nat4900
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“The structure of CFIUS is such that no one agency can control the outcome of the consideration. Here it appears that the entire committee and the NRC were all satisfied with the mitigation put in place. It is a very far stretch to lay this result at State's doorstep—the vigorous objection of any of the security-minded agencies would likely have derailed the transaction, but none, evidently was forthcoming. I have no doubt that State favored the sale—but that is likely the position it would take today under Secretary Rex Tillerson and was surely the position it would have taken under Secretaries Colin Powell, Condoleeza Rice and John Kerry. State has a strong institutional bias in favor of accommodating foreign investment in the United States. Here, it seems clear that the Pentagon and DHS did not object either.” ibid
The reprehensible right will continue to ignore the facts and truth, of course, and propagate their inane lies.
Conservative credo: Repeat a lie often enough in the hope it’s perceived to be true.
I had NO doubt that right wingers will keep on harping on this issue, more as a possible "defense" for Trump's horrendous year in office, than any real hope that Clinton could be found guilty of anything......
If blaming Hillary is their "best" defense" of Trump, then the rude awakening will be harder.