"...and Hillary did sell 1/5 of the US uranium to Russia in exchange for donations to the Clinton Foundation."-johnfibs
Johnny, that's just an outright lie. You should look into it. Clinton was one of nine people that had to sign off on the sale.
"Among the ways these accusations stray from the facts is in attributing a power of veto or approval to Secretary Clinton that she simply did not have. Clinton was one of nine cabinet members and department heads that sit on the CFIUS, and the secretary of the treasury is its chairperson. CFIUS members are collectively charged with evaluating the transaction for potential national security issues, then turning their findings over to the president. By law, the committee can’t veto a transaction; only the president can. According to The New York Times, Clinton may not have even directly participated in the Uranium One decision. Then-Assistant Secretary of State Jose Fernandez, whose job it was to represent the State Dept. on CFIUS, said Clinton herself “never intervened” in committee matters."
So it's utter bullshit that Clinton "sold" uranium to the Russians. Under the law, she never had the power to stop the sale even if she wanted to.
If you want to blame Obama for failing to veto the sale, then fine, but it isn't Clinton's fault.
And the uranium can't leave the U.S.. In other words, the U.S. still controls the uranium.
"NRC’s review of the transfer of control request determined that the U.S. subsidiaries will
remain the licensees, will remain qualified to conduct the uranium recovery operations, and will continue to have the equipment, facilities, and procedures necessary to protect public health and safety and to minimize danger to life or property. The review also determined that the licensees will maintain adequate financial surety for eventual decommissioning of the sites. Neither Uranium One nor ARMZ holds an NRC export license, so no uranium produced at either facility may be exported."-
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1033/ML103300018.pdf
And the donations don't fit on a timeline. The bulk of money was given before she became Sec. of State and after the donor had anything to gain form the sale.
"Of the $145 million allegedly contributed to the Clinton Foundation by Uranium One investors, the lion’s share — $131.3 million — came from a single donor, Frank Giustra, the company’s founder. But Giustra sold off his entire stake in the company in 2007, three years before the Russia deal and at least 18 months before Clinton became secretary of state."-
But you probably knew all that and are merely trying to do that old partisan douche bag thing you do.
- By johnforbes
- By brandon