It will no longer take money from any foreign entity, government, foreign or domestic corporations, or corporate charities. While the Clintons are now promising to build that firewall for themselves if they win the White House, this announcement does nothing to prevent foreign entities from splashing the foundation pot during the final months of the general election.
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The facts are plain and simple: Hillary Clinton is unfit to be the president of the United States of America. I have done that and believe it or not, I regret it, ” said Trump.
The news outlet also points out how the foreign arm of the Clinton Foundation, the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (Canada), or CGEP, is also not subject to the Foundation’s latest announcement on donation limitations.
The Clinton Foundation has done admirable work promoting global health and human rights around the globe, and it and its donors should be lauded for that.
So there you have it, this “ban” on corporate and foreign donations really only applies to a small number of number of the foundation’s projects.
She was meeting with law enforcement leaders in New York City, joining with chiefs of police days after Republican Donald Trump accused her of being “against the police”.
Minassian did not directly answer questions about why the restrictions would be tighter than they were when Clinton was at State.
“Also, I imagine behind closed doors, he will be giving her advice”, Shapiro added.
Hillary Clinton stepped down from the board of the foundation when she launched her presidential bid, but foreign donations to the foundation have come under scrutiny and have been the target of attacks from her opponents. A spokeswoman for the department also downplayed the emails, obtained by the group Judicial Watch, which filed a freedom of information lawsuit against the State Department to gain access to Clinton’s emails. Corrupt Venezuelan Banker Gonzalo Tirado hired Jonathan Mantz, a Clinton fundraiser, and made a donation to the Clinton Foundation in order to avoid being extradited to Venezuela whileClinton served as Secretary of State. That’s similar to the 45 percent of voters who were bothered by Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns.
Also, the staff was also informed by the former president Bill Clinton that the organization (Clinton Global Initiative) would still hold its final meeting in NY coming September regardless of the outcome of the election. Though this change in policies seems to be a tacit acknowledgement that the perceptions about the Clinton Foundation are a cloud hanging over her candidacy, which is beset by low ratings from the public on honesty.
President Bill Clinton from 1996 to 1998.
Former President Bill Clinton turned 70 on Friday, August 19, 2016 and his daughter, Chelsea Clinton, shared a picture of the present that his 1-year-old granddaughter, Charlotte Mezvinsky, got for her “Poppop”. They’re going to change the way that the Clintons themselves interact with the foundation.
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“The CHAI Board will be meeting soon to determine its next steps”, a spokesman reportedly told Reuters. That means the Clintons should transfer the assets and programs of the $2 billion Clinton Foundation to another charity.
