[ April 24, 2024 ]
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Well, isn’t this a pot calling the kettle black moment: John Podesta, mouthpiece for the Democrats — the very same Democrats who are always pointing to supposed business-related and Russia-tied conflicts of interests of President Donald Trump — may have a disclosure problem.
Podesta, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 2016 national campaign chairman, failed to disclose the receipt of 75,000 shares of stock of a Russia-financed company, the Daily Caller reported. He should’ve disclosed the financial interest in 2014, when he came aboard the White House staff.
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But he didn’t.
And that’s a problem — which could very well turn into a federal law violation.
From the Daily Caller:
“Joule Unlimited Technologies — financed in part by a Russian firm — originally awarded Podesta 100,000 shares of stock options when in 2010 he joined that board along with its Dutch-based entities: Joule Global Holdings, BV and the Stichting Joule Global Foundation.
“When Podesta announced his departure from the Joule board in January 2014 to become President Obama’s special counsellor, the company officially issued him 75,000 common shares of stock.
“The Schedule B section of the federal government’s form 278 which — requires financial disclosures for government officials — required Podesta to ‘report any purchase, sale or exchange by you, your spouse, or dependent children…of any property, stocks, bonds, commodity futures and other securities when the amount of the transaction exceeded $1,000.'”
But Podesta’s tax filing.
As the Daily Caller notes: “Podesta’s form 278 Schedule B is blank regarding his receipt of any stock from any company.”
Interesting.
Several legal minds speaking to the Daily Caller said Podesta should have disclosed the stock.
From the news outlet:
“‘Well Podesta should certainly have been more upfront in filling this out. Clearly, it should have been fully disclosed,’ said Craig Holman, a lobbyist for the liberal group Public Citizen which was founded by Ralph Nader. ‘That’s the point of the personal financial disclosure forms, especially for anyone entering the White House,’ he told TheDCNF in an interview.
“‘If the transfer of stock took place, it had to be disclosed,” added former U.S. Attorney Joseph DiGenova in an interview. ‘If he didn’t, clearly it’s a violation.’
“The same year Podesta joined Joule, the company agreed to accept 1-Billion-Rubles — or $35 million — from Rusnano, a state-run and financed Russian company with close ties to President Vladimir Putin.
“Anatoly Chubais, the company CEO and two other top Russian banking executives worked together with Podesta on the Joule boards. The board met six times a year.
“Ron Hosko, a former FBI assistant director said because of the Kremlin backing, it was essential Podesta disclose the financial benefits he received from the company.”
The media, curiously, haven’t asked many questions about Podesta’s ties and failures to disclose. But that’s probably because they’re too busy going after Trump and his alleged conflict of interest business ties to Russia.
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16 Comments
7 years ago
He thought the democrats were gong to get elected thereby protecting him and many others. A few forensic audits of select democrats would not be out of place.
7 years ago
Reply to
MrLogical
I agree. Don’t expect much to happen to this guy. Touching him means you have to prosecute Clinton, for her many crimes. And that’s not happening.
7 years ago
We will soon be hearing about it in the mainstream media.
7 years ago
This is the least of his problems.
7 years ago
Podesta who was invited to “Spirit Cooking” which his brother seems to be a big part of including others, was revealing. A sick, twisted bunch of reprobates who are actual participants in satanic rituals.
7 years ago
Podesta has long been rumored to have connections with the CPUSA so this “arms length” relationship to a Russian company connected to Putin comes as no surprise. It wouldn’t come as a surprise if someone discovered that he has offshore bank accounts in the Cayman Islands or in Switzerland. Very convenient for ‘dirty’ deposits made by others. The Russkis are masters at such mechanisms for paying their hired help.
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7 years ago
Reply to
MrLogical
Agreed. A good bit of what you say can be found in “Clinton Cash” by Peter Schweitzer. He was interviewed on “Fox & Friends” this morning.
7 years ago
It makes one wonder if NSA and the others in the intel community who are surreptitiously attempting to link Trump to Russia have the inside track on the commiecrats’ misdeeds as well. You can bet your ass they do.
7 years ago
Lock both of them up.
7 years ago
Reply to
bannedquran20
Podesta for having Russian ties, and Trump because he doesn’t? You must be a Somalian! The average IQ in the nation of Somalia is 68, which is two points below what is considered clinically retarded. “Lock both of them up”?
7 years ago
It is hypocrisy in its best.
7 years ago
Is this by any chance the Russian company that 20% of our uranium reserves?
7 years ago
Nothing is going to happen to him. It will be classified under fake news.
7 years ago
Hey, The ferryboat captain and his fish bait i mean first mate.
