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Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is composed of the leaders of 14 US government agencies involved in [[national security]] and commerce. In 2010, these included Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and [[Attorney General]] [[Eric Holder]], whose [[Justice Department]] and lead agency, the FBI, were conducting the investigation of Rosatom's ongoing U.S. racketeering, extortion, and money-laundering scheme.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/22/senate-probe-investigating-whether-robert-mueller-alerted-obama-administration-russian-bribery-scheme/</ref>
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is composed of the leaders of 14 US government agencies involved in [[national security]] and commerce. In 2010, these included Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and [[Attorney General]] [[Eric Holder]], whose [[Justice Department]] and lead agency, the FBI, were conducting the investigation of Rosatom's ongoing U.S. racketeering, extortion, and money-laundering scheme.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/22/senate-probe-investigating-whether-robert-mueller-alerted-obama-administration-russian-bribery-scheme/</ref>
Four senior House national security xperts — [[Peter King]] (R., N.Y.), [[Ileana Ros-Lehtinen]] (R., Fla.), [[Spencer Bachus]] (R., Ala.), and Howard McKeon (R. Calif.) — voiced grave concerns, pointing out that Rosatom had helped Iran build its Bushehr nuclear reactor. The members concluded that “the take-over of essential US nuclear resources by a government-owned Russian agency . . . would not advance the [[national security]] interests of the United States.” Republican senator [[John Barrasso]] objected to [[Kremlin]] control of uranium assets in his state of [[Wyoming]], warning of Russia's “disturbing record of supporting nuclear programs in countries that are openly hostile to the United States, specifically [[Iran]] and [[Venezuela]].”
Four senior House national security xperts — [[Peter King]] (R., N.Y.), [[Ileana Ros-Lehtinen]] (R., Fla.), [[Spencer Bachus]] (R., Ala.), and Howard McKeon (R. Calif.) — voiced grave concerns, pointing out that Rosatom had helped Iran build its [[Bushehr nuclear plant]]. The members concluded that “the take-over of essential US nuclear resources by a government-owned Russian agency . . . would not advance the [[national security]] interests of the United States.” Republican senator [[John Barrasso]] objected to [[Kremlin]] control of uranium assets in his state of [[Wyoming]], warning of Russia's “disturbing record of supporting nuclear programs in countries that are openly hostile to the United States, specifically [[Iran]] and [[Venezuela]].”
On October 22, 2010 CFIUS certified to Congress the sale of Uranium One to Rosatom of the Russian Federation.<ref>CFIUS Certification to Congress, Case 10-40: Rosatom (Russian Federation)/Uranium One, Inc, (October 22, 2010).</ref> No disclosure of Russian racketeering and strong-arm tactics was made to Congress — not by Secretary Clinton, Attorney General Holder, or President Obama.
On October 22, 2010 CFIUS certified to Congress the sale of Uranium One to Rosatom of the Russian Federation.<ref>CFIUS Certification to Congress, Case 10-40: Rosatom (Russian Federation)/Uranium One, Inc, (October 22, 2010).</ref> No disclosure of Russian racketeering and strong-arm tactics was made to Congress — not by Secretary Clinton, Attorney General Holder, or President Obama.