Clinton Foundation and HFA overlap

WALL STREET JOURNAL’S KIM STRASSEL ACCUSED THE CLINTON FOUNDATION OF EXISTING ONLY TO KEEP CLINTON’S “POLITICAL TEAM INTACT BETWEEN ELECTIONS” Wall Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: Clinton Foundation Is “A Body That Exists To Keep The Clinton Political Team Intact In Between Elections, Working For The Clintons’ Political Benefit.” “It’s a body that exists to keep the Clinton political team intact in between elections, working for the Clintons’ political benefit. Only last week it came out that Dennis Cheng, who raised money for Mrs. Clinton’s 2008 bid, and then transitioned to the Clinton Foundation’s chief development officer, is now transitioning back to head up Mrs. Clinton’s 2016 fundraising operation. Mr. Cheng has scored $248 million for the foundation, and his Rolodex comes with him.” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15] Wall Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: “How Much Of These Employees’ Salaries, How Much Of Mrs. Clinton’s Travel, Was Funded By The Saudis? Or The United Arab Emirates, Or Oman, Or Any Of The Other Foreign Nations[?]” “How much of these employees’ salaries, how much of Mrs. Clinton’s travel, was funded by the Saudis? Or the United Arab Emirates, or Oman, or any of the other foreign nations that The Wall Street Journal Tuesday reported have given millions to the foundation this past year? How many voters has Mrs. Clinton wooed, how many potential donors has she primed, how many influential people has she recruited for her campaign via the Clinton Foundation?” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15] CLINTON FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER DENNIS CHENG LEFT TO BECOME FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR HILLARY FOR AMERICA CNN: “Dennis Cheng, The Clinton Foundation's Chief Development Officer, Is Leaving The Philanthropic Organization This Week To Join Hillary Clinton's Nascent Pre-Campaign.” [CNN, 2/9/15] Dennis Cheng Was Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Finance Director. “Starting what could be a $1 billion-plus fundraising effort, Clinton began raising money for her presidential bid Tuesday in New York, the state she represented in the Senate. The hosts' connections with the Clinton Foundation show how intertwined the charity is with Clinton's political career. Even her campaign finance director, Dennis Cheng, had a leading fundraiser role at the foundation before departing for the campaign.” [Associated Press, 4/28/15] Dennis Cheng Joined The Clinton Foundation In 2011. [CNN, 2/9/15] CNN: Between 2011-2015, “Cheng Has Raised $248 Million For The Foundation Endowment.” “Since joining in 2011, Cheng has raised $248 million for the foundation endowment and worked diversify the group's priorities. Foundation Spokesman Craig Minassian said ‘Dennis... expanded our ability to support programs that are strengthening health systems and improving access to lifesaving medicines in the developing world, helping communities confront the effects of climate change, creating economic opportunity, empowering women and girls and reducing childhood obesity and other preventable diseases in the United States.’” [CNN, 2/9/15] February 2015: Clinton Foundation Chief Development Officer Dennis Cheng Left The Foundation And Was Expected To Become Hillary Clinton’s Finance Director Ahead Of A 2016 Presidential Campaign. “Dennis Cheng, the Clinton Foundation's chief development officer, is leaving the philanthropic organization this week to join Hillary Clinton's nascent pre-campaign. Cheng, who is expected to serve as Clinton's finance director once the campaign officially kicks off, is currently pulling double duty for the Clintons by finishing his role at the foundation and starting to build a 2016 campaign fundraising team, according to a source.” [CNN, 2/9/15] HUMA ABEDIN WAS HILLARY FOR AMERICA VICE CHAIR AFTER HAVING SERVED UNDER CLINTON AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND CLINTON FOUNDATION Huma Abedin Was Campaign Vice Chair For Hillary Clinton In 2016. “When Huma Abedin first joined the Clinton White House in the 1990s, she hoped to be assigned to the press office. Growing up in