Russia Didn’t Donate 150 Million to the Clinton Foundation

Misbar’s investigation found that it is hard to say when this myth began. It’s a subject of several memes and social media posts. However, it may have originated with the book Clinton Cash, written by Peter Schweizer. In this book, he makes several allegations about the sources of the Clintons’ wealth. Particularly important to this story is the sale of Uranium One, a Canadian mining company purchased by Russia.

We found a plethora of unbacked sources, exaggerations, and outright lies. After writing the book, Schweizer admitted that he had no evidence to back up his claims, arguing that he’s just a writer and doesn’t have to provide evidence. The Uranium One deal did happen, however.

While Uranium One was a Canadian company, the US still presided over the transaction, as the company owned some US mining operations. It was reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Hillary Clinton was not affiliated with CFIUS, who voted unanimously to allow the Uranium One purchase to continue. Due to Schweizer’s allegations, the FBI investigated Hillary Clinton’s connection with the Uranium One deal. They found that she had no connection with the Uranium One deal and stopped the investigation.