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Showing Original Post only (View all)Here comes another investigation of Clinton Foundation: FTC [View all]
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lawmaker-demands-ftc-probe-into-clintons-sham-charity/article/2586473A House Republican lawmaker is planning to ask the Federal Trade Commission to take a cue from law enforcement by looking into the Clinton Foundation's nonprofit status, and is calling the foundation a "sham charity."
The letter, which is being circulated by Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. and which was obtained by the Washington Examiner, asks the FTC to investigate the charitable status of the group, due mainly to the criminal probe announced by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in January. That agency is seeking to determine whether public corruption laws were violated when Hillary Clinton worked for the foundation at the same time she served as secretary of state.
"The FTC has a history of investigating 'sham' charities for false and deceptive statements and should initiate a review of the Foundation," Blackburn wrote.
The conservative firebrand added that the group already has a tumultuous with both the FTC and the Better Business Bureau. The latter said in 2013 that the Clinton Foundation failed to meet its "transparency and accountability requirements," while the FTC had the group on a "watch list" until December of last year. The FTC has also declared itself unable to rate the foundation because of what it calls an "atypical business model."
Additionally, Blackburn noted, the foundation has also had a problem with reporting its finances. The organization failed to report millions of dollars it received in grants from foreign governments when Clinton served as secretary of state. CEO Maura Pally said the grants were "mistakenly combined with other donations," while former President Bill Clinton called it "just an accident." "These are troubling developments. They call into question the legitimacy of the Foundation's work as it operates under a cloak of philanthropy," Blackburn said. "The existence of a federal criminal probe should alarm the Commission, which initiates civil actions requiring a lower standard of proof."
"These allegations may stifle the ability of other organizations associated with current or former public officials to advance charitable causes by undermining public confidence in such institutions," the congresswoman concluded. "Consistent with the FTC's mission and precedent, we request that you review the above allegations to determine if the Foundation is a 'sham' charity."
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Yeah, like the Bush supporters in 2000. When it was pointed out that Mr Bush is a mean, stupid
Doctor_J
Mar 2016
#39
Sure it is: all the right-wing Hillary bashing hasn't accomplished its goal. And your ad hominem
DanTex
Mar 2016
#73
You certainly do spend a lot of time reading and posting right-wing media, I agree with you there.
DanTex
Mar 2016
#56
You sound like some kind of self-appointed book burner imho-or book banning commissar/apparatchik DT
bobthedrummer
Mar 2016
#99
You or your candidate will not survive a general election reviewing these comments.
ViseGrip
Mar 2016
#59
Well, you didn't think she'd win the nomination either, so your predictions don't mean much.
DanTex
Mar 2016
#62
Oh . . . but he is actually RISING . . and Hillary is sinking. . do you know the difference?
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#53
You do know this is phony right wing bullshit, right? Just making sure. Washington Examiner! nt
BreakfastClub
Mar 2016
#4
I will tell you my guess as to exactly why they are not rated by this organization
FlatBaroque
Mar 2016
#29
Blackburn is a partisan hack who is fishing and wasting taxpayer dollars on this.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#16
I agree that's it's a witch hunt, cuz if it were Repuke they wouldn't be chasing it.
2banon
Mar 2016
#72
LOL. Remember when Hillary bashers here at least tried to pretend not to be GOP cheerleaders?
DanTex
Mar 2016
#27
And about that $900,000 contribution from Boeing to the Clinton Foundation
BernieforPres2016
Mar 2016
#34
You're welcome. For some reason, the Washington Post thought this was a significant story in 2014
BernieforPres2016
Mar 2016
#61
The facts that aren't in dispute tell me there was corruption and blatant conflicts of interest
BernieforPres2016
Mar 2016
#96
Misleading headline. Right wing Blackburn asking FTC to investigate, not an investigation
Justice
Mar 2016
#92
After it started a private equity firm in South America, I have to agree. Please investigate.
Zira
Mar 2016
#94
I can't beleive that HRC could fail "transparency and accountability requirements" of FTC and BBB
EndElectoral
Mar 2016
#97