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''Clinton Cash'' debuted at number two on the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]]. Writing for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', academic and political activist [[Lawrence Lessig]] wrote " |
''Clinton Cash'' debuted at number two on the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]]. Writing for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', academic and political activist [[Lawrence Lessig]] wrote "n any fair reading, the pattern of behavior that Schweizer has charged is corruption."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lessig|first1=Lawrence|title=Democrats embrace the logic of ‘Citizens United’|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-clintons-citizens-united-and-21st-century-corruption/2015/05/08/7f11a0d6-f57b-11e4-b2f3-af5479e6bbdd_story.html|accessdate=28 August 2015|publisher=Washington Post|date=May 8, 2015}}</ref>{{verify source}} Ed Pilkington, writing for ''The Guardian'', described the book as "an unrestrained attack on the former president and first lady." Pilkington notes that several of the claims in the book have been proven factually false. According to Pilkington, Schweizer does not prove corruption on the part of the Clintons, nor does he provide any evidence.<ref name=guardian/> James Freeman reviewed the book for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', writing that "Almost every page of the fascinating ''Clinton Cash''...will be excruciating reading for partisans on both sides of the aisle".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Freeman|first1=James|title=There’s Money to Be Made|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/book-review-clinton-cash-by-peter-schweizer-1430952794|accessdate=28 August 2015|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> |
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Several weeks after the book's initial publication, Harper Collins and the author made several corrections to the Kindle edition of the book. Schweizer corrected “seven or eight” passages that were revealed to be inaccurate after the book was released.<ref name=politico/> [[FactCheck.org]] found Schweizer's assertion that Clinton, as Secretary of State, could have stopped Russia from buying a company with extensive uranium mining operations in the U.S. to be false.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kiely|first1=Eugene|title='No ‘Veto Power’ for Clinton on Uranium Deal |url=http://www.factcheck.org/2015/04/no-veto-power-for-clinton-on-uranium-deal/|publisher=FactCheck.org|date=April 28, 2015|accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref> [[PolitiFact.com|PunditFact]] found the assertion that Clinton changed her views on a nuclear deal with India in response to donations to her family's foundation to be false.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carroll|first1=Lauren|title='Clinton Cash' author: Hillary Clinton changed positions on India nuclear deal|url=http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/may/06/peter-schweizer/clinton-cash-author-hillary-changed-positions-indi/|accessdate=1 April 2016|work=PunditFact|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> |
Several weeks after the book's initial publication, Harper Collins and the author made several corrections to the Kindle edition of the book. Schweizer corrected “seven or eight” passages that were revealed to be inaccurate after the book was released.<ref name=politico/> [[FactCheck.org]] found Schweizer's assertion that Clinton, as Secretary of State, could have stopped Russia from buying a company with extensive uranium mining operations in the U.S. to be false.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kiely|first1=Eugene|title='No ‘Veto Power’ for Clinton on Uranium Deal |url=http://www.factcheck.org/2015/04/no-veto-power-for-clinton-on-uranium-deal/|publisher=FactCheck.org|date=April 28, 2015|accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref> [[PolitiFact.com|PunditFact]] found the assertion that Clinton changed her views on a nuclear deal with India in response to donations to her family's foundation to be false.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carroll|first1=Lauren|title='Clinton Cash' author: Hillary Clinton changed positions on India nuclear deal|url=http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/may/06/peter-schweizer/clinton-cash-author-hillary-changed-positions-indi/|accessdate=1 April 2016|work=PunditFact|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> |
Revision as of 18:58, 14 August 2016
Author | Peter Schweizer |
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Audio read by | Walter Dixon |
Language | English |
Subject | Political Science/American Government |
Publisher | Harper, Broadside Books |
Publication date | May 5, 2015 |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN | 978-0062369284 |
OCLC | 906020748 |
Preceded by | Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money |
Website | www |
Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich is a 2015 New York Times bestselling book by Peter Schweizer, in which he investigates donations made to the Clinton Foundation by foreign entities, paid speeches made by Bill and Hillary Clinton, and the Clintons' personal enrichment since leaving the White House in 2001.
The New York Times, The Washington Post and Fox News were granted exclusive agreements with the book's author to pursue the story lines found in the book.[1] In the wake of the book's publication, the Clinton Foundation admitted that it made mistakes in disclosing some of its contributions, and it implemented new rules increasing financial reporting and limiting foreign donations.[2]
In May 2016, a film adaptation of the book, funded by co-founder of Government Accountability Institute and Breitbart News executive chairman Stephen Bannon, was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
The film's U.S. premiere was scheduled for July 24 in Philadelphia (ahead of the 2016 Democratic National Convention there) and the film had a limited release in four other major U.S. cities in early August.[3][4] On that same day, Breitbart News uploaded the film on YouTube.[5]
A graphic novel adaptation of the book, written by Chuck Dixon and illustrated by Brett R. Smith, was released by Regnery Publishing on August 8, 2016.[6]
Synopsis
Clinton Cash is an investigation of the foreign benefactors of Bill and Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation.[7] It investigates alleged connections between Clinton Foundation donors and Hillary Clinton’s work at the State Department.[8]
The book argues that the Clinton family accepted lavish donations and speaking fees from foreign donors at times when the State Department was considering whether or not to award large contracts to groups and people affiliated with those donors.[9]
The book is organized into eleven chapters. Some chapters focus on particular transactions or deals, such as the creation of UrAsia Energy and Uranium One in Kazkakhstan, and the connection shareholders had and have to the Clintons. Other chapters focus on a broader set of relationships, particularly with regard to Bill Clinton’s paid speeches during the years Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, and whether those paying for his speeches had significant business before the State Department.[9] Schweizer dubs the Clintons' blend of government service and private remuneration the “Clinton blur.” [10]
Publication
The day the book was published, Hillary Clinton's campaign set up a portal called "The Briefing" on its official website. The Briefing is designed to rebut the allegations made in Schweizer's book. Clinton's campaign manager, John Podesta, wrote: "The book has zero evidence to back up its outlandish claims...While we will not be consumed by these kinds of attacks, we will also not let them go unchallenged."[11] Various spokespeople for the Clintons disputed the book's allegations.,[12] e.g. concerning the charges that Clinton was paid for speeches by Dennis O’Brien of Digicel in exchange for help in securing telecommunications contracts in Haiti in 2010.[13]
Reception
Clinton Cash debuted at number two on the New York Times Best Seller list. Writing for The Washington Post, academic and political activist Lawrence Lessig wrote "n any fair reading, the pattern of behavior that Schweizer has charged is corruption."[14][verification needed] Ed Pilkington, writing for The Guardian, described the book as "an unrestrained attack on the former president and first lady." Pilkington notes that several of the claims in the book have been proven factually false. According to Pilkington, Schweizer does not prove corruption on the part of the Clintons, nor does he provide any evidence.[2] James Freeman reviewed the book for The Wall Street Journal, writing that "Almost every page of the fascinating Clinton Cash...will be excruciating reading for partisans on both sides of the aisle".[15]
Several weeks after the book's initial publication, Harper Collins and the author made several corrections to the Kindle edition of the book. Schweizer corrected “seven or eight” passages that were revealed to be inaccurate after the book was released.[8] FactCheck.org found Schweizer's assertion that Clinton, as Secretary of State, could have stopped Russia from buying a company with extensive uranium mining operations in the U.S. to be false.[16] PunditFact found the assertion that Clinton changed her views on a nuclear deal with India in response to donations to her family's foundation to be false.[17]
Impact
Journalist and former Bill Clinton staffer George Stephanopoulos donated a total of $75,000 over several years to the Clinton Foundation, but he did not disclose the donations to ABC News, his employer, or to his viewers.[18] Stephanopoulos did not reveal the donations even on April 26, 2015, while interviewing Schweizer about Clinton Cash.[18] After exposure of the donations by Politico on May 14, 2015, Stephanopoulos apologized and said that he should have disclosed the donations to ABC News and its viewers.[18][19] The story was broken by The Washington Free Beacon which had aggressively questioned ABC News regarding the matter.[20] The donations had been reported by the Clinton Foundation, which Stephanopoulos had considered sufficient. ABC News characterized this as "an honest mistake."[19]
Based on Stephanopoulos' donations to the Clinton Foundation and his behavior during prior interviews and presidential debates, Republican Party leaders and candidates expressed their distrust and called for him to be banned from moderating 2016 presidential debates due to bias and conflict of interest.[20][21] He agreed to drop out as a moderator of the February 2016 Republican presidential primary debate.[22]
See also
References
- ^ Sullivan, Margaret (April 23, 2015). "An 'Exclusive' Arrangement on a Clinton Book, and Many Questions". New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b Pilkington, Ed (May 5, 2015). "Clinton Cash: errors dog Bill and Hillary exposé – but is there any 'there' there?". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b Joshua Green, 'Clinton Cash' Has Been Made Into a Movie, Bloomberg Politics (April 28, 2016).
- ^ a b Clinton Cash film aims to cause likely Democratic nominee maximum damage, The Guardian (May 12, 2016).
- ^ Hudson, Jerome (25 July 2016). "'Clinton Cash' Movie Surpasses 500,000 Views in 48 Hours". Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Harper, Jennifer (24 July 2016). "Bill and Hillary: The graphic novel". The Washington Times. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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(help) - ^ Becker, Jo; McIntire, Mike (April 23, 2015). "Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation Amid Russian Uranium Deal". New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b Karni, Annie (May 14, 2015). "'Clinton Cash' publisher corrects '7 or 8' inaccurate passages". Politico. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b Wofford, Taylor (May 1, 2015). "Everything You Need to Know About 'Clinton Cash'". Newsweek. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Green, Joshua; Epstein, Jennifer (April 25, 2015). "Author Alleges Bill Clinton Just Quit Education Company Because of 'Clinton Cash'". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Haberman, Maggie. "Clinton Team Bolsters Its Defense Ahead of Negative Book’s Release", The New York Times, May 4, 2015. Accessed: May 6, 2015.
- ^ Stanton, John (April 28, 2015). "Spokesman Disputes Book: Bill Clinton Not Paid For Series Of Speeches". buzzfeed.com. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "'Spokesman Disputes Book: Bill Clinton Not Paid For Series Of Speeches". buzzfeed.com. April 28, 2015.
- ^ Lessig, Lawrence (May 8, 2015). "Democrats embrace the logic of 'Citizens United'". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Freeman, James (May 6, 2015). "There's Money to Be Made". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Kiely, Eugene (April 28, 2015). "'No 'Veto Power' for Clinton on Uranium Deal". FactCheck.org. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Carroll, Lauren (May 6, 2015). "'Clinton Cash' author: Hillary Clinton changed positions on India nuclear deal". PunditFact. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Byers, Dylan (May 14, 2015). "George Stephanopoulos discloses $75,000 contribution to Clinton Foundation". Politico. Washington, DC. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
In 2012, 2013 and 2014, Stephanopoulos made $25,000 donations to the 501 nonprofit founded by former President Bill Clinton, the foundation's records show. Stephanopoulos never disclosed this information to viewers, even when interviewing author Peter Schweizer last month about his book "Clinton Cash," which alleges that donations to the foundation may have influenced some of Hillary Clinton's actions as secretary of state.
- ^ a b Gerry Mullany and Steve Eder (May 14, 2015). "George Stephanopoulos Acknowledges Giving Money to Clinton Foundation". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
His gifts to the foundation of at least $50,000 were first reported Thursday morning by Politico.
- ^ a b Jeremy W. Peters and John Koblin (May 14, 2015). "George Stephanopoulos's Gifts to Clinton Foundation Reinforce G.O.P. Doubts". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
But his disclosure of the contributions — made after the conservative Washington Free Beacon started asking ABC News questions — seemed only to deepen Republicans' distrust in the most recognizable political journalist at the most-watched news network in the country.
- ^ Peters, Jeremy (May 14, 2015). "Rand Paul: George Stephanopoulos Shouldn't Moderate 2016 Debates". New York Times. New York. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president, said that the donations and Mr. Stephanopoulos's close ties with the Clintons should preclude him from moderating any debates in the 2016 presidential campaign.
- ^ Bash, Dana (May 15, 2015). "Stephanopoulos seeks to move past Clinton donations scandal". CNNMoney. Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
On "The Daily Show" last month, Stephanopoulos said that when foreign governments and other entities give millions to the Clinton foundation, "everybody" knows there's "a hope that that's going to lead to something, and that's what you have to be careful of."
External links
- Clinton Cash at Harper Collins
- Peter Schweizer interview with Brian Lehrer
- Clinton Cash, the movie on YouTube