7 Uranium One Facts Every American Should Know.
Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration find themselves at the center of an explosive
scandal involving the transfer of 20 percent of all U.S. uranium to Russia via the sale
of the Uranium One company, just as nine foreign investors in the deal funneled $145 million
to the Clinton Foundation to help grease the wheels.
Here are the seven facts about the Uranium One deal you need to know:
No. 1: Peter Schweizer Broke the Uranium One Scandal.
Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large
Peter Schweizer broke the Uranium One scandal in his book Clinton Cash: The Untold Story
of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich.
In the book, he reported that Clinton's State Department, along with other federal
agencies, approved the transfer of 20 percent of all U.S. uranium to Russia and that nine
foreign investors in the deal gave $145 million to Hillary and Bill Clinton's personal charity,
the Clinton Foundation.
No 2: The New York Times Confirmed the Scandal in 2015.
The New York Times confirmed Schweizer's Uranium One revelations in a 4,000-word front-page
story by a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter.
It detailed how the Russian energy giant Rosatom had taken over the Canadian firm with three
separate purchases between 2009 and 2013, largely coinciding with Hillary Clinton's
time as secretary of state.
No 3: The FBI Uncovered Evidence that Russian Money Was Funneled to the Clinton Foundation.
The Hill reported last week that ahead of the deal, the FBI had uncovered "substantial
evidence that Russian nuclear industry officials were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion
and money laundering" to expand Russia's nuclear footprint in the U.S. as early as
2009.
The agency also found that Russian nuclear officials had routed millions of dollars to
the U.S. to benefit the Clinton Foundation.
The Justice Department would sit on the evidence for four years before looking to prosecute,
by which time the deal had been approved.
No 4: Congress Is Now Investigating.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has launched a probe into the scandal and has sent requests
for more information to 10 federal agencies involved in the approval of the partial sale
of Uranium One, asking what they knew about the FBI investigation and when.
No 5: Bill Clinton Was Paid $500,000 for a Speech in Moscow.
Bill Clinton bagged a $500,000 speech in Moscow paid for by a Kremlin-backed bank shortly,
after Russia announced its intention to take a majority stake in the company.
According to the Times, Clinton traveled to Moscow in June 2010, the same month Rosatom
struck its deal for its majority stake in Uranium One.
No 6: The Clinton Foundation Took Big Bucks from Uranium Investors.
According to theTimes, The Clinton Foundation received $2.35 million in donations from Ian
Telfer, a mining investor who was also the chairman of Uranium One when Rosatom acquired
it.
It also received $31.3 million and a pledge for $100 million more from Frank Giustra,
the Canadian mining financier whose company merged with Uranium One.
No 7: Senate Republicans Want an FBI Gag Order Lifted.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has called for the Justice Department to lift
the gag order on the FBI's whistleblower, indicating that he may have more explosive
revelations related to the case and on what the Clintons and the Obama administration
knew about the case and when they knew it.
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