Monday, August 22, 2016
Major Clinton Foundation donors and officials got VIP access to Hillary Clinton's State Department office, putting in requests for State Department favors on behalf of rock star Bono, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, and an English soccer player, according to newly-released emails. The emails, obtained by the watchdog group Judicial Watch, show that Clinton Foundation official Doug Band often passed along requests to Clinton's top aide Huma Abedin on behalf of the foundation's donors and their friends or clients. In other cases, donors emails Abedin or Clinton directly. The exchanges will likely add to scrutiny over whether Clinton gave special treatment to Clinton Foundation contributors while she was at the State Department. Scroll down for video The Clinton whisperer: Huma Abedin, who was at her side as she campaigned for the presidency in 2008, became a senior State Department official and received emails asking for help from the Clinton Foundation The Clinton whisperer: Huma Abedin, who was at her side as she campaigned for the presidency in 2008, became a senior State Department official and received emails asking for help from the Clinton Foundation Out of this world request: The emails reveal how Bono wanted help to use the International Space Station Out of this world request: The emails reveal how Bono wanted help to use the International Space Station U2 link-up: The International Space Station was supposed to feature in Bono's 2009 concert tour U2 link-up: The International Space Station was supposed to feature in Bono's 2009 concert tour The Clinton Foundation announced last week that it would stop accepting foreign donations if she were elected president. But critics say Clinton failed to keep a similar pledge that she made before joining the State Department. Clinton's opponent, Donald Trump, demanded on Monday that the foundation be 'shut down immediately' due to questions over whether Clinton engaged in pay-for-play with major donors. In one June 2009 email, Band asked Abedin to help set up a meeting between Clinton and Crown Prince Salman of Bahrain. The Kingdom of Bahrain has contributed between $50,000 and $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation, and the Crown Prince reportedly established another program with the Clinton Global Initiative. 'Cp of Bahrain in tomorrow to Friday,' wrote Band in the email to Abedin. 'Asking to see [Clinton]. Good friend of ours.' Abedin responded that Salman had already put in a request to see Clinton 'thru normal channels,' but the secretary of state had said she 'doesn't want to commit to anything for thurs or fri until she knows how she will feel.' Abedin followed up again with Band two days later, telling him that Clinton was willing to meet with Salman the next morning.
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