It turns out it’s not just conservative pundits, the “vast right-wing conspiracy,” or even the Donald Trump campaign that thinks there was something fishy about the conflicts of interest arising from the fundraising activities of the Clinton Family Foundation. Hillary Clinton’s top aides also worried about the nexis between Bill’s and Hillary’s personal financial interests, their charitable front group, and the connections between all of that and the State Department. Some of the latest emails brought to light by Wikileaks document how the Clinton inner circle was aware of the implications of the way vast sums were being raised and made and how it might look to the voters.
Among the latest Wikileaks highlights are emails that speak of Hillary Clinton agreeing to attend an event in Morocco at King Mohammed’s request after he agreed to give the foundation $12 million. There’s also the fact that even Chelsea Clinton was aware that Clinton aides—including Bill Clinton’s confidant Doug Band, who was likely acting with the knowledge of the 42nd president—were “hustling” Foundation donors.
