There's more trouble for Hillary Clinton on a front that has been quiet of late: the Clinton Foundation. According to press reports, the Swiss banking firm UBS gave enormous contributions to the Clinton Foundation and paid Bill Clinton 1.5 million dollars for holding question and answer sessions with the UBS CEO after Hillary intervened as secretary of state to get a settlement of a tax dispute between the IRS, the Department of Justice and UBS.
The key point here is that according to the reports, the secretary of state got involved in settling a tax dispute. That is not just unusual; it is extraordinarily unusual. The State Department has nothing to do with tax collection and enforcement of the tax code. Nevertheless, Hillary pushed her way into the dispute to bring it to a conclusion that was acceptable to UBS and then her foundation got enormous amounts of cash and her family got $1.5 million directly. It surely looks like Hillary was selling favors. She really is at the point where she cannot continue to duck this issue. Hillary has to explain what she did for UBS and the others who made massive contributions to the Clinton Foundation or who hired Bill for inflated prices.
The key point here is that according to the reports, the secretary of state got involved in settling a tax dispute. That is not just unusual; it is extraordinarily unusual. The State Department has nothing to do with tax collection and enforcement of the tax code. Nevertheless, Hillary pushed her way into the dispute to bring it to a conclusion that was acceptable to UBS and then her foundation got enormous amounts of cash and her family got $1.5 million directly. It surely looks like Hillary was selling favors. She really is at the point where she cannot continue to duck this issue. Hillary has to explain what she did for UBS and the others who made massive contributions to the Clinton Foundation or who hired Bill for inflated prices.
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