Justice Department Launches New ‘Pay to Play’ Investigation Into Clinton Foundation
The Justice Department has confirmed that they have launched a corruption investigation into the Clinton Foundation’s activities during Hillary Clinton’s service as Secretary of State.
Multiple reports indicate that federal authorities are looking into whether the foundation’s donors were offered policy favors or “pay-to-play” access to senior State Department officials in recent years. Investigators are also looking at whether the Clinton charity used tax-exempted funding for improper purposes.
The Hill reported that the investigation was launched in Little Rock, Arkansas under the oversight of the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office. Law enforcement officials have interviewed at least one witness who said that they were questioned over various donations and official government actions during Mrs. Clinton’s time with the Obama Administration.
It is not yet clear, however, whether any new evidence of wrongdoing has turned up since the previous inquiries into the Foundation’s dealings.
Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill reacted to the news in a statement blasting President Trump for ordering the Department of Justice to go after his enemies and distract from his own scandals and controversies.
“Let’s call this what it is: a sham. This is a philanthropy that does life-changing work, which Republicans have tried to turn into a political football. It began with a now long-debunked project spearheaded by Steve Bannon during the presidential campaign. It continues with Jeff Sessions doing Trump’s bidding by heeding his calls to meddle with a department that is supposed to function independently.”
Watch above, via CNN.
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