Subject: Re: Clinton Foundation
From: "Alexander S. Mackler" <[email-masked]>
To: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 18:53:23 -0400

Very true but also very difficult argument to make to general public. And
they've been seedy for so long they lose benefit of doubt...

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Eric Schwerin <[email-masked]
> wrote:

> First Read: “The latest controversy over the Clinton Foundation — the
> allegation that special access was given to Foundation donors when Hillary
> Clinton was secretary of state — follows a familiar pattern: The entire
> arrangement appears sloppy, careless, and seedy… But there’s another
> familiar pattern to the discussion, especially regarding the AP report
> showing that Foundation donors met with Clinton when she was secretary of
> state: This kind of behavior is standard operating procedure for any
> politician. If you’re a sitting congressman, senator, or governor — raise
> your hand if you’ve never granted meetings with big donors (either ones
> you’ve known before or after the donation). This is a practice that happens
> ALL of the time in American politics. And as a result, none of it is
> illegal or demands a special prosecutor. So two things can true at the same
> time: One, what the Clintons are doing can be sloppy, careless and seedy.
> And two, they’re not the only ones doing it.”
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> “Of course, the ‘they’re-not-the-only-ones-doing-it’ reasoning isn’t
> always sufficient in a political campaign, especially one for the highest
> office in the land. The Clinton Foundation was always going to be a target
> in this campaign. And if you’re scratching your head as to why the Clintons
> didn’t have a better plan for dealing with it — like having well-devised
> exit strategy months ago — remember that the decisions are usually coming
> from the principals rather than the political advisers.”
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> Eric D. Schwerin
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