Posted on 12/04/2021 7:49:24 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The Clinton Foundation’s rapid decline in donor cash has alarmed top ethics watchdogs who say it shows clear red flags of political corruption.
Financial disclosures show a precipitous decline in contributions to the Clinton Foundation in the years following former president Bill Clinton and former first lady Hillary Clinton’s fall from the heights of their political power.
The Clinton Foundation received roughly $16.3 million in contributions in 2020, according to their newly released Form 990. This was a 93.6% decrease from the nearly $250 million the charitable organization raked in during 2009 after Hillary Clinton was appointed Secretary of State.
“For years, the Clinton Foundation raised ethical concerns and blurred lines between the foundation, private entities, and the State Department,” said Scott Amey, General Counsel for the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), a nonpartisan, independent government corruption watchdog organization.
“Money was pouring in when Hillary Clinton was a senior official and a candidate for president. The fact that foundation donors received special access to the Secretary of State isn’t surprising, nor is the fall in foundation funding after her 2016 election loss. Many people thought people were supporting the former president, but it really looks like they were cozying up to who they thought was going to be the future president — a situation that can’t be repeated,” the POGO General Counsel told the Daily Caller.
“Now, with ethics concerns raised about Mnuchin and Kushner, as well as judges, it is vital that Congress put politics aside and pass an ethics reform package for all three branches of government. Congress must eliminate conflicts of interest, restrict special access, prevent trading on insider knowledge, and stop public servants who cash in for personal or private gain. Recent surveys show that corruption is a major public concern, but with the foxes guarding the henhouse, I’m unsure who will step forward to fix the problem,” said Amey.
“We’ve been seeing a decline in the cash flow to the Clinton Foundation since the 2016 presidential election,” Anna Massoglia told the Daily Caller. Massoglia is an Investigative Researcher at OpenSecrets, a non-profit transparency organization that tracks money in politics.
The Investigative Researcher said that when OpenSecrets spoke with the Clinton Foundation, they explained the strained revenue stream was “due to a lack of events due to an inability to have conferences” and “receiving less money from fundraising events, programs, and services.” Massoglia reasoned that “it would make sense for there to be a significant decrease in 2020 since there were even less in-person events around that time.”
The Clintons have been deposed by the Obamas.
Hmmmmm...twelve years to figure out that there may be evidence that Hillary was peddling influence? Biden must be shaking in his pants, knowing he’ll have been dead a decade before anyone figures out he may have been a corrupt traitor.
“Experts alarmed” is an understatement. We continually see these experts surprised. Most Americans who pay attention to the news could read the Tea Leaves about the Clinton Foundation even before President Trump.
What is their point?
What? The purpose of the Clinton foundation isn’t to give to charity it’s to feather they’re nest and promote them as philanthropists. They shouldn’t give any of that money to charity. People should just recognize them for the heroes they are.
It's more usual to see the words "lies", "murder", and "treason" in the same sentence with "Clintons."
It's more usual to see the words "lies", "murder", and "treason" in the same sentence with "Clintons."
Dumb “experts”
These ethics investigators are kind of slow on the uptake. The Clintons have been pay to play grifters since their Arkansas days. Remember the miraculous $100,000.00 profit from her commodities trading?
“seems legit”
There is a good explanation which is that there are no more favors to sell.
It pays staggeringly well to be an out-of-power Clinton.
You are not allowed to come up with a logical conclusion!
This just a rhetorical pursuit, pondering what the meaning could be... pondering... pondering... pondering....
We simply will never know.
I still don’t miss John McKeating.
I look forward to the day I can say the same about Cankles and BJ.
They’re out of office. No reason for anyone to donate to Clinton Foundation. Maybe a speech at an University? But that’s probably about it.
The Clintoons can't provide any more political favors, so there's no need to donate to the Clintoon Foundation.
Just like Hunter's paintings will be worth less than those "Starving Artist" sofa-sized paintings after Brandon is out of office.
Why do so-called ethics experts care about the donation decrease aspect? They should only care about the ethics of how donations are procured and used.
If they are truly experts, they shouldn’t be alarmed out surprised at all.
Amazon Bezos just gave $100 million to the Obama Foundation. Obama’s crew are running the Biden administration. Money for favors is still what oils our government.
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