[LI] According to The Daily Caller and CNN, the FBI and several U.S. Attorney offices have opened an investigation into the Clinton Foundation even though the Department of Justice objected to one. The officials met several months ago about the possibility of a case:
At the time, three field offices were in agreement an investigation should be launched after the FBI received notification from a bank of suspicious activity from a foreigner who had donated to the Clinton Foundation, according to the official.
FBI officials wanted to investigate whether there was a criminal conflict of interest with the State Department and the Clinton Foundation during Clinton’s tenure. The Department of Justice had looked into allegations surrounding the foundation a year earlier after the release of the controversial book "Clinton Cash," but found them to be unsubstantiated and there was insufficient evidence to open a case.
DOJ officials did not want to open the case at the time because it looked "more political than substantive" since the FBI had an investigation going into Hillary Clinton's private email server.
Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York, will lead the investigation. The Daily Caller said his office "has resulted in a large number of convictions of banks, hedge funds and Wall Street insiders."
The Clinton Foundation caused waves this week when Judicial Watch released emails that showed top Clinton Foundation donors asked then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for favors.
In April 2009, Clinton Foundation official Doug Band sent an email to Clinton's top aides Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin about a favor. He reminded them it is important to take care of [Redacted]." Officials blacked out the name, but Abedin said "Personel has been sending him options."
[PAGESIX] Sydney Leathers -- the woman whom horndog Anthony Carlos Danger Weiner ...aka Hot Dog Tony, the remarkably offensive sex maniac six-term New York congressman who resigned in 2011, then decided everybody had forgotten by 2013, when he decided to run for mayor of New York City... sexted as "Carlos Danger," torpedoing his mayoral campaign in 2013 -- has accused the pervy former pol of being up to his old tricks again, with yet another woman.
She's "certain" or she has specific knowledge?
Leathers on Thursday posted a scathing review of the recent documentary "Weiner" -- which covers the sexting scandal -- on Beltway blog Washington Babylon, and in Leathers’ "thumbs down" notice, she writes that Weiner’s "behavior will continue. In fact, I am certain his behavior continues to this day because a woman who claims to be one of his current sexting partners has reached out to me for advice."
But Leathers -- who in 2013 leaked her Weiner story -- exclusively told Page Six she’s advised the mystery woman not to go public.
"She was thinking about talking to press," Leathers told us on Thursday. "I said, ’You shouldn’t do that,’ which would surprise people ... but it was like, ’Look what happened to me. It will impact future employment, relationships with friends and families.’"
Leathers told us that the woman’s correspondence with Weiner took place over Facebook and Skype. "Initially, I didn’t believe it was legit," Leathers told Page Six. But "It’s his actual Facebook -- and the [same] Facebook he used when he contacted me. This was the end of May. From what I gathered, they Skype. It’s Anthony Weiner, he’s not asking about the weather. [For me] he kept the vanilla stuff on Facebook and used ’Carlos Danger’ for the other stuff."
Given what Bill has put Hilarity through, Huma might just think this is normal behavior...
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Anthony are you letting it all hang out now that you are retired? Huma won't be happy but then again she's got her own problems doesn't she?
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It is troubling when the beard goes off script and draws attention to the truth behind the mask. Huma in the White House and the energizer bunny at Chapaqua. Think the press will figure it out? They never did for Franklin and Elanor.
[D.C. Clothesline] Washington, D.C. ‐ Contained within WikiLeaks’ recent release of hacked DNC emails is a message from billionaire globalist financier George Soros, to Hillary Clinton while she was U.S. Secretary of State, that clearly reveals Clinton as a puppet of the billionaire class.
Found within the WikiLeaks’ Hillary Clinton email archive is an email with the subject ’Unrest in Albania,’ in which Soros makes clear to Clinton that "two things need to be done urgently." He then directs the Secretary of State to "bring the full weight of the international community to bear on Prime Minister Berisha" and "appoint a senior European official as mediator." Revealing the influence he wields within the corridors of power, Soros then provides Secretary of State Clinton with three names from which to choose. Unsurprisingly, Clinton acquiesced and chose one of the officials recommended by Soros -- Miroslav Lajcak. Jiggs Thrack posted this link as a comment yesterday.
BLUF: [Hot Air] Now, I know what you’re thinking. Why bother? Even if they turn up anything the DoJ will just toss it into the trash anyway, the same as they did with Huma Abedin’s embezzlement charges, right? Nobody could blame you for thinking that, but in this case you just may turn out to be wrong. The reason for that is the name of the individual who kicked this thing off in the Empire State in the first place: Preet Bharara.
If you’re not familiar with Preetinder Singh "Preet" Bharara ‐ the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, centered on New York City and surrounding counties ‐ then you haven’t been following our ongoing coverage of his prosecution of numerous New York elected officials over the past few years. The man is absolutely fearless when it comes to persons of political power and maintains a reputation for the apolitical pursuit of justice generally only applied to the movie version of Eliot Ness. He’s knee deep into multiple investigations of corruption by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio while simultaneously digging through the offices of Governor Andrew Cuomo himself, as well as the entire executive branch of state government.
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The man is absolutely fearless when it comes to persons of political power and maintains a reputation for the apolitical pursuit of justice generally only applied to the movie version of Eliot Ness.
Then one of the industries bankrolling Clinton - or one of the public sector unions - will have him shot.
If you don't get that, you don't get 2016 America.
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If you’re not familiar with Preetinder Singh "Preet" Bharara
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Even if Preet is serious why should I expect anyone else to be?
They've already killed the e-mail investigation. This will be no different. This will easily be dragged out past November and then she'll be president elect and/or pardoned by Obola for everything and anything.
Nothing will come of any of this. Obola and his regime have put the final nails in the coffin of the rule of law.
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Preet Bharara is the guy who subpoenaed Reason magazine to turn over the identities of some of the commenters on its blog. A federal judge did something fishy (forgotten what), and several commenters opined that "she ought to be taken out back and shot" or "she ought to be fed into the woodchipper". This was "threatening a federal official". I also believe Bharara slapped a gag order on Reason so they couldn't talk about this on their own site.
[NYP] A top aide to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Manhattan to interview candidates to head the Clinton Foundation, it was reported Thursday.
Cheryl Mills, then the chief of staff for Clinton at the State Department, took an Amtrak train from Washington, DC, to New York in June 2012 to interview prospects for the charity, CNN reported.
The report is the latest example of the murky boundary between Clinton’s role as the nation’s top diplomat and her family’s multimillion-dollar global charity.
CNN noted that upon her becoming secretary of state, Clinton and the foundation had agreed that neither would "create conflicts or the appearance of conflict."
The revelation that Mills was directly involved in foundation work gives new ammunition to critics who complain of a revolving door for Clinton cronies between the State Department and the influential nonprofit.
E-mails released Tuesday showed how wealthy foundation contributors could fork over piles of cash to get access to Clinton’s inner circle, including Mills and another top aide, Huma Abedin.
Mills’ attorney told CNN that she was not on State Department time during the trip. Mills was not paid to work for the foundation, he said, adding that no government funds were spent on the trip.
Likewise, Clinton’s campaign spokesman, Brian Fallon, said Mills was working as a volunteer.
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The DOS Spokeshole actually said: Hillary pledged not to have contact/influence. Her aides didn't.
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Mills has claimed to be Hillary's attorney when questioned in the past about the emails and invoked attorney-client privilege, claimed confidentiality and then clammed up.
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Look, when you work for Hillary Clinton, you work for Hillary Clinton. It doesn't matter what job title she has. If she asks you to do something, you do it. Capire?
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It is difficult to imagine the kind of person who would support Hillary. Her husband was one of two presidents impeached. Suppose she gets elected and he carries a serious, festering grudge about being impeached. He would have few restraints. Do her followers and voters really want to run that risk? (Rhetorical question but go ahead if you choose).
[PJ] While the mainstream media--desperate to prevent Donald Trump from bringing his gold lamé lifestyle anywhere near the White House--rattles on in mock astonishment about the loquacious businessman's latest gaffe, a far more significant threat to our country looms than any possible verbal miscue. According to The Daily Caller Foundation's Richard Pollock:
Multiple FBI investigations are underway involving potential corruption charges against the Clinton Foundation, according to a former senior law enforcement official.
The investigation centers on New York City where the Clinton Foundation has its main offices, according to the former official who has direct knowledge of the activities.
Prosecutorial support will come from various U.S. Attorneys Offices -- a major departure from other centralized FBI investigations.
The New York-based probe is being led by Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Bharara’s prosecutorial aggressiveness has resulted in a large number of convictions of banks, hedge funds and Wall Street insiders.
Bharara is the attorney who recently brought down the supposedly untouchable Democratic NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver--a veritable Boss Tweed of modern New York politics. Evenhanded, the prosecutor also put away NY Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos for five years on corruption charges.
Importantly, I have been told that Mr. Bharara works independently of the censorious hand of Loretta Lynch at the DOJ in DC. He is reputed to be his own man and likes to keep New York's Southern District free of Beltway interference. As for that anonymous "former senior law enforcement official," he--I also have been told--is definitely in a position to know. (This contradicts earlier reporting, by CNN and others, that the Clinton Foundation was not under investigation.)
Can we say, "Watch out, Hillary!"? Better yet, "Watch out, America!"? Be careful what you wish for at the ballot box this November. What you vote for on Election Day may not be what you are getting a month later.
In other words, which is worse--an October Surprise or a December Surprise?
Most of us would say a December Surprise, because it is too late to react, too late to change presidential course. The die is cast, as Suetonius told Caesar.
And that is what we are likely to have in this instance, a December Surprise at the very earliest. Although it is unclear when this inquiry began--first in NY and apparently later in other cites--corruption investigations take time. Many moving parts have to be put together and in the case of the Clintons, you don't have to read or see Clinton Cash (free here) to know many of those parts are global and have dollars signs with tons of zeros attached.
A more likely timetable would be a January, February or even a May or June Surprise, just far enough into a Hillary Clinton administration to create maximal confusion and maximal governmental dysfunction.
Forget ISIS. Forget whatever economic course correction is necessary to bring back the middle class.Forget solving anything from education to healthcare. All hands on deck. The blood sports begin!
Think everything's crazy now? Just wait!
I know what you're thinking. Nothing will happen. There will be no surprise at all. After all, FBI Director Comey walked up to the door of indicting Hillary Clinton for her email server scandal on national security grounds, teased us all and then walked away, leaving Hillary in the ever-protective hands of the liberal media. That's been the Clinton family history since time immemorial.
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They don't call it Kabuki Theater* for nothing.
* In that context, “kabuki theater” means something like this: a tale of smoke and mirrors, full of sound and fury, and signifying almost nothing. A big production, mostly for show, utilizing stylized movement, while the real action goes on behind the scenes.
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...Sadly, I think that no matter who wins, nothing will happen: if Clinton wins, the investigations will be quietly buried; if Trump wins the AG and DOJ will twist themselves into positively Gordian knots to end them before the GOP can get control.
Mike
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There is a story over at Breitbart this a.m. Globalists Unite: Hillary Clinton Running Mate Tim Kaine Dines with George Soros’ Son as Donald Trump’s Rise Terrifies World Elite.
They want a NWO and they want to be in charge. They don't give a $hit about democracy. If they are not patriots and have an allegiance to this country, then they are treasonous.
I've read from a couple sources that the only thing that kept Lyndon Johnson out of jail was John Kennedy's assassination - the Bobby Baker scandal was never fully revealed to the public, and Kennedy was already under considerable pressure from his own party to dump Johnson in '64.
Mike
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[WASHINGTONTIMES] Hillary Clinton ... sometimes described as For a good time at 3 a.m. call Hillary and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as Another Chateaubriand ... ’s income took a huge hit as she ran for president last year, dropping to less than half of what she made the year before, according to tax returns her presidential campaign released Friday.
Mrs. Clinton hoped the release would embarrass GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has refused to release any of his, while also shining a light on the high rate she and her husband paid in their own taxes.
The power couple reported earning $10.7 million in income in 2015, and claimed a tax liability of $3.6 million.
It’s a major drop in income from the more than $28 million they earned in 2014 and $27 million in 2013 -- the two years after Mrs. Clinton left the State Department, but before she was running for president.
The Clintons’ federal taxes in 2015 amounted to 34.2 percent of their income, and their combined federal, state and local taxes were 43.2 percent. They donated 9.8 percent of their adjusted gross income to charity -- though almost all of that was to their own charity, the Clinton Family Foundation, run by close personal friends.
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That's what I need! A personal charity fund! How do I get one of those?
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Did it identify the CF as their slush fund personal income or 401K?
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Besoeker - Form 2555 is actually 'Foreign Earned Income'. You're probably thinking about the FBAR form (Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts), which is filed separately from the 1040, directly with the Treasury Dept.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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[D.C. Clothesline] Washington, D.C. ‐ Contained within WikiLeaks’ recent release of hacked DNC emails is a message from billionaire globalist financier George Soros, to Hillary Clinton while she was U.S. Secretary of State, that clearly reveals Clinton as a puppet of the billionaire class.
[NYP] A top aide to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Manhattan to interview candidates to head the Clinton Foundation, it was reported Thursday.
[PJ] While the mainstream media--desperate to prevent Donald Trump from bringing his gold lamé lifestyle anywhere near the White House--rattles on in mock astonishment about the loquacious businessman's latest gaffe, a far more significant threat to our country looms than any possible verbal miscue. According to The Daily Caller Foundation's Richard Pollock:
Hillary Clinton
