Uranium One scandal shows Washington still blames Russia for everything
An FBI informant testified before Congress about alleged Russian collusion with the Clintons to gain influence with the Obama White House. As expected, the Uranium One scandal has become the latest hot button issue on the Hill.
The informant, Douglas Campbell, told three separate congressional committees via written statements that Moscow had routed millions of dollars to the US with a view to leveraging then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s influence to negotiate a deal for roughly 20 percent of the US uranium reserves.
The former FBI agent was told by executives at Rosatom, Russia’s nuclear energy agency, that they had hired the lobbying firm APCO Worldwide to assist on a potential uranium purchase deal, as the company claimed to be in a unique position to influence the Obama administration via the Clintons. In exchange, the Clinton Foundation would allegedly receive kickbacks.
Republicans embrace idea of ‘Russia collusion’... with Hillary Clinton https://t.co/8GlLL5xb3ipic.twitter.com/yh0mF4slew
— RT (@RT_com) February 7, 2018
Democrats have dismissed the entire issue as a right-wing conspiracy theory, with debunking sites publishingmultiple 'takedowns' in recent months, insinuating that it is merely a smoke-and-mirrors ploy by Republicans to detract from their own public corruption investigations.
“Just yesterday the committee made clear that this secret informant charade was just that, a charade. Along with the widely debunked text-message-gate and Nunes’ embarrassing memo episode, we have a trifecta of GOP-manufactured scandals designed to distract from their own President’s problems and the threat to democracy he poses,” Clinton spokesperson Nick Merrill told The Hill.
Needless to say, Trump supporters, conservatives and anti-Clinton advocates have seized the opportunity to once again shine a light on alleged abuse of power by Hillary Clinton during her time as Secretary of State under the Obama Administration.
Douglas Campbell, the Uranium One informant, was paid by the FBI for his undercover work.So, which is it, democrats? Either you support the FBI or you don't? #UraniumOne#ThursdayThoughts
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) February 8, 2018
Russia investigation has been going on for well over a year:Evidence of wrongdoing by Trump:1.2.3.Evidence of Dem/FBI wrongdoing:1. Hillary paid for dossier2. FBI colluded with Dems3. Uranium One4. Comey lied under oath 5. Strzok and Page texts
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 8, 2018
What did Mr. Obama know & when did he know it about his admin's approval of the sale of 20% of our uranium reserves to Kremlin-tied Russian interests? h/t @jsolomonReportshttps://t.co/u5cnZGDoMe
— Frank Gaffney (@frankgaffney) February 8, 2018
I was wrong. There IS evidence of collusion with Russia! Proof now comes out. But it wasn't @realDonaldTrump but it was the UNREAL Adam "Shifty" Schiff who at least thought he was cooperating with Russians. https://t.co/h0OezEum4o
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) February 8, 2018
FBI informant in #UraniumOne scandal testifies against Obama.Gives written testimony accusing Obama administration of making decisions that directly benefited Russian government & their goals of gaining advantage over the US.https://t.co/N3jqs9f5Da
— Alana Mastrangelo (@ARmastrangelo) February 8, 2018
FBI informant says Russians wired money in hopes of influencing Hillary Clinton in #UraniumOne ploy https://t.co/w0rcQDHSHw
— Nick Short 🇺🇸 (@PoliticalShort) February 8, 2018
Regardless of which side of the aisle is beset by an alleged corruption scandal, it seems blaming the Russians will remain the most popular political sport in Washington DC for some time to come.
