New emails further show that top Clinton Foundation donors received special access to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
According to Judicial Watch, emails between Clinton’s top aide Huma Abedin and Clinton Foundation executive Douglas Band show that donors received special treatment for their hefty donations. The relationship between the State Department and the Clinton Foundation was rather cozy.
The emails further revealed that Abedin provided direct access to Clinton for donors who had contributed between $25,000 and $10 million to the Clinton Foundation.
For instance, Crown Prince Salman of Bahrain was encouraged to go through the Clinton Foundation when he had requested to meet with the Secretary of State. He had then pledged pledged $32 million to the Clinton Foundation.
What the Abedin-Band emails also reveal is that Band had urged Abedin to get the Clinton State Department to intervene so that members of the Wolverhampton (UK) Football Club could receive visas. This move seemed to have been done for Hollywood sports entertainment executive Casey Wasserman, who donated up to $10 million to the Clinton Foundation as part of the Wasserman Foundation.
Another individual who had garnered preferential treatment and access to Clinton was Slimfast Mogul Daniel Abraham, who contributed up to $10 million to the Clinton Foundation.
Here are other findings from the watchdog organization (courtesy of Judicial Watch):
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On Friday, June 26, 2009, Clinton confidant Kevin O’Keefe wrote to Clinton saying that “Kevin Conlon is trying to set up a meeting with you and a major client.” Clinton wrote to Abedin, “Can you help deliver these for Kevin?” Abedin responded, “I’ll look into it asap” Kevin O’Keefe donated between $10,000 and $25,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Kevin Conlon is a Clinton presidential campaign “Hillblazer” who has raised more than $100,000 for the candidate.
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On Tuesday, June 16, 2009, Ben Ringel wrote to Abedin, “I’m on shuttle w Avigdor Liberman. I called u back yesterday. I want to stop by to see hrc tonite for 10 mins.” Ringel donated between $10,000 and $25,000 to the Clinton Foundation.
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On Monday, July 6, 2009, Maureen White wrote to Abedin, “I am going to be in DC on Thursday. Would she have any time to spare?” Abedin responded, “Yes I’ll make it work.” White donated $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation.
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In June 2009, prominent St. Louis political power broker Joyce Aboussie exchanged a series of insistent emails with Abedin concerning Aboussie’s efforts to set up a meeting between Clinton and Peabody Energy VP Cartan Sumner. Aboussie wrote, “Huma, I need your help now to intervene please. We need this meeting with Secretary Clinton, who has been there now for nearly six months. This is, by the way, my first request. I really would appreciate your help on this. It should go without saying that the Peabody folks came to Dick [Gephardt] and I because of our relationship with the Clinton’s.” After further notes from Aboussie, Abedin responded, “We are working on it and I hope we can make something work… we have to work through the beauracracy [sic] here.” Aboussie donated between $100,000 and $250,000 to the Clinton Foundation.
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On Saturday, May 16, 2009, mobile communications executive and political activist Jill Iscol wrote to Clinton, “Please advise to whom I should forward Jacqueline Novogratz’s request [for a meeting with the secretary of state]. I know you know her, but honestly, she is so far ahead of the curve and brilliant I believe she could be enormously helpful to your work.” Clinton subsequently sent an email to Abedin saying, “Pls print.” Jill and husband Ken Iscol donated between $500,000 and $1 million to the Clinton Foundation. Clinton subsequently appointed Novogratz to the State Department’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board.
This is just further evidence that Clinton and her cronies sold favors in exchange for donations to the Clinton Foundation.
“These new emails confirm that Hillary Clinton abused her office by selling favors to Clinton Foundation donors,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, in a statement. “There needs to be a serious, independent investigation to determine whether Clinton and others broke the law.”
The recently revealed emails are just a tip of the iceberg. Many more are expected to come.
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