Switzerland not so neutral with Clinton Foundation donation
An
agency overseen by the Swiss foreign ministry made a hefty donation to
the Clinton Foundation — at the same time the US and Switzerland were in
the midst of a diplomatic struggle over tax evasion. The Swiss Agency
for Development and Cooperation shelled out about $500,000 to the
Clinton Foundation in 2011, money earmarked for program that sought to
lower mortality for mothers and infants in Liberia, the Schweiz am
Sonntag newspaper discovered on Sunday, according to The Local. The
payment was made when the US government was pressuring Swiss banks to
hand over customer info, after allegations arose that Swiss banks were
being used to help avoid US taxes. Hillary Clinton was secretary of
state at the time of the donation — and, after leaving the State
Department, she went on to join the board of the Clinton Foundation.
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