We and our supporters care only about impact, not ideology, Bill Clinton said in a written statement. We are an entirely non-political foundation.
However, the foundation teems w/ key members of Hillarys political gofers and has been disparagingly referred to as "Hillary's 2016 Super-Pac."
The Foundation appears to use the charity and its enormous resources as a revolving door to shuffle Clintons political factotums from manning political operations.....into the charity......then back into politics.
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In 2009, the Clintons duped the public, and its wealthy donors (and contravened tax-exempt laws) by announcing Sidney Blumenthal, a long-time adviser to both Clintons, had been hired...... (wait for it) "to work on a project to promote Bill Clintons presidential legacy. "
(waiting for hysterical laughter to die down)
But Sid's secret emails show that, while on the foundation payroll, ostensibly promoting Bill's legacy, Blumenthal fed back-channel, usually unreliable, intelligence reports on Libya to then-Secretary of State Clinton.
Hillary sent Sid's reports on to senior State official without attribution......as if they were her analyses.
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The NYT reports extensively on Blumenthal's secret emails to Hillary (emails she did not want revealed):
<><> the Clintons announced Blumenthal was hired by the Clinton Foundation to "promote Bill's presidential legacy",
<><> at the same time Blumenthal was tight w/ American Bridge and Media Matters two Democratic groups aiding 2016 Clinton's effort,
<><> Blumenthal was also a paid advisor to businesses seeking Libyan contracts (compromising US ntl interests, by marketing his influence at the State Dept);
<><> Blumenthal was secretly advising Secy of State Clinton about Libya @ $320,000 per year;
<><> he also pocketed $200,000 a year from Clinton ally David Brock's media operations.
“To promote presidential legacy”
The picture of Sid smoking the cigar came to mind.