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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>
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The '''Clinton Foundation conflicts of interest''' cited below roughly fall into three categories : (1) past  
  
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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]'''.
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conflicts during [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]'s tenure as [[U.S. Secretary of State]]; (2) conflicts of interest
  
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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].
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related to fundraising for [[election]] campaigns; and (3) potential conflicts should Hillary Clinton be elected
  
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==Oil companies<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/oil-companies-donated-clinton-foundation-while-lobbying-state-department-2348832 </ref>==
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president of the [[United States]]. Potential conflicts are of concern given a president would find it difficult to
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recuse themself in a decision that only the president can make, such as the [[Keystone XL]]
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pipeline.<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/foreign-government-gifts-to-clinton-foundation-on-the-rise-1424223031
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</ref>
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The [[Clinton Foundation]] Federal Tax ID number is '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=31-1580204&ie=utf-
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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
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donor list as of 2008].
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==Oil companies<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/oil-companies-donated-clinton-foundation-while-
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lobbying-state-department-2348832 </ref>==
 
*[[Chevron]], Alberta Clipper
 
*[[Chevron]], Alberta Clipper
 
*American Petroleum Institute, Canadian Oil Sands  
 
*American Petroleum Institute, Canadian Oil Sands  
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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>==
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==Arms sales<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html  
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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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</ref>==
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In all, governments and corporations involved in the arms deals approved by Clinton’s State Department have  
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delivered between $54 million and $141 million to the Clinton Foundation as well as hundreds of thousands of  
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dollars in payments to the Clinton family, according to foundation and State Department records. <ref>  
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http://www.ibtimes.com/clinton-foundation-donors-got-weapons-deals-hillary-clintons-state-department-1934187</ref>
  
 
*Algeria paid between $250,000 and $500,000.
 
*Algeria paid between $250,000 and $500,000.
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*[[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>
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*[[Saudi Arabia]], paid foundation at least $10 million, bought $29 billion arms  
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*[[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>
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deal.<ref>http://www.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rm/149749.htm  
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</ref><ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/12/179777.htm </ref>
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*[[Kuwait]], paid Bill Clinton $425,000 in speaking fees, recieved approval for $693 million purchase of Boeing  
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fighter aircraft.<ref>http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/kuwait-c-17-globemaster-iii-aircraft-and-related-support  
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</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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==Defense contractors==
 
==Defense contractors==
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American defense contractors donated to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state and in some cases made personal payments to [[Bill Clinton]] for speaking engagements. Such firms and their subsidiaries 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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American defense contractors donated to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state and in  
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some cases made personal payments to [[Bill Clinton]] for speaking engagements. Such firms and their subsidiaries  
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were listed as contractors in $163 billion worth of deals that were authorized by the Clinton State Department  
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between 2009 and 2012.
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*[[Boeing]]; paid foundation $10 million, recieved Saudi contract. In 2010 paid foundation $900,000 and recieved
  
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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>
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approval for $3.7 billion Russian deal.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-hillary-clinton-and-
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boeing-a-beneficial-relationship/2014/04/13/21fe84ec-bc09-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html </ref>  
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<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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*[[General Electric]]. [[NBC]] put [[Chelsea Clinton]] on its payroll as a network correspondent in November 2011, when it was still 49 percent owned by General Electric, a major defense contractor that benefitted from the  Clinton State Department's arms export approval. General Electric donated at least $1 million.
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*[[General Electric]]. [[NBC]] put [[Chelsea Clinton]] on its payroll as a network correspondent in November 2011,  
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when it was still 49 percent owned by General Electric, a major defense contractor that benefitted from the   
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Clinton State Department's arms export approval. General Electric donated at least $1 million.
 
*Lockhead Martin, paid at least $250,000
 
*Lockhead Martin, paid at least $250,000
 
*United Technologies, paid at least $50,000
 
*United Technologies, paid at least $50,000
  
 
==Free trade agreements==
 
==Free trade agreements==
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*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>
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*Colombia, Sec. Clinton reversed opposition after foundation took cash from Frank Giustra, who also sits on the  
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*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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Foundation Board.<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/colombian-oil-money-flowed-clintons-state-department-took-no-action-
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prevent-labor-1874464 </ref>
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*Panama. Donors to the Clinton foundation use Panama for offshore tax havens and money laundering as revealed in  
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the [[Panama Papers]].<ref>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article72215012.html </ref>
  
 
==Individuals==
 
==Individuals==
 
*[[Frank Giustra]]
 
*[[Frank Giustra]]
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*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>
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*Raj Fernando purchased a seat on the State Department's International Security Advisory Board with a $250,000  
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*[[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>
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*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>
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donation to the Clinton Foundation. Fernando also served as a 2016 unelected [[Superdelegate]] for Hillary Clinton  
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to the Democatic Convention.  
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<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/06/10/abcs_brian_ross_do_newly_released_clinton_emails_show_quid_p
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ro_quo.html </ref>
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*[[George Stephanopoulos]], Clinton surrogate and alleged news anchor gave  
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$75,000.<ref>http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/05/george-stephanopoulos-discloses-75-000-contribution-to-
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clinton-foundation-207120#.VVSiYNO1lLc.twitter </ref>
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*Richard L. Friedman, hotel developer, asked for help building hotels in  
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[[Haiti]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/19/emails-clinton-foundation-donor-lobbied-state-
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department-for-haiti-hotels.html </ref><ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/27742#source </ref>
 
*[[Bill Cosby]], donated between $1000 and $5000.
 
*[[Bill Cosby]], donated between $1000 and $5000.
  
 
==Foreign governments==
 
==Foreign governments==
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*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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*China. A Chinese firm, [http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/03/16/cbs-news-chinese-firm-pledged-2m-to-clinton-
  
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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>
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foundation-in-2013/ Rilin Enterprises run by Wang Wenliang, a member of the Chinese parliament] with close security
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and intelligence connections to the Chinese government, has donated $2
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million.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-company-pledged-2-million-to-clinton-foundation-in-2013/
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</ref><ref>''The Clintons' War on Women'', [http://epubbookonline.com/b/3035/roger-stone/the-clintons-war-on-
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women/33 CHAPTER 23 CONFLICT OF INTEREST], by Roger Stone, Skyhorse Publishing, 2015, pp. 341-342.</ref> Mr. Wang
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Wenliang's donations have also brought former DNC chief fundraiser and chairman [[Terry McAuliffe]] under [[FBI]]
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investigation.<ref>http://time.com/4348675/terry-mcauliffe-hillary-clinton-china-investigation/
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</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/officials-feds-investigating-virginia-
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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  
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[[Keystone XL]] pipeline as one of it's priorities.<ref>http://www.international.gc.ca/department-
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ministere/plans/rpp/rpp_1516.aspx?lang=eng </ref>
  
 
*Germany, donated between $100,000 and $250,000.
 
*Germany, donated between $100,000 and $250,000.
  
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*India
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*India<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater-article-
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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>
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*Brunei paid between $1 million and $5 million. Both Clinton's claim to be advocates for [[homosexual rights]].  
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Gays in Brunei face up to 10 years in prison.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/06/17/rights-groups-silent-
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as-clinton-foundation-takes-millions-from-countries-that-imprison-gays.html </ref>
  
 
*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.
  
 
==Foreign entities==
 
==Foreign entities==
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*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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*Rosatom. Purchased a controlling interest in Uranium One, a [[Utah]] [[uranium]] mining company owned by a  
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[[Canadian]] firm run by Frank Giustra who is also a Clinton Foundation Board member. The transaction required  
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's approval. Once completed, Giustra donated $130 million to the Clinton  
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Foundation.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for-
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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
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Court on charges it helped thousands of Americans evade [[tax]]es.<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>
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[http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20090219/FREE/902199983 ''UBS fined $780 million in [[tax evasion]]  
  
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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-room/243190-fifa-a-clinton-foundation-donor </ref>
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scandal,''] Investment News, February 19, 2009.</ref>  Donations to the foundation increased tenfold to $600,000
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after Hillary intervened where  [[Department of Justice]] [[prosecutor]]s and the [[IRS]] previously had been the
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lead agencies. Additionally, Bill Clinton collected $1.5 million in speaking
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fees.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/30/ubs-donations-to-clinton-foundation-increased-after-hillary-
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intervention-in-irs.html </ref>
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*FIFA (Federacion Internationale de Football Association), currently facing Department of Justice charges for money  
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laundering, racketeering and [[wire fraud]], donated at least $50,000.<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-
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room/243190-fifa-a-clinton-foundation-donor </ref>
  
 
==Domestic entities==
 
==Domestic entities==
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*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>
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*Energy Pioneer Solutions Inc. The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) helped arrange $2 million in financial  
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commitments to benefit the ''for-profit'' company owned by longtime Clinton friends and the Treasurer of the  
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[[Democratic National Committee]]. The CGI was able to secure an $812,000 grant from then-Energy Secretary [[Steven  
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Chu]]. IRS regulations are explicit, all [[non-profit]] activites are not to be used for private or personal  
  
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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>
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profit-making activities.<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/clinton-charity-aided-clinton-friends-1463086383 </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>
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*[[Blackwater]]<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater-
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article-1.357326 </ref>
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*[[U.S. Department of Labor]]'s union financial disclosure reports reveal that Big Labor gave at least
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$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  
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veiled solicitation and offer for $500,000, then he accepted. Clinton pocketed nearly one quarter of the charity  
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event which could have built 10 preschools in [[Indonesia]], according to the ''[[New York  
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Times]]''.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/us/politics/an-award-for-bill-clinton-came-with-500000-for-his-
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foundation.html </ref>
  
 
==Unknown/unreported==
 
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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>
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*Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership. A Canadian law provides a convenient loophole for [[money laundering]].  
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undisclosed, thanks to Clinton Foundation Board member Frank Guistra's, ''Clinton Giustra Enterprise  
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Partnership''.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/1100-donors-to-a-canadian-charity-tied-to-clinton-
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<ref>https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-work/clinton-giustra-enterprise-partnership </ref>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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Revision as of 03:17, June 22, 2016

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.[1]

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].

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052616/http://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors/pages/page_1.html Known

donor list as of 2008].

Oil companies[2]

  • Chevron, Alberta Clipper
  • American Petroleum Institute, Canadian Oil Sands
  • Exxon Mobile, Candadian Oil Sands
  • ConocoPhillips, Canadian Oil Sands

Arms sales[3]

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. [4]

  • Algeria paid between $250,000 and $500,000.
  • Saudi Arabia, paid foundation at least $10 million, bought $29 billion arms

deal.[5][6]

  • Kuwait, paid Bill Clinton $425,000 in speaking fees, recieved approval for $693 million purchase of Boeing

fighter aircraft.[7]

  • United Arab Emirates, donated between $1 million and $5 million.
  • Oman, donated between $1 million and $5 million.
  • Qatar paid between $1 million and $5 million.
  • Thailand
  • Norway
  • Australia, donated between $5 million and $10 million.

Defense contractors

American defense contractors donated to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state and in

some cases made personal payments to Bill Clinton for speaking engagements. Such firms and their subsidiaries

were listed as contractors in $163 billion worth of deals that were authorized by the Clinton State Department

between 2009 and 2012.

  • Boeing; paid foundation $10 million, recieved Saudi contract. In 2010 paid foundation $900,000 and recieved

approval for $3.7 billion Russian deal.[8]

[9]

when it was still 49 percent owned by General Electric, a major defense contractor that benefitted from the

Clinton State Department's arms export approval. General Electric donated at least $1 million.

  • Lockhead Martin, paid at least $250,000
  • United Technologies, paid at least $50,000

Free trade agreements

  • Colombia, Sec. Clinton reversed opposition after foundation took cash from Frank Giustra, who also sits on the

Foundation Board.[10]

  • Panama. Donors to the Clinton foundation use Panama for offshore tax havens and money laundering as revealed in

the Panama Papers.[11]

Individuals

  • 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.

[12]

$75,000.[13]

  • Richard L. Friedman, hotel developer, asked for help building hotels in

Haiti.[14][15]

Foreign governments

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.[16][17] Mr. Wang

Wenliang's donations have also brought former DNC chief fundraiser and chairman Terry McAuliffe under FBI

investigation.[18][19]

  • 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.[20]

  • Germany, donated between $100,000 and $250,000.
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • 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.[22]

  • Jamaica paid between $50,000 and $100,000. Gay men in Jamaica caught having sex face up to 10 years in prison.

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.[23]

  • 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 taxes.[24] Donations to the foundation increased tenfold to $600,000

after Hillary intervened where Department of Justice prosecutors and the IRS previously had been the

lead agencies. Additionally, Bill Clinton collected $1.5 million in speaking

fees.[25]

  • FIFA (Federacion Internationale de Football Association), currently facing Department of Justice charges for money

laundering, racketeering and wire fraud, donated at least $50,000.[26]

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.[27]

$2,034,500.[29]

  • 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]].[30]

Unknown/unreported

  • 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.[31]

[32]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wsj.com/articles/foreign-government-gifts-to-clinton-foundation-on-the-rise-1424223031
  2. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/oil-companies-donated-clinton-foundation-while- lobbying-state-department-2348832
  3. ↑ http://www.rollcall.com/news/clinton_foundations_missteps_point_to_broader_problem-241644-1.html
  4. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.com/clinton-foundation-donors-got-weapons-deals-hillary-clintons-state-department-1934187
  5. ↑ http://www.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rm/149749.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/12/179777.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/kuwait-c-17-globemaster-iii-aircraft-and-related-support
  8. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-hillary-clinton-and- boeing-a-beneficial-relationship/2014/04/13/21fe84ec-bc09-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html
  9. ↑ https://theintercept.com/document/2016/02/20/boeing-weapon-sales-to-saudi-arabia/
  10. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.com/colombian-oil-money-flowed-clintons-state-department-took-no-action- prevent-labor-1874464
  11. ↑ http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article72215012.html
  12. ↑ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/06/10/abcs_brian_ross_do_newly_released_clinton_emails_show_quid_p ro_quo.html
  13. ↑ http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/05/george-stephanopoulos-discloses-75-000-contribution-to- clinton-foundation-207120#.VVSiYNO1lLc.twitter
  14. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/19/emails-clinton-foundation-donor-lobbied-state- department-for-haiti-hotels.html
  15. ↑ https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/27742#source
  16. ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-company-pledged-2-million-to-clinton-foundation-in-2013/
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ http://time.com/4348675/terry-mcauliffe-hillary-clinton-china-investigation/
  19. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/officials-feds-investigating-virginia- governor/2016/05/23/ef6c2ebe-2126-11e6-aa84-42391ba52c91_story.html
  20. ↑ http://www.international.gc.ca/department- ministere/plans/rpp/rpp_1516.aspx?lang=eng
  21. ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater-article- 1.357326
  22. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/06/17/rights-groups-silent- as-clinton-foundation-takes-millions-from-countries-that-imprison-gays.html
  23. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for- control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0
  24. ↑ [http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20090219/FREE/902199983 UBS fined $780 million in tax evasion scandal,] Investment News, February 19, 2009.
  25. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/30/ubs-donations-to-clinton-foundation-increased-after-hillary- intervention-in-irs.html
  26. ↑ http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing- room/243190-fifa-a-clinton-foundation-donor
  27. ↑ http://www.wsj.com/articles/clinton-charity-aided-clinton-friends-1463086383
  28. ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/money/top-donors-clinton-foundation-include-saudis-blackwater- article-1.357326
  29. ↑ http://www.nilrr.org/2015/05/15/big-labor-gave-2-million-to-clinton-foundation/
  30. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/us/politics/an-award-for-bill-clinton-came-with-500000-for-his- foundation.html
  31. ↑ 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
  32. ↑ https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-work/clinton-giustra-enterprise-partnership

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