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Trump To Pressure Foreign Governments To Probe Clinton Foundation

Donald Trump is reportedly planning to pressure foreign governments to investigate the Clinton Foundation’s financial dealings. During one of his campaign debates, Trump said that once he was in office he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server and her involvement in the Clinton Foundation. “You’d be in jail,” he warned his presidential rival if he were to win the election. After his election victory Trump made a U-turn on that threat, although, according to the New York Post, the Trump administration will  pressure American ambassadors to encourage foreign governments to probe the Clinton Foundation’s finances. Press TV reports: “Haiti and Colombia will be key diplomatic posts for this ­because of all the money ­involved,” the newspaper reported on Sunday, quoting a source said to be close to Trump. According to recently leaked emails, people with ties to the Clinton Foundation were given priority by the State Department to receive federal funds in the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the report said. Founded by former US President Bill Clinton in 1997, the Clinton Foundation has come under bipartisan fire for accepting foreign donations in exchange for influence. According to leaked emails belonging to [...]

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