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I don't get it. What exactly did HRC do that was so egregious?
Here's an article about the Clinton Foundation scandal.
Clinton Foundation Official Requests State Lunch Invitation, Special Seating for Foundation Allies, Emails Show - ABC News
Wow, so an official for the Clinton Foundation asked Hillary Clinton to give special treatment to executives who donated to the foundation. Sounds like pay-to-play. That doesn't look good if she actually complied with the request.
Okay...... So, they did not attend. Meaning Hillary Clinton didn't comply with the unscrupulous request. Surely there's something more sinister that's happening?
Wow, so once again, this Clinton Foundation official is asking for favors for big Foundation donors. If the message was passed on to the ambassador, that wouldn't look good at all.
Okay... so that didn't go anywhere either. Maybe they have something more incriminating buried deeper in the article.
So... a Clinton Foundation donor was invited to attend a speech. Surely there's something more that happened?
Wait... what? What did I miss?
The entire content of this article was
- CF official asks Abedin to send CF donors to lunch with the Chinese president and Joe Biden. They didn't attend.
- CF official asks Abedin to pass along a message to an ambassador in Malta. The message wasn't sent.
- CF official passes along thanks to Abedin for inviting a donor to attend a speech.
- SCANDAL
Here's an article about the Clinton Foundation scandal.
Clinton Foundation Official Requests State Lunch Invitation, Special Seating for Foundation Allies, Emails Show - ABC News
A series of newly released State Department emails obtained by ABC News offers fresh insight on direct contact between the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton's inner circle while she was secretary of state.
The emails – released as part of a public records lawsuit by conservative group Citizens United and shared exclusively with ABC — reveal what the group claims is new evidence foundation allies received special treatment. [Read the emails here.]
In one December 2010 email chain with Clinton's closest aide, Huma Abedin, then–top Clinton Foundation official Doug Band offers names for a State Department lunch with Chinese President Hu Jintao scheduled for January 2011.
On the list were three executives from organizations that have donated millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation: Bob McCann, the then–president of wealth management at UBS; Judith Rodin, the president of the Rockefeller Foundation; and Hikmet Ersek, the CEO of Western Union.
According to the foundation website, the UBS Wealth Management USA has contributed $500,000 to $1 million to the foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation has given $10 million to $25 million, and Western Union and its foundation have contributed $1 million to $5 million.
Nearly two weeks later, Band followed up on email, requesting Rodin be seated at Vice President Joe Biden’s table. "I'll ask," Abedin replied.
Wow, so an official for the Clinton Foundation asked Hillary Clinton to give special treatment to executives who donated to the foundation. Sounds like pay-to-play. That doesn't look good if she actually complied with the request.
A representative for McCann told ABC News he did not attend the lunch, while a representative for Ersek said he doesn't have a record of the event. Rodin's office did not immediately return a request for comment.
Okay...... So, they did not attend. Meaning Hillary Clinton didn't comply with the unscrupulous request. Surely there's something more sinister that's happening?
In January 2011, Band at the foundation forwarded an email to Abedin on behalf of Gerardo Werthein, a South American businessman who has donated more than $1 million to the foundation, according to its website.
Calling Werthein a "great friend" and "big supporter," Band asked Abedin to deliver a message to the U.S. ambassador to Malta on behalf of Werthein.
Wow, so once again, this Clinton Foundation official is asking for favors for big Foundation donors. If the message was passed on to the ambassador, that wouldn't look good at all.
Abedin passed on Band's message to another State Department official asking for delivery to the ambassador's assistant, writing, "Just want to pass along for info. No need for action."
Okay... so that didn't go anywhere either. Maybe they have something more incriminating buried deeper in the article.
A June 2009 email from Band passed on thanks from a Tim Collins to Abedin for taking him to "some event." Abedin says, "We invited him into speech in Cairo." ABC News could not confirm the identity of the Collins who attended the speech. The Clinton Foundation website lists a Timothy Collins, the founder of the investment firm Ripplewood Advisors, as a major donor.
So... a Clinton Foundation donor was invited to attend a speech. Surely there's something more that happened?
"After more than two years of Freedom of Information Act requests and lengthy litigation, the truth is finally coming out," said David Bossie, the president of Citizens United, in a statement. "Hillary Clinton's senior staff at the State Department routinely worked with the Clinton Foundation to reward big donors with special access and favors for four years."
Wait... what? What did I miss?
The entire content of this article was
- CF official asks Abedin to send CF donors to lunch with the Chinese president and Joe Biden. They didn't attend.
- CF official asks Abedin to pass along a message to an ambassador in Malta. The message wasn't sent.
- CF official passes along thanks to Abedin for inviting a donor to attend a speech.
- SCANDAL