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Katie Pavlich|Posted: Apr 10, 2018 2:55 PM
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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/04/10/judicial-watch-sues-for-uranium-one-documents-n2469646Government watchdog Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Departments of Justice and State Tuesday for a number of documents related to Uranium One. The filing comes four months after both Departments stonewalled legally requested information and failed to comply with a standard FOIA request.
"This lawsuit is part of Judicial Watch’s continuing investigation of the highly controversial 2010 Uranium One deal. At the time, a Russia state-owned nuclear firm, Rosatom, sought to buy Uranium One, a Canadian mining company. Because Uranium One held licenses for 20 percent of America’s uranium production capacity, the sale had to be approved by the nine members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who assented to the transaction. Uranium One interests contributed more than $140 million to the Clinton Foundation," Judicial Watch released. "In January 2008, Judicial Watch revealed that Bill Clinton had helped Vancouver mining mogul Frank Giustra secure tens of millions of dollars’ worth of uranium. Guistra built a company that became part of Uranium One. The Clinton Foundation later received a $31.3 million donation, as well as a future pledge of $100 million."
Judicial Watch has requested the following: