“First Obama and Clinton colluded together to manipulate the FBI to ensure no criminal charges were filed against Secretary Clinton for her illegal email server, and this latest refusal to allow even a cursory investigation into the Clinton Foundation’s pay-for-play dealings smacks of political favoritism”, Jason Miller, senior communications advisor for Trump’s campaign, said. The interview led many to believe that Hillary Clinton was using her position as the secretary of state to carry out work for the Clinton Foundation, sending her chief of staff to perform work for the foundation that would be a conflict of interest if Mills was paid by the State Department for her work with the Clinton’s non-profit.
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In 2009, a Lebanese billionaire who donated millions to the Clinton Foundation contacted went through a Clinton Foundation employee to contact the State Department for a face-to-face meeting with the USA ambassador to Lebanon.
He said that these are very serious allegations, especially since now there is documented evidence of chains between foreign donors, the Clinton Foundation, and the State Department.
Officials from the Department of Justice and the FBI discussed the possibility of opening an investigation into corruption related to the Clinton Foundation several months ago, according to one USA official.
A State Department spokesman, meanwhile, told CNN that “federal employees are permitted to engage in outside personal activities, within the scope of the federal ethics rules”.
Sen. John Cornyn formally asked the Justice Department to explain why it did not accept the recommendation of the FBI to investigate the Clinton Foundation.
During her time serving the State Department, Mills took a trip to New York City to interview individuals hoping to land a spot as the Clinton Foundation’s top executive.
Hillary Clinton has always vehemently denied any conflict of interest and there is no evidence that a donor to the foundation has influenced policy at the State Department.
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“I’m not sure that was a good idea”, McCaskill responded, quickly changing the subject to talk about the work of the Clinton Foundation, rather than the sources of its funding. The State Department OIG has been looking into connections between the State Department and Clinton during her term as Secretary of State since earlier this year, but has not said anything about the matter.
