WashingtonThe White House has accused former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton of collusion with Russia, in a bid to fend off new questions in the ongoing investigation into President Donald Trumps alleged ties to Moscow.
Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said during her off-camera press briefing on Wednesday that instead of Trump and his associates, the investigators should focus on the Democratic National Convention (DNC) and the Clinton familys ties with foreign governments.
If were looking at Russia relationships with anybody, it would be directly with the Clintons, the spokeswoman said, noting that Clinton had sold a third of the worlds uranium to Russia.
She was referring to a uranium deal between Russia and Canadian mining company Uranium One, which had control of one-fifth of all uranium production capacity in the United States, according to a 2016 report by The New York Times.
Because of uraniums strategic nature, the deal had to be signed off by several federal government committees, including the State Department, which was then run by Hillary Clinton.
According to the Times, during Russias gradual takeover of the mines between 2009 and 2013, Canadian records showed that Uranium One chairmans family foundation donated a total of $2.35 million to the Clinton Foundation.
Shortly after the deal, Hillarys husband, former US President Bill Clinton, gave a speech in Russia for a hefty $500,000 paid by a Russian investment bank that promoted Uranium One stock at the time, the daily noted.
Sanders raised yet another question by pointing to the Clinton campaigns work with Ukraine in order to get damaging info on Trump.
If theres been any evidence of collusion in 2016 actually happening, it would have been between the DNC and the Ukrainian government, Sanders said, referring to a Politico report published in January.
The report pointed to meetings between Clintons associates and Ukrainian officials who provided research and damaging info on Trump and advised Clintons staff to question Trumps fitness for office.
The new accusations against Clinton came shortly after Trump boldly said in an interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin would have preferred Clinton in office instead of him.
The investigation into Trumps alleged collusion with Russia took a new spin this week after the Times revealed a meeting between Trumps eldest son and a Russian lawyer, who said she could prove Clinton was connected to the Kremlin.
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