New Trump Executive Order Targets Clinton-Linked Individuals, Lobbyists And Perhaps Uranium One

Tyler Durden's picture

The Trump Administration quietly issued an Executive Order (EO) last Thursday which allows for the freezing of US-housed assets belonging to foreign individuals or entities deemed "serious human rights abusers," along with government officials and executives of foreign corporations (current or former) found to have engaged in corruption - which includes the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal gain, and corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources. 

Furthermoreanyone in the United States who aids or participates in said corruption or human rights abuses by foreign parties is subject to frozen assets - along with any U.S. corporation who employs foreigners deemed to have engaged in corruption on behalf of the company.

In fact, anyone in the world who has "materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material or technological support for, or goods or services" to foreigners targeted by the Executive Order is subject to frozen assets.  

The EO, based on the 2016 Global Human Rights Accountability Act, immediately added 13 foreign individuals to a list of "Specially Designated Nationals" (SDN) maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) - several of whom have ties to the Clintons, the Clinton Foundation, or Clinton associates (details below). Moreover, the Treasury Department sanctioned an additional 39 people,  for a total of 52 under the new order - including the son of Russia's prosecutor general. 

The Order reads: 

I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the prevalence and severity of human rights abuse and corruption that have their source, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States, such as those committed or directed by persons listed in the Annex to this order, have reached such scope and gravity that they threaten the stability of international political and economic systems.

Last Week's Executive Order could have serious implications for D.C. lobbyists who provide "goods and services" (e.g. lobbying services) to despots, corrupt foreign politicians or foreign organizations engaging in the crimes described in the EO. "Virtually every lobbyist in DC has got to be in a cold sweat over the scope of this EO," said an attorney consulted in the matter who wishes to remain anonymous. 

And because the phrase "person" means "an individual or entity" in the order - any US organization which merely employs a foreigner engaging in the listed offenses is also subject to frozen assets. "Consider, what would happen if Apple, say employed a foreign national who bribed a PRC official for government approvals? How about a hypothetical case of a company like Northrop or Boeing where an employee, or consultant, who is a foreign national bribes a Saudi official to direct government purchases of airplanes and military equipment? At least some or all of their assets could be frozen."

Now consider that if reports from The Hill are accurate - an FBI mole deep within the Russian uranium industry uncovered evidence that “Russian nuclear officials had routed millions of dollars to the U.S. designed to benefit former President Bill Clinton’s charitable foundation during the time Secretary of State Hillary Clinton served on a government body that provided a favorable decision to Moscow (the Uranium One approval)” – a deal which would eventually grant the Kremlin control over 20 percent of America’s uranium supply right around the time Bill Clinton also collected $500,000 for a Moscow speech, as detailed by author Peter Schweitzer’s book Clinton Cash and the New York Times in 2015. 

The Russians were compromising American contractors in the nuclear industry with kickbacks and extortion threats, all of which raised legitimate national security concerns. And none of that evidence got aired before the Obama administration made those decisions,” a person who worked on the case told The Hill, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution by U.S. or Russian officials. –The Hill

The same FBI informant claims to have video evidence showing Russian agents with briefcases full of bribe money related to the controversial Uranium One deal:

In a report by Tucker Carlson, a former long-time executive of now-defunct D.C. lobbying firm, The Podesta Group - who has been interviewed extensively by FBI special counsel Robert Mueller, claims that Tony Podesta was "basically part of the Clinton Foundation," frequently meeting with the charity to discuss the Uranium One deal. Meanwhile, Tony's DNC operative brother John Podesta reportedly recommended that the Podesta Group hire David Adams - Hillary Clinton's chief adviser at the State Department, giving them a "direct liaison" between the group's Russian clients and Hillary Clinton's State Department.

Hypothetically, if the Uranium One deal is deemed corrupt by the Trump administration, and "Russian nuclear officials" indeed routed millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation, and Tony Podesta lobbied on behalf of the deal for the Clinton Foundation - it stands to reason that this Executive Order could freeze the US-housed assets of quite a few individuals. Of note, assets can be frozen with no prior warning, as trump has declared a national emergency due to the "scope and gravity" of the threat posed by said individuals. 

To simplify this complicated legal document a bit, keep in mind:

Section 1. (a)(i-ii) outlines all foreigners the Executive Order applies to: 

Section 1. (a)(iii) defines U.S. Citizens who have assisted foreigners in any of the crimes described above:


Note: The above section (iii)(A)(3) means any foreign person engaging in "serious human rights abuses" or listed forms of corruption on behalf of a U.S. entityAlso of note - Attorney General Jeff Sessions rolled back a series of Obama-era curbs on civil-asset forfeiture over the summer, strengthening the federal government's ability to seize cash and property from Americans without criminal charges. That said, this Executive Order only freezes assets, it does not allow the government to take custody of them.  

In regards to the 13 listed individuals targeted by this order - several of whom have ties to the Clintons, the Clinton Foundation or Clinton associates - we find the following:

----

Goulnara Islamovna Karimova, 45, daughter of former Uzbekistan leader Islam Karimov, headed a powerful organized crime syndicate that leveraged state actors to expropriate businesses, monopolize markets, solicit bribes, and administer extortion rackets.

In early 2016, Amsterdam-based telecom giant VimpelCom (now VEON) admitted to a conspiracy in which they paid millions in bribes to Karimova for entry into the Uzbek telecom market. In a series of related cases, the U.S. Justice Department has sought the forfeiture of $850 million in bribe money from various bank accounts across Europe. In July, Uzbek officials arrested Karimova for fraud, money laundering, bribery, and embezzlement and a variety of other claims. 

In 2009, a WikiLeaks cable notes that Karimova set her sights on Bill Clinton to gain access to then-Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.

(WikiLeaks, 7/31/2009)

Three years later, Karimova co-sponsored a 2012 Clinton Foundation fundraiser in Monaco. Hillary Clinton's State Department was asked to weigh in on Bill Clinton's contacts with Karimova. Pictured below with Bill Clinton at an AIDS charity event in Cannes, France. 

Goulnara Karimova and Bill Clinton

---

Dan Gertler is an Israeli billionaire mining magnate revealed by the Paradise Papers to be chief negotiator between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and his primary business partner - mining company Glencore, founded by Marc Rich - who was pardoned for corruption by Bill Clinton on his last day in office after his wife gave $450,000 to the Clinton Library foundation. 

Glencore immediately cut ties with Gertler following Trump's Executive Order.

Dan Gertler

In 2001 Gertler gave $20m in cash to DRC President Joseph Kabila to use to buy weapons and fund his war against rebels to consolidate his grip on power. In exchange, Gertler’s company IDI was granted a monopoly on the DRC diamond trade, worth hundreds of millions a year. In 2013, Gertler sold the DRC rights to mine oil for $150 million, a 300x increase on an asset he   purchased from President Kabila 7 years prior for just $500,000.  

In 2012, Kabila offered Bill Clinton $650k for a speech in the DRC - for which Clinton sought State Department approval - only to have his speaking agency recommend against the appearance which would require photos with the dictator. 

Gertler's family foundation is also linked to John McCain - sharing a seat on the board of directors of "Operation Smile" with Cindy McCain for a period of time. 

---

Yahya Jammeh is the former President of Gambia who came to power in 1994 and stepped down in 2017. He has a long history of serious human rights abuses and corruption - creating a terror and assassination squad called the Junglers that answered directly to him.

 

Yahya and Zeinab Jammeh with Barack and Michelle Obama, 2014

Jammeh was installed as President during a 1994 CIA-led coup in Gambia authorized by the Clinton administration, and in 2014, the Obama administration effectively sidelined an attempted coup. Indeed, Jammeh appears to have been a friend to both the Clinton and the Obama Administrations. 

---

Angel Rondon Rijo; Dominican Republic - Sanctioned for funneling a $92 million bribe from Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht to Dominican Republic officials as kickbacks. Odebrecht Donated $50-$100k to the Clinton Foundation.

---

Benjamin Bol Mel; Sudan - Financial Advisor to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and president of ABMC construction company accused of corruption. Hillary Clinton pushed for a waiver from the Obama Admin on the prohibition of military aid due to the use of child soldiers in South Sudan. 

---

Artem Yuryevich Chayka; Russia - Son of Russia's Prosecutor General, Yuri Chayka (Chaika) - used father's connections to win state owned contracts. Curiously, Russian Attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya met with Yuri Chayka before her involvement in the infamous Trump Tower meeting arranged by Fusion GPS associate Rob Goldstone - a meeting many believe was one of several schemes used by the Obama administration to justify wiretapping the Trump campaign. Of note - Donald Trump Jr. reportedly shut down the Trump tower meeting when Natalia Veselnitskaya began discussing lifting sanctions under the Magnitsky act - the very legislation Trump's Executive Order is now leveraging against Artem Chayka.  

---

Mukhtar Hamid Shah; Pakistan - surgeon specializing in kidney transplants, believed to be involved in kidnapping, wrongful confinement, and the removal of and tracking in human organs from Pakistani laborers

---

The rest of the 13 individuals have engaged in a variety of corruption and human rights abuses ranging from a Serbian arms dealer believed to be linked to a $95 million deal with Yemen, to government officials who ordered journalists murdered, to several instances of serious human rights violations. (h/t @HNIJohnMiller)

One wonders if perhaps the purpose of this Executive Order addressing serious human rights abusers and corruption - a national emergency, was intended to ensure the much talked about swamp renovation comes in ahead of schedule and under budget. We'll know for sure if Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin starts freezing bank accounts after the holidays.

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.
JimmyJones's picture

Yeah it also targets human trafficking, Pedo gate.

"Serous human rights abuse" Clinton's and Haiti come to mind. Hillary's home girl tried to smuggle over 30 children out of the country, got busted , Hillary had to pull major strings to get her out, she has now changed her name.

All on public record

CheapBastard's picture

I wonder if they'll freeze pedo's pizza store assets too?

Killtruck's picture

They are to be hanged by the cankles until dead. 

Alt-Right-Girl's picture

Trump shows some big balls LARPing like a knight in shiny armor.

He should make sure to not become a history footnote by getting Arkancided.

4Chan and Reddit Sensation Fay Mougles Leaked Nudes before “Suicide” (more than 500 Photos)”

http://celebrity-leaks.net/4chan-and-reddit-sensation-fay-mougles-leaked...

 

tmosley's picture

The reason Trump has been supportive of Civil Asset Forfeiture should be clear now.

MAGA!

Ghost of PartysOver's picture

I am thinking he knows something that has not been made public.  Is the Justice Department / FBI Inspector General passing along some info?  Is AG Session actually doing his job (doubtful but possible)?  Every few months the Game of Trhones gets racheted up.  Who will be the last man standing?

tmosley's picture

Rather, I think he knows that some things that are known publically are definitely true. I can't believe that Trump would tolerate Sessions being this slow and apparently ineffective unless it was for a reason.

I would bet that there are a LOT of investigations going on that simply haven't been made public.

knukles's picture

Looks like he has the Pedo files, doesn't it?

So he may not "drain" the swap, merely put it under blackmail.   LOL

Imagine that, blackmailing Reptilians.

pipes's picture

Nope.

They're going down.

In public.

How do I know it's not just another blackmail angle?

'Cuz they brought us along for every step of the process.

greenskeeper carl's picture

You are dreaming of you think anything is happening to the Clintons or their close associates. Definitely nothing will happen to the israeli guy, that pretty much goes without saying too. Trump wouldn't dare. If ANYTHING comes out of this, some foreign individuals may wind up with any American banking system assets seized by the treasury. That is all. This will go nowhere, bet on it.

tmosley's picture

You sound like a fucking jew, tbh.

jcaz's picture

Yup.   There are more moving parts here than what we're being shown so far-  this is a definative step in the process.   Anything along the lines of "hang 'em by their ankles" would be reckless and ultimately ineffective.   I want it done right, and done once- I don't care if it takes 10 yrs.

drendebe10's picture

Sessions is a spineless do nothing fossilized pussy.

Akzed's picture

How long has it been since we've enjoyed a Tweet from Geo. Soros?

curbjob's picture

I certainly hope this executive order is meant to target the pariah state that is committing human rights abuses in Gaza and the West Bank  ...

 

but I'm not so sure.

tmosley's picture

Jews, Muslims, Communists, and any and all other human rights abusers.

Give them nothing. Take from them, EVERYTHING.

pipes's picture

Fucking West Bank and Gaza?

THAT is what you're concerned with?

Unless you LIVE THERE, I'm declaring you a fucking idiot.

tmosley's picture

His observations are valid. Jews are criminals just like muds. There is no reason to take sides with either of them, but also no reason to deny the crimes of either side.

pipes's picture

Valid or no...they are MYOPIC AND CONSTRICTED, and make me want to punch him in the face for being so small-minded.

Much bigger things are happening, and mental midgets want to gnash their teeth over the West Bank?

 

wildbad's picture

This wording does not seem to cover the machinations of Soros' open society foundation..too bad.

I believe that will be coming soon though.

pipes's picture

He's catching them in their own traps, investigating them using their own prosecutors, and seizing their assets using their own favored methods.

And these idiots here can't see it.

Probably because they rely on info that is a week old, and not in proper context.

It's ok, dumbasses...you'll still get to reap the rewards of MAGA

WillyGroper's picture

ever get tired of banging your head against the brick wall of linear thinkers?

 

is it water boarding if you use diesel?   cheney  cheney  CHENEY!

Akzed's picture

Looks like we're getting ever closer to the inevitable Q Anon thread. Fingers crossed.

wildbad's picture

We are THE EVIL EMPIRE.

We poisoned the only elected leader of the Congo via our CIA brothers. We tried with Castro.

The Unabomber was a graduate of the MK Ultra CIA program.

From Mosadek to Latin America to Gladio to Syria, Iraq, Libya we are ruining or rubbing out human life since WWII at an unimaginable scale.

The only comparisons to our CIA / Defense / Security murder programs are those of Mao and Stalin. One can make a solid case for Mao even being a product of the CIA.

If this is the soup we build our righteousness and right to world hegemony upon I believe EVERYONE who contributes their labor and compliance to is GUILTY in word, deed and inaction to this insane international killing spree.

pipes's picture

Feel free to heap all the guilt you want on yourself.

I AINT TAKING IT THOUGH.

I AM, however, fully behind the purge and reformation taking place as we speak, initiated by the man who is MAGA.

You go on and continue your self-loathing though...very productive.

drendebe10's picture

Da gubmnt and all the bloid sucking parasites who work in it are the evil enemy of all working tax paying U.S. citizens.

A. Boaty's picture

Do you really support civil asset forfeiture? Explain how property can commit a crime.

Akzed's picture

I think there's a slight but discernable difference between a cop robbing a guy during a traffic stop and international pedophile rings having their assets siezed upon their principles' arrests. Just spit ballin' here.

greenskeeper carl's picture

Absent a criminal conviction, no I don't. I can't fucking stand the clintons or anyone corrupt enough to be associated with them, but I still don't support stealing their things without a conviction. Its unconstitutional. Plus, if any of these trump appointed DOJ officials would simply DO THEIR FUCKING JOBS!!!!! we wouldn't even need to have this conversation, as these convictions shouldn't be hard to get.

tmosley's picture

It is criminal that Jews, Muslims, Communists, Satanists, etc are allowed to own property or be alive.

I will allow them to convert from their vile associations if they have not personally committed crimes against the people, and by so doing, keep their property. But those personally involved go to the block.

bobdog54's picture

Nothing like a little 3D chess! Best long term part is the effect on special interest lobbyists.

Potato Farmer's picture

Wow, is that swamp draining pump starting to hum???

curbjob's picture

Optimistic; tho it might just be a bad bearing in the printing presses.

BabaLooey's picture

Every day that Bubs Clinton the bulbous nosed pervo stays above ground and realizes that millions more human beings detest his wrinkled ass..............

The better. Burn it in Bubba. You piece of shit.

Fuck You Bubs....you sick twist.

runningman18's picture

Hillary will never be touched, nor will any elitist pedophiles.  The pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking in this article ignores the fact that Trump is surrounded by those very same elitists in his own cabinet.  These people will not be brought down by an administration that associates with them so cloesely.   

GreatUncle's picture

Agree, the bit they have not figured out HRC especially when you get revealed in such a way you should go into the shadows and not be seen again. Each appearance kind of rubs peoples faces in the concept they are untouchable and if you had done the same you would be jailed.

The unequal practice of law and justice is exposed and no amount of Russians or NK nukes is going to fill it.

 

Chupacabra-322's picture

@ running,

It’s the mechanism of how Crime Syndicate’s function specifically the Criminal Globalist Administions that have been able to Tyrannically Govern with Impunity decade after decade.

Present Administration’s never Investigate previous ones out of fear that future Administrations may investigate the current one.

Thus, making them Criminal Accessories to previous Administrations War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity & Crimes Against The American People.
War Criminal Obama’s “moving forward” on War Criminal Bush Administration Torture, Lying The American People into War, the begining of mass Surveillance of The American room 641A at Criminal AT&T are but just some examples of the Tyrannical Lawlessness we see before us.

There are absolutely No stature of limitations on War Crimes.

WillyGroper's picture

641a?

see the resignation list since the hurricane?

someone stepped down from the BOD of boeing.

 

whhhhaaaaaaa...it was her turn!

depends with full loads in the swamp this morning.

they eavsdropped on the wrong person.

chestergimli's picture

IT is hard for me to figure where Mr. Trump stands. For all you know, he may be keeping his enemies close. Enemies like Mnuchin. This EO could also be directed at AIPAC, Netenyahu, and all the rest. Only a few have been specified. Netenyahu has been targeted in his own country for corruption. We will have to wait and see.

Theta_Burn's picture

Don't be so sure

Those surrounding Trump are a competing group of elitists, with control now in their grasp.

All these criminals, you'd think they'd be happy with the millionaire status the clintons brought them, but no, they kept pressing it, and fucking with the new management, trotting out retard after retard for the impeachment speech.. they will pay, you'll see.

Genious of Trump to bide his time..lest anything he does be labled a partisan attack. no... the evidence piling up will leave -0- doubt, and leave -0- debate on the table. this lets Trump pander to his base which he so loves to do..

 

ChiangMaiXPat's picture

I concur. However, I heard/read several sources that real 9/11 indictments have been filed in Nevada. I’m not popping the Dom just yet, you are correct the “House” always wins but there has been some interesting tweeting by Assange in the past 24 hours and ankle bracelets seem all the rage these days.

what happened's picture
Clinton's Adoption and Safe Family Act which is a boondoggle for lawyers, encourages the kidnapping of children into foster care and then into adoption for profit.  Targets the poor and lower middle class, violates due process and human rights.
junction's picture

So, now Donald Trump is the policeman of the world, giving himself unlimited asset forfeiture rights.  

charlewar's picture

LOCK THEM ALL UP!

BUILD MORE CELLS TO HOLD THEM!

DavidC's picture

America is so fucked up.

DavidC

drendebe10's picture

Karimova had extremely easy access to the sexual pedophile predator Lolita Express frequent flyer billy bob - all she had to do is offer him to give his STD ridden wretched thingee a bj.  Not rocket science to figure out.  And as always, the dc corrupt political turds get outta jail free.   Nukem all 4 morbid.   And Fukemall

CheapBastard's picture

Lots of illlegally obtained Nigerian money in the USA but I don't know if it's subject to this EO.