New WikiLeaks Document Dump Targets Clinton Foundation, Hillary’s Campaign Chairman
WikiLeaks published more than 2,000 documents Friday that it said are emails from Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton‘s campaign chairman, John Podesta.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said the emails focus on Podesta’s “communications relating to nuclear energy, and media handling over donations to the Clinton Foundation from mining and nuclear interests.”
One of the major topics of the emails is the State Department’s support for the Russian takeover of the U.S. firm Uranium One in 2010.
The book Clinton Cash alleged that Uranium One shipped millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation. Further, The New York Times reported that $2.35 million was donated to the Clinton Foundation from Uranium One.
“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,” The Times reported.
The Times also noted that not long after Russia moved to acquire the majority of Uranium One, former President Bill Clinton received $500,000 for a speech in Moscow.
Jose Fernandez, assistant secretary of state for economic, energy and business affairs, has said Clinton played no role in the deal.
However, an email released by WikiLeaks shows a link between Fernandez and the Clinton campaign.
“John, It was good to talk to you this afternoon, and I appreciate your taking the time to call. As I mentioned, I would like to do all I can to support Secretary Clinton, and would welcome your advice and help in steering me to the right persons in the campaign,” the email reads.
The email dump also includes an email with snippets from remarks Clinton made at various speeches.
In speaking to a Goldman Sachs event, she noted that in terms of middle America, “I’m kind of far removed because the life I’ve lived and the economic, you know, fortunes that my husband and I now enjoy, but I haven’t forgotten [my past].”
A speech to General Electric touched on politics and money.
“I really admire the people who subject themselves to it. Even when I, you know, think they should not be elected president, I still think, well, you know, good for you I guess, you’re out there promoting democracy and those crazy ideas of yours,” Clinton said.
” … in my campaign — I lose track, but I think I raised $250 million or some such enormous amount, and in the last campaign President Obama raised $1.1 billion, and that was before the super PACs and all of this other money just rushing in … So we’re kind of in the wild west, and, you know, it would be very difficult to run for president without raising a huge amount of money and without having other people supporting you because your opponent will have their supporters,” she said. (For more from the author of “New WikiLeaks Document Dump Targets Clinton Foundation, Hillary’s Campaign Chairman” please click HERE)
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