Clinton Foundation Dealings Under DOJ Scrutiny
Posted: 11-14-2017 03:31 AM
The Justice Department, in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee, says prosecutors will examine allegations that donations to the Clinton Foundation were tied to a 2010 Obama administration decision to allow a Russian nuclear agency to buy Uranium One, a company that owned access to uranium in the United States, and other issues.
The letter was a reply to formal requests from congressional Republicans for a Justice Department inquiry into various Clinton-related issues.
Although attorney general Jeff Sessions has recused himself from all matters related to the election, he and the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, will oversee the prosecutors’ decisions including "whether any matters merit a special counsel,” the letter said.
In a statement Nov. 3, President Trump said he was disappointed with Mr. Sessions, and that longstanding unproven allegations about the Clintons and the Obama administration should be investigated.
Mr. Trump has cited reports from conservative new outlets to aides and friends as examples for why a special counsel should be appointed.
In particular, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro — a friend of the President and whose show he rarely misses — told him a special counsel needed to be appointed, according to two people briefed on their Nov. 1 Oval Office meeting.
Through a Fox News spokeswoman, Jeanine Pirro said, “Everything I said to President Trump is exactly what I’ve vocalized on my show, ‘Justice with Jeanine.’”
Making scathing critiques on her show, Ms. Pirro — who had interviewed to be the deputy attorney general, according to three transition officials — has aggressively denounced Mr. Sessions as weak for not investigating the uranium deal.
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The letter was a reply to formal requests from congressional Republicans for a Justice Department inquiry into various Clinton-related issues.
Although attorney general Jeff Sessions has recused himself from all matters related to the election, he and the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, will oversee the prosecutors’ decisions including "whether any matters merit a special counsel,” the letter said.
In a statement Nov. 3, President Trump said he was disappointed with Mr. Sessions, and that longstanding unproven allegations about the Clintons and the Obama administration should be investigated.
Mr. Trump has cited reports from conservative new outlets to aides and friends as examples for why a special counsel should be appointed.
In particular, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro — a friend of the President and whose show he rarely misses — told him a special counsel needed to be appointed, according to two people briefed on their Nov. 1 Oval Office meeting.
Through a Fox News spokeswoman, Jeanine Pirro said, “Everything I said to President Trump is exactly what I’ve vocalized on my show, ‘Justice with Jeanine.’”
Making scathing critiques on her show, Ms. Pirro — who had interviewed to be the deputy attorney general, according to three transition officials — has aggressively denounced Mr. Sessions as weak for not investigating the uranium deal.
FULL STORY