Hillary Clinton announces a joint initiative of the Clinton Foundation, United Nations Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies in 2014. One likely reason for the relatively gentle treatment: Newsmax founder Chris Ruddy is one of the seven-figure Clinton Foundation donors who sought favors from the State Department. Band relayed the request to Huma Abedin, a top State Department aide, but it is unclear from the email chain whether Reich and Stephenson actually met. Put simply, it is difficult to know how influential Ruddy's donation to the Clinton Foundation really was. When Ruddy wrote a full-throated defense of the Clinton Foundation last year, he admitted his view "may come as a surprise to some."

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2016 17:22 UTC