Report: Hillary Clinton intervened for a St. Petersburg firm after request to son-in-law
Source: Tampa Bay Times, Associated Press
As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton intervened in a request forwarded by her son-in-law on behalf of a deep-sea mining firm to meet with her or other State Department officials, according to the recently released Clinton emails.
One of the firm's investors had asked Clinton's son-in-law, Marc Mezvinsky, who is married to Chelsea Clinton, for help setting up such contacts, the emails show.
The lobbying effort on behalf of Neptune Minerals Inc. came while Hillary Clinton - now the leading Democratic presidential candidate - was advocating for an Obama administration push for Senate approval of a sweeping Law of the Sea Treaty. The pact would have aided U.S. mining companies scouring for minerals in international waters, but the Republican-dominated Senate blocked it.
Clinton ordered a senior State Department official in August 2012 to look into the request. Her action came three months after an investor in the mining firm emailed Mezvinsky, a partner in Eaglevale Partners LP, a New York hedge fund, asking for his help in setting up State Department contacts.
Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/report-hillary-clinton-intervened-for-a-st-petersburg-firm-after-request/2257056
peacebird
(14,195 posts)ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)sgood
(85 posts)There are many more examples yet to come.
The Clinton-led State Department also authorized $151 billion of separate Pentagon-brokered deals for 16 of the countries that donated to the Clinton Foundation, resulting in a 143 percent increase in completed sales to those nations over the same time frame during the Bush administration. These extra sales were part of a broad increase in American military exports that accompanied Obamas arrival in the White House. The 143 percent increase in U.S. arms sales to Clinton Foundation donors compares to an 80 percent increase in such sales to all countries over the same time period.
American defense contractors also donated to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state and in some cases made personal payments to Bill Clinton for speaking engagements. Such firms and their subsidiaries were listed as contractors in $163 billion worth of Pentagon-negotiated deals that were authorized by the Clinton State Department between 2009 and 2012.
http://www.ibtimes.com/clinton-foundation-donors-got-weapons-deals-hillary-clintons-state-department-1934187
CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)When the press begins to dig into the Clinton Foundation, it will be revealed for the pay-to-play joke that it is.
Boeing gave The Clinton Foundation 900k, after Hillary personally spearheaded a multi-million dollar deal to sell fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.
Hillary Clinton may be vetted. But The Clinton Foundation has not.
It will be a bloodbath.
Say hello to President Trump. She'll be doing nothing but defending deal after deal after deal...and everyone will know that she is lying.
Ugh.
sgood
(85 posts)...that I wonder how so many Dems can continue to be so supportive of her. The potential scandals could ruin the Party's chances in 2016.
merrily
(45,251 posts)Apparently, they'd rather risk losing with Hillary than back Sanders or O'Malley.
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)Almost all of them do. Almost. I will vote for her is she's the nominee, but not with any confidence that she can win, or with any confidence that she will help to make the lives of the 99% better.
sgood
(85 posts)jalan48
(13,882 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Is that the latest insult? The administrators other project.
coyote
(1,561 posts)Just stick in your fingers your ears and scream "LALAALALALAALALALA! I can't hear you"
I expect no less from Clinton supporters on this site.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)There was an issue at hand?
Divernan
(15,480 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)sgood
(85 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)Touché.
coyote
(1,561 posts)No helping you.
turbinetree
(24,713 posts)http://www.dailyregister.com/article/ZZ/20151208/NEWS/312089848/?Start=2
https://www.questia.com/library/100602019/handbook-on-ocean-politics-law
I also think, I will still .........................
Honk--------------------for a politcal revolution Bernie 2016
Divernan
(15,480 posts)The whole group involved in this are a nest of Goldman-Sachs and Morgan Stanley vipers. Siklas and his "bud", Mezvinsky were Goldman-Sachs "buds" and the state dept. guy Clinton told to act on the request is now, courtesy of the old revolving door, a hot shot at Morgan Stanley. Siklas, then registered as a stockbroker at Goldman Sachs in New York, had contributed $2,000 to Hillary Clinton's 2008 unsuccessful presidential bid. The old quid pro quo comes pretty cheap, eh? Just $2,000 - why that's less than the $2700 all the "guests" at Bill and Hill's fundraisers have to each pony up for single photo taken with the it's-my-turn and I'm-a-woman candidate, or Bill.
And don't you just love all the respect shown to Mrs. Clinton & the office of SOS, when he refers to her as "Hillary"?
More from the OP link:
"Hey bud," Siklas wrote, telling Mezvinsky that Neptune was pursuing sea-floor massive sulfide (SMS) mining in the South Pacific and had just bought out two other mining firms. Siklas said that he and Adam needed "a contact in Hillary's office: someone my friend Josh (and I perhaps) can reach out via email or phone to discuss SMS mining and the current legal issues and regulations."
Federal ethics guidelines warn government employees to "not give preferential treatment to any private organization or individual," but there are no specific provisions prohibiting officials from considering requests prompted by relatives.
Clinton's willingness to intercede as a result of her son-in-law's involvement is the latest example of how the Clinton family's interests cut across intersecting spheres of influence in American politics, commerce and charity.
A lawyer for an environmental group opposing deep-sea mining said Clinton's action was "cause for concern that the State Department might take any action that could encourage such activity." Emily Jeffers, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, a group opposing deep-sea mining, filed suit against Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last May, accusing the agencies of failing to conduct comprehensive environmental tests before licensing Lockheed Martin Corp. to mine for minerals in U.S. territorial waters in the Pacific Ocean.
pampango
(24,692 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Sorry this news makes you uncomfortable. I'm sure the LBN hosts will figure out whats appropriate.
pampango
(24,692 posts)As a Bernie supporter, the 'news' does not make me uncomfortable. Not sure why you would assume that it did.
I don't come to LBN to see Hillary or Bernie get bashed. That's why GD-P exists.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)That seems to be the benchmark.
pampango
(24,692 posts)That should be the benchmark.
I understand that posters who want to praise their candidate or criticize another candidate do not want to be confined to GD-P (which is often an avoidable cesspool). They look for 'breaking news' (any 'breaking news') so they can post their praise/criticism outside of GD-P To bring the intra-party divisions to LBN may be fine according to the PTB, but I find it disappointing. Just my opinion. One I am sure that will change nothing on how LBN operates.
darkangel218
(13,985 posts)Because these revelations won't go away if she wins the Primary. It would only get worse.
pampango
(24,692 posts)I have no problem with bashing or praising Hillary or Bernie in GD-P. That what it was set up for. To bring that to LBN seems to defeat the purpose of the distinction between LBN and GD-P. Just my opinion - which will change nothing.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)pampango
(24,692 posts)like those in GD:
Threads about the Democratic presidential primaries are not permitted and must be posted in the General Discussion: Primaries forum.
So the bashing and promoting of candidates in the Democratic presidential primary in LBN can go on as long as a "news" angle can be figured out.
Perhaps those who want to be spared the "news" on Hillary and Bernie can spend less time in LBN and more in GD where that kind of posting is not allowed. We can even post actual real news about events in the world and our country not directly related to the Democratic presidential primary.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)if you also object to BREAKING NEWS POLLS when Hillary Clinton is shown ahead in one poll or another. There's at least 3 or 4 a week in LBN.
pampango
(24,692 posts)is what GD-P was set up for.
I don't think most people come to LBN for news about our presidential primary but LBN rules allow it so I don't expect anything to change.
Divernan
(15,480 posts)Recall how HRC claimed she only deleted emails which were personal, i.e, involved family, etc. Well this one involves her hedge-fund owning son-in-law, and his favor seeking buddy.
And there are thousands of those emails yet to be released over the coming months.
Android3.14
(5,402 posts)If we are going to see a change, the logical winning strategy is to vote for Sanders in the primary.
Duval
(4,280 posts)as President to protect Wall Street. She is a quid-pro-quo politician.
AzDar
(14,023 posts)UGH.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)say hello to President Hillary Clinton!!!
And don't be so sure about her inevitable victory. She has a potential criminal problem. That means she is walking on very thin ice. Any minute, there could be a debacle.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)sgood
(85 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)live in in my "uh imagination"!
http://predictwise.com/
hughee99
(16,113 posts)on the pulse of America, who can you trust?
this is from their Q & A
Q: What makes you think you are good at predicting things?
A: We don't. In fact, we don't think any individual is better at predicting things than a diverse crowd of people. Rather than try to be experts that attempt to do better than the "wisdom of crowds," we try to find and aggregate that crowd wisdom.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)Do you know what statistics a probability are?
How many polls have YOU seen lately that puts Sanders ahead?
Who do you have on Monday Night's football game? Do you just go by which one has the prettiest jersey?
hughee99
(16,113 posts)Basically, it's an aggregation of gambling and market data, with a little bit of polling aggregation thrown in. Much of it is based on the opinion of the sort of people who actually BET on these sort of things, which is hardly a well rounded sample.
Is Hillary in the lead by a good bit? I've seen nothing to lead me to believe that isn't true. Does she have a 90% chance of being president? I don't think even Microsoft Research scientists have any idea how accurate that might be.
Saying you trust them more than me isn't the same as saying their information can actually be trusted.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)She has a 93% chance of beating Sanders!
Democrats have a 58% to Republicans 42% chance of winning the GE.
This is what happens when you are professional at statistics.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)They aggregated statistics from (mostly) betting sites, which hasn't been demonstrated to be an accurate predictor of the outcome 8-11 months away from the actual decision. It is, at BEST a mildly educated guess.
If it makes you feel any better, I think Sanders has ZERO chance of winning the primary.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)PredictWise is a research project which includes members of Microsoft Research, but should in no way be construed as representing the views or predictions of Microsoft or any of its entities.
and no....Sanders has a 6% chance of winning....Like I said....I will stick with the professionals.
philosslayer
(3,076 posts)Another day, another so-called "scandal". Haters gotta hate though; its really all they have at this point!
elmac
(4,642 posts)Most are made up, many are overblown, she always lands on her feet. Been a Bernie supporter for many years and believe he would be the best choice for president. Don't think the country is ready for what's best for them so we will settle for second best, go through more misery, income inequality, more monopolies, fewer jobs. Someday, Americans will smarten up and throw out the corporate puppets and elect a true progressive. I will support any Dem who wins the primary, doing less would be suicidal.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)background on his company
When Mr. Mezvinsky and his partners began raising money in 2011 for a new hedge fund firm, Eaglevale Partners, a number of investors in the firm were longtime supporters of the Clintons, according to interviews and financial documents reviewed by The New York Times. Tens of millions of dollars raised by Eaglevale can be attributed to investors with some relationship or link to the Clintons.
When Mr. Mezvinsky and his partners began raising money in 2011 for a new hedge fund firm, Eaglevale Partners, a number of investors in the firm were longtime supporters of the Clintons, according to interviews and financial documents reviewed by The New York Times. Tens of millions of dollars raised by Eaglevale can be attributed to investors with some relationship or link to the Clintons.
The investors include hedge fund managers like Marc Lasry and James Leitner; an overseas money management firm connected to the Rothschild family; and people from Goldman Sachs, including the chief executive, Lloyd C. Blankfein.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/business/dealbook/for-clintons-a-hedge-fund-in-the-family.html
Chelsea Clinton's Husband Suffers Massive Hedge Fund Loss On Greek Investment
Despite having Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein as an investor and being Bill and Hillary Clinton's son-in-law, Marc Mezvinsky (and two former colleagues from Goldman Sachs who manage Eaglevale Partners hedge fund) told investors in a letter sent last week they had been "incorrect" on Greece, helping produce losses for the firms main fund during two of the past three years. By 'incorrect' Chelsea Clinton's husband means the Eaglevale fund focused on Greece lost a stunning 48% last year and, as The Wall Street Journal reports, is impacting the overall returns of the roughly $400 million fund which has spent 27 of its 34 months in operation below its "high-water mark."
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-03/chelsea-clintons-husband-suffers-massive-hedge-fund-loss-greek-investment
Gee ............ nothing going on here, move along, nothing to see here.
fbc
(1,668 posts)Bernin
(311 posts)I have been a registered Democrat for 26 years now.
Have voted straight party ticket every election but 1. And, that was for a commissioner's seat and the D was a known crook.
I will not vote for her.
My wife and mother and wife's mother are all very feminist, registered Democrats that have been that way they're entire lives.
They will not vote for her.
So, I'm really curious as to who her base is?