Earlier this week, Project Veritas Action released an
important video detailing how the Hillary for America campaign willingly
accepted foreign political contributions. Many journalists have created
a good deal of ruckus about the supposed lack of seriousness of this
exposé. Thanks to this commotion—or deliberate obfuscation—a great deal
of confusion needs to be sorted out.
Project Veritas Action caught a Canadian citizen wanting to make a
contribution to the Hillary campaign at its Roosevelt Island event.
After some discussion, high-ranking campaign staffers and the Canadian
came to an agreement to make the political contribution through a “straw
donor.” That is, the American donor would give $40 of her own money and
$35 of the Canadian’s all under her own name. However the Hillary
campaign may spin it, this is simply illegal under the Federal Election
Campaign Act.
The Hillary narrative goes something like this: nothing prohibits
someone from buying campaign merchandise and giving it to a foreigner as
a gift. That’s a fun story, but has no relevance here. It is not a
“gift” to buy someone something when they give you the money to buy it
for them. As is made evident in the video, the Canadian wants to make a
political contribution to Hillary for America. And as is so common,
campaigns provide “campaign swag” for certain levels of political
contributions. No doubt about it—money given to the Hillary for America
committee is not funding a new fashion line. It is funding her political
campaign.
Federal law is abundantly clear about these issues. Candidates for
federal office and their campaigns may not accept even a dollar of
foreign money in political contributions. The Veritas Action video
illustrates that Hillary’s staff was aware of this prohibition,
discussed it, and decided to create a scheme to evade it. . Not serious?
The law also prohibits the use of “straw men” contribution schemes
where one person makes a political contribution for another. This kind
of scheme landed conservative activist Dinesh D’Souza in jail.
Apparently the law had very serious application for him, but is not so
strict for Hillary.
In a sudden, nearly miraculous display of lenity toward campaign
finance violations, many journalists are reporting that this video is
about a Canadian wanting to buy a Hillary t-shirt. Of course, that’s not
really the issue. Individuals are providing political contributions to
the campaign—why else would the staffers be so concerned about federal
election laws that barred foreign political contributions? Other
journalists are reporting that this one incident is just nothing to be
concerned about, because the Canadian only contributed about $35. But a
candidate running for the highest office in this land who faces a series
of controversies about foundation corruption, her private e-mail
server, and now blatant disregard for federal election law should raise
some eyebrows. This was just one incident one summer day in New York,
and at least begs the question—how many other times have Hillary’s top
campaign staffers lackadaisically skirted the law?
To be certain, the Project Veritas Action journalist who recorded the
video committed a technical violation of the law—something akin to
campaign finance jaywalking. By serving as a conduit, the Federal
Election Commission could impose a small civil penalty against her. But
the Hillary campaign, by contrast, engaged in the open evasion of
federal election law and displayed a willingness to accept foreign
contributions and devise a fraudulent conduit scheme. This sort of
subterfuge appeared serious when the press covered the Dinesh D’Souza
indictment. It should be treated equally seriously here.
Earlier this week, Project Veritas Action released an
important video detailing how the Hillary for America campaign willingly
accepted foreign political contributions. Many journalists have created
a good deal of ruckus about the supposed lack of seriousness of this
exposé. Thanks to this commotion—or deliberate obfuscation—a great deal
of confusion needs to be sorted out.
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on cprworldwidemedia.net
Story one shows that even a Clinton can fall from Democratic political grace as the party faithful are now rightfully calling into question presidential hopeful Hillary 'What Does It Matter' Clinton’s honesty and trustworthiness, and many polls are showing the same trend as her favorability rating drops to an almost all-time low. From her once being a shoe-in to get the Democratic nomination, Hillary is now viewed favorably...according to a Langer Research Associates poll...by just 45% of Americans, a decrease of 7% points since just this past July, with 53% saying they did NOT have a favorable view of the once and forever infamous Secretary of State, and that's an 8% percentage point increase in the same time frame. And much to Hillary's chagrin, these numbers are close to her spring 2008 all-time low when she was viewed favorably by just 44% of Americans.
So what has led to Hillary's political fall from grace...in a word 'emails.' With almost 200 emails containing redacted classified information having been released to date, and with another 305 being 'flagged' for further review by the five intelligence agencies in charge of clearing Hillary's emails for public release, now comes this newest batch of emails...7,000 pages worth...released just this past Monday by the Department of State...a release that gives us a chance to see just how ugly this situation really is.
And when you add in that two inspectors general have already said that Hillary's in-box most certainly did contain material that was classified when it was sent and received, and that by the very act of redaction...something we've seen time and again with this anything but most transparent administration in history...the email scandal is even uglier than we first suspected. Remember, when classified emails are redacted...blacked out to be assured they remain unseen...to be second guessed...one thing you just know is that they are anything but mundane as Hillary claims, for the truth is that the mundane need NOT ever be redacted...period.
And of course Hillary is denying any wrong doing as she makes light of the trouble she and her campaign is now in. Continuing to claim that NO emails on her account were marked as classified at the time she received them, Hillary is trying to make us believe...as she tries to convince herself...with words to the affect that she's “being pulled into an inter-agency fight that reflects a predisposition for secrecy among some in the intelligence community.”
To that all I can say is “LIAR” for Hillary has changed her email story more times than a 'certain' supposedly Republican candidate has changed his party affiliation. So to try and take the focus of this presidential campaign-ender, Hillary changed her statements regarding the 'sensitivity' of the emails more times than you can say Benghazi. Remember back when this scandal first broke and Hillary was forced to admit that she did indeed use a private server, but was quick to add that none of her correspondence dealt with national security secrets saying, “There is no classified material.” Well now she oh so conveniently says that the emails were NOT classified at the time she sent and received them as they did NOT “bare any classification markings”...her words NOT mine.
Thankfully, Hillary has next month's hearing before Trey Gowdy and his committee to look forward to...sarcastically said of course...and know she has much explaining to do. But, like so many others, I look forward to watching Hillary squirm. And while she agreed to testify 'one time' and 'one time' only, I have a sneaky feeling that 'one time' to Hillary is NOT the same as it is to Trey Gowdy...meaning she best use the ladies room before she sits down because she ain't getting up for quite some time during her 'one time' on the stand...that I can guarantee.
An Obama initiated harbinger that gives our traitor-in-chief a veto-proof coalition to protect his...YES his...Iranian nuclear deal...his sell-out... his capitulation...from being blocked by Congress even if Congress passes a 'resolution to disapprove' aimed at undercutting the deal. And with retiring Maryland Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski announcing on Wednesday her support for this very bad deal...even while admitting that "no deal is perfect, especially one negotiated with the Iranian regime'...Obama has secured the magic number '34'... the number needed as per the Constitution to sustain a veto. And as of now only two Democratic Senators...Chuck Schumer of New York and Bob Menendez of New Jersey...out of the six needed to override said Obama veto...have announced they will vote to oppose the deal...oppose it as they stand strong and cross party lines to oppose something they know in their heart is NOTHING but words on paper that Iran has NO intention of upholding.
So this deal...an Obama legacy-defining very bad deal...is now assured to become reality unless a miracle of conscience occurs and four more Democratic Senators have the guts and courage to stand strong against this miserable excuse of a president...a president who with this deal will have successfully armed Israel’s enemy...an enemy who has vowed time and again to wipe the Jewish State off the map...armed them with nuclear weapons, the missiles for their delivery, and with billions of dollars in sanctions relief most definitely earmarked for terrorism NOT just against Israel but against America as well.
"Thirty-four votes are obviously enough votes for the president's veto to be upheld...[but]...That is not satisfactory for us. We do want to try to go further. We'll continue to persuade." So said John 'Swiftboat' Kerry in speaking about Mikulski's sellout that brought the last needed vote to push this nightmare through.
And now having reached that magic 34 number, Obama and crew are free to greedily work to garner the 41 votes needed to block any disapproval measure’s passage in the Senate, thus sparing Obama the embarrassment and bad press of having to veto it at all. But Obama probably will secure those votes because those we elected to do 'We the People's' bidding have instead decided to do the bidding of a man...a president...hell-bent on bringing our beloved America to her knees... good little islamist that he is.
And that folks...having an enemy occupying the White House...is the saddest thing of all.