The Two Giant Reasons the IRS Is Investigating the Clinton Foundation

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News recently broke that Hillary Clinton’s foundation is under IRS investigation, and at least part of that investigation centers on two companies.

This follows reports that Laureate Education and Uranium One have paid out (in the tens of millions) to the Clinton Foundation and in return have received immense taxpayer-funded benefits.

The Russian Atomic Energy Agency, Rosatom, purchased in January 2005 a Canadian company — UrAsia — with uranium stakes stretching from Central Asia to Western America, reports the New York Times. This purchase made the Russian agency one of the largest uranium producers in the world.

Leaders of the Canadian mining industry, who have donated in excess of $25 million according to the Clinton Foundation’s website, built and eventually sold the Russians the aformentioned company that is today known as Uranium One.

Before the Rosatom acquired the Canadian mining stakes, UrAsia had to obtain the vast uranium stakes it held at the time of the merger.

[dcquiz] Frank Giustra, a major mining investor in Canada and owner of UrAsia, won a landmark uranium deal in Kazakhstan just days after visiting with Mr. Clinton, reports the New York Times. The two men boarded Mr. Giustra’s private jet to Kazakhstan where they met with the country’s autocratic president, Nursultan A. Nazarbayev. Mr. Clinton, in addition to helping Giustra, undermined American foreign policy by expressing his personal support for Nazarbayev’s desire to head an international elections monitory group, reports the New York Times.

Shortly after the former president and Mr. Giustra visited the nation, the then embryonic UrAsia signed a preliminary contract “giving it stakes in three uranium mines controlled by the state-run uranium agency Kazatomprom.” Following this very private visit, Mr. Giustra donated some $31.3 million to the Clinton Foundation and five months later Mr. Giusta held a fundraiser for the joint Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative where he alone pledged $100 million dollars.

UrAsia merged with Uranium One and almost immediately the new company began picking up uranium holdings in the United States. The company soon purchased in excess of 38,000 acres of across Texas, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and other western states as well. Following this large acquisition, Uranium One stated it’s intent on making itself a “powerhouse in the United States uranium sector with the potential to become the domestic supplier of choice for U.S. utilities,” reports the New York Times.

Some $8.65 million dollars in donations were made to the Clinton Foundation by Uranium One and former UrAsia investors between 2008 and 2012.

The new rising global uranium conglomerate experienced a sharp and decisive blow when it’s stock fell 40 percent. Fearing the loss of their holdings in Middle East, Uranium One looked to the US embassy in Kazakhstan to negotiate for them with the nation’s officials, reports the New York Times. These discussions would have gone directly through Secretary of State Clinton, but the Clinton campaign did not respond to inquiries about this deal.

A few days after these negotiations, a subsidiary of Rosatom purchased “17 percent of Uranium One.” Not even a year later the Russian government offered Uranium One stakeholders a “generous offer,” that would give the Russian agency a “51 percent controlling stake.”

The US government had to sign off first, a decision that must go through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which includes executive members of the cabinet, the secretaries of the Treasury, Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce and Energy, and the secretary of state.

John Barrasso, a Senator from Wyoming where Uranium One had its largest operation, wrote President Barack Obama, saying it “would give the Russian government control over a sizable portion of America’s uranium production capacity.” During this time, a Russian bank that would assign a “buy rating to Uranium one stock” paid Mr. Clinton $500,000 dollars to speak in Moscow.

The decision had to go through the Committee, which included Secretary Clinton. At the time, her husband, in addition to the speaking arrangements, was “collecting millions in donations from people associated with Uranium One.” The Committee approved the deal in October of 2010.

The only reported Uranium Official to give to the Foundation was the chairman, Ian Tefler, who gave in 2007 less than $250,000. Mr. Tefler’s family charity the Fenwood Foundation, however, donated millions of dollars from 2009 to 2013, reports the New York Times.

The Committee approved sale of the Canadian mining stakes provided the Russians with direct control of “one-fifth of all uranium production” in the United States, reports the New York Times. While the Russians were taking control of Uranium One between 2009 and 2013, Canadian records highlight a “flow of cash made its way” into the pockets of the Clinton Foundation.

Rosatom took 100 percent stake in Uranium One in 2013 and shortly thereafter privatized the company.

The other company that could get Hillary into hot water is Laureate International Universities. Laureate hired former President Clinton for $16.5 million dollars over five years to act as their “honorary chancellor.” The company also donated between $1 and $5 million dollars to the Clinton Foundation, according to the foundation’s website.

While Hillary was Secretary of State and Bill was drawing a check from Laureate, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), invested $150 million into the company marking the largest single contribution the IFC has made in education. The largest contributor to the IFC is the US government, which during the same period contributed $55 million to the International Youth Foundation (IYF). Coincidentally, or not, the IYF, IFC, and the Clinton Foundation all participated in foundation programming.

The IFC also made a $150 million dollar contribution to a company owned by Frank Giustra.

“The Clinton Foundation board mainly consists of close friends, business colleagues and big donors to the Clintons,” Richard Pollock of TheDCNF reported. (For more from the author of “The Two Giant Reasons the IRS Is Investigating the Clinton Foundation” please click HERE)

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Top Clinton Aide Reveals ‘Nightmare Scenario’ That Could Hurt Her Chances in November

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Hillary Clinton could soon be hit by an “October Surprise,” consisting of a release of even more sensitive information to the Clinton campaign by Russian hackers.

Democratic Party officials have already been hit by hackers.

“That is a nightmare scenario, and let’s hope that we don’t see an October surprise — emails from Hillary Clinton’s server that have either been in the press, or worse, the classified ones that no one in the public has seen,” said retired Adm. James Starvis

The Russian hackers have not been confined to hitting just the DNC in their efforts. They have also hacked the Joint Chiefs as well as the private email servers of some Clinton campaign staffers. Furthermore, the Clinton Foundation itself has been hacked. Security officials believe that Clinton’s private server while she served as secretary of state has also been hacked.

Fiona Hill, a former intelligence official and author of the book Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin, stated, “It’s much more nuanced than just influencing the election; it’s more about putting a spotlight on the United States’ failings and damaging the credibility of our political system and our political elites.”

Hill went on, “The advantage of that (for Putin) is that it will be extraordinarily difficult for whoever comes into office in January to forge a coherent foreign policy. The United States will be pretty wounded on the global stage.”

Mark Galeotti, a senior research fellow at the Institute of International Relations in Prague, said of the Russian government, “I don’t think they necessarily want or expect to see a Trump presidency. Rather, they want a weak Clinton White House that is too mired in domestic disputes and struggling to achieve a mandate at home to be that effective or aggressive abroad.” (For more from the author of “Top Clinton Aide Reveals ‘Nightmare Scenario’ That Could Hurt Her Chances in November” please click HERE)

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Bernie Sanders Leaves the Democratic Party

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The nomination was barely sealed up at the Democratic National Convention before Bernie Sanders, who had campaigned against Hillary Clinton for the party’s nod, went back to being an Independent.

Sanders, who considers himself, officially, an Independent in Congress because his views lean further left than the Democratic party’s platform, caucuses with Democrats. But until declaring an intention to run for the presidency in 2015, he had rarely, if ever, identified as a member of the Democratic Party (he’s been in politics since 1979).

And now, despite pleading with his base to support Hillary, even though they’re concerned that she’s too moderate, Sanders will return to Vermont and to his seat in the Senate, and he’ll do it with no official party affiliation.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was forced to resign as Chairwoman of the DNC after leaked emails revealed she’d tried to keep Sanders from challenging Clinton for the party’s nomination, might even be vindicated—sort of.

Sanders has struggled all along with whether to call himself a Democrat, even ducking the question of his party affiliation, raised by local Vermont media, just days after he declared. He later tried to reinforce that he was, indeed, a Democrat. But Sanders certainly wasn’t a party player—and that’s exactly the concern Wasserman Schultz voiced in the Wikileaks document dump. (Read more from “Bernie Sanders Leaves the Democratic Party” HERE)

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Meet the GOP Billionaire Behind the LGBT Push

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It is not surprising that those seeking to advance the LGBT agenda would work through left-leaning organizations, but one billionaire who has his eye on millennials has begun partnering with Hobby Lobby and its Museum of the Bible. Paul Singer has been targeting Republican candidates, lawmakers and the Republican Party platform. Now, he is reaching out to Christian students on college campuses.

Singer has an elaborate funding and organizational scheme that appears to support Christians and gain their goodwill while at the same time working against them to advance his same-sex marriage and LGBT agenda. One of the organizations Singer heavily funds created false propaganda that was published in the Washington Post by editorial board member Jonathan Capehart.

Purporting to show an interconnecting “enemies of equality” network, Capehart’s article is based entirely upon a chart created by Freedom for All Americans. Capehart refused to respond to multiple attempts to set the record straight. As an out homosexual who regularly appears on MSNBC, truth about LGBT issues must not matter to Capehart.

The chart and Capehart’s article depicting a vast “right wing conspiracy” are false. The chart also makes false allegations about Liberty Counsel and the other named people and groups. But, as will be discussed below, the inclusion of Hobby Lobby raises special attention to Singer’s activities and reveals how he uses a well-known Christian organization.

Billionaire New York hedge-fund manager Paul Singer and Tim Gill are behind Freedom for All Americans, which produced the false propaganda. Singer and Gill, the founder of Quark, are leading financial supporters of same-sex marriage and the LGBT agenda. Singer is also behind the American Unity PAC, which works to elect pro-LGBT advocates to public office, and American Unity Fund, a 501(c)(4) lobbying organization whose mission is to advance the LGBT agenda. This group hosted a “Big Tent Brunch” at the Republican National Convention featuring Montel Williams, Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner, elected officials and delegates. (Read more from “Meet the GOP Billionaire Behind the LGBT Push” HERE)

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FIRE UP THE ACCESS DATABASE: The Scandals Bill Clinton Forgot to Mention in His Speech

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During his primetime address, former President Bill Clinton looked back on his life with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, highlighting moments that he judged significant. Yet Clinton’s speech was subject to withering criticism from the left, with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow calling Clinton’s speech “shocking and weird.” Significantly, as the former President went through the years, reporters started noticing significant moments were curiously missing. People following along with the speech on Twitter, saw a much more accurate reflection of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s political careers, filled with political scandals . . .

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U.S. Labor Department Illegally Deleted Records, Says Watchdog Group

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Department of Labor (DOL) officials likely violated federal law when they said they had records requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), then six years later said they didn’t and deleted an email account that proved otherwise, Americans for Limited Government (ALG) said in a FOIA appeal Tuesday.

“At best, this is a case of mismanagement,” ALG President Nathan Mehrens told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “At worst, well, use your imagination. Are they hiding something and trying to run out the clock in order to avoid sunlight into their operations?”

ALG claims in an appeal to the DOL solicitor general that department officials likely violated FOIA and the Federal Records Act by failing to conduct a reasonable search for documents and destroying potentially relevant email records . . .

Mehrens requested on Aug. 12, 2012, all DOL communications to date discussing Wage and Hour Division opinion letters. He sought to discover why the office stopped issuing the opinions in 2009. The opinions offered official positions on issues such as whether a particular occupation is exempt from overtime laws.

DOL officials said they were reviewing responsive documents. Wage and Hour FOIA officer William Nardo told Mehrens Feb. 7, 2012, that he had “received responsive material from our subject matter experts,” according to ALG records obtained by The DCNF. “We must now review and redact information in accordance with the exemptions of FOIA.” (Read more from “U.S. Labor Department Illegally Deleted Records, Says Watchdog Group” HERE)

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Pence Breaks With Trump on Russian Hacking

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Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Gov. Mike Pence issued a statement saying Russia should face “serious consequences” if it hacked the Democratic National Committee, at nearly the exact same time Republican Nominee Donald Trump told reporters “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.”

Trump continued, “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”

Pence’s statement by contrast reads, “If it is Russia and they are interfering in our elections, I can assure you both parties and the United States government will ensure there are serious consequences.” Espionage, it should be noted, in all forms, is widely considered fair game in the international world. Trump’s comments, even in jest, go a step further by appearing to encourage a foreign power’s hacking of an American leader.

Trump doubled down shortly after the press conference, tweeting “If Russia or any other country or person has Hillary Clinton’s 33,000 illegally deleted emails, perhaps they should share them with the FBI!”

Reports now indicate U.S. intelligence agencies have told the White House they now assess with “high confidence” that Russia was responsible for hacking the Democratic National Committee’s email server. Trump told reporters if Russia is behind the hack it only exhibits the weakness of the Obama administration, and that when he was in office respect for America by Putin would be restored. (Read more from “Pence Breaks With Trump on Russian Hacking” HERE)

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Clinton Campaign Manager Laughs, Evades Reporter’s Question

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With the upcoming presidential race set to go full tilt, questions are beginning to surface as to when Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will hold her next press conference.

When Robby Mook, Clinton’s campaign manager was asked during a luncheon held by The Wall Street Journal if Clinton would schedule a press conference prior to Election Day, he laughed and said, “We’ll see.”

The Washington Post reports Clinton’s last press conference was held on Dec. 4.

Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan, in an attempt to draw attention to Clinton’s lack of press conferences, wrote, “The candidate, famously opaque, answered a grand total of seven questions [in Iowa] on Dec. 4, 2015. Since then, although she’s given individual interviews, she hasn’t made herself available for general media questioning.”

Clinton has responded to inquiries into her lack of press conferences by drawing attention to the one-on-one interviews she has granted, along with answering general questions from the media.

Ruth Marcus, editorial board editor for The Washington Post, asked Mook if a Clinton administration would continue to decline press conferences.

Mook refused to speculate on the events following the election, adding that he would be on vacation at that time.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has blasted the media for allowing Clinton to go so long without a press conference.

While he was speaking with the press in Miami on Wednesday, he said, “It’s been 235 days since crooked Hillary Clinton has had a press conference and you as reporters who give her all these glowing reports should ask yourselves why. I’ll tell you why: Despite the nice platitudes, she’s been a mess.”

Trump went on to criticize the Democratic National Convention for its failure to mention ISIS or the plight of police officers in the U.S. (For more from the author of “Clinton Campaign Manager Laughs, Evades Reporter’s Question” please click HERE)

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Democrats Lie Through Their Teeth About Gun Crime at the DNC

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As Democrat after Democrat took the convention stage Wednesday night to deliver a sermon on gun violence, they kept repeating an age old lie about gun crime that was debunked recently by these pesky little things called … facts.

A new report published by the University of Pittsburgh “confirms what gun rights advocates have said for a long time,” the Washington Post reports. Namely, that lawful gun owners are not responsible for the large, large majority of gun crimes and therefore new gun control measures would only serve to burden those lawful gun owners.

According to Christopher Ingraham of The Washington Post:

[Researchers] found that in approximately 8 out of 10 cases, the perpetrator was not a lawful gun owner but rather in illegal possession of a weapon that belonged to someone else.

More than 30 percent of the guns that ended up at crime scenes had been stolen, according to Fabio’s research. But more than 40 percent of those stolen guns weren’t reported by the owners as stolen until after police contacted them when the gun was used in a crime.

More so, based on past research, the vast majority of gun dealers do not have any guns used for criminal activity. In fact, says Ingraham, only “1 percent of dealers accounted for nearly 6 in 10 crime gun traces” in a 2000 study.

Here’s the bottom line: Gun owners and gun dealers are NOT the problem. New gun control legislation taking guns out of the hands of good guys will only serve to make America less safe. (For more from the author of “Democrats Lie Through Their Teeth About Gun Crime at the DNC” please click HERE)

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It Has Been 236 DAYS Since Hillary Last Spoke to the Press

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Donald Trump’s lengthy press conference Wednesday during DNC week made headlines for a number of reasons, not the least of which being his call on Russia to find Hillary Clinton’s 30,00 missing emails.

But amazingly, what the mainstream media has refused to cover is while Trump regularly and openly speaks to the press, Hillary Clinton is hiding.

It has been 236 DAYS since Hillary Clinton’s last press conference on Dec. 4, 2015.

Last month the RNC made their own hypothesis as to why Clinton has avoided the press:

How has the Clinton campaign gotten away with this? Shouldn’t the press be fired up about her inaccessibility? (For more from the author of “It Has Been 236 DAYS Since Hillary Last Spoke to the Press” please click HERE)

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