But he wasn’t finished putting the heat on Mook, who defended his boss by citing some of the positive work the foundation purports to have done. “If Clinton is elected, the foundation should be shut down”.
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Given this sordid history, it should come as no surprise that nearly as soon as the Clinton campaign made the latest promise to stop taking donations (less than 24 hours, actually, ) they were already walking it back.
Critics say the foundation’s receipt of contributions from foreign people and entities seeking business deals with the US while Clinton served as secretary of state created the appearance of “pay to play”.
When Mook was asked directly whether the level of transparency with the Clinton Foundation was what could be expected of a Clinton stint in the Oval Office, Mook replied that “at every juncture, the foundation has gone above and beyond what is usually in place in terms of ethics and rules for a foundation like this”. “I don’t think you heard these questions when members of the Bush family continued to serve on boards for President Bush’s foundation”. So, as I said, the foundation is taking unprecedented steps here. “But, right now, we’re focused on making sure Hillary Clinton becomes president and letting the foundation do the retooling that they need to do”.
“The Clinton Foundation is clearly a liability for Hillary Clinton as she seeks the presidency”.
The decision this week to wait until after the election to cut off foreign donations was criticized by some as being “too little, too late”, as Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said. Bill Clinton announced the same day that the nonprofit would stop accepting foreign and corporate donations if his wife is elected president.
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Recently released emails from Clinton’s top aides at the State Department have fueled the criticism, including one from Clinton aide Doug Band to her top aides at the State Department, Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills, asking for a “favor” to “take care” of someone at State.
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CHAI also saw a massive uptick in foreign donations when Clinton served as secretary of state. And obviously the Clintons have staff that facilitate these sorts of communication.
