Bill Clinton Benefits From His Ties To Russia

FOLLOWING HILLARY’S DENIAL OF SANCTIONS AGAINST SOME RUSSIAN INVESTMENT BANKERS, THE RUSSIAN INVESTMENT BANK RENAISSANCE CAPITAL

PAID BILL $500,000 TO SPEAK AT THEIR CONFERENCE

Bill Clinton Received A “Substantial Payout” From Renaissance Capital, A Russian Investment Bank Whose Executives Were At Risk Of Being Hurt By Potential U.S. Sanctions. “Mr. Clinton also received a substantial payout in 2010 from Renaissance Capital, a Russian investment bank whose executives were at risk of being hurt by possible U.S. sanctions tied to a complex and controversial case of alleged corruption in Russia.” (James Grimaldi And Rebecca Ballhaus, “Speaking Fees Meet Politics For Clintons,” The Wall Street

Journal, 12/30/15)

Members Of Congress Wrote To Secretary Clinton In 2010 Seeking To Deny Visas To People Who Had Been Implicated By A Russian Tax-Refund Fraud Scheme. “Members of Congress wrote to Mrs. Clinton in 2010 seeking to deny visas to people who had been implicated by Russian accountant Sergei Magnitsky, who was jailed and died in prison after he uncovered evidence of a large tax-refund fraud. William Browder, a foreign investor in Russia who had hired Mr. Magnitsky, alleged that the accountant had turned up evidence that Renaissance officials, among others, participated in the fraud.” (James Grimaldi And

Rebecca Ballhaus, “Speaking Fees Meet Politics For Clintons,” The Wall Street Journal, 12/30/15)

These Proposed Sanctions Occurred During The Obama Administration’s Attempt At A Russia Reset. “The Russian government was opposed to sanctions. At the time, the Obama administration was attempting to reset relations with Russia.” (James Grimaldi And Rebecca Ballhaus, “Speaking

Fees Meet Politics For Clintons,” The Wall Street Journal, 12/30/15)

Hillary Clinton’s State Department Rebuffed The Sanctions Request From Congress. “The State Department rebuffed the request from Congress. ‘We…do not support such a measure at this time,’ a department official wrote to one senator.” (James Grimaldi And Rebecca Ballhaus, “Speaking Fees Meet Politics For Clintons,” The Wall

Street Journal, 12/30/15)

A Few Weeks After The State Department Rejected The Sanctions Request, Bill Clinton Was Paid $500,000 To Speak At A Renaissance Capital Investors Conference. “A few weeks later, Bill Clinton participated in a question-and-answer session at a Renaissance Capital investors conference. He was paid $500,000.” (James Grimaldi And Rebecca Ballhaus, “Speaking Fees Meet Politics For Clintons,” The Wall Street Journal, 12/30/15)

For His Appearance At The Renaissance Capital Investors Conference, Bill Clinton Received A Personal Thank-You Call From Vladimir Putin. “After the appearance, Mr. Clinton received a personal thank-you call from Vladimir Putin, then the Russian prime minister, the government news agency TASS reported.” (James Grimaldi And Rebecca Ballhaus, “Speaking Fees Meet Politics For Clintons,” The Wall Street

Journal, 12/30/15)

BILL CLINTON HELPED GREASE A DEAL THAT ALLOWED FOUNDATION DONORS TO BECOME RICH AND ALLOWED RUSSIA TO CONTROL A LARGE STAKE OF THE

WORLDS URANIUM SUPPLY

In 2005 Bill Clinton Greased An Initial Deal For His Friend Frank Guistra To Buy Uranium Mines In Kazakhstan

In 2005 Frank Guistra “Orchestrated His First Big Uranium Deal” In Kazakhstan With Bill Clinton By His Side. “The path to a Russian acquisition of American uranium deposits began in 2005 in Kazakhstan, where the Canadian mining financier Frank Giustra orchestrated his first big uranium deal, with Mr. Clinton at his side.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium

Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Guistra And Bill Clinton Flew On Guistra’s Private Jet To Kazakhstan Where They Dined With Kazakh President Nursultan A Nazarbayev. “The two men had flown aboard Mr. Giustra’s private jet to Almaty, Kazakhstan, where they dined with the authoritarian president, Nursultan A. Nazarbayev.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium

Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Within Days Of Guistra And Bill Clinton’s Visit, Guistra’s Company UrAsia Energy Ltd. Signed A “Preliminary Deal Giving Stakes In Three Uranium Mines Controlled By The State-Run Uranium Agency Kazatomprom.” “Within days of the visit, Mr. Giustra’s fledgling company, UrAsia Energy Ltd., signed a preliminary deal giving it stakes in three uranium mines controlled by the state-run uranium agency Kazatomprom.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium

Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

The Uranium Mines Had Formerly Been Controlled By Kazatomprom, And The Deal “Required Government Approval” In The Country. “Though the 2008 article quoted the former head of Kazatomprom, Moukhtar Dzhakishev, as saying that the deal required government approval and was discussed at a dinner with the president, Mr. Giustra insisted that it was a private transaction, with no need for Mr. Clinton’s influence with Kazakh officials.” (Jo Becker and Mike

McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Mines In Kazakhstan Are “Among The Most Lucrative In The World…” “Beyond mines in Kazakhstan that are among the most lucrative in the world, the sale gave the Russians control of one-fifth of all uranium production capacity in the United States.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians

Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Several Months After The 2005 Kazakhstan Trip, Guistra Donated $31.3 Million To The Clinton Foundation. “Still, the company’s story was hardly front-page news in the United States — until early 2008, in the midst of Mrs. Clinton’s failed presidential campaign, when The Times published an article revealing the 2005 trip’s link to Mr. Giustra’s Kazakhstan mining deal. It also reported that several months later, Mr. Giustra had donated $31.3 million to Mr. Clinton’s foundation.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash

Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

UrAsia Energy Ltd. Merged With Uranium One In 2007

In 2007, Guistra’s UrAsia Energy Ltd. Merged With Uranium One In A $3.5 Billion Deal. “In 2007, it merged with Uranium One, a South African company with assets in Africa and Australia, in what was described as a $3.5 billion transaction.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For

Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

In 2007, Guistra Sold His Stake In The Company, Which Was Estimated At $45 Million.“Through a spokeswoman, Mr. Giustra, whose personal stake in the deal was estimated at about $45 million, said he sold his stake in 2007.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium

Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

The Company Took The Uranium One Name, And Was Controlled By UrAsia Investors Including Ian Telfer Who Became Chairman Of Uranium One. “The new company, which kept the Uranium One name, was controlled by UrAsia investors including Ian Telfer, a Canadian who became chairman.” (Jo Becker

and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

By 2009 Uranium One Was In “Free-Fall” And Needed Help; Enter Russia.

By 2009, Uranium One’s Stock Was In “Free-Fall, Down 40 Percent.” “By June 2009, a little over a year after the star-studded evening in Toronto, Uranium One’s stock was in free-fall, down 40 percent.” (Jo

Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Rosatom Was Eyeing A Stake In Uranium One. “At the time, Russia was already eying a stake in Uranium One, Rosatom company documents show.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians

Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Rosatom Is The Russian Atomic Energy Agency. “The article, in January 2013, detailed how the Russian atomic energy agency, Rosatom, had taken over a Canadian company with uranium-mining stakes stretching from Central Asia to the American West.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To

Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Russia Wanted A Stake In The Uranium Mines Because Their Country “Lacks Sufficient Domestic Reserves To Meet Its Own Industry Needs.” “Rosatom officials say they were seeking to acquire mines around the world because Russia lacks sufficient domestic reserves to meet its own industry needs.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium

Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Without Guistra’s Original 2005 UrAsia Energy Ltd. Deal Making Inroads To The State-Run Kazatomprom Uranium Mines, Russia Would Have Had No Interest In The Deal. “Mr. Telfer’s undisclosed donations came in addition to between $1.3 million and $5.6 million in contributions, which were reported, from a constellation of people with ties to Uranium One or UrAsia, the company that originally acquired Uranium One’s most valuable asset: the Kazakh mines. Without those assets, the Russians would have had no interest in the deal: ‘It wasn’t the goal to buy the Wyoming mines. The goal was to acquire the Kazakh assets, which are very good,’ Mr. Novikov, the Rosatom spokesman, said in an interview.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York

Times, 4/23/15)

“Uranium One Pressed The American Embassy In Kazakhstan” For “Written Confirmation That The Licenses Were Valid According To American Cables. “It was against this backdrop that the Vancouver-based Uranium One pressed the American Embassy in Kazakhstan, as well as Canadian diplomats, to take up its cause with Kazakh officials, according to the American cables. ‘We want more than a statement to the press,’ Paul Clarke, a Uranium One executive vice president, told the embassy’s energy officer on June 10, the officer reported in a cable. ‘That is simply chitchat.’ What the company needed, Mr. Clarke said, was official written confirmation that the licenses were valid.” (Jo Becker and Mike

McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

The American Embassy Reports To The Secretary Of State, And The Cable Was Copied To Clinton. “The American Embassy ultimately reported to the secretary of state, Mrs. Clinton. Though the Clarke cable was copied to her, it was given wide circulation, and it is unclear if she would have read it; the Clinton campaign did not address questions about the cable.” (Jo Becker and Mike

McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

“What Is Clear Is That The Embassy Acted, With The Cables Showing That The Energy Officer Met With Kazakh Officials To Discuss The Issue On June 10 And 11.”(Jo Becker and Mike

McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Three Days After The Meetings Between The Energy Officer And Kazach Officials, Russia Completed A Deal For 17 Percent Of Uranium One. “Three days later, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rosatom completed a deal for 17 percent of Uranium One.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire,“Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As

Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

In 2010 Russia Made An Offer For A Controlling 51 Percent Stake In Uranium One

In 2010 When The Russians Wanted To Up Their Stake In Uranium One To 51 Percent, Giving Them A Controlling Stake, It Set Off “Alarm Bells” In America. “But it was the 2010 deal, giving the Russians a controlling 51 percent stake, that set off alarm bells.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton

Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

This “Generous Offer To Shareholders” Came Within A Year Of The 17 Percent Stake Deal. “And within a year, the Russian government substantially upped the ante, with a generous offer to shareholders that would give it a 51 percent controlling stake.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash

Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

The Highest Officials In America, Including Secretary Clinton Had The “Ultimate Authority” To Sign Off On The Deal Because Of Its National Security Implications

Before Approval Of The 51% Russian Controlling Stake Of Uranium One, US Government Had To “Sign Off On The Deal.” “But first, Uranium One had to get the American government to sign off on the deal.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times,

4/23/15)

The Power To Sign Off On These Deals Rests With “The Committee On Foreign Investment In The United States.” “When a company controlled by the Chinese government sought a 51 percent stake in a tiny Nevada gold mining operation in 2009, it set off a secretive review process in Washington, where officials raised concerns primarily about the mine’s proximity to a military installation, but also about the potential for minerals at the site, including uranium, to come under Chinese control. The officials killed the deal. Such is the power of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.” (Jo Becker and Mike

McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Experts Say That “Russia’s Interest In Uranium One And Its American Uranium Reserves Seemed To Warrant Attention At The Highest Levels.” “Not all of the committee’s decisions are personally debated by the agency heads themselves; in less controversial cases, deputy or assistant secretaries may sign off. But experts and former committee members say Russia’s interest in Uranium One and its American uranium reserves seemed to warrant attention at the highest levels.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium

Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Secretary Clinton Was On This Committee. “Such is the power of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The committee comprises some of the most powerful members of the cabinet, including the attorney general, the secretaries of the Treasury, Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce and Energy, and the secretary of state.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For

Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Such High Level Officials Are On This Committee Because “Any Deal That Could Result In Foreign Control Of An American Business Or Asset Deemed Important To National Security” Warrants Such Attention. “They are charged with reviewing any deal that could result in foreign control of an American business or asset deemed important to national security.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton

Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

The Uranium One Deal Was Important To National Security Because It “Concerned American Dependence On Foreign Uranium Sources.” “The national security issue at stake in the Uranium One deal was not primarily about nuclear weapons proliferation; the United States and Russia had for years cooperated on that front, with Russia sending enriched fuel from decommissioned warheads to be used in American nuclear power plants in return for raw uranium. Instead, it concerned American dependence on foreign uranium sources.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium

Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

The United States Needs Uranium For Powering Nuclear Energy Plants, Where We Get One Fifth Of Our Power From, But We Only Produce Around 20% Of The Uranium We Need To Do So. “While the United States gets one-fifth of its electrical power from nuclear plants, it produces only around 20 percent of the uranium it needs, and most plants have only 18 to 36 months of reserves, according to Marin Katusa, author of ‘The Colder War: How the Global Energy Trade Slipped From America’s Grasp.’” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed

For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

“The Deal Made Rosatom One Of The World’s Largest Uranium Producers And Brought Mr. Putin Closer To His Goal Of Controlling Much Of The Global Uranium Supply Chain.” (Jo Becker and Mike

McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

“The Sale Gave The Russians Control Of One-Fifth Of All Uranium Production Capacity In The United States.” “Beyond mines in Kazakhstan that are among the most lucrative in the world, the sale gave the Russians control of one-fifth of all uranium production capacity in the United States.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New

York Times, 4/23/15)

The “Ultimate Authority To Approve Or Reject The Russian Acquisition Rested With Cabinet Officials On The Foreign Investment Committee Including Mrs. Clinton…” “Still, the ultimate authority to approve or reject the Russian acquisition rested with the cabinet officials on the foreign investment committee, including Mrs. Clinton — whose husband was collecting millions in donations from people associated with Uranium One.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire,“Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For

Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

The Clinton Foundation Was Accepting Millions From People In The Uranium One Constellation Who Stood To Benefit From Secretary Clinton’s Sign-Off On The Deal

The New York Times Headline: “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of

Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

This Approval Process Took Place While Bill Clinton “Was Collecting Millions In Donations From People Associated With Uranium One.” “Still, the ultimate authority to approve or reject the Russian acquisition rested with the cabinet officials on the foreign investment committee, including Mrs. Clinton — whose husband was collecting millions in donations from people associated with Uranium One.” (Jo

Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Uranium One’s Chariman Was Canadian Ian Telfer. “The new company, which kept the Uranium One name, was controlled by UrAsia investors including Ian Telfer, a Canadian who became chairman.” (Jo Becker

and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

In The 2010 Deal, The Russians Offered Shareholders Like Telfer A “Special Dividend” Meaning He Stood To Profit From The Deal. “With the Russians offering a special dividend, shareholders like Mr. Telfer stood to profit.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium

Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Telfer’s Family Charity Is Called The Fernwood Foundation, Which Donated Millions “During And After The Critical Time When The Foreign Investment Committee Was Reviewing His Deal With The Russians.” “But a review of tax records in Canada, where Mr. Telfer has a family charity called the Fernwood Foundation, shows that he donated millions of dollars more, during and after the critical time when the foreign investment committee was reviewing his deal with the Russians.” (Jo Becker and Mike

McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

In 2009, The Fernwood Foundation Donated $1 Million, The Same Year Uranium One “Appealed To The American Embassy To Help Keep Its Mines In Kazakhstan, $250,000 In 2010, The Year The Russians Sought Majority Control; As Well As $600,000 In 2011 And $500,000 In 2012.” “His donations through the Fernwood Foundation included $1 million reported in 2009, the year his company appealed to the American Embassy to help it keep its mines in Kazakhstan; $250,000 in 2010, the year the Russians sought majority control; as well as $600,000 in 2011 and $500,000 in 2012.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians

Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

The Fernwood Foundation Donations Remain Undisclosed On The Clinton Foundation Website. (Clinton Foundation, Accessed 5/1/16)

Telfer’s “Undisclosed Donations Came In Addition To Between $1.3 Million And $5.6 Million In Contributions, Which Were Reported, From A Constellation Of People With Ties To Uranium One Or UrAsia” The Company That Originally Acquired The Kazakh Mines. “Mr. Telfer’s undisclosed

donations came in addition to between $1.3 million and $5.6 million in contributions, which were reported, from a constellation of people with ties to Uranium One or UrAsia, the company that originally acquired Uranium One’s most valuable asset: the Kazakh mines.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton

Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

“The Episode Underscores The Special Ethical Challenges Presented By The Clinton Foundation…” “But the episode underscores the special ethical challenges presented by the Clinton Foundation, headed by a former president who relied heavily on foreign cash to accumulate $250 million in assets even as his wife helped steer American foreign policy as secretary of state, presiding over decisions with the potential to benefit the foundation’s donors.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton

Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

In June 2010, Bill Clinton Was Paid $500,000 To Speak In Moscow, At An Event Involving Uranium One

“Amid This Influx Of Uranium One Connected Money” Flowing To The Foundation, Bill Clinton Spoke In Moscow In June 2010, The Same Month Russia “Struck Its Deal For A Majority Stake In Uranium One.” “Amid this influx of Uranium One-connected money, Mr. Clinton was invited to speak in Moscow in June 2010, the same month Rosatom struck its deal for a majority stake in Uranium One.” (Jo

Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

Bill Clinton Was Paid $500,000, One Of His Highest Speaking Fees Ever, From “A Russian Investment Bank With Ties To The Kremlin…” “The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian investment bank with ties to the Kremlin that has invited world leaders, including Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, to speak at its investor conferences.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York

Times, 4/23/15)

For His Appearance At The Renaissance Capital Investors Conference, Bill Clinton Received A Personal Thank-You Call From Vladimir Putin. “After the appearance, Mr. Clinton received a personal thank-you call from Vladimir Putin, then the Russian prime minister, the government news agency TASS reported.” (James Grimaldi and Rebecca Ballhaus, “Speaking Fees Meet Politics For Clintons,” The Wall Street

Journal, 12/30/15)

At The Conference, Renaissance Capital Analysts “Talked Up Uranium One Stock” Giving It A “Buy” Rating And Claiming It Was The “Best Play” In The Uranium Markets.“Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a ‘buy’ rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was ‘the best play’ in the uranium markets.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For

Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

The Russians Ended Up Assuming Control Of Uranium One Between 2009 And 2013. “As the Russians gradually assumed control of Uranium One in three separate transactions from 2009 to 2013, Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash

Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)

AFTER HILLARY CLINTON HELPED BOEING SECURE A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR DEAL WITH RUSSIA, THE CLINTON FOUNDATION SAW A WINDFALL WHILE BILL WAS

FEATURED PROMINENTLY BY BOEING

Since 2008 Boeing Has Been Making Commitments To The Clinton Global Initiative Since 2008

October 2009 Clinton Visited Russia, And Persuaded The Russian Government To Sign A Multi-Billion Dollar Deal To Buy Dozens Of Aircrafts From Boeing

The U.S. Ambassador To Vietnam And Vietnam’s Minister Chairman

Of The Office Of Government Met To And Discussed Commercial Deals Involving Boeing Aircraft

November 2009

Clinton Thanked Boeing For Doubling Their Donation To The State Department’s USA Pavilion At The Shanghai Expo To $2 Million

June 2010 Obama Announced That Russian Agreed To Purchase 50 Boeing Aircraft

August 2010 Boeing Announced A $900,000 Contribution To The Clinton Foundation To Rebuild Schools In Haiti

September 2010

Boeing And Russia Technologies Signed A Contract To Buy 50 Boeing 737s For $3.7 Billion

October 2010 Clinton Attended The Signing Ceremony Of The Contract Between Boeing And Vietnam Airlines, Hailing The Agreement

November 2010

Clinton Thanked Boeing For Attending The Pratt & Whitney Trade Event In Malaysia

August 2012 Clinton Talked About How The U.S. Government Brought A Delegation Of US Business Leaders To South Africa, Including Representatives From Boeing

November 2012

Clinton Said She Was “Proud To Go To Bat” For Companies Like Boeing

In 2009, Clinton Helped Boeing Secure A Multi-Billion Dollar Contract With Russian Technologies

Hillary Clinton Visited Moscow, Russia In October 2009 And Persuaded The Russian Government To Sign A “Multibillion-Dollar Deal To Buy Dozens Of Aircraft From Boeing.”“On a trip to Moscow early in her tenure as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton played the role of international saleswoman, pressing Russian government officials to sign a multibillion-dollar deal to buy dozens of aircraft from Boeing.” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

Clinton’s Visit To Russia Was Dominated By Discussion Of Iranian Sanctions, But She Made Clear That A “Top Priority Was Boeing’s Interest In Selling Planes” To Russian Airline, Rosavia. “Clinton’s October 2009 visit to Russia was dominated by discussion of Iranian sanctions, but she made clear that a top priority was Boeing’s interest in selling planes for use by a new state-owned Russian airline, Rosavia.” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The

Washington Post, 4/13/14)

Clinton While Speaking At A Boeing Design Center In Moscow After Lobbying Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov For The Boeing Contract, She Called Her Efforts A “Shameless Pitch.” CLINTON: “And we’re delighted that a new Russian airline, Rosavia, is actively considering the acquisition of Boeing Aircraft. And this is a shameless pitch for Rosavia – I’ve said what you wanted me to say, Sergey – to buy Boeing Aircraft. Right? The ExIm Bank would welcome an application for financing from Rosavia to support its purchase of Boeing Aircraft, and I hope that on a future visit I’ll see a lot of new Rosavia-Boeing planes when I land in Moscow.” (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Boeing Design Center Moscow, Moscow, Russia, 10/13/09)

Clinton Helped Secure A $3.7 Billion Deal To Sell 50 Boeing 737s To State-Owned Russian Technologies. “In 2009 she toured a Boeing plant in Moscow and met with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to persuade state-owned Russian Technologies to buy 50 Boeing 737s instead of jets made by Airbus. That $3.7 billion deal was one of several large contracts Clinton helped clinch for Boeing (BA).” (Elizabeth Dwoskin, “Hillary Clinton's Business Legacy At The State Department,” BusinessWeek, 1/10/13)

Three Days After Clinton’s Remarks In Moscow, Boeing Formally Submitted The Bid For The Russian Deal. “Three days after Clinton’s remarks in Moscow, according to State Department cables released by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, Boeing formally submitted its bid for the Russian deal.” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

In June 2010, President Obama Announced That Russia Had Agreed To Purchase 50 Boeing Aircraft. “President Barack Obama on Thursday said that Russia was buying 50 Boeing aircraft valued at four billion dollars that could create 44,000 jobs in the struggling US economy. Obama, speaking after White House talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, said the order was part of a broad array of trade and investment deals between the two countries. ‘Consistent with my administration's national export initiative, this includes the sale of 50 Boeing aircraft worth four billion dollars that could add up to 44,000 new jobs in the American aerospace industry,’ Obama said.” (“Russia To Buy 50 Boeing 737s Worth Four Billion

Dollars,” Agence Free Presse, 6/24/10)

In September 2010, Boeing And Russian Technologies Signed A Contract For Boeing To Sell 50 737s For $3.7 Billion. “Russia will buy 50 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft worth 3.7 billion dollars for Aeroflot, with Russian Technologies reserving the right to order 35 more jets, the US aerospace giant said Friday … [Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief and CEO Jim] Albaugh and the head of state-run Russian Technologies Sergei Chemezov inked the contract during an investors' forum in Russia's Black Sea resort city of Sochi.” (“Russia To Buy 50 Boeing Jets Worth 3.7 Billion Dollars,” Agence Free Presse, 9/17/10)

Boeing Followed With A Statement Saying That The Russian State Corporation Rostechnologii Had Signed An Agreement Agreeing To Order 50 Boeing 737 Planes.“In a statement released after Obama's comment, Boeing said that it had signed a document with the Russian state corporation Rostechnologii ‘confirming the decision by Rostechnologii to place an order for 50 Boeing Next-Generation 737 airplanes.’” (“Russia To Buy 50 Boeing 737s Worth Four Billion

Dollars,” Agence Free Presse, 6/24/10)

The Boeing Deal Offered A “Symbol Of Warming U.S.-Russian Relations As Part Of A Diplomatic “Reset.” “For Clinton and other American officials, the potential Boeing deal offered an enticing symbol of warming U.S.-Russian relations as part of a diplomatic ‘reset’ announced in the spring of 2009.” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

After Securing The Deal With Clinton’s Assistance In 2009, Boeing Doubled Its Contribution To The U.S. Pavilion At The Shanghai Expo

In November 2009, Clinton Thanked Boeing For Doubling Its Donation To The U.S.-Shanghai Expo To $2 Million. CLINTON: “And there are a number of corporate representatives here who I would like to acknowledge, because without your financial support, this magnificent USA Pavilion behind me would not be possible. Our global sponsors, PepsiCo, General Electric Corporation, and Chevron; our newest sponsors, Proctor and Gamble, Yum! Brands, Honeywell, Intel, Pfizer, and Qualcomm, and I want to note a special sponsor, Boeing, which has just agreed to double its contribution to $2 million to support this effort. We’re grateful for your generosity and your steadfast belief in the importance of the expo, the American role here, and what this USA Pavilion can do to strengthen cooperation and partnership between the American people and the people of China.” (Secretary Clinton, Remarks At USA Pavilion At Shanghai Expo, Shanghai,

China, 11/16/09)

In 2009, After “The U.S. Ha[d] Struggled To Find Donors” For The U.S.-Shanghai Expo, “Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton Threw Her Political Weight Behind The Endeavor

Publicly...” “For over a year, the U.S. has struggled to find donors willing to pony up the $61 million it is expected to cost to build and manage a World’s Fair pavilion. Unlike most countries that are dipping into government coffers, or being aided by China, the U.S. is subject to a law that requires private sector funding for U.S. participation in an Expo … Until Secretary of State Hillary Clinton threw her political weight behind the endeavor publicly in April, ‘it was very difficult to get the attention of corporate leaders as to the importance of the Expo,’ said Mr. Villarreal.” (James T.

Areddy, “U.S. Nearly In The Money For Expo,” The Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time, 9/22/09)

Clinton Announced Boeing Would Give $2 Million On A Visit To The Pavilion Site In November 2009, After Touring A Boeing Hanger In Shanghai, China, Where She Stressed The Importance Of The Project. “The announcement that Boeing would give $2 million rather than the $1 million maximum that had been set was made by Clinton on Nov. 16, 2009, as she toured the pavilion site. Earlier the same day, she visited a Boeing hangar in Shanghai and addressed executives from Boeing and other companies to stress the importance of the project.”(Rosalind S. Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The

Washington Post, 4/13/14)

“How The Decision Was Made To Raise The Cap Remains A Mystery, At Least In Public.” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

“Said One Former Official: ‘Things Were Done For The Pavilion That Were Not Done In Any Other Instance For Fundraising Purposes.’” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial

Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

Clinton “Functioned As A Powerful Ally For Boeing’s Business Interest” And Boeing “Invested Resources In Causes Beneficial To Clinton’s Public And Political Image.” “The November 2009 episode was an indicator of a mutually beneficial relationship between one of the world’s major corporations and a potential future president. Clinton functioned as a powerful ally for Boeing’s business interests at home and abroad, while Boeing has invested resources in causes beneficial to Clinton’s public and political image.” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

Boeing Was Initially Prevented From Donating To The U.S. Pavilion At The Shanghai Expo, Due To The Perception Of Conflicts Of Interest

To Raise Money For The U.S. Pavilion At The World’s Fair, Clinton “Reached Into Her Political Network” Appealing To Bring In $60 Million From 60 Major Corporations. “To kick-start her push, Clinton reached into her political network, appointing personal allies to take charge. She poured personal and political capital into an appeal to bring in $60 million from more than 60 major corporations.” (Rosalind

S. Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

State Department Lawyers “Nixed Boeing” Because The Department’s Work Lobbying For The Company Overseas Could Appear As A Conflict Of Interest. “Agency lawyers had nixed Boeing out of concern that the department’s work lobbying for the company’s interests overseas could present the appearance of a conflict of interest, said a former agency official familiar with the decision.” (Rosalind S.

Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

Boeing Was Excluded From The List Because State Department Officials Rules Out Soliciting Boeing And Other Large Firms Who Had Significant Business Relationships With The Government.” “Winslow said he initially submitted a list in 2008 of about 140 companies he hoped to approach for money, including Boeing. But State Department officials ruled out soliciting Boeing and other large firms with significant business relationships with the government. The list also included banks that had received federal bailouts.” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A

Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

An Appeal From Those Involved In The Project Resulted In A New Ruling: Since There Was No Direct Conflict Of Interest, Boeing Could Only Donate Up To $1 Million For The Pavilion. “An appeal from Winslow and others involved in the project resulted in a new ruling in Boeing’s case: Since there

was no direct conflict of interest, the expo could accept a donation from the company, but only up to $1 million. The goal was to ensure that Boeing did not dominate the event, the former official said.” (Rosalind S.

Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

In Order To Secure Boeing’s Donation To The U.S. Pavilion, The State Department Had To “Set Aside Ethics Guidelines” That Prohibited Donations From Companies That Relied On Government Assistance In Negotiating Overseas Business. “Clinton did not point out that, to secure the donation, the State Department had set aside ethics guidelines that first prohibited solicitations of Boeing and then later permitted only a $1 million gift from the company. Boeing had been included on a list of firms to be avoided because of its frequent reliance on the government for help negotiating overseas business and concern that a donation could be seen as an attempt to curry favor with U.S. officials.” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For

Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

Eventually Boeing Was Permitted To Make Donations Of Up To $1 Million. “An appeal from Winslow and others involved in the project resulted in a new ruling in Boeing’s case: Since there was no direct conflict of interest, the expo could accept a donation from the company, but only up to $1 million. The goal was to ensure that Boeing did not dominate the event, the former official said.” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For

Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

Boeing Has Additional Connections To The State Department During Clinton’s Time There

In 2010, Clinton Thanked Boeing For Attending The Pratt & Whitney Trade Event In Malaysia. SECRETARY CLINTON: “Finally, I want to thank the representatives of Pratt & Whitney, General Electric, the Boeing Company, the American Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council all for being here today. (Applause.)” (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The Pratt & Whitney Trade Event, Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia, 11/3/10)

Clinton Mentioned 35 New Boeing 737s Fitted With General Electric Engines That Malaysian Airlines Ordered. “And the agreements that we’re celebrating today are especially important. Malaysia Airlines will buy 50 American-built Pratt & Whitney engines, one of which you see behind us. And also behind us and newly arrived from Seattle is the first of 35 Boeing 737s fitted with state-of-the-art General Electric CFM engines that Malaysian Airlines has ordered. And from the description of the interior, you’re going to have people standing in line to fly on this airplane on behalf of Malaysian Airlines. (Applause.)” (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The Pratt & Whitney Trade

Event, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11/3/10)

In 2012, Clinton Mentioned The U.S. Government Had Brought A Delegation Of Leaders From American Companies Like Boeing To South Africa. SECRETARY CLINTON: “We also brought a delegation of leaders from American companies like FedEx and Chevron and Boeing and General Electric that are looking to expand their work in South Africa. They met with their counterparts from the South African business community, nearly 200 representatives looking to strengthen our ties commercially.” (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The United States-South Africa Partnership: Going Global, Cape Town, South Africa, 8/8/12)

In 2012, Clinton Said The Government Was “Proud To Go To Bat” For Companies Like Boeing. SECRETARY CLINTON: “We are sending more trade missions, like the one I mentioned to Burma. And this summer I led the first delegation of American CEOs to the U.S.-ASEAN Business Forum in Cambodia. Three heads of state and more than a dozen key ministers were eager to engage with them. Back in Washington, we have convened conferences bringing together business leaders and government officials from more than 100 countries. We're proud to go to bat for the Boeings and Chevrons and General Motors and so many others. But we're also working to help industries large and small that have not been traditional exporters. Ultimately, this effort is more than hooking a big fish here and there. We want every company -- American, Singaporean, or any other -- to have that level playing field and a chance to compete on the merits. That is a recipe for shared prosperity.” (Secretary Hillary Clinton, Remarks On

Delivering On The Promise Of Economic Statecraft, Singapore, 11/17/12)

After Securing Its Contract To Build Planes For Russia, Boeing Made A $900,000 Contribution To The Clinton Foundation To Rebuild Schools In Haiti

Two Months After Boeing Secured Its $3.7 Billion Russia Deal And Months Before It Secured The $1.5 Billion Vietnam Deal, The Company Announced A $900,000 Contribution To The Clinton Foundation To Rebuild Schools In Haiti. “In 2010, two months after Boeing won its $3.7 billion Russia deal, the company announced a $900,000 contribution to the William J. Clinton Foundation intended to rebuild schools in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The foundation, which Hillary Clinton now helps lead with her husband and daughter, has become a popular charity for major corporations.” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For

Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,” The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

Boeing Has Made Commitments Through CGI Since 2008

Boeing Has Made Four Commitments Through CGI. (Clinton Global Initiative, Accessed 3/16/16)

Boeing, As Well As A Senior Vice President Of The Company, Have Donated To The Clinton Foundation

Boeing Has Donated Between $1 And $5 Million To The Clinton Foundation. (Clinton Global Initiative, Accessed

2/12/16)

Timothy Keating, Senior Vice President, Government Operations, The Boeing Company, Has Donated Between $10,000 And $25,000 To The Clinton Foundation. (Clinton Global Initiative, Accessed 2/12/16)

In April 2014, Tim Keating, A Lobbyist For Boeing, Co-Hosted A Fundraiser For Ready For Hillary. “The company’s ties came into play again this month when its in-house lobbyist, former Bill Clinton aide Tim Keating, co-hosted a fundraiser for Ready for Hillary, the super PAC backing her potential presidential run.” (Rosalind S. Helderman, “For Hillary Clinton And Boeing, A Beneficial Relationship,”The Washington Post, 4/13/14)

Boeing Brags About Its Ties To The Clintons On Its Website, Featuring Bill Clinton Prominently

Boeing’s Corporate Website Features Former President Bill Clinton And Chelsea Clinton In A Video Showcasing The Company’s Sponsorship Of Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU). “More than 1,000 students recently descended upon Washington University in St. Louis, transforming the campus into an ideas exchange forum on topics of global interest. They were there to take part in the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), founded by former President Bill Clinton and supported by Chelsea Clinton, and to hear from innovators, company leaders and civic minded celebrities interested in bringing about global changes in areas such as education, environment and public health.” (Boeing, Accessed 3/16/16)

Boeing Corporate Website States That Their Philanthropic “Goals Align Closely With Those Of CGIU…” “As a primary sponsor of the event, Boeing’s Global Corporate Citizenship (GCC) goals align closely with those of CGI U, Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing Defense, Space & Security president & chief executive officer, told students at a networking reception.” (Boeing, Accessed 3/16/16)