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Clinton Foundation Benefactor Fights Back

Frank Giustra, the mining executive who donated $131 million to the Clinton Foundation under shady circumstances, has issued a press release defending himself from what her sees as false reports. He addresses several factual errors, but doesn't really provide any evidence to support the claims. As I see it, his arguments fit into two broad categories:

  • Giustra is a rich, successful executive who was plenty rich before he met Clinton.  He know perfectly well how to negotiate a contract in a foreign country all by himself.
  • None of the meetings reported in any newspaper ever actually happend.

With the presidential race still going on, no doubt this isn't the last we’ve heard of this. I hope that somebody provides some evidence soon. Right now it is basically the New York Times’ word over Giustra's.

 

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Kevin Dean

Kevin Dean is a graduate student pursuing a master's degree in international conflict management and humanitarian emergencies at Georgetown University. Before returning to school in Fall 2006, he spent six years working in the former Soviet Union - most of that time spent in Central Asia. He has managed a diverse range of international development programs for the US State Department and USAID. He has also consulted for several UN agencies and international NGOs, and is fluent in Russian. Kevin is originally from Des Moines, Iowa and studied Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Iowa.