and today one of Fox's own debunks the leading conservative conspiracy;
"Fox anchor Shepard Smith debunked what his own network has called the Hillary Clinton uranium scandal"
"Trump’s version of the “scandal” in which he claimed:
"Hillary Clinton’s State Department approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia. Well, nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation."
"Smith called the statement “inaccurate in a number of ways,” noting that “the Clinton State Department had no power to veto or approve that transaction.” Rather, it must be approved by an interagency committee of the government consisting of nine department heads, including the secretary of state."
"Most of the Clinton Foundation donations in question, he pointed out, came from Frank Giustra, the founder of the uranium company in Canada. But Giustra, Smith noted, “says he sold his stake in the company back in 2007,” three years before the uranium/Russia deal and “a year and a half before Hillary Clinton became secretary of state.” He added:"
"The accusation is predicated on the charge that Secretary Clinton approved the sale. She did not. A committee of nine evaluated the sale, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and others had to offer permits, and none of the uranium was exported for use by the U.S. to Russia."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...&utm_term=.96a46d172a41&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
The conservative reaction was predictable, their not to good at accepting facts especially if those facts don't match the scenario they prefer
"Fox anchor Shepard Smith debunked what his own network has called the Hillary Clinton uranium scandal"
"Trump’s version of the “scandal” in which he claimed:
"Hillary Clinton’s State Department approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia. Well, nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation."
"Smith called the statement “inaccurate in a number of ways,” noting that “the Clinton State Department had no power to veto or approve that transaction.” Rather, it must be approved by an interagency committee of the government consisting of nine department heads, including the secretary of state."
"Most of the Clinton Foundation donations in question, he pointed out, came from Frank Giustra, the founder of the uranium company in Canada. But Giustra, Smith noted, “says he sold his stake in the company back in 2007,” three years before the uranium/Russia deal and “a year and a half before Hillary Clinton became secretary of state.” He added:"
"The accusation is predicated on the charge that Secretary Clinton approved the sale. She did not. A committee of nine evaluated the sale, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and others had to offer permits, and none of the uranium was exported for use by the U.S. to Russia."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...&utm_term=.96a46d172a41&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
The conservative reaction was predictable, their not to good at accepting facts especially if those facts don't match the scenario they prefer