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| State Dept Struggles Defending John Podesta Relative's Lobbying, Arms Deals |
| 2016-10-27 |
| [Free Beacon] State Department spokesman John Kirby had trouble Wednesday defending the lobbying of John Podesta's sister-in-law, Heather Podesta, and the arms deals that she benefitted from while John Podesta worked as a State Department counselor during Hillary Clinton’s tenure there. Heather Podesta is a well known Democratic lobbyist and bundler for Clinton's presidential campaigns, as are the other two lobbyists with whom she worked on the arms deals. Three contracts for Qatar that Podesta and her associates worked on were valued at $19 billion, Fox News correspondent James Rosen noted during the State Department daily press briefing. Rosen asked Kirby about the lobbying and if it was a conflict of interest of any kind. Kirby replied that there is a "standard procedure" for such contracts before the United States government approves foreign military sales per law. Kirby said the process involves multiple bureaus in both the State and Defense Departments. "Statutorily, one official here at the Department of State is entrusted with final approval over these transfers. Am I correct about that?" Rosen asked. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 Let's assume, "Both", Pappy! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-10-27 13:19 |
| #4 You mean from the contracts, or from the Qatari government? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-10-27 12:14 |
| #3 What's the standard fee for a lobbyist/bundler who "facilitates" a $19 billion arms deal? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2016-10-27 09:07 |
| #2 4/2014, Politico: "According to the divorce filing obtained from the D.C. Superior Court, from powerful D.C. lobbyist Tony Podesta and the counterclaim of his wife, lobbyist Heather Podesta, the couple is fighting over who owns much of the art in question and whether Tony Podesta has been in the right to try to donate or distribute some of it during the past few years." Heather is not so dumb. She kept the Podesta name. It's money in the bank. |
| Posted by: Craique the Kid6652 2016-10-27 07:31 |
| #1 Regime change, State Department Foreign Military Sales, sex, guns, campaign contribution money..... all connected? Who knew ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-10-27 07:04 |