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amborin

(16,631 posts)
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 05:39 PM Jun 2016

Newly Released Emails show Clinton Found Donor Given Sensitive Gov't Intel Board Position

Newly released State Department emails help reveal how a major Clinton Foundation donor was placed on a sensitive government intelligence advisory board even though he had no obvious experience in the field, a decision that appeared to baffle the department’s professional staff.

The emails further reveal how, after inquiries from ABC News, the Clinton staff sought to “protect the name” of the Secretary, “stall” the ABC News reporter and ultimately accept the resignation of the donor just two days later.

Copies of dozens of internal emails were provided to ABC News by the conservative political group Citizens United, which obtained them under the Freedom of Information Act after more the two years of litigation with the government.

A prolific fundraiser for Democratic candidates and contributor to the Clinton Foundation, who later traveled with Bill Clinton on a trip to Africa, Rajiv K. Fernando’s only known qualification for a seat on the International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) was his technological know-how. The Chicago securities trader, who specialized in electronic investing, sat alongside an august collection of nuclear scientists, former cabinet secretaries and members of Congress to advise Hillary Clinton on the use of tactical nuclear weapons and on other crucial arms control issue

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/clinton-donor-sensitive-intelligence-board/story?id=39710624

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Newly Released Emails show Clinton Found Donor Given Sensitive Gov't Intel Board Position (Original Post) amborin Jun 2016 OP
This just cements the epic poor judgement with matters of the utmost importance onecaliberal Jun 2016 #1
This story was on WABC7NY about an hour ago Donkees Jun 2016 #2
just the tip of the iceberg Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2016 #3
I watched the Watergate hearings on tv in 1973. Major Hogwash Jun 2016 #4
Trump is loving this story. It's now part of his stump speech. jillan Jun 2016 #5

onecaliberal

(32,736 posts)
1. This just cements the epic poor judgement with matters of the utmost importance
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 05:43 PM
Jun 2016

This disqualifies her completely.

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
4. I watched the Watergate hearings on tv in 1973.
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 02:10 PM
Jun 2016

And if the networks televise the hearings on Servergate their ratings will go through the roof.

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