 20, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/20/clinton-foundation-donations-plunge-reaching-16-year-low/ Clinton Foundation Donations Plunge, Reaching 16-Year Low]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 20, 2019.</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>https://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>https://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> In 2018, the foundation's revenue dropped to a 16-year low.<ref>Bleau, Hannah (November 20, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/20/clinton-foundation-donations-plunge-reaching-16-year-low/ Clinton Foundation Donations Plunge, Reaching 16-Year Low]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 20, 2019.<br>See also:

*Nelson, Joshua (November 20, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/media/peter-schweizer-clinton-foundation-fundraising-influence-tucker-carlson-tonight Peter Schweizer on Clinton Foundation's money troubles: 'They don't have influence to sell']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 21, 2019.</ref>

==Early investigations==

==Early investigations==

===Mifsud, Guistra and Kazakhstan===

===Mifsud, Guistra and Kazakhstan===

Bill Clinton helped his Canadian billionaire friend, Frank Giustra, obtain uranium-mining rights from Kazakhstan's dictator, Nursultan Nazarbayev. On September 6, 2005 the two flew aboard Giustra's private jet to Almaty, [[Kazakhstan]], where they dined Nazarbayev. Clinton expressed support for Nazarbayev's bid to head the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - an international elections monitoring group and supports [[democracy]] that would confer legitimacy on Nazarbayev corrupt regime.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/us/politics/31donor.html</ref> [[Joseph Mifsud]] served as an election watcher. Clinton's public endorsement undercut [[Bush administration]] policy critical of Kazakhstan's poor [[human rights]] record. Even then Sen. Hillary Clinton was publicly critical of Nazarbayev's poor human rights record.<ref>Eleven months before Mr. Clinton's statement, Mrs. Clinton co-signed a commission letter to the State Department that sounded "alarm bells" about the prospect that Kazakhstan might head the group. The letter stated that Kazakhstan's bid "would not be acceptable," citing "serious corruption," canceled elections and government control of the news media. Robert Herman, who worked for the State Department in the Clinton administration and is now at Freedom House, a human rights group, said the former president's statement amounted to an endorsement of Kazakhstan's readiness to lead the group, a position he called "patently absurd."

Bill Clinton helped his Canadian billionaire friend, Frank Giustra, obtain uranium-mining rights from Kazakhstan's dictator, Nursultan Nazarbayev. On September 6, 2005, the two flew aboard Giustra's private jet to Almaty, [[Kazakhstan]], where they dined Nazarbayev. Clinton expressed support for Nazarbayev's bid to head the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - an international elections monitoring group and supports [[democracy]] that would confer legitimacy on Nazarbayev corrupt regime.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/us/politics/31donor.html</ref> [[Joseph Mifsud]] served as an election watcher. Clinton's public endorsement undercut [[Bush administration]] policy critical of Kazakhstan's poor [[human rights]] record. Even then Sen. Hillary Clinton was publicly critical of Nazarbayev's poor human rights record.<ref>Eleven months before Mr. Clinton's statement, Mrs. Clinton co-signed a commission letter to the State Department that sounded "alarm bells" about the prospect that Kazakhstan might head the group. The letter stated that Kazakhstan's bid "would not be acceptable," citing "serious corruption," canceled elections and government control of the news media. Robert Herman, who worked for the State Department in the Clinton administration and is now at Freedom House, a human rights group, said the former president's statement amounted to an endorsement of Kazakhstan's readiness to lead the group, a position he called "patently absurd."

"He was either going off his brief or he was sadly mistaken," Mr. Herman said. "There was nothing in the record to suggest that they really wanted to move forward on democratic reform."

"He was either going off his brief or he was sadly mistaken," Mr. Herman said. "There was nothing in the record to suggest that they really wanted to move forward on democratic reform."