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Leave it to the “Donald” to keep the pressure on Hillary Clinton. On Friday June 24th 2016 the Trump campaign unleashed a devastating document (PDF) that exposes Hillary Clinton for the criminal she is. You can download the full document here or continue reading below.
Top 50 Facts About Hillary Clinton From Trump ‘Stakes Of The Election’ Address
Fact 1: Clinton Trade Deals “Are Disastrous”
Trump: “This includes fixing all of our many disastrous trade deals — and they are disastrous, they’re destroying our country, because it’s not just the political system that’s rigged, it’s the whole economy .”
(Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
“More Than 5 Million U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Were Lost Between 1997 And 2014,” Primarily Due
To “Growing Trade Deficits With Countries That Have Negotiated Trade And Investment Deals
With The United States.” This Is A Loss Of One-Third Of U.S. Manufacturing During The NAFTA-
China Era. “More than 5 million U.S. manufacturing jobs were lost between 1997 and 2014, and most of
those job losses were due to growing trade deficits with countries that have negotiated trade and
investment deals with the United States.” (Robert E. Scott, “Fast Track To Lost Jobs And Lower Wages,” Economic Policy Institute’s Working Economics Blog, 4/13/15)
In December 2014, There Were 12,294 Million U.S. Manufacturing Jobs, Down From 17,297,000 U.S. Manufacturing Jobs In 1997. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/24/16)
Since NAFTA Took Effect In January 1994, The U.S. Has Lost 4,570,000 Manufacturing Jobs, A 27 Percent Decline. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/21/16)
In May 2016, The U.S. Had 12,285,000 Manufacturing Jobs, Down From 16,855,000 Manufacturing Jobs In January 1994. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/21/16)
“The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Entered Into Force On January 1, 1994.” (M. Angeles Villarreal and Ian Fergusson, “The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),” Congressional ResearchService,4/16/15)After Normalizing Trade Relations With China, The Economic Policy Institute Estimated That
“Growth In The U.S. Goods Trade Deficit With China Between 2001 And 2013 Eliminated Or
Displaced 3.2 Million U.S. Jobs.” “Growth in the U.S. goods trade deficit with China between 2001 and
2013 eliminated or displaced 3.2 million U.S. jobs, 2.4 million (three-fourths) of which were in
manufacturing. These lost manufacturing jobs account for about two -thirds of all U.S. manufacturing jobs
lost or displaced between December, 2001 and December 2013.” (Will Kimball and Robert E. Scott, “China Trade, Outsourcing And Jobs,” Economic Policy Institute, 12/11/14)
The Economic Policy Institute Estimates That The U.S. Trade Deficit With The 11 TPP Nations Led
To The Elimination Of More Than 2 Million U.S. Jobs In 2015. “The U.S. trade deficit with the 11 other
TPP countries eliminated 2 million jobs, as shown in Table 2, which reports the number of direct,
indirect, and respending jobs lost (aggregated over all industries). The trade deficit between the United
States and the 11 other TPP member countries in 2015 directly eliminated 418,900 jobs. In addition to
the direct jobs lost, the U.S. trade deficit with the TPP country group eliminated an additional 847,200
indirect jobs in supplier industries, including jobs in manufacturing, commodity, and service industries.
Finally, wages lost because of direct and indirect job cuts from the trade deficits with the TPP mem ber
countries would have supported an additional 759,700 respending jobs. The direct, indirect, and
respending jobs displaced by the U.S. trade deficit with TPP member countries totals 2,025,800 jobs lost.” (Robert E. Scott and Elizabeth Glass, “Trans-Pacific Partnership, Currency Manipulation, Trade, And Jobs,” Economic Policy Institute, 3/3/16)
Fact 2: Clinton Lied About Her Landing In Bosnia
Trump: “Her phony landing in Bosnia, where she said she was under attack, and the attack turned out to
be young girls handing her flowers, a total and — look, this was — this was one of the beauts, a total and
self-serving lie. Brian Williams’ career was destroyed for saying less, remember that.” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
On March 25, 1996, Hillary Clinton As First Lady Landed In Bosnia To Meet With U.S. Soldiers And Local Leaders. “First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton launched her latest venture onto the international stage Sunday with a visit to offer support for families of U.S. troops in Bosnia -Herzegovina. Today, she travels to Bosnia, where she will meet U.S. soldiers and religious and community leaders in Tuzla and two nearby outposts.” (Bill Nichols, “First Lady On Mission Of Support In Bosnia Today To Address Troops,” USA Today, 3/25/96)
When Recounting The Trip As A Presidential Candidate In 2008, Clinton Said “I Remember
Landing Under Sniper Fire. There Was Supposed To Be Some Kind Of Greeting Ceremony At The
Airport, But Instead We Just Ran With Our Heads Down.” CLINTON: “I remember landing under
sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just
ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base. But it was a moment of great pride for
me to visit our troops, not only in our main base as Tuzla, but also at two outposts where they were
serving in so many capacities to deactivate and remove landmines, to hunt and seek out those who had
not complied with the Dayton Accords and put down their arms, and to build relationships with the
people that might lead to a peace for them and their children.” (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Remarks At A Campaign Event, Washington, D.C., 3/17/08)
PolitiFact: “But That’s Not What Happened, As Demonstrated By CBS News Video That Shows
Clinton Arriving On The Tarmac Under No Visible Duress, And Greeting A Child Who Offers Her A
Copy Of A Poem.” “During an introduction to a foreign policy speech on Iraq on March 17, 2008, Sen.
Hillary Clinton reminisced about her days as first lady and a trip to Tuzla, Bosnia, she made in March
1996. ‘I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony
at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.’ But
that’s not what happened, as demonstrated by CBS News video that shows Clinton arriving on the tarmac
under no visible duress, and greeting a child who offers her a copy of a poem.”(Angie Drobnic Holan, “Video Shows Tarmac Welcome, No Snipers,” PolitiFact, 3/25/08)
Fact 3: Clinton Performed Favors for Donors As Secretary Of State
Trump: “Hillary Clinton has perfected the politics of personal profit and even theft. She ran the State Department like her own personal hedge fund, doing favors for oppressive regimes, and many oth ers and really many, many others in exchange for cash.” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
Harper’s Ken Silverstein: The Clinton’s Political Allies Won The Focused Attention Of Secretary Clinton At The State Department. “…it is beyond dispute that these very same donors and the Clintons’ political allies have won the focused attention of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton when she served as Secretary of State.” (Ken Silverstein, “Shaky Foundations,” Harper’s Magazine, 11/18/15)
“One Of The Reasons That The Clinton Foundation Has Become Such A Formidable Fund -Raising Machine Is That Donors Appear To Hope To Gain Access To The Corridors Of Political Power With Their Gifts.” (“Why The Clinton Foundation Is So Controversial,” The Economist, 2/7/16)
The Problem With The Clinton Foundation Is That Appears Vulnerable To Conflicts Of Interest. “The problem is that a foundation, which is led by an ex-president and someone who
hopes to be elected president by the end of the year, can appear vulnerable to conflicts of interest.” (“Why The Clinton Foundation Is So Controversial,” The Economist, 2/7/16)
Example Of Clinton Favoritism To Friends
Raj Fernando Was Appointed To The State Department’s International Security Advisory Board By Clinton’s Chief Of Staff Cheryl Mills At Her “Insistence.” “The newly released emails reveal that after ABC News started asking questions in August 2011, a State Department official who worke d with the advisory board couldn’t immediately come up with a justification for Fernando serving on the panel. His and other emails make repeated references to ‘S’; ABC News has been told this is a common way to refer to the Secretary of State. ‘The true answer is simply that S staff (Cheryl Mills) added him,’ wrote Wade
Boese, who was Chief of Staff for the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and
International Security, in an email to Mannina, the press aide. ‘Raj was not on the list se nt to S; he was
added at their insistence.’” (Matthew Mosk, Brian Ross and Cho Park, “How Clinton Donor Got On Sensitive Intelligence Board,” ABC News, 6/10/16)
“Hillary Clinton’s State Department Aides Rushed A Top Secret Security Clearance For A Democratic Donor In Order To Place Him In A Government Position For Which He Was Not Qualified.” (Sarah Westwood, “Clinton Aides Rushed Top Secret Clearance For Foundation Donor,” The Washington Examiner, 6/16/16)
Fernando Has Contributed Between $1,000,001 And $5,000,000 To The Clinton Foundation. (The Clinton Foundation, Accessed 6/10/16)
The Sultan Of Oman
Clinton Said “I’m Very Proud Of The Iran Nuclear Agreement. I Was Very Pleased To Be Part Of
What The President Put Into Action When He Took Office.” CLINTON: “Well, I’m very proud of the Iran Nuclear Agreement. I was very pleased to be part of what the president put into action when he took
office. I was responsible for getting those sanctio ns imposed which put the pressure on Iran. It brought
them to the negotiating table which resulted in this agreement.” (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Democrat Primary Debate, Charleston, SC, 1/17/16)
Clinton: “I Was Responsible For Getting Those Sanctions Imposed Which Put The Pressure
On Iran. It Brought Them To The Negotiating Table Which Resulted In This
Agreement.” CLINTON: “Well, I’m very proud of the Iran Nuclear Agreement. I was very pleased
to be part of what the president put into action when he took office. I was responsible for getting those sanctions imposed which put the pressure on Iran. It brought them to the negotiating table which resulted in this agreement.” (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Democrat Primary Debate, Charleston, SC, 1/17/16)
In 2012, Under Clinton’s State Department The US Began Secret U.S. -Iran Negotiations In Oman.
“Oman, a trusted U.S. ally in a strategic location at the toe of the Arabian Peninsula, prides itself as a
stable presence and mediator in a region beset by conflict. The country of 4 million people has a ‘good
neighbor’ policy with Iran and close relations with the West. Its ruler, Sultan Qaboos, orchestrated secret
U.S.-Iran contacts that began in Muscat in 2012, leading to the first formal talks between the United States
and Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and helping to pave the way for July’s nucl ear deal, a legacy-
defining foreign-policy achievement for President Barack Obama.” (Jason Szep, Matt Spetalnick and Yara Bayoumy, “In Favoring Middle East Ally, U.S. Glossed Over Human Rights Record,” Reuters, 12/21/15)
According To The 2012 U.S. State Department Report On Human Rights Practices For Oman,
Human Rights Violations Reported Included Political And Economic Discrimination Of Women,
AndRestrictionOfFreedomOfSpeechAndAssembly. “Theprincipalhumanrightsproblemswerethe
inability of citizens to change their government, limits on freedom of speech and assembly, and
discrimination against women, including political and economic exclusion based on cultural norms.
Thirty-two individuals were convicted on charges of libel against the sultan during the year, receiving
prison sentences from six to 18 months and fines of 500 to 1,000 Omani rials (approximately $1,300 to
$2,600). Another 12 individuals were convicted on charges of illegal assembly (assembly without a
permit) while peacefully protesting some of the libel convictions. The protesters each received a prison
sentence of one year and a 1,000 rial fine (approximately $2,600).” (“Country Reports On Human Rights Practices For 2012: Oman,” U.S. State Department, 4/19/13)
Oman Also Experienced Restriction Of The Freedom Of Press, Forced Labor And Abuse Of Foreign Citizen Workers. “Other ongoing concerns included lack of independent inspections of prisons and detention centers, restrictions on press freedom, instances of domestic violence, and instance s of foreign
citizen laborers placed in conditions of forced labor or abuse.” (“Country Reports On Human Rights Practices For 2012: Oman,” U.S. State Department, 4/19/13)
After Their Help Brokering Clinton’s Iran Deal, Oman Was Spared From The State Department’s Worst Human Rights Records Classifications. “As the United States negotiated this year’s nuclear pact with Iran, the State Department quietly agreed to spare the Gulf sultanate of Oman from an embarrassing public rebuke over its human rights record, rewarding a close Arab ally that helped broker the historic deal.” (Jason Szep, Matt Spetalnick and Yara Bayoumy, “In Favoring Middle East Ally, U.S. Glossed Over Human Rights Record,” Reuters, 12/21/15)
In 2015 Oman Was “Downgraded” On A State Department List Of Countries With Poor
Human Trafficking Records So It Could Avoid Incurring U.S. Sanctions. “In April, diplomats in
the State Department’s Near Eastern Affairs bureau and experts in the Office to Monitor and
Combat Trafficking in Persons agreed that Oman would be downgraded from ‘Tier 2’ to a status
known as ‘Tier 2 Watch List’, one notch above a level that can incur U.S. sanctions, according to an
internal department memo seen by Reuters.” (Jason Szep, Matt Spetalnick and Yara Bayoumy, “In Favoring Middle East Ally, U.S. Glossed Over Human Rights Record,” Reuters, 12/21/15)
Indian Politician Amar Singh
Singh Is The Former Leader Of The Samajwadi Party In India. “Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh told the Delhi Police on Wednesday that Sunanda Pushkar had spoken to him about taking the blame for the IPL controversy over the Kochi franchise.” (“Amar Singh Questioned In Sunanda Case,” The Hindu, 1/29/15)
As Early As 2008, Indian Politician Amar Singh Had Donated Between $1,000,001 And $5,000,000 To The Clinton Foundation. (Peter Baker and Charlie Savage, “In Clinton List, A Veil Is Lifted On Foundation,” The New York Times, 12/18/08)
Singh Visited The U.S. In September 2008 To Lobby For A Deal Allowing India To Obtain Civilian Nuclear Technology; Then-Senator Clinton Assured Him Democrats Would Not Block The Deal. “The potential for appearances of conflict was illustrated by Amar Singh, a politician in India who gave $1 million to $5 million. Mr. Singh visited the United States in September to lobby for a deal allowing India to obtain civilian nuclear technology even though it never signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty. He met with Mrs. Clinton, who he said assured him that Democrats would not block the deal. Congress approved it weeks later.” (Peter Baker and Charlie Savage, “In Clinton List, A Veil Is Lifted On Foundation,” The New York Times, 12/18/08)
Then-Senator Hillary Clinton Voted In Favor On The Nuclear Agreement. “On December 18,President George W. Bush signed into law the Henry J. Hyde United States -India Peaceful AtomicEnergy Cooperation Act giving legal effect to his July 2005 promise to Ind ian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh to confer de facto recognition to India as a nuclear weapons state. That status
has enormous symbolic importance to India and the world. It also has the practical consequence of
allowing India to import nuclear technology for peaceful power production without having first to
renounce its developing nuclear arsenal (which it has consistently vowed never to do). The bill
passed with broad bipartisan support, including favorable votes from Democratic heavyweights
such as Senator Joseph Biden (from Delaware), Representative Tom Lantos (from California),
Senator John Kerry (from Massachusetts), Senator Hillary Clinton (from New York), and Senator
Christopher Dodd (from Connecticut).” (Ashton Carter, “How WashingtonLearned To Stop Worrying And Love India’s Bomb,” Harvard’s Belfer Center, 1/10/07)
Clinton Voted To Approve The U.S. India Nuclear Agreement On October 1, 2008. (H.R. 7081, CQ Vote #211: Adopted 86-13: R 49-0; D 36-12, With Hillary Clinton Casting A “Yea” Vote, 10/1/08)
“Congress Approved It Weeks Later.” (Peter Baker and Charlie Savage, “In Clinton List, A Veil Is Lifted On Foundation,” The New York Times, 12/18/08)
It Was Also Disclosed In 2008 That The Confederation Of Indian Industry Gave $500,000 To $1 Million To The Clinton Foundation. “The list highlights ties between the Clintons and Indian interests, including Amar Singh, an Indian politician who met with Hillary Rodham Clinton in September to discuss an Indian-U.S. civil nuclear agreement. He gave $1 million to $5 million. TheConfederation of Indian Industry gave $500,000 to $1 million.” (Fredreka Schouten, “Bill Clinton Discloses Foundation Donors,” USA Today, 12/18/08)
In 2011, Bill Clinton Sent Singh A Handwritten Thank You Note After The Clinton Foundation Gave A Charcoal Stove On Singh’s Behalf. “Former SP leader Amar Singh recently got a pleasant surprise when he received a thank you note from former US president Bill Clinton. Clinton wrote to him, thanking for his ‘gift’ of a charcoal stove and briquettes to a family in Haiti, which is facing a severe cholera epidemic after last year’s massive earthquake. ‘This year, in your name, the Clinton Foundation gave an efficient charcoal stove and briquettes manufactured from 100 per cent recycled waste to a family in Haiti,’ Clinton wrote to Singh in the second half of December.” (“Clinton Thanks Amar Singh,” The Indian Express, 1/7/11)
The Uranium One Deal In Kazakhstan
The New York Times Headline: “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For
Control Of Uranium Company” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
This Approval Process Took Place While Bill Clinton “Was Collecting Millions In Donations From
People Associated With Uranium One.” “Still, the ultimate authority to approve or reject the Russian
acquisition rested with the cabinet officials on the foreign investment committee, including Mrs. Clinton
— whose husband was collecting millions in donations from people associated with Uranium One.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
Uranium One’s Chairman Was Canadian Ian Telfer. “The new company, which kept the Uranium One name, was controlled by UrAsia investors including Ian Telfer, a Canadian who became chairman.” (Jo Becker
and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
Telfer’s Family Charity Is Called The Fernwood Foundation, Which Donated Millions “During And
After The Critical Time When The Foreign Investment Committee Was Reviewing His Deal With
The Russians.” “But a review of tax records in Canada, where Mr. Telfer has a family charity called the
Fernwood Foundation, shows that he donated millions of dollars more, during and after the critical time
when the foreign investment committee was reviewing his deal with the Russians.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
In 2009, The Fernwood Foundation Donated $1 Million, The Same Year Uranium One
“Appealed To The American Embassy To Help Keep Its Mines In Kazakhstan, $250,000 In
2010, The Year The Russians Sought Majority Control; As Well As $600,000 In 2011 And
$500,000 In 2012.” “His donations through the Fernwood Foundation included $1 million
reported in 2009, the year his company appealed to the American Embassy to help it keep its
mines in Kazakhstan; $250,000 in 2010, the year the Russians sought majority control; as well as
$600,000 in 2011 and $500,000 in 2012.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
“Amid This Influx Of Uranium One Connected Money” Flowing To The Foundation, Bill Clinton
Spoke In Moscow In June 2010, The Same Month Russia “Struck Its Deal For A Majority Stake In
Uranium One.” “Amid this influx of Uranium One-connected money, Mr. Clinton was invited to speak in
Moscow in June 2010, the same month Rosatom struck its deal for a majority stake in Uranium One.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
Bill Clinton Was Paid $500,000, One Of His Highest Speaking Fees Ever, From “A Russian
Investment Bank With Ties To The Kremlin…” “The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest —
was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian investment bank with ties to the Kremlin that has invited
world leaders, including Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, to speak at its investor
conferences.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
For His Appearance At The Renaissance Capital Investors Conference, Bill Clinton Recei ved A Personal Thank-You Call From Vladimir Putin. “After the appearance, Mr. Clinton received a personal thank-you call from Vladimir Putin, then the Russian prime minister, the government
news agency TASS reported.” (James Grimaldi and Rebecca Ballhaus, “Speaking Fees Meet Politics For Clintons,” The Wall Street Journal, 12/30/15)
In 2005 Frank Giustra “Orchestrated His First Big Uranium Deal” In Kazakhstan With Bill Clinton
By His Side. “The path to a Russian acquisition of American uranium deposits began in 2005 in
Kazakhstan, where the Canadian mining financier Frank Giustra orchestrated his first big uranium deal,
with Mr. Clinton at his side.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
Mines In Kazakhstan Are “Among The Most Lucrative In The World…” “Beyond mines in Kazakhstan that are among the most lucrative in the world, the sale gave the Russians control of one -fifth of all
uranium production capacity in the United States.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
Several Months After The 2005 Kazakhstan Trip, Giustra Donated $31.3 Million To The Clinton
Foundation. “Still, the company’s story was hardly front-page news in the United States — until early
2008, in the midst of Mrs. Clinton’s failed presidential campaign, when The Times published an article
revealing the 2005 trip’s link to Mr. Giustra’s Kazakhstan mining deal. It also reported that several
months later, Mr. Giustra had donated $31.3 million to Mr. Clinton’s foundation.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
By 2009, Uranium One’s Stock Was In “Free-Fall, Down 40 Percent.” “By June 2009, a little over a year after the star-studded evening in Toronto, Uranium One’s stock was in free -fall, down 40 percent.” (Jo
Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15) Rosatom Was Eyeing A Stake In Uranium One. “At the time, Russia was already eying a stake in
Uranium One, Rosatom company documents show.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
Rosatom Is The Russian Atomic Energy Agency. “The article, in January 2013, detailed how the Russian atomic energy agency, Rosatom, had taken over a Canadian company with uranium -mining stakes stretching from Central Asia to the American West.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
Russia Wanted A Stake In The Uranium Mines Because Their Country “Lacks SufficientDomestic Reserves To Meet Its Own Industry Needs.” “Rosatom officials say they were seekingto acquire mines around the world because Russia lacks sufficient domestic reserves to meet its
own industry needs.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
“Uranium One Pressed The American Embassy In Kazakhstan” For “Written Confirmation That
The Licenses Were Valid According To American Cables. “It was against this backdrop that the
Vancouver-based Uranium One pressed the American Embassy in Kazakhstan, as well as Canadian
diplomats, to take up its cause with Kazakh officials, according to the American cables. ‘We want more
than a statement to the press,’ Paul Clarke, a Uranium One executive vice president, told the embassy’s
energy officer on June 10, the officer reported in a cable. ‘That is simply chitchat.’ What the company
needed, Mr. Clarke said, was official written confirmation that the licenses were valid.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
The American Embassy Reports To The Secretary Of State, And The Cable Was Copied ToClinton. “The American Embassy ultimately reported to the secretary of state, Mrs. Clinton.Though the Clarke cable was copied to her, it was given wide circulation, and it is unclear if she
would have read it; the Clinton campaign did not address questions about the cable.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
“What Is Clear Is That The Embassy Acted, With The Cables Showing That The EnergyOfficer Met With Kazakh Officials To Discuss The Issue On June 10 And 11.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
In 2010 When The Russians Wanted To Up Their Stake In Uranium One To 51 Percent, Giving Them A Controlling Stake, It Set Off “Alarm Bells” In America. “But it was the 2010 deal, giving the
Russians a controlling 51 percent stake, that set off alarm bells.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
This “Generous Offer To Shareholders” Came Within A Year Of The 17 Percent Stake Deal. “And within a year, the Russian government substantially upped the ante, with a generous offer toshareholders that would give it a 51 percent controlling stake.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
In The 2010 Deal, The Russians Offered Shareholders Like Telfer A “Special Dividend” Meaning He Stood To Profit From The Deal. “With the Russians offering a special dividend,shareholders like Mr. Telfer stood to profit.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)Before Approval Of The 51% Russian Controlling Stake Of Uranium One, US Government Had To
“Sign Off On The Deal.” “But first, Uranium One had to get the American government to sign off on the
deal.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton FoundationAs Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
The Power To Sign Off On These Deals Rests With “The Committee On Foreign Investment In The
United States.” “When a company controlled by the Chinese government sought a 51 percent stake in a
tiny Nevada gold mining operation in 2009, it set off a secretive review process in Washington, where
officials raised concerns primarily about the mine’s proximity to a military installation, but also about the
potential for minerals at the site, including uranium, to come under Chinese control. The offi cials killed
the deal. Such is the power of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
Secretary Clinton Was On This Committee. “Such is the power of the Committee on Foreign Investment
in the United States. The committee comprises some of the most powerful members of the cabinet,
including the attorney general, the secretaries of the Treasury, Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce
and Energy, and the secretary of state.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To ClintonFoundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
The Uranium One Deal Was Important To National Security Because It “Concerned American
Dependence On Foreign Uranium Sources.” “The national security issue at stake in the Uranium One
deal was not primarily about nuclear weapons proliferation; the United States and Russia had for years
cooperated on that front, with Russia sending enriched fuel from decommissioned warheads to be used
in American nuclear power plants in return for raw uranium. Instead, it concerned American dependence
on foreign uranium sources.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
The United States Needs Uranium For Powering Nuclear Energy Plants, Where We Get One
Fifth Of Our Power From, But We Only Produce Around 20% Of The Uranium We Need To
Do So. “While the United States gets one-fifth of its electrical power from nuclear plants, it
produces only around 20 percent of the uranium it needs, and most plants have only 18 to 36
months of reserves, according to Marin Katusa, author of ‘The Colder War: How the Global Energy
Trade Slipped From America’s Grasp.’” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
“The Deal Made Rosatom One Of The World’s Largest Uranium Producers And Brought Mr. Pu tin Closer To His Goal Of Controlling Much Of The Global Uranium Supply Chain.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire,
“Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
“The Sale Gave The Russians Control Of One-Fifth Of All Uranium Production Capacity In The United States.” “Beyond mines in Kazakhstan that are among the most lucrative in the world, the sale gave the Russians control of one-fifth of all uranium production capacity in the United
States.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
The “Ultimate Authority To Approve Or Reject The Russian Acquisition Rested With Cabinet
Officials On The Foreign Investment Committee Including Mrs. Clinton…” “Still, the ultimate
authority to approve or reject the Russian acquisition rested with the c abinet officials on the foreign
investment committee, including Mrs. Clinton — whose husband was collecting millions in donations
from people associated with Uranium One.” (Jo Becker and Mike McIntire, “Cash Flowed To Clinton Foundation As Russians Pressed For Control Of Uranium Company,” The New York Times, 4/23/15)
Fact 4: The Clintons Made Millions From Speeches To Special Interests
TRUMP: “Then when she left, she made $21.6 million giving speeches to Wall Street banks and other
special interests and in less than two years, secret speeches that she does not want to reveal under any
circumstances to the public. I wonder why? Together, she and Bill made $153 million giving speeches to
lobbyists, CEOs and foreign governments in the years since 2001. They totally own her and that will
never ever change, including if she ever became president, God help us.” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
Since 2014, The Clintons Earned $30 Million, The Majority Of Which Came From P aid Speeches
Clinton’s Financial Disclosure Reveals Her Family Has Been Lifted “Into The Ranks Of The Uber-
Wealthy.” “Clinton has tripped politically in addressing her personal wealth, drawing criticism last year
for indicating she and her husband were “dead broke” when his term as president concluded in 2001.
Though saddled with debt due to legal fees incurred from various White House scandals, Bill Clinton’s
memoirs and frenetic speaking schedule quickly lifted the couple into the ranks of the uber -wealthy.” (Rosalind Helderman and Anne Gearan, “Clintons Earn More Than $25 Million In Speaking Fees Since January 2014,” The Washington Post, 5/15/15)
The Clintons’ “Level Of Income Would Place The Clintons In At Least The Top 0.1% Of The
Population.” “The Clinton campaign released the figures Friday on the same day it filed a personal
financial-disclosure statement required by the Federal Election Commission. That level of income
would place the Clintons in at least the top 0.1% of the population.” (Peter Nicholas, “Clintons Received More Than $25 Million From Speeches Since January 2014,” Wall Street Journal, 5/15/15)
While Clinton Was A Senator And Secretary Of State, Her Husband Made $105 Million In Speaking
Fees. “During the 11 years Hillary Clinton served as a U.S. senator and then Secretary of State, she
reported that her husband made $105 million for delivering more than 540 speeches. Bill Clinton’s fees
rose over time. By 2012, her last year at the state depar tment, he earned more than $16.3 million for 72
speeches.” (Rosalind Helderman and Anne Gearan, “Clintons Earn More Than $25 Million In Speaking Fees Since January 2014,” The Washington Post, 5/15/15)
Former President Bill Clinton Earned $104.9 Million For 542 Speeches Between January 2001 And
January 2013. “Bill Clinton has been paid $104.9 million for 542 speeches around the world between
January 2001, when he left the White House, and January 2013, when Hillary stepped down as secretary
of state, according to a Washington Post review of the family’s federal financial disclo sures.” (Philip Rucker, Tom Hamburger and Alexander Becker, “How The Clintons Went From ‘Dead Broke’ To Rich: Bill Earned $104.9 Million For Speeches ,” The Washington Post,
6/26/14)
According To Hillary Clinton’s Personal Financial Disclosure Released In May 2015, She And Bill Clinton “Made At Least $30 Million Over The Last 16 Months.” “Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband made at least $30 million over the last 16 months, with the bulk of their income derived from more than 100 paid speeches, an official with her presidential campaign said late on Friday. The couple’s earnings and assets were to be detailed in personal financial disclosure forms that Mrs. Clinton and other presidential candidates were required to file with federal election officials no later than Friday. The
filings cover the period since January 2014.” (Maggie Haberman and Steve Eder, “Clintons Reportedly Earned $30 Million In The Last 16
Months,” The New York Times, 5/15/15)
The Clintons Earned Over $25 Million In Speaking Fees Since The Beginning Of 2014 “A
Huge Infusion To Their Net Worth As She Was Readying For A Presidential Bid.” “Hillary
Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton earned in excess of $25 million for delivering
more than 100 speeches since the beginning of 2014, a huge infusion to their net worth as she was
readying for a presidential bid.” (Rosalind Helderman and Anne Gearan, “Clintons Earn More Than $25 Million In Speaking Fees
Since January 2014,” The Washington Post, 5/15/15)
After Leaving The Obama Administration, Hillary Clinton “Commanded Huge Fees As A Paid
Speaker” Until “Just Weeks Before Her Presidential Announcement.” “After she left her post, Hillary
Clinton herself commanded huge fees as a paid speaker. She was paid as much as $300,000 to speak at
public universities, drawing backlash at times, though she generally donated those funds to the Bill,
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation. Clinton continued to deliver p aid speeches until just weeks
before her presidential announcement. Within the last year, she spoke to a scrap metal conference in Las
Vegas, a major bank in Canada and the American Camp Association in Atlantic City.” (Rosalind Helderman and Anne Gearan, “Clintons Earn More Than $25 Million In Speaking Fees Since January 2014,” The Washington Post, 5/15/15)
Fact 5: Clinton Supported Her Husband’s “Disastrous” NAFTA Policy
Trump: Clinton Supported Her Husband’s “Disastrous” NAFTA Policy. TRUMP: “I have decided (ph) and visited cities and towns across America, all across America, and seen the devastation caused by the trade policies of Bill and Hillary Clinton, and it’s total devastation, all over New York, all over Pennsylvania, all over New England, all over the country. Hillary Clinton supported Bill Clinton’s disastrous and totally disastrous NAFTA.” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
In 2003 In Her Book “Living History,” Clinton Praised NAFTA, Calling It An Example Of The
Economy “Reaping The Benefits, Not The Burdens Of Globalization.” “Creating a free trade zone in
North America- the largest free trade zone in the world- would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and
ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens of globalization.” (Hillary Rodham Clinton, Living History, 2003, p. 182)
At A Union Event In 1996, Then First-Lady Clinton Told Workers That “I Think That NAFTA Is Proving Its Worth.” CLINTON: “Oh I think that, everybody is in favor of free and fair trade, and I think
that NAFTA is proving its worth.” (First Lady Hillary Clinton, Remarks At AnEvent For The Union Of Needle Trades, Industrial, And Textile Employees (UNITE), New York, NY, 3/6/96)
The Economic Policy Institute Estimates That The U.S. Trade Deficit Caused By NAFTA Has Resulted In Nearly 700,000 Lost U.S. Jobs Through 2010. “NAFTA led to a flood of outsourcing and foreigndirectinvestmentinMexico. U.S.importsfromMexicogrewmuchmorerapidlythanexports, leadingtogrowingtradedeficits,asshownintheFigure. Jobsmakingcars,electronics,andappareland other goods moved to Mexico, and job losses piled up in the United States, especially in the Midwest where those products used to be made. By 2010,trade deficits with Mexico had eliminated 682,900 good U.S. jobs, most (60.8 percent) in manufacturing.” (Robert E. Scott, “NAFTA’s Legacy,” Economic Policy Institute, 12/17/13)
Fact 6: Clinton Supported China’s Entrance Into The WTO
Trump: “Just Like She Supported China’s Entrance Into The World Trade Organization.” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
In October 2000, Clinton Said She Supported Normalizing Trade Relations With China, And Would Have Voted For It Had She Been In The Senate. CLINTON: “Had I been in the Senate this year, I would
have voted for normalizing trade relations with China.” (Hillary Clinton, Remarks To The Council On Foreign Relations, New York, NY, 10/17/00)
Clinton Thought Normalizing Trade Relations With China Would Allow U.S. Companies Their First Chance To Compete In China. CLINTON: “That’s a very good and hard question. And I know many people, here in Western New York in particularly and Eerie Country, are concerned about this vote, and I share the concerns that many of my supporters in organized labor have expressed to me, because I do
think we have to make sure that we improve labor rights, we improve environmental standards in our bilateral and our multilateral trade agreements. But on balance, I’ve looked at this, I’ve studied it, I think it is in the interests of America and American workers that we provide the option for China to go into the WTO. Right now, we are trading with China. We have a huge trade deficit with China. The agreement that has been negotiated between our two countries would open their markets to us in a way that they are not yet open, and in fact, for many large manufactured products, like automobiles, we would have the first chance to really get in and compete in that marketplace.” (CNN’s “Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer,” 8/26/00)
Fact 7: Since Hillary-Backed Trade Agreements Adoped Nearly 1/3 Of Americas Manufacturing Jobs Have Disappeared
Trump: “We’ve lost nearly one-third of our manufacturing jobs since these two Hillary-Backed agreements were signed, among the worst we’ve ever done, among the most destructive a greements we’ve ever signed.” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
“More Than 5 Million U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Were Lost Between 1997 And 2014,” Primarily Due
To “Growing Trade Deficits With Countries That Have Negotiated Trade And Investment Deals
With The United States.” “More than 5 million U.S. manufacturing jobs were lost between 1997 and
2014, and most of those job losses were due to growing trade deficits with countries that have negotiated
trade and investment deals with the United States.” (Robert E. Scott, “Fast Track To Lost Jobs And Lower Wages,” Economic Policy Institute’s Working Economics Blog, 4/13/15)
In December 2014, There Were 12,294 Million U.S. Manufacturing Jobs, Down From 17,297,000 U.S. Manufacturing Jobs In 1997. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/24/16)
Through 2013, China’s Entry Into The World Trade Organization (WTO) In 2001 Has Led To
Skyrocketing Trade Deficits That Has Killed 3.2 Million U.S. Jobs. “Between 2001, when China came
into the WTO, and 2013 the U.S. trade deficit with China increased $240 billion. These growing trade
deficits eliminated 3.2 million U.S. jobs. China became the third largest recipient of FDI in the world,
which fueled the growth of thousands of new manufacturing plants that generated exports to the United
States and other markets.” (Robert E. Scott, “Fast Track To Lost Jobs And Lower Wages,” Economic Policy Institute’s Working Economics Blog, 4/13/15)
The U.S. Trade Deficit With Canada And Mexico Increased Ten-Fold Between 1993 And 2013,
Resulting In The Loss Of 850,000 Jobs. “Between 1993 (before NAFTA took effect) and 2013, the U.S.
trade deficit with Mexico and Canada increased from $17.0 billion to $177.2 billion, displacing more than
850,000 U.S. jobs. Growing trade deficits and job displacement, especially between the United States and
Mexico, were the result of a surge in outsourcing of pr oduction by U.S. and other foreign investors. The
rise in outsourcing was fueled, in turn, by a surge in foreign direct investment (FDI) into Mexico, which
increased by more than 150 percent in the post-NAFTA period.” (Robert E. Scott, “Fast Track To Lost Jobs And Lower Wages,” Economic Policy Institute’s Working Economics Blog, 4/13/15)
The U.S. Has Lost More Than 75,000 Jobs Due To The Rising Trade Deficit With South Korea In The
Wake Of KORUS. “KORUS took effect in March 2012. Between 2011 and 2014, U.S. exports to Korea
increased by about $1 billion, but imports have increased by $13 b illion, so the trade deficit has increased
by nearly $12 billion. This growing trade deficit with Korea has cost more than 75,000 U.S. jobs.” (Robert E. Scott, “Fast Track To Lost Jobs And Lower Wages,” Economic Policy Institute’s Working Economics Blog, 4/13/15)
Bill Clinton’s Claim That NAFTA Would Create A Million Jobs In Five Years And Obama’s Claim That The Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Would Support 70,000 Jobs Have Proven To Be “Empty Promises.” “Bill Clinton claimed that NAFTA would create 200,000 jobs in its first two years and a million jobs in five years. President Obama claimed that KORUS would ‘support 70,000 American jobs’ because the agreement would ‘increase exports of American goods by $10 billion to $11 billion.’ Claims that trade and investment deals would support domestic job creation have proven to be empty promises.” (Robert E. Scott, “Fast Track To Lost Jobs And Lower Wages,” Economic Policy Institute’s Working Economics Blog, 4/13/15)
The U.S. Already Has “A Large And Growing Trade Deficit” With The 11 Members Of The Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Deal. “The United States already has a large and growing trade deficit with the 11 other countries in the proposed TPP, which reached $265.1 billion in 2014. In contrast, the United States had a small trade surplus with Mexico in 1993, before NAFTA took effect. In oth er words, outsourcing to the TPP countries is a potentially much greater threat than it was under NAFTA with Mexico.” (Robert E. Scott, “Fast Track To Lost Jobs And Lower Wages,” Economic Policy Institute’s Working Economics Blog, 4/13/15)
The Economic Policy Institute Has Estimated That Ill-Advised Trade Deals Cost The U.S. Economy
$180 Billion Each Year And Lower The Wages Of Non-College Educated Workers By $1,800
Annually. “And second, Economic Policy Institute Research and Policy Director Josh Bivens has used
standard trade models to estimate that expanded trade has changed the composition of jobs in ways that
reduced the annual wages of a full-time American worker without a four-year college degree who earns
the median wage by $1,800 per year. Given that there are roughly 100 million non -college-educated
workers in the U.S. economy, the scale of wage losses suffered by this group likely translates into close to
a full 1 percent of GDP—roughly $180 billion.” (Robert E. Scott, “Fast Track To Lost Jobs And Lower Wages,” Economic Policy Institute’s Working Economics Blog, 4/13/15)
Fact 8: The Trade Deficit With China Soared Under Clinton As Secretary Of State
Trump: “Our trade deficit with China soared 40 percent during Hillary Clinton’s time as Secretary of State — a disgraceful performance, for which she should not be congratulated, but rather scorned.” (Donald
Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
Fact 9: China Stole Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars In Intellectual Property During Clinton Tenure At State
Trump: “Then she left China, and what happened is billions and billions of dollars in our intellectual property — and China has taken it, and it’s a crime which is continuously going on and it’s going on right
now. They are stealing billions and billions of dollars of our intellectual property.” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
According To A 2013 Report By The Independent Commission On The Theft Of American
Intellectual Property (IP), The Stealing Of American IP Costs The Country An Estimated $300
Billion Annually. “The annual losses are likely to be comparable to the current annual level of U.S.
exports to Asia—over $300 billion. The exact figure is unknowable, but private and governmental studies
tend to understate the impacts due to inadequacies in data or scope.” (“The IP Commission Report,” The CommissionOn The Theft Of American Intellectual Property, 5/13)
Fact 10: Clinton Gave China Millions Of Jobs And Grew Rich In Return
Trump: “Hillary Clinton gave China millions of jobs, and our best jobs, and effectively let China completely rebuild itself. In return, Hillary Clinton got rich.” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
After Normalizing Trade Relations With China, The Economic Policy Institute Estimated That “Growth In The U.S. Goods Trade Deficit With China Between 2001 And 2013 Eliminated Or Displaced 3.2 Million U.S. Jobs.” “Growth in the U.S. goods trade deficit with China between 2001 and 2013 eliminated or displaced 3.2 million U.S. jobs, 2.4 million (three -fourths) of which were in manufacturing. These lost manufacturing jobs account for about two -thirds of all U.S. manufacturing jobs
lost or displaced between December, 2001 and December 2013.” (Will Kimball and Robert E. Scott, “China Trade, Outsourcing And Jobs,” Economic Policy Institute, 12/11/14)
From 2009 To 2012, Year-On-Year Trade Deficits With China Increased By $89 Billion, Or Over 39
Percent. (“Trade In Goods With China,” U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 6/1/16)
In 2012, The U.S. Trade Deficit With China Was $315 Billion, Up From $226 Billion In 2009. (“Trade In
Goods With China,” U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 6/1/16)
The Majority Of Bill Clinton’s Speaking Income, $56.3 Million, Came From Foreign Speeches
Including In China. “Although slightly more than half of his appearances were in the United States, the
majority of his speaking income, $56.3 million, came from foreign speeches, many of them in China, Japan,
Canada and the United Kingdom, the Post review found.” (Philip Rucker, Tom Hamburger and Alexander Becker, “How The Clintons Went From ‘Dead Broke’ To Rich: Bill Earned $104.9 Million For Speeches,” The Washington Post, 6/26/14)
Fact 12: The Clintons Profited From Speeches To Chinese Interests While She Was Negotiating With China
Trump: “Here is a quote from the book, ‘at the center of U.S. Policy toward China was Hillary Clinton. At
this critical time for U.S.- China relations, Bill Clinton gave a number of speeches that were underwritten
by the Chinese government and its supporters. These funds were paid to the Clintons’ bank account
directly, while Hillary was negotiating with China on behalf of the United States.’” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
The Majority Of Bill Clinton’s Speaking Income, $56.3 Million, Came From Foreign Speeches Some
In China. “Although slightly more than half of his appearances were in the United States, the majority of
his speaking income, $56.3 million, came from foreign speeches, many of them in China, Japan, Canada
and the United Kingdom, the Post review found.” (Philip Rucker, Tom Hamburger and Alexander Becker, “How The Clintons Went From ‘Dead Broke’ To Rich: Bill Earned $104.9 Million For Speeches,” The Washington Post, 6/26/14)
Fact 13: Clinton Supported TPP Which Will Destroy Jobs
Trump: “Tell me, folks, does that work? She sold out our workers and our country for Beijing. Hillary
Clinton has also been the biggest promoter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which will ship millions
more of our jobs overseas and give up congressional power to an international foreign commission .” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
As Secretary Of State, Clinton Took “A Leading Part In Drafting The Trans-Pacific Partnership.”
“She’s pressed the case for U.S. business in Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and other countries in China’s shadow. She’s also taken a leading part in drafting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade
pact that would give U.S. companies a leg up on their Chinese competitors.” (Elizabeth Dwoskin and Indira Laksmanan, “How Hillary Clinton Created A U.S. Business-Promotion Machine,” Bloomberg, 1/10/13)
As Secretary, Clinton Had “Expressed Support” For The Trans-Pacific Partnership In “At
Least 45 Public Speeches.” “The TPP negotiations are a part of the Obama administration’s so –
called pivot to Asia. Early in his presidency, Obama outlined a plan to put more energy and focus
into the Asian Pacific, especially in terms of economic development. While serving as Obama’s
secretary of state, Clinton expressed support for the Trans -Pacific Partnership in at least 45 public
speeches, according to a roundup of quotes by CNN.” (Jake Tapper, “45 Times Secretary Clinton Pushed The Trade Bill She Now Opposes,” CNN, 6/15/15)
The Economic Policy Institute Estimates That The U.S. Trade Deficit With The 11 TPP Nations Led
To The Elimination Of More Than 2 Million U.S. Jobs In 2015. “The U.S. trade deficit with the 11 other
TPP countries eliminated 2 million jobs, as shown in Table 2, which reports the number of direct,
indirect, and respending jobs lost (aggregated over all industries). The trade deficit between the United
States and the 11 other TPP member countries in 2015 directly eliminated 418,900 jobs. In addition to
the direct jobs lost, the U.S. trade deficit with the TPP country group eliminated an additional 847,200
indirect jobs in supplier industries, including jobs in manufacturing, commodity, and service industries.
Finally, wages lost because of direct and indirect job cuts from the trade deficits with the TPP member
countries would have supported an additional 759,700 respending jobs. The direct, indirect, and
respending jobs displaced by the U.S. trade deficit with TPP member countries totals 2,025,800 jobs lost.” (Robert E. Scott and Elizabeth Glass, “Trans-Pacific Partnership, Currency Manipulation, Trade, And Jobs,” Economic Policy Institute, 3/3/16)
Fact 14: Clinton Deleted The TPP Record From Her Book And 30,000 Emails
Trump: “She deleted the entire record from her book and deletion is something she really does know something about because she’s deleted at least 30,000 e -mails, which by the way, should be able to be found.” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
In Clinton’s Memoir Hard Choices, Clinton Spoke Favorably Of The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Trade Deal, Including How As Secretary Of State She “Worked Hard” To Convince Other Nations To
Join The Trade Deal. “So we worked hard to improve and ratify trade agreements with Colombia and
Panama and encouraged Canada and the group of countries that became known as the Pacifica Alliance –
Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile – all open-market democracies driving toward a more prosperous
future to join negotiations with Asian nations on TPP, the trans-Pacific trade agreement.” (Hillary Clinton, Hard Choices, 2014, cclxxiv)
In A More Recent Paperback Version Of Hard Choices, Clinton’s Mention Of Her Work To Bring
More Nations Into TPP Talks Has Been Deleted. “At the same time, a review of the hardback edition of
her memoir as secretary of state, ‘Hard Choices,’ compared to the paperback — first noted by the Center
for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) — finds that segments of the book where Clinton describe s an
effort to convince American countries to join the TPP negotiations have been left out. We encouraged ‘all
open-market democracies driving toward a more prosperous future to join negotiations with Asian
nations on TPP, the trans-Pacific trade agreement,’ the original version of the book reads in a two -page
segment discussing a 2009 conference in El Salvador. Those two pages have been cut from the paperback
versionofthebook,accordingtoCEPR.” (ClarkMindock,“HillaryClintonStateDepartmentMemoiromitsTPPReferenceInPaperback
Edition,” The International Business Times, 6/7/16)
CNN Headline: “Hillary Clinton Deleted All Email From Personal Server” (Chris Frates, “Hillary Clinton Deleted All
Email From Personal Server,” CNN, 3/28/15)
“Hillary Clinton Permanently Deleted All The Emails On The Private Server She Used To Do
Official Business As Secretary Of State…” “Hillary Clinton permanently deleted all the emails on
the private server she used to do official business as secretary of state, the Republican lawmaker
who subpoenaed the emails said late Friday.” (Chris Frates, “Hillary Clinton Deleted All Email From Personal Server ,” CNN, 3/28/15)
It Was Not Clear When Clinton Wiped The Server; However, “It Appears To Have Been Wiped After October 2014, When The State Department Asked Clinton To Return Her Official Emails To The Department.” “Gowdy said it wasn’t clear when Clinton erased the server, but it appears to have been wiped after October 2014, when the State Department asked Clinton to return her official emails to the department.” (Chris Frates, “Hillary Clinton Deleted All Email From Personal Server,” CNN, 3/28/15)
Fact 15: Clinton Will Adopt TPP
Trump: “This is the latest Clinton cover-up and it doesn’t change anything. If she is elected president, she will adopt the Trans- Pacific Partnership and we will lose millions of jobs and our economic independence for good.” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
As Secretary Of State, Clinton Took “A Leading Part In Drafting The Trans-Pacific Partnership.”
“She’s pressed the case for U.S. business in Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and other countries in China’s shadow. She’s also taken a leading part in drafting the Trans -Pacific Partnership, a free trade
pact that would give U.S. companies a leg up on their Chinese competitors.” (Elizabeth Dwoskin and Indira Laksmanan, “How Hillary Clinton Created A U.S. Business-Promotion Machine,” Bloomberg, 1/10/13)
As Secretary, Clinton Had “Expressed Support” For The Trans-Pacific Partnership In “At Least 45 Public Speeches.” “The TPP negotiations are a part of the Obama administration’s so – called pivot to Asia. Early in his presidency, Obama outlined a plan to put more energy and focus into the Asian Pacific, especially in terms of economic development. While serving as Oba ma’s secretary of state, Clinton expressed support for the Trans -Pacific Partnership in at least 45 public
speeches, according to a roundup of quotes by CNN.” (Jake Tapper, “45 Times Secretary Clinton Pushed The Trade Bill She Now Opposes,” CNN, 6/15/15)
Fact 16: Clinton Will Betray Workers On Trade
Trump: “She’ll do this, and just as she has betrayed the American worker on trade at every single stage of her career, and it will be even worse than the Clinton’s NAFTA deal, and I never thought it could get worse than that.” (Donald Trump, Speech On Hillary Clinton, New York, NY, 6/22/16)
“Clinton Has Had Difficulty Maintaining A Consistent Position On International Trade.” “Like many Democrats, including the current president, Hillary Clinton has had difficulty maintaining a consistent position on international trade.” (Domenico Montanaro, “A Timeline Of Hillary Clinton’s Evolution On Trade, NPR, 4/21/15)
After Saying She Would Oppose The Korea Deal, Clinton Said In 2011 Co