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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 10:54 AM Oct 2017

Hillary Clinton calls Russian uranium reports 'baloney'

Source: Newsweek Magazine




CLINTON CALLS RUSSIAN URANIUM REPORTS 'BALONEY,' SAYS REPUBLICANS SCARED OF MOSCOW LINKS


BY CALLUM PATON ON 10/24/17 AT 7:03 AM

Hillary Clinton has hit out at reports questioning the sale of U.S. uranium mines to Russia during her time as Secretary of State saying they are “baloney,” aimed at diverting attention away from the current administration’s links to Moscow.

“I think the real story is how nervous they are about these continuing investigations,” Clinton said on C-Span yesterday, referring to the current intelligence probe into Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election.

Renewed interest in the former Democratic nominee’s involvement in Russia’s 2010 takeover of the uranium mines in the western United States has followed recent reports in The Hill. The series of articles have shown how, according to an FBI investigation, Russian officials engaged in bribery and extortion while pursuing the acquisition of Canadian company Uranium One which controls 20 percent of America's uranium supply.

Clinton has said questions over why the deal was allowed to go ahead contitute politically motivated attacks against her and former President Barack Obama.

"I would say it’s the same baloney they’ve been peddling for years, and there’s been no credible evidence by anyone. In fact, it’s been debunked repeatedly and will continue to be debunked," she said.

The former Secretary of State added that President Donald Trump and his supporters were attempting to divert attention from the real issue: ties between the current administration and Moscow.

"So the closer the investigation about real Russian ties between Trump associates and real Russians, as we heard [Attorney General] Jeff Sessions finally admit to in his testimony the other day, the more they want to just throw mud on the wall,” Clinton said.

"I’m their favorite target. Me and President Obama, we are the ones they like to put in the crosshairs," she added.

It is unclear whether Clinton was aware of the FBI’s findings. The Washington Post reported the Senate Judiciary Committee has asked all agencies that signed off on the deal to disclose what they knew about the FBI investigation, which was still four years from completion when the deal was approved.

Further FBI files from the period have shown Hillary Clinton was targeted by a Russian spy as the Kremlin sought to gain influence over her, her husband, former president Bill Clinton, and their inner circle.

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Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/clinton-calls-russian-uranium-reports-baloney-says-republicans-scared-moscow-691389



Full article posted with the permission of Newsweek -- Don
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Hillary Clinton calls Russian uranium reports 'baloney' (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2017 OP
It does not matter that there is no truth to these bullshit charges Botany Oct 2017 #1
It's my understanding that the GOP is going after impeachment of HRC for giving us tRump. ffr Oct 2017 #2
I have a brother who voted for Trump and he beilieves this uranium stuff about HRC... iluvtennis Oct 2017 #3
Keep replaying the CNN "apple" ad. It might get through to him. coolsandy Oct 2017 #10
that sort of thing don't work on trumpers. unblock Oct 2017 #14
The GOP can't even move on from old battles...how can they ever move the country forward? C Moon Oct 2017 #4
They are going to try to have her brought up on federal charges to distract from mueller nt maryellen99 Oct 2017 #5
charge for what? The SOS didn't get extorted or accept bribes for public lands (Federal land) deals. Sunlei Oct 2017 #7
"according to FBI investigation, Russian officials engaged in bribery and extortion" Sunlei Oct 2017 #6
Then there is this: coolsandy Oct 2017 #11
Thats just ANOTHER Republican lie, like Republicans lied about Obamas Birth Certificate. Sunlei Oct 2017 #12
Excellent. Which link did that come from? Rollo Oct 2017 #18
in the op, a quote from article. Sunlei Oct 2017 #20
There are no less than eight links in the OP. Which of those did you quote from??? Rollo Oct 2017 #22
paragraph 3, line 5. Sunlei Oct 2017 #23
Please just post the link Rollo Oct 2017 #25
Never mind, I found the article you quoted on my own - which was never linked before in this thread. Rollo Oct 2017 #31
The bribery was not related to the Clintons creeksneakers2 Oct 2017 #19
exactly. SOS Clinton had nothing to do with this. Typical Republican lies/ smears . Sunlei Oct 2017 #24
She's right. They're terrified about what Mueller will come up with so they're trying to discredit pnwmom Oct 2017 #8
On the positive side, Hillary is a private citizen now & can speak up against Republicans lies. Sunlei Oct 2017 #13
Trump and R's are just catering to the debased. yallerdawg Oct 2017 #9
anything russia says is bullshit nt elmac Oct 2017 #15
Only RWNJ believe this conspiracy theory Gothmog Oct 2017 #16
So Hillary supposedly gave away all that uranium? What happened to the deal? keithbvadu2 Oct 2017 #17
a Canadian deal. SOSClinton had nothing to do with it. Hard to seperate from years of Repub. lies Sunlei Oct 2017 #21
Trumpers do not care about details like facts.. keithbvadu2 Oct 2017 #35
everyone knows, but they do notice when one posts the fact right under their misinformation. Sunlei Oct 2017 #36
As a private citizen I wish HRC sue the shit of the the GOP party Iliyah Oct 2017 #26
Also sue the shit out of fake news, hate radio and that gawd awful Iliyah Oct 2017 #27
good idea!, I wonder if she could sue for libel/harassment/ slander since she's a private citizen? Sunlei Oct 2017 #37
Hillary's not really the target here. briv1016 Oct 2017 #28
Didn't Nixon try that? Fire everyone down to the Att Gen? Wwcd Oct 2017 #30
Do you really think there's a chance in hell the Republicans would vote to impeach? briv1016 Oct 2017 #32
Of course not. Not as things stand in Congress today . However, Wwcd Oct 2017 #33
SNOPES says : F.A.L.S.E. they also tell who started that lie Wwcd Oct 2017 #29
If the company is still in business Bayard Oct 2017 #34

Botany

(70,516 posts)
1. It does not matter that there is no truth to these bullshit charges
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 11:23 AM
Oct 2017

Hannity, Fox, and the far right wing media is pushing this story and 20% + of
American people will buy it.

ffr

(22,670 posts)
2. It's my understanding that the GOP is going after impeachment of HRC for giving us tRump.
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 11:24 AM
Oct 2017

Or so I've heard.




What isn't in dispute is that they continue to make shit up about the honorable HRC to satisfy their complete and utter hatred of her and powerful ambitious women.

iluvtennis

(19,863 posts)
3. I have a brother who voted for Trump and he beilieves this uranium stuff about HRC...
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 11:56 AM
Oct 2017

...I even sent him factual info that it is untruthful garbage spewed by the right wingers, but he believes it cause he's heard it over and over and over again on the right wing radio stations he listens to.

I never thought my baby brother would end up a Trumper, but there it is. To try to keep some family relationship going, I just refuse to talk politics with him.

unblock

(52,253 posts)
14. that sort of thing don't work on trumpers.
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 01:24 PM
Oct 2017

they simply think they're the ones telling it like it is and everyone else is "fake news".

after all, that's what rush and foxnews keep telling them non-stop....

C Moon

(12,213 posts)
4. The GOP can't even move on from old battles...how can they ever move the country forward?
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 11:57 AM
Oct 2017

What load of crap.
Cheaters, liars and creep.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
7. charge for what? The SOS didn't get extorted or accept bribes for public lands (Federal land) deals.
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 12:14 PM
Oct 2017

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
6. "according to FBI investigation, Russian officials engaged in bribery and extortion"
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 12:13 PM
Oct 2017

tick tock 'good old boys'

 

coolsandy

(479 posts)
11. Then there is this:
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 12:46 PM
Oct 2017

"The Uranium One deal was not Clinton’s to veto or approve

Among the ways these accusations stray from the facts is in attributing a power of veto or approval to Secretary Clinton that she simply did not have. Clinton was one of nine cabinet members and department heads that sit on the CFIUS, and the secretary of the treasury is its chairperson. CFIUS members are collectively charged with evaluating the transaction for potential national security issues, then turning their findings over to the president. By law, the committee can’t veto a transaction; only the president can. According to The New York Times, Clinton may not have even directly participated in the Uranium One decision. Then-Assistant Secretary of State Jose Fernandez, whose job it was to represent the State Dept. on CFIUS, said Clinton herself “never intervened” in committee matters.

Despite transfer of ownership, the uranium remained in the U.S.

A key fact ignored in criticisms of Clinton’s supposed involvement in the deal is that the uranium was not — nor could it be — exported, and remained under the control of U.S.-based subsidiaries of Uranium One, according to a statement by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission:

NRC’s review of the transfer of control request determined that the U.S. subsidiaries will
remain the licensees, will remain qualified to conduct the uranium recovery operations, and will continue to have the equipment, facilities, and procedures necessary to protect public health and safety and to minimize danger to life or property. The review also determined that the licensees will maintain adequate financial surety for eventual decommissioning of the sites. Neither Uranium One nor ARMZ holds an NRC export license, so no uranium produced at either facility may be exported." Snopes.

Rollo

(2,559 posts)
25. Please just post the link
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 01:13 AM
Oct 2017

There are two links in paragraph 3. Neither of them links to an article with the content you posted.

creeksneakers2

(7,473 posts)
19. The bribery was not related to the Clintons
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 12:24 AM
Oct 2017

It was about kick backs from a trucking firm hired to transport the uranium.

Smear artists are trying to confuse the public by putting the bribes together with the Clintons.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
8. She's right. They're terrified about what Mueller will come up with so they're trying to discredit
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 12:20 PM
Oct 2017

the FBI and other intelligence agencies.

Hillary is just collateral damage.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
13. On the positive side, Hillary is a private citizen now & can speak up against Republicans lies.
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 01:13 PM
Oct 2017

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
9. Trump and R's are just catering to the debased.
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 12:42 PM
Oct 2017

While this one thing may be true, and this one thing may be true, and this one thing may be true - none of these things are related!

This is the same old Clinton conspiracy shit we've been hearing for going on four decades now.



"Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?"

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
17. So Hillary supposedly gave away all that uranium? What happened to the deal?
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:36 PM
Oct 2017

So Hillary supposedly gave away all that uranium?

Now that republicans love Mother Russia, note that they did not cancel the deal.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
36. everyone knows, but they do notice when one posts the fact right under their misinformation.
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 01:00 PM
Oct 2017

resist!

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
26. As a private citizen I wish HRC sue the shit of the the GOP party
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 01:37 AM
Oct 2017

for falsehoods and while at it dig up some personal shit on them.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
27. Also sue the shit out of fake news, hate radio and that gawd awful
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 01:49 AM
Oct 2017

new right wing bullshit faker news and Koch's and Mercers, et al.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
37. good idea!, I wonder if she could sue for libel/harassment/ slander since she's a private citizen?
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 01:05 PM
Oct 2017

Though unlike the trumps 100s? of lawsuits, the Clinton's don't seem to have a history of pressing lawsuits

briv1016

(1,570 posts)
28. Hillary's not really the target here.
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 02:05 AM
Oct 2017

Donald and the GOP are just manufacturing an excuse to fire Rosenstein. (And have his replacement fire Mueller.)

Expect the announcement in the next week. (Friday?) The question is what happens after?

 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
30. Didn't Nixon try that? Fire everyone down to the Att Gen?
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 02:12 AM
Oct 2017

To do so gets him obstruction of justice.

The walls are closing in & the madman is frantically looking for an exit.

briv1016

(1,570 posts)
32. Do you really think there's a chance in hell the Republicans would vote to impeach?
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 04:52 AM
Oct 2017

I've said from the beginning, Mueller or the media could release a tape of Donald and Vlad sitting down to a McDonalds lunch discussing upcoming plans for election fraud and the Repubs would praise him for his diplomacy skills.

They cant risk a vengeful Donald with his followers and a twitter account.

 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
33. Of course not. Not as things stand in Congress today . However,
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 08:37 AM
Oct 2017

He isn't as fool-proof safe as he thought he was.
Trump/Putin didn't factor in many things when they built their US president .
Those factors are coming into play.


 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
29. SNOPES says : F.A.L.S.E. they also tell who started that lie
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 02:07 AM
Oct 2017
https://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-uranium-russia-deal/

"In any case, none of these revelations prove that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton participated in a quid pro quo agreement to accept payment for approval of the Uranium One deal."

More ~

Bayard

(22,100 posts)
34. If the company is still in business
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 12:13 PM
Oct 2017

tRump owns the situation now. Do we think he's going after a Russian owned company?

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