Hillary Clinton has said publicly that the Clinton Foundation will not accept donations from foreign governments and contributors if she is elected president of the United States. However, a leaked memo suggests that she actually does want the Foundation to keep taking foreign donations when she is the Commander in Chief.
According to an April 7, 2015 memo, Clinton indicated to her staff that her preference is for the foundation’s financial operations to continue taking foreign contributions because it could miss out on “unexpected opportunities.” The memo further stated that “there are multiple options for consideration.”
“Secretary Clinton’s preference is for the Foundation to continue to accept foreign government contributions, but to significantly increase disclosure. She does not want to limit the Foundation’s ability to operate programs now or in the future,” the memo stated.
“We could go further and say the programs are already funded (listing out current funders) and we are not expecting additional funds, but we don’t want to close the door to unexpected opportunities.”
The memo further revealed that the “compromise” option may be to reject foreign government donations unless it’s money for a continuing program or a disbursement for a completed negotiation. This means that the Foundation would still take money from Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which are two nations, according to Clinton herself, funding ISIS (SEE: 7 key takeaways from new WikiLeaks release).
Once again, we find out what Clinton’s public position is and what her private position is.
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