Clinton Foundation Paid Sidney Blumenthal $10K per Month While He Advised on Libya

Clinton Foundation Paid Sidney Blumenthal $10K per Month While He Advised on Libya

by Breitbart News 28 May 2015

http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/05/28/clinton-foundation-paid-sidney-blumenthal-10k-per-month-while-he-advised-on-libya/

From Kenneth P. Vogel writing at Politico:

Sidney Blumenthal, a longtime confidant of Bill and Hillary Clinton, earned about $10,000 a month as a full-time employee of the Clinton Foundation while he was providing unsolicited intelligence on Libya to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to multiple sources familiar with the arrangement.

Blumenthal was added to the payroll of the Clintons’ global philanthropy in 2009 — not long after advising Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign — at the behest of former president Bill Clinton, for whom he had worked in the White House, say the sources.

While Blumenthal’s foundation job focused on highlighting the legacy of Clinton’s presidency, some officials at the charity questioned his value and grumbled that his hiring was a favor from the Clintons, according to people familiar with the foundation. They say that, during a 2013 reform push, Blumenthal was moved to a consulting contract that came with a similar pay rate but without benefits — an arrangement that endured until March.

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Sidney Blumenthal

Sidney Blumenthal was a contributor for the Daily Beast, and a full-time employee for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

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Chelsea V. Clinton is a director at the IAC/InterActiveCorp, the vice chair for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and Bill and Hillary Clinton’s daughter.

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Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a board member for the International Crisis Group, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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James L. Jones Jr. is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a friend of Anthony C. Zinni, and was a director at the General Dynamics Corporation.

Anthony C. Zinni is a friend of James L. Jones Jr., was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and Laurence Pope’s political adviser.

Laurence Pope’s political adviser was Anthony C. Zinni, and is the U.S. charge d'affaires for Libya.

Thomas R. Pickering is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a co-chair for the International Crisis Group, a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), was the chairman of review board that investigated the 2012 attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2013, a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the under secretary for the U.S. Department of State.

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James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a director at the General Dynamics Corporation.

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James L. Jones Jr. was a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and a friend of Anthony C. Zinni.

Anthony C. Zinni is a friend of James L. Jones Jr., was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and Laurence Pope’s political adviser.

Laurence Pope’s political adviser was Anthony C. Zinni, and is the U.S. charge d'affaires for Libya.

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International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama is an advocate for the ONE Campaign, and was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

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Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

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Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a director at the General Dynamics Corporation.

James S. Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a director at the General Dynamics Corporation.

James L. Jones Jr. was a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and a friend of Anthony C. Zinni.

Anthony C. Zinni is a friend of James L. Jones Jr., was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and Laurence Pope’s political adviser.

Laurence Pope’s political adviser was Anthony C. Zinni, and is the U.S. charge d'affaires for Libya.

Michael D. Eisner is a director at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a director at the IAC/InterActiveCorp.

Chelsea V. Clinton is a director at the IAC/InterActiveCorp, the vice chair for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and Bill and Hillary Clinton’s daughter.

IAC/InterActiveCorp was a funder for the Daily Beast.

Sidney Blumenthal was a contributor for the Daily Beast, and a full-time employee for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.