Clinton Book Author Admits He Can’t Prove Allegations
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Peter Schweizer comes out and admits he can’t prove a quid pro quo in his Hillary-bashing book.
ThinkProgress obtained an advance copy of Clinton Cash, which will be released May 5. Schweizer makes clear that he does not intend to present a smoking gun, despite the media speculation. The book relies heavily on timing, stitching together the dates of donations to the Clinton Foundation and Bill Clinton’s speaking fees with actions by the State Department.
Schweizer explains he cannot prove the allegations, leaving that up to investigative journalists and possibly law enforcement. “Short of someone involved coming forward to give sworn testimony, we don’t know what might or might not have been said in private conversations, the exact nature of the transition, or why people in power make the decision they do,” he writes. Later, he concludes, “We cannot ultimately know what goes on in their minds and ultimately provide the links between the money they took and the benefits that subsequently accrued to themselves, their friends, and their associates.”
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tracey marie April 25th, 2015 at 9:07 pm
lies and innuendo, nothing more from the weak and frightened teabaggers
Hirightnow April 25th, 2015 at 9:18 pm
Facts don’t matter! Truth don’t matter!
All that matters is that we stop Hillary, because she lies!!!!
tracey marie April 25th, 2015 at 9:24 pm
The fear from the teabaggers and the stupid from the “progressives” whining she is to much a neo con will give the WH to a teabagger like we gave both houses to them
rg9rts April 26th, 2015 at 6:18 am
What happened to Obama….TAG
rg9rts April 26th, 2015 at 6:19 am
Thwack Pique Ta’ Tata piddy pum piddy pum
granpa.usthai April 25th, 2015 at 9:39 pm
standard RepubliKon BS.
If we don’t know what went on, we’ll just make sh!t up.
just like the WMD’s in Iraq.
whatthe46 April 25th, 2015 at 11:02 pm
and faux spews will run with it and spew some lie that he was threatened or some b.s. watch.
Dwendt44 April 26th, 2015 at 12:18 am
Facts didn’t stop FakeNews from running a special Saturday evening about this book and it’s author. No mention that there are no facts. That won’t stop every right wing webs site from spewing this as the truth. The wack-os have been spewing lies, distortions, and exaggerations about Hillary since ’92. They rested for a while when President Obama was elected and focused on him. Now they are back big time. Lies and rumors and smears are updated and/or dusted off and spewed again.
fancypants April 26th, 2015 at 1:27 am
write a book then deny its content
why didn’t I think of that ?
allison1050 April 26th, 2015 at 1:44 am
We could have been rich!
Guy Lauten April 26th, 2015 at 7:50 am
note that the secret is all in the timing: If you write the book, hype it to death with ‘sneak previews’ (no no! don’t release it yet!), then deny that it says any of the things you told us it said, THEN release it to the public, you avoid all slander and libel while still hawking the trash to the great unwashed.
fancypants April 26th, 2015 at 8:57 pm
in other words
your career as a factual writer just got flushed down the toilet.
rg9rts April 26th, 2015 at 6:17 am
So its a fairytale just for the $$$$$ … anyone surprised??What next ??? She was a secret Madam???
OldLefty April 26th, 2015 at 6:43 am
Isn’t that the whole point of smear and fear?
You just need the few percent for whom, “That’s What I Heard” is an impeccable source.
John Tarter April 26th, 2015 at 7:35 am
Charles Krauthammer said it best. “The Clinton camp says there is not a shred of evidence, and that is because all the evidence has been shredded”. Many years ago the Congress passed a law for just such situation, it’s called RICO, and it needs to be employed against the Clintons. Let’s see if the new AG will actually uphold her oath of office.
Gindy51 April 26th, 2015 at 8:31 am
You can stop yelling at clouds any time now, John.
William April 26th, 2015 at 8:44 am
LOL. 2008, the year when every homophobic racist suddenly became a legal scholar.
So Skippy.
Pray tell specifically what part of the The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act have the Clintons violated?
Because sometimes people who read and think will ask you to explain the sewage dumped into your skull by the fair and balanced people.
I’ll wait for your answer.
StoneyCurtisll April 26th, 2015 at 9:45 am
Exactly.
allison1050 April 26th, 2015 at 9:09 am
Then using your theory of logic couldn’t RICO be used against Cheney?
StoneyCurtisll April 26th, 2015 at 9:44 am
Kruthammer is a liar and a fool…
Dwendt44 April 26th, 2015 at 12:03 pm
His brain is becoming almost as disables as his body is.
oldfart April 26th, 2015 at 9:58 am
Krauthammer also said that there was no provable quid pro quo to the story
but don’t let that revelation stop you from spending your money on the book.
Guy Lauten April 26th, 2015 at 7:44 am
I’m ‘pretty sure’ Mr. Schweizer has been having sexual liasons with 12 year old boys. I will have to leave it to others to prove, but the ‘timing’ is there (whatever the hell THAT means!). “Short of someone involved coming forward to give sworn testimony, we don’t know what might or might not” have been done to that young boy.
So when DID you stop beating your husband, Ms. Clinton?
Is ANYBODY who wasn’t already a virulent Clinton hater going to be influenced by this bag of suppositions dressed as speculation?
rat618 April 26th, 2015 at 8:13 am
You can find this book in the fiction section of your local bookstore.
Frank Ulino April 26th, 2015 at 8:46 am
Libs will see this headline and believe the Clinton’s did nothing wrong because they’ve been indoctrinated to ‘follow’ the left without question. Having been stripped of there critical thinking capacity, they can’t even see the overwhelming circumstantial quid pro quo case building against the Clinton’s. With that said, other laws were broken. Lets not forget they also enriched themselves off of the backs of Haitians after the earthquake, and they also sold a large chunk of America’s uranium (national security) to Russia. Libs….helping America’s enemies for over 50 years.
William April 26th, 2015 at 9:29 am
“Libs will see this headline and believe the Clinton’s did nothing wrong because they’ve been indoctrinated to ‘follow’ the left without question”.
Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha.
StoneyCurtisll April 26th, 2015 at 9:42 am
Derp…
William April 26th, 2015 at 9:48 am
“they can’t even see the overwhelming circumstantial quid pro quo case building against the Clinton’s”
You idiots have been trying to pre-impeach this woman for a few decades now, and so far you’ve come up with zilch, nadda, nothing, zero
When and IF you discover an indictable offense you be sure you let us know ok?
OldLefty April 26th, 2015 at 10:29 am
Libs will see this headline and believe the Clinton’s did nothing wrong because they’ve been indoctrinated to ‘follow’ the left without question.
________
That’s EXACTLY what THEY say about cons.
Look at how many blindly repeat the words and phrases from Newt’s Language; A Key Mechanism of Control, (note, the key word, “control”) and every new Pavlovian talking point.
Meanwhile, None of your allegations stand up to scrutiny or factchecking, any more than they did in the 1990s.
Frank Ulino April 26th, 2015 at 8:56 am
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0
OldLefty April 26th, 2015 at 9:21 am
Nobody cares that rich people like the Clintons
have lots of money and travel in circles where they deal with rich people who have lots of money.
But as opposed to the last crowd and their for profit dealings with; Shafiq bin Ladin, Salem bin Ladin, James Bathand Sheik Khalid bin Mahfouz, Sami Al-Arian, ( under investigation by the FBI for his associations with Islamic Jihad), Abdullah Shallah, the No. 2 leader in Islamic Jihad, and Hassan Turabi the powerful Islamic ruler of Sudan who had welcomed Osama bin Laden and helped nurture al-Qaida in the early 1990s.???
Please.,
William April 26th, 2015 at 9:25 am
The Clinton foundation is a charity. Please explain how the Clintons benefited from this alledged deal.
Frank Ulino April 26th, 2015 at 9:28 am
Read!
William April 26th, 2015 at 9:31 am
I did. Let me repeat the question.
The Clinton foundation is a charity. How did the Clintons benefit from this donation.
Analogy.
The Barbara Bush children’s hospital receives donations from all over the world.
How does that benefit the Jeb Bush campaign?
Keep trying. it’s entertaining.
Frank Ulino April 26th, 2015 at 9:48 am
I’m not trying to convince you libs of anything, I’m here to show
posterity that no matter the era, people can become completely brainwashed and refuse to see the truth, even when it’s right in front of their faces. There is a big giant void where your critical thinking skills should be.
William April 26th, 2015 at 9:51 am
” I’m here to show
posterity that no matter the era, people can become completely brainwashed and…..”
Well of course you are.
and don’t think we are not all grateful for your earth shattering revelations because we truly, TRULY are.
OldLefty April 26th, 2015 at 10:06 am
I’m not trying to convince you libs of anything, I’m here to show
posterity that no matter the….
_________
That’s what EVERYBODY says.
That’s what WE said about YOU cons who totally gave up YOUR critical thinking skills to follow the authoritarian leader, particularly after Newt put out his 1996 GOPAC memo, Language; A Key Mechanism of Control, which was parroted on am radio and Fox News for decades.
That’s why David Frum said, “Republicans have been Fleeced, Exploited And Lied To’ by a Conservative Entertainment Complex”
Don’t be such a sucker.
Obewon April 26th, 2015 at 10:26 am
“I’m here to show” you how scared GOP are of Clinton45’s landslide. Your posts make us laugh at the latest Teabola Repubs Zombie Apocalypse. http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/zombies.htm
Dwendt44 April 26th, 2015 at 11:58 am
And you are the prime example of right wing smear campaigns.
StoneyCurtisll April 26th, 2015 at 2:00 pm
I think you have done a swell job of showing that “people can become completely brainwashed” and refuse to see the truth..
And thank you for providing a first hand perfect example of what you are professing..
Without real world examples such as yourself, one might think that brainwashed delusional beliefs were something made up..
Gina April 26th, 2015 at 10:14 pm
Suffice to have a good look in the mirror, you’ll find the perfect example of “people completely brainwashed and refuse to see the truth, even when it’s right in front of their faces.” Shown to posterity, no less…
wpadon April 27th, 2015 at 3:08 pm
She could let terrorist into the country and fly commercial airliners into buildings like the previous administration and I would still support her. Just as you support Republicans that did this 14 years ago after they were told of the danger.
OldLefty April 26th, 2015 at 9:34 am
This is old.
Everybody knew this.
They don’t make a case for quid pro quo, and nobody cares.
Frank Ulino April 26th, 2015 at 9:38 am
The Clinton Foundation received cash that was not reported on their tax returns. They got caught and now they’re trying to fix it! You libs are so naive. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/23/clinton-charities-taxes_n_7123524.html
Obewon April 26th, 2015 at 10:13 am
Your own link debunks you “found errors in how they reported donations from governments.” No “cash” is mentioned.
Frank Ulino April 26th, 2015 at 8:57 am
Clinton Foundation’s Foreign Dealings Are Looking Ugly for Hillary
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/04/23/clinton_foundation_foreign_donors_new_york_times_washington_post_start_digging.html
OldLefty April 26th, 2015 at 9:23 am
But not in the real world.
Just in the Right Wing Echo Chamber.
Frank Ulino April 26th, 2015 at 9:27 am
Slate is Left-wing….so clearly you delude yourself.
OldLefty April 26th, 2015 at 9:31 am
1) No, it’s not necessarily.
2) That’s what YOU guys said about the NYT when they acted as stenographers for the war on Iraq.
That’s what you guys say about Maureen Dowd, yet she has particularly detested the last 6 Democratic Presidents and candidates.
They were also wrong.
3) That Slate is not conservative, does not make them correct.
Obewon April 26th, 2015 at 9:55 am
Your allegations are based upon “Clinton Hit Book Author Was Palin Foreign Policy Adviser (Apr 21, 2015)” His student Sarah Palin on South Africa: ‘the country of Africa with South Africa as its capital’-Fox News Carl Cameron citing 2008 GOP Mc’Palin Campaign manager Steve Schmidt! http://wonkette.com/404207/sarah-palin-thought-africa-was-a-country-not-a-continent
Palin asked if “South Africa was part of the country”.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/sarah-palin/3392934/Sarah-Palin-thought-Africa-was-a-single-country-aides-claim.html
Dwendt44 April 26th, 2015 at 11:56 am
The Russian uranium deal started long before Hillary became SecState.
It was well on it’s way to approval before she took that office.
Obewon April 26th, 2015 at 9:33 am
Landslide majorities of U.S. voters support Hillary Clinton in 2016 with 60% of Dems supporting HRC in primaries. Unlike the GOP whose top choice is “Other 22%” Jeb / Cheney’16~
Dwendt44 April 26th, 2015 at 11:53 am
Sounds like that guy named ‘None of the above’ is a sure winner in the GOP primary.
Hirightnow April 26th, 2015 at 1:21 pm
He’s the only sane candidate with a sound fiscal policy, and no baggage.
Suzanne McFly April 26th, 2015 at 2:26 pm
Well they only have 20 to choose from, it is kind of hard when all you get to chose from is 20 nuts.
StoneyCurtisll April 26th, 2015 at 3:25 pm
NOTA in 2016~!
wpadon April 26th, 2015 at 9:37 am
Just be assured that I will vote for any Democrat over any Republican. The last Republican I voted for was Bush 41, before the party sold out to the religious fanatics.
StoneyCurtisll April 26th, 2015 at 9:46 am
Benghazi~!!
OldLefty April 26th, 2015 at 9:24 am
Clinton Rule #1;
If you can blow enough smoke, you can say there’s fire.
Clinton Rule #2 ;
What is business as usual for every politician since Cato is a work of dark magic when practiced by either Clinton.)
Clinton Rule No #3
If you have blown enough smoke, you then can claim that there is a “climate” of fire.
– Charlie Pierce
William April 26th, 2015 at 9:33 am
Clinton rule number 4.
OldLefty April 26th, 2015 at 9:58 am
Funny!
Did you ever hear this from Rocky Mountain Mike?
Right-Wing Troll Notification System Test
https://soundcloud.com/rockymountainmike/right-wing-troll-notification
William April 26th, 2015 at 12:02 pm
High Five.
StoneyCurtisll April 26th, 2015 at 12:06 pm
I have that saved in my favorites~!
OldLefty April 26th, 2015 at 12:38 pm
If you have not already, look into him. He’s very funny.
Another sample;
Lindsay Graham as the Drama Queen;
https://soundcloud.com/rockymountainmike/drama-queen
StoneyCurtisll April 26th, 2015 at 1:20 pm
LOL…
Drama Queen~!
wpadon April 26th, 2015 at 1:01 pm
I regret I have only one up vote to give
oldfart April 26th, 2015 at 9:51 am
so in other words, you’ll buy my book anyway because you RWNJ’s are soooo gullible.
labman57 April 26th, 2015 at 9:53 am
“Proof? My readers and I don’t need no stinkin’ proof!
We know what we know, and that’s all that we need to know.”
Willy d April 26th, 2015 at 10:07 am
Said he can’t prove quid pro quo. But the facts are facts..a lot of money from foreign governments and the Clinton’s got very rich, and lied about the Donations…isn’t it nice to be in control of any evidence which may condemn or prove innocence? Give up the emails hill . What are you hiding?
Dwendt44 April 26th, 2015 at 11:50 am
What lie about the donations? Pay attention now, I’m going to lay some truths on you.
Hillary is NOT the Clinton Foundation. She worked there for a few months, but those donations go toward good works like feeding those people suffering after a hurricane, or giving free medical care to poor countries in Africa. You can’t prove quid pro quo ’cause there isn’t any. Charities, even those with church connections are way more secretive and hidden than the Clinton Foundation ever was.
Willy d April 28th, 2015 at 10:49 pm
They have to refile their taxes because they denied many of the Donations…lie, deceive and deflect.. and you faithfull followers swallow it whole, without question.
StoneyCurtisll April 26th, 2015 at 12:01 pm
Facts are facts…
And if you have any you might want to get ahold of Peter Schweizer and give your “facts” to him…
Cause Schweizer seems to be comin up short in the fact department.
anothertoothpick April 26th, 2015 at 12:32 pm
Maybe this will cheer you up.
or not?
wpadon April 26th, 2015 at 12:36 pm
Yes, the Clinton’s are guilty of behaving like Republicans
Andrea April 26th, 2015 at 2:09 pm
I find this statement nothing short of totally hilarious. But, but, but . . .
Willy d April 28th, 2015 at 10:45 pm
Keep swallowing the party line and not using your objective reasoning ability… head firmly planted in same.
tracey marie April 26th, 2015 at 10:00 pm
shut up.
Willy d April 28th, 2015 at 10:52 pm
You shut up…ha
StoneyCurtisll April 26th, 2015 at 10:28 am
Peter Schweizer works for Breitbart…(that alone makes him a smear merchant)
And just repeatedly admitted on Fox News Sunday that he has no proof of the alligations he makes in his soon to be released book he is trying to sell…
But that isn’t going to stop him from making butt load of money off of the gullible right wing haters who dont care if it’s true of not…
And of course there will be the Limbaugh’s and Ingraham’s on the hate radio circuit who will pimp the book and present it as nothing less than the word of gawd…
Jake April 26th, 2015 at 10:48 am
‘Clinton Book Author Admits He Can’t Prove Allegations”
Misleading title – how it should read is:
“Clinton Book Author Admits He Fabricated Allegations”
FatRat April 26th, 2015 at 11:19 am
Every time I hear Conservative accusations, I hear Nothing from Nothing.
Billy Preston – Nothing From Nothing (1974)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HqyEHqEYho
StoneyCurtisll April 26th, 2015 at 12:03 pm
Right On~!
Now thats a classic!
Chinese Democracy April 26th, 2015 at 1:18 pm
first laugh of the day… and great song to wake up to
OG Mally Bieber April 26th, 2015 at 5:35 pm
Proof is a funny thing. We have proof of so many deceptions…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mYW5nmS9ps
Viir Exeter April 26th, 2015 at 9:34 pm
Clinton Cash Crushed By Facts As Author Admits He Has No Evidence Of Clinton Crimes
(4/26/15)
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you have any evidence that she actually intervened in this
issue?
►SCHWEIZER: No, we don’t have direct evidence.
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/04/26/clinton-cash-crushed-facts-author-admits-evidence-clinton-crimes.html
allison1050 April 28th, 2015 at 11:04 pm
He was on Chris Wallace’s show this past Sunday and it was more admissions of lies from this rat.
Winslow Bunny April 26th, 2015 at 9:39 pm
An article by Charlie Pierce over at Esquire named “The Day Political Journalism Died And The People Who Killed It” on April 21 has a thorough examination of Mr.Schweitzer’s journalistic style and standards, And if Charlie didn’t finish him off with his assessment of Schweitzer’s talent of “fudge and nonsense” in his writing, the hyperlink to Media Matters will give one enough evidence that his book is a hatchet job.