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Latta Calls for Special Counsel to Look Into Clinton Foundation Issues

Washington, August 31, 2016 | Drew Griffin (202-225-6405)
This week, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) sent a letter, along with several of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives, asking that Attorney General Loretta Lynch appoint a Special Counsel to investigate the Clinton Foundation. The Associated Press recently reported on concerning correlations between Clinton Foundation donors and access to the State Department under Secretary Clinton’s leadership. The Department of Justice has the authority to appoint a Special Counsel if an investigation of a person or matter would present a conflict of interest for the Department.
 
“The public has an expectation that any misconduct at a government agency is thoroughly investigated and that bad actors are held accountable,” said Latta. “The reporting by the AP about the cozy relationship between the State Department and the Clinton Foundation during Secretary Clinton’s tenure is deeply troubling and raises a number of questions about access to the Department by donors. In the interest of transparency, the AG should appoint a Special Counsel to get to the bottom of this issue and determine if there were any ‘pay-to-play’ schemes at State during that time.”  

The AP’s reporting indicates that at least 85 of 154 people from private interests that had scheduled meetings with Secretary Clinton donated or pledged  to donate to the Clinton Foundation. The total contributed is believed to be as much as $156 million. The Clinton Foundation recently announced they will stop accepting donations from foreign governments if Hillary Clinton is elected President. However, this ban was not put into effect when Clinton was serving as Secretary of State.

To view the letter sent to the Attorney General, click here.

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