[The Right Scoop] A new finding by Newsweek shows that Hillary Clinton's foundation might be in violation of the sanctions placed on Iran through its largest donor.
Enemies of Hillary Clinton waiting to discredit her bid for the White House are likely to seize on news that one of the biggest benefactors to the Clinton Foundation has been trading with Iran and may be in breach of US sanctions imposed on the country.
Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk, 54, has courted the Clintons for at least nine years -- in the United States, the Alps and Ukraine. Takes a lot of steel pipe to build nuke reactors.
Earlier this year, he was confirmed as the largest individual contributor to the Clinton Foundation, whose aims include the creation of "economic opportunity and growth". He also has links to the Tony Blair Foundation and represented its biggest single donor in 2013.
The fourth richest man in Ukraine, Pinchuk owns Interpipe Group, a Cyprus-incorporated manufacturer of seamless pipes used in oil and gas sectors.
Newsweek has seen declarations and documents from Ukraine that show a series of shipments from Interpipe to Iran in 2011 and 2012, including railway parts and products commonly used in the oil and gas sectors.
Among a number of high-value invoices for products related to rail or oil and gas, one shipment for $1.8m (1.7m) in May 2012 was for "seamless hot-worked steel pipes for pipelines" and destined for a city near the Caspian Sea.
Both the rail and oil and gas sectors are sanctioned by the US, which specifically prohibits any single invoice to the Iranian petrochemical industry worth more than $1m.
You think this might be partly why Obama is so eager to get rid of the sanctions on Iran just in time for the 2016 election? That way if anyone questions the Hildebeast she can say they are no longer in violation of U.S. law. That is, IF the media would ever question Hillary about this. Fat chance there.
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You think this might be partly why Obama is so eager to get rid of the sanctions on Iran just in time for the 2016 election? That way if anyone questions the Hildebeast she can say they are no longer in violation of U.S. law.
Yes, and yes.
Laws are for the little people. Hildebeest's win or defeat, the lifting of Iranian sanctions appears to be a plus for Victor Pinchuk, the Clinton Foundation, and possibly many others.
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Seldom does one find in one article an explanation of why Hillary is in favor of lifting sanctions against Iran and the also the Russian reset. Hoping this comes back to haunt her during the elections. Now, if only the Pubs can find a candidate not too timid to bring this up during the debates.
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