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We asked Clinton donors why they gave. Here's what they said
Foreign donors are refusing to say why they sent millions of dollars in 2014 to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Of 38 donors listed on the foundation's website who were contacted by the Washington Examiner,18 declined to answer at all, and the other 18 either responded suspiciously or stuck to generalities and refused to address follow-up questions.
Rilin Enterprises. Rilin is headed by Wang Wienlang, a Chinese businessman who was invited to join the National Peoples' Congress as a delegate in the same year as he made the donation. Rilin is close to China's national security and intelligence agencies. Besides the $2 million given to the Clintons' foundation, Rilin also spent at least another $1.4 million in 2012 lobbying Congress and the U.S. State Department, of which Hillary Clinton was secretary of state.
Don H. Jawardena, of Sri Lanka. Jawardena, who gave $100,00-250,000 to the foundation, is founding chairman of the Stassen Group of Companies, an export-import business.
Poju Zabludowicz, chief executive of the London-based Tamares Group, an investment firm. Zabludowicz also gave $100,000-250,000.
Wyss Foundation, which gave $5 million.
Dutch Postcode Lottery, which donated more than $25 million.
The People's Postcode Trust, a charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland, denied it was a donor, but its web site lists a £500,000 contribution.
Another donor willing to discuss its contribution was the Norwegian Climate Foundation, which responded with a statement saying "our purpose is to make new contacts (or allies) that could be useful in our work against global warming. Therefore, we have for some years now participated in the annual meeting in New York."
But the statement added a warning that "we have also wanted to influence the agenda of the Clinton Global Initiative events to make them get more actively involved in climate change issues. That is why we are not sure if we want to continue being a member next year. The board will make that decision in June."
We asked Clinton donors why they gave. Here s what they said WashingtonExaminer.com
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Everything is for sale, even the oval office. Who does our government actually represent?
Foreign donors are refusing to say why they sent millions of dollars in 2014 to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Of 38 donors listed on the foundation's website who were contacted by the Washington Examiner,18 declined to answer at all, and the other 18 either responded suspiciously or stuck to generalities and refused to address follow-up questions.
Rilin Enterprises. Rilin is headed by Wang Wienlang, a Chinese businessman who was invited to join the National Peoples' Congress as a delegate in the same year as he made the donation. Rilin is close to China's national security and intelligence agencies. Besides the $2 million given to the Clintons' foundation, Rilin also spent at least another $1.4 million in 2012 lobbying Congress and the U.S. State Department, of which Hillary Clinton was secretary of state.
Don H. Jawardena, of Sri Lanka. Jawardena, who gave $100,00-250,000 to the foundation, is founding chairman of the Stassen Group of Companies, an export-import business.
Poju Zabludowicz, chief executive of the London-based Tamares Group, an investment firm. Zabludowicz also gave $100,000-250,000.
Wyss Foundation, which gave $5 million.
Dutch Postcode Lottery, which donated more than $25 million.
The People's Postcode Trust, a charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland, denied it was a donor, but its web site lists a £500,000 contribution.
Another donor willing to discuss its contribution was the Norwegian Climate Foundation, which responded with a statement saying "our purpose is to make new contacts (or allies) that could be useful in our work against global warming. Therefore, we have for some years now participated in the annual meeting in New York."
But the statement added a warning that "we have also wanted to influence the agenda of the Clinton Global Initiative events to make them get more actively involved in climate change issues. That is why we are not sure if we want to continue being a member next year. The board will make that decision in June."
We asked Clinton donors why they gave. Here s what they said WashingtonExaminer.com
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Everything is for sale, even the oval office. Who does our government actually represent?