2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum@factcheckdotorg summary of Trump's speech is stunning
Jesse Lehrich @JesseLehrichthe @factcheckdotorg summary of Trump's speech today is amazing.
http://www.factcheck.org/2016/06/trumps-attack-on-clintons-character/?platform=hootsuite
Jesse Lehrich @JesseLehrich 12h12 hours ago
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"without any evidence"
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OKNancy
(41,832 posts)like Clinton Cash and the National Enquirer.
Ilsa
(61,690 posts)about uranium, and was concerned by the language Judicial Watch had used.
In todays speech, Donald Trump built on his reputation as a serial liar, touting false allegations sourced from a widely discredited book, Peter Schweizers Clinton Cash, claiming favoritism by the State Department in exchange for large speaking fees and donations to the Clinton Foundation.
Trump said, Hillary Clintons State Department approved the transfer of 20% of Americas uranium holdings to Russia, while 9 investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation.
Trump Relied on Attacks from Widely Discredited Book
No Evidence For Claims
The State Department and independent media outlets ranging from The Washington Post and the New Yorker, to Vox and ABC found the Clinton Cash contained no compelling evidence of favoritism for Clinton Foundation donors. According to the New Yorkers John Cassidy, author Peter Schweizer doesnt back up his suggestions of wrongdoing with much in the way of concrete evidence. Voxs Jonathan Allen agreed, stating Clinton Cash failed to prove or even assert that Hillary Clinton took any official action because of contributions to the Clinton Foundation, and outlets noted that the book relied heavily on innuendo and circumstantial evidence over any hard facts.
In fact, when media outlets and experts reviewed the book, they found errors and inaccuracies that required correcting. Schweizer was forced to correct or make significant revisions to seven or eight passages containing inaccuracies, including multiple passages attempting to connect some of President Clintons speeches to Secretary Clintons actions at the State Department.
Books Own Author Acknowledged He Had No Evidence to Support His Conspiracy Theories
During multiple television appearances touting his book, author Peter Schweizer was forced to admit that he had no concrete evidence of the alleged quid pro quos for Clinton Foundation donors. The Hill reported on Schweizers acknowledgment that he has no smoking gun proving that either Hillary Clinton or former President Bill Clinton sought to further the interests of donors to the Clinton Foundation in improper ways. During an appearance on ABC, Schweizer simply stated, we dont have direct evidence, for the assertions in the book. Even Fox News reported on the authors acknowledgment that he lacked evidence.
Trumps False Claim of Hillary Clintons Undue Influence Approving Russian Purchase of Uranium Company Has Been Debunked
Today, Donald Trump asserted that as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton exerted her influence to approve the purchase of a large uranium mining company, Uranium One, by Russia. This claim has been widely reviewed and debunked. Despite the claims made by Trump, Hillary Clinton could not exert undue influence on approval of the sale because the State Department was just one of nine agencies represented on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (C.F.I.U.S.), which reviews such sales. The deal needed approval from multiple U.S. agencies and the Canadian government. Moreover, the State Department representative to C.F.I.U.S. said Hillary Clinton was not involved on the State Departments review and did not discuss the uranium sale and called claims to the contrary absurd conspiracy theories. Clinton Cash author, Peter Schweizer, was forced to admit on ABC, We dont have direct evidence that Hillary Clinton intervened in the deal, and FactCheck.org made clear that Clinton could not have stopped the deal through a veto.
The former chairman of Uranium One also made clear that he became a donor to the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative well before the sale was being considered and rejected any claims that donations could be implied as an effort to influence the U.S. governments review of the sale. Another supposed benefactor from the sale and Clinton Foundation donor, Frank Giustra, actually sold his stake in the company before the sale and more than 18 months before Hillary Clinton became Secretary of State, another truth Schweizer was forced to confront on ABC.
Clinton Foundation Work Affects Millions of Lives
The Clinton Foundation is a global non-profit organization dedicated to increasing opportunity for women and girls, improving global health, and creating economic opportunity and growth around the world. Despite right wing attacks, the Foundation has been praised by national and international leaders, business, and charity organizations for its effective and lifesaving work around the globe. Among its numerous initiatives, the Clinton Foundation has ensured access to affordable HIV/AIDS treatment to 9.9 million people, reducing the costs of treatments by over 80% . Since its inception, the Clinton Global Initiative has brought together philanthropists and businesses to improve the lives of over 430 million people.
Donations to Clinton Foundation Go Directly to These Charitable Activities
Philanthropists are attracted to the Clinton Foundation due to its highly regarded efficiency. The American Institute of Philanthropy awarded the Foundation consecutive A and A+ ratings for using nearly all contributions for its charitable activities. Following attacks on the Clinton Foundations fundraising, FactCheck.org highlighted that the Foundation conducts most of its charitable activities directly, ensuring that the vast majority of money raised would be used to further its global mission.
Even Donald Trump Has Supported the Clinton Foundation
Donald Trump was a supporter of the Clinton Foundation. Individually and through the Donald J. Trump Foundation, he has donated more than $100,000 to the Foundation and has attended a meeting of Clinton Global Initiative. Donald Trumps daughter, Ivanka, also supported the Clinton Foundation with donations between $5,000 and $10,000.
http://correctrecord.org/fact-check-donald-trumps-false-claim-on-russian-uranium-deal/
rock
(13,218 posts)Notice how all his slams really apply to himself.
malaise
(268,664 posts)He dwells in a complete and total inversion of reality
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)in a twisted way
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)Tell me what the other person did! Blah blah blah. Ok tell me more. Blah blah blah Blah blah! ... and what time was it? Blah blah blah Where? Blah Blah blah What else did they do? Blah blah blah BlahBlah ...
There nice confession! with details and all.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Hit and run so he doesn't have to face the consequences!
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)What a joke this guy is ...
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)of spewing out the strings of their favorite lies he knows his crowds want to hear.
Same as Fox News -- Fox chooses most of its "news" content by first knowing what its viewers want to hear and then feeding it to them.