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Clinton Global Initiative closing its doors

Posted by $ blarman 7 years, 3 months ago to News
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What is damning is that their funding sources (mostly foreign governments) have dried up. It's the rising smoke. If they really were a charitable institution, however, they should be able to keep helping, right? [sarcasm]

Want to know the reason I think they're closing up shop? If they close the doors, they can move the cash to someplace else prior to any trial. If the CGI is still open and Hillary gets brought up on charges of corruption, the prosecutors can freeze all the accounts while they do discovery.

This is a simple cover-your-tracks scheme.
SOURCE URL: http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/15/controversial-clinton-global-initiative-closing-its-doors-for-good/


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  • Posted by $ Thoritsu 7 years, 3 months ago
    Good catch Blarman. I hadn't heard.

    They learned something from the e-mail scandal, where the Beast got off by deleting everything and the FBI granting immunity to all the witnesses. They may not be so lucky again. Time to brush off the foot and finger prints.
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    • Posted by $ 7 years, 3 months ago
      There was so much that went on in that investigation no one with an objective viewpoint could say it was an honest inquiry into the truth. Most of the immunity agreements were made even before they had talked to anyone and they were so broad that anyone questioned could have gotten away with almost anything. And even after that you have the FBI prosecutors reading "intent" into a statute where intent is nowhere to be found and ultimately waving everything off as "bad judgement". It was absolutely sickening.

      The one redeeming factor, however, is that because no formal charges were ever brought up, there is no double-jeopardy to protect the Clintons if actual charges are brought.
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  • Posted by scojohnson 7 years, 3 months ago
    Or without any access or favors to sell, the donations really have dried up to zero.

    Loretta Lynch's promised golden parachute on the Phoenix tarmac just turned into a lead balloon I'm sure.
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  • Posted by richrobinson 7 years, 3 months ago
    How much more obvious does it have to get? I wonder if this is considered fake news? How angry are the multi million dollar donors that expected access to the President? So many questions...
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 7 years, 3 months ago
    Since DT was elected and the shield of O became porous the rats are abandoning ship. The magnitude of this shift us apparent in the size of the rats running, you don't get much bigger than the Clinton's. Whether DT proves to be a good or bad president, kudos to the American people for electing someone scares the crap out of the dirtbags.
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  • Posted by Technocracy 7 years, 3 months ago
    If they are already under investigation the Feds will track the movement of the money. Foreign banks will return funds if illegality is proven.
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    • Posted by $ 7 years, 3 months ago
      I am not aware that any investigation is under way. Remember that Comey and the FBI under Obama declined to recommend prosecution giving the Justice Department an excuse to avoid it. As such, I think those movements (of money) have been pointedly ignored.

      As to reclaiming funds once moved offshore, that becomes subject of extradition treaties, etc. and can get tied up for months - or even years - while they wrangle. And if the funds have moved several times...
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      • Posted by scojohnson 7 years, 3 months ago
        My understanding is that there are several on-going with the foundation, including several states' attorneys. The foreign donations themselves route through a Canadian subsidiary, where they can be bundled and disclosure of the original source is not required under Canada law.
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      • Posted by Technocracy 7 years, 3 months ago
        Hence why I started with "If". They are still under investigation, but the FBI has not said for what. e.g. the Anthony Weiner laptop story just before the election. Made news because it tied to Humedin and therefore Hillary.

        Even if the funds are tied up for months or years before they are recovered, at the same time they are unavailable to the Clintons as well. In some jurisdictions the funds are kept by the host government rather than extradited back, Depends on the bank in question.
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