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pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 06:49 PM Aug 2016

Clinton Foundation to end foreign donations if Hillary elected

Source: USA TODAY

The Clinton Foundation says that if Hillary Clinton is elected president, it will no longer accept foreign and corporate donations, the Associated Press reported.

Scrutiny of the Democratic presidential nominee's relationship with her family’s charity is intensifying as Republicans charge that she gave its donors preferential treatment and access as secretary of State.

Bill Clinton told staff members on Thursday that it will also hold its final Clinton Global Initiative meeting in September in New York, the AP reported, citing meeting participants who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

The decision also comes as Reuters reported that the foundation hired a cybersecurity firm to examine its data systems after detecting possible indications they’d been hacked.


Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/08/18/clinton-foundation-end-foreign-donations-if-hillary-elected/88969534/



As stated above, the foundation will also no longer accept corporate donations.
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Clinton Foundation to end foreign donations if Hillary elected (Original Post) pnwmom Aug 2016 OP
A good idea. Kber Aug 2016 #1
Seems logical... Mike Nelson Aug 2016 #2
the Clintons promised this in 2009 Angel Martin Aug 2016 #3
The Foundation promised in 2009 not to accept foreign donations unless they were approved pnwmom Aug 2016 #4

Mike Nelson

(9,903 posts)
2. Seems logical...
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 07:25 PM
Aug 2016

...Republicans won't like it, but they hate the Clinton Foundation and their good work.

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
4. The Foundation promised in 2009 not to accept foreign donations unless they were approved
Fri Aug 19, 2016, 07:12 PM
Aug 2016

by the State Department's ethics officials. Now they are committing to a blanket ban on foreign government donations, as well as corporate donations.

From your February 2015 link:

Countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Oman have collectively contributed millions to the Clinton Foundation, which has dropped a self-imposed ban on donations from foreign governments, The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday.

The foundation's decision to again begin accepting foreign contributions will likely raise new questions, just as Hillary Clinton prepares for the expected launch of her 2016 White House bid in the coming months. The U.S. prohibits foreign citizens from donating to American campaigns.


The ban, which prohibited donations not approved by State Department ethics officials, took effect in 2009 after Hillary Clinton became secretary of State.
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