More Clinton Deceit

Who reviewed the Clinton Foundation’s taxes? A Clinton Foundation donor, of course

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Ben Bullard

When the Clinton Foundation wanted to clear the air swirling around all the omissions and errors it made in reporting its cash flow, it did what any stand-up organization would do: it sought a disinterested third party to review its tax returns.

But, like so many other interwoven threads linking the Clinton Foundation’s many conflicts of interest, that third party turns out not to be so disinterested: DLA Piper, the firm that did the work, also happens to be a Clinton Foundation donor.

Not only has the firm itself donated to the foundation; its employees tend to prefer Hillary as our next president.

“Employees of the firm have…contributed $171,200 to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, making it the fifth largest contributor thus far, according to the Center for Responsive Politics,” The Washington Free Beacon reported Tuesday.

“Additionally, DLA Piper contributed $496,700 to Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign, making it the second biggest contributor. Over the course of Clinton’s two Senate campaigns she received $700,530 from DLA Piper, putting the firm third behind only Goldman Sachs and Citigroup in total contributions to Clinton.”

Just to be sure any accusation of a conflict of interest is rock solid, WFB notes that “two registered lobbyists at DLA Piper are currently serving as bundlers for her [Hillary Clinton’s presidential] campaign.”

In its review of the foundation’s taxes, DLA Piper found a number of errors –  but “none of them were substantive,” according to Reuters.

That same Reuters report goes on to note that the Clinton Foundation had to amend its report to reflect “receiving nearly $20 million in funds from governments, mostly foreign governments, between 2010 and 2013.”

Doing business overseas, in fact, is a lucrative financial strategy for the Clinton Foundation. The foundation has sunk $20 million into Fondo Acceso, a private equity firm based in Colombia.

Who created that firm? Bill Clinton, along with his millionaire pals Carlos Slim and Frank Giustra.

Here’s another taste of how the Clintons and Giustra like to help each other out.