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.