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 state of the clintons finances since leaving the white house in 2001. According to author peter schweizer there is a clear trend of money flowing into the controversial clinton foundation and rewards, like development projects and free trade deals, emerging for donors. Clinton cash book got most of its funding from one hedge fund star. Nomi prins schweizer is an equalopportunity investigator, snaring republicans as well as democrats. The forthcoming book purports to show the clinton familys willingnesseagerness, evento accept lavish donations and. Hillary clinton changed positions on india nuclear deal. Casey research fellow at stanford universitys hoover institution. The publisher of clinton cash, the book outlining the murky ties between the clintons and the foreign governments that contributed to their various financial interests, reportedly corrected. Nov 02, 2016 why an anticlinton book from breitbart got the fbis attention. An investigation into how the clintons have amassed millions in personal wealth through foreign contributions to the clinton foundation, a supposed charity, in exchange for political favors while hillary clinton was the us secretary of state. New york times, cash flowed to clinton foundation amid russian uranium deal, april 23, 2015.
Book and author attacking hillary clinton widely discredited. 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 state of the clintons. Clinton cash author peter schweizer on concerns of potential corruption by the clintons. Clinton cash a startling examination of our generations ultimate power couple, motivated by power, money and politics all the while being completely void of humility, ethics or any virtuous character traits. Fact sheet sheikh mohammed al amoudis response to clinton cash. The clintons intertwined personal and charitable interests. Apr 21, 2015 clinton cash, a forthcoming book examining hillary clinton s foreign finance links through the clinton foundation, threatens to give her presidential campaign at least pounding headaches. Hours later, however, clinton s new press secretary, brian fallon, had composed a pointbypoint refutation of many of the claims put forth and posted it to medium. The last time bill and hillary clinton occupied the white house, it wasnt easy to identify a guiding principle of u. Hillary clinton campaign issues online rebuttal of clinton. He also spoke about the books postpublication reception and responded to viewer questions. Peter schweizer clinton cash sean hannity show 42715. Clinton cash attacks could end up aiding hillary the new yorker.
Clinton cash author peter schweizer has a long history of errors, retractions, and. Jun, 2015 indeed, in the wake of clinton cashs publication, as hillarys silence has grown, so, too, has the number of reporters building on and and expanding the books findings. News organizations have been examining hillary clintons finances for months generating lots of stories and quite. Sternberg also warns that the books impact is not done. Clinton cash is an astonishing book and im only sorry i didnt read it before the 2016 presidential election. Apr 20, 2015 the book, a 186page investigation of donations made to the clinton foundation by foreign entities, is proving the most anticipated and feared book of a presidential cycle still in its infancy.
Clinton cash publisher makes 78 revisions cnnpolitics. Peter schweizers clinton cash for not only hurting hillary clintons poll numbers but also for helping frame and renew the distrust of the clintons as money predators and remains indirectly in the back of the mind of many voters. Apr 27, 2015 april 27th, 2015 author peter schweizer joins radio host sean hannity for the full hour to discuss the revelations in his book, clinton cash. After abc news found book errors, schweizer admitted mistakes. Buy this product and stream 90 days of amazon music unlimited for free. Peter schweizers clinton cash for not only hurting hillary clinton s poll numbers but also for helping frame and renew the distrust of the clintons as money predators and remains indirectly in the back of the mind of many voters.
The clinton campaign circulated a memo to its surrogates and allies on tuesday night that details talking points and responses to the soontobepublished book clinton cash. Twentyplus errors, fabrications, and distortions in peter schweizers clinton cash. The online rebuttal of the clinton cash book is part of a plan to take her message directly to voters, bypassing the media. Clinton cash is an eyeopening detailed account of the system of financial corruption that bill and hillary clinton have perpetrated since bill left office as president, particularly during the period when hillary was in office as secretary of state and bill was collecting fees for lectures and donations to the clinton foundation. Schweizers anticlinton claims start falling apart media matters. The nonprofit group behind the bestseller clinton cash, whose investigation of dealings by hillary clinton and her family furnished ammunition for donald trump in. Sternberg also warns that the book s impact is not done. Politifact factchecking clinton cash author on claim. Expect to see the book back in the news soon, he says. Breitbart is not independent, its the communications arm of. New book, clinton cash, questions foreign donations to. May 06, 2015 hillary clinton speaks with a group at a las vegas school on tuesday.
Schweizer wrote clinton cash, a 2015 book discussing donations made to the clinton foundation by foreign entities and bill and hillary clinton s income after they left the white house in 2001. Most people assume that the clintons amassed their wealth through lucrative book deals and highsix figure fees for speaking gigs. Apr 26, 2015 stated on april 26, 2015 in his book clinton cash. Author peter schweizer documents well how the clinton foundation, particularly as headed by bill clinton while his wife hillary clinton was secretary of state, evolved into an enormous mixer of money and power. The discredited books at the heart of trumps speech media. Apr 21, 2015 its not even out yet, but peter schweizers clinton cash is already being talked up as the first major test of hillary clinton s presidential campaign. After receiving an advanced chapter of clinton cash, politico reported april 22 that schweizers book implies a. What impact could clinton cash, an upcoming book by peter. Apr 23, 2015 a quick guide to the questions about clinton cash. Apr 26, 2015 the this week roundtable assesses possible fallout on the 2016 race from clinton cash. The clintons are presented with a well researched, fact driven essay which exposes their unbridled inability the be embarrassed. Republican activist and consultant peter schweizers new book clinton cash, obtained by media matters ahead.
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. Attorney for the district of colombia and legal expert joseph digenova says fbi agents are told to read peter schweizers clinton cash as part of their investigation into hillary clinton s deleted emailsread more. Clinton cash and the questions it raises the atlantic. In clinton cash, author cites known hoax as source crooks. Clinton cash publisher corrects 7 or 8 inaccurate passages. The following details the corrections related to the section on sheikh al amoudi, which are found on pages 1284 in chapter 8 of clinton cash. Clinton cash attacks could end up aiding hillary the. Peter franz schweizer born november 24, 1964 is an american investigative journalist, novelist, author, and political consultant. Clinton camp tries to defuse damning report point by point. Peter schweizer is a producer and writer, known for the edge of never 2009, do as i say 2009 and the creepy line 2018. For clintons, speech income shows how their wealth is.
Why an anticlinton book from breitbart got the fbis. Factchecking the april 26 shows, clinton cash politifact. Clinton cash attacks could end up aiding hillary the new. Nbcs andrea mitchell interviews clinton cash author peter schweizer on may 1, 2015. In trying to defuse the potential damage of the buzzy book clinton cash. Various spokespeople for hillary and bill clinton disputed the books allegations, e. In the new york times bestseller clinton cash, he follows the clinton money trail, revealing the connection between their personal fortune, their close personal friends, the clinton foundation, foreign nations, and some of the highest ranks of government. On may 5, 2015, harpercollins published a book by peter schweizer clinton cash which made a number of inaccurate, incomplete andor false statements about sheikh mohammed hussein al amoudi. Now, with hillary on the verge of winning the presidential nomination, the questions. Clinton cash provides a damning portrait of elite and circumspect power and influence. Former president bill clinton defended his namesake foundation wednesday, insisting the allegations in the book clinton cash are baseless and wont fly. The forthcoming book purports to show the clinton familys willingnesseagerness, evento. In a 2015 profile of bannon, bloomberg businessweek reported that clinton cash was the biggest product of gais system.
Clinton cash author responds to clintons reaction to book. He is the president of the government accountability institute gai and senior editoratlarge of farright media organization breitbart news, and a former william j. The book, a 186page investigation of donations made to the clinton foundation by foreign entities, is proving the most anticipated and feared book of a. Twentyplus errors, fabrications, and distortions in peter. Apr 22, 2015 clinton cash attacks could end up aiding hillary. May 15, 2015 the publisher of clinton cash, the book outlining the murky ties between the clintons and the foreign governments that contributed to their various financial interests, reportedly corrected. The book, a 186page investigation of donations made to the clinton foundation by foreign entities, is proving the most. Clinton memo details attack plan on new book politico. All the clinton cash questions hillary refuses to answer. Apr 22, 2015 clinton cash will be released on may 5, and media reports have already hyped the book s supposed revelations about connections between hillary clinton s time as secretary of state, donations to the clinton foundation, and paid speeches given by the clintons.
881 179 850 1128 1035 1323 439 1028 964 1521 1148 1006 1069 185 857 1009 434 230 264 238 998 620 793 304 273 623 209 100 1388 988 467 814 961 872 841 1034 498 785 621 270 819 310 802 388