Title: PolitiFact | Complex tale involving Hillary Clinton, uranium and Russia resurfaces
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Complex tale involving Hillary Clinton, uranium and Russia resurfaces
The Uranium One deal
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Content: Telfer was an investor who the New York Times found contributed between $1.3 million and $5.6 million to the foundation during and after the review process for the deal. So while it isn’t wrong to question links between foundation donors and their ties to Uranium One, this specific charge was exaggerated. How were the others involved? A 2017 report by The Hill revealed that Rosatom’s main executive, Vadim Mikerin, orchestrated "a racketeering plot involving kickbacks, bribes and extortion designed to grow Vladimir Putin’s atomic energy business inside the United States." This was revealed by an undercover FBI informant who had infiltrated Uranium One in 2009 – a year before the deal was approved by CFIUS. At the time, Mueller was the director of the FBI, and one would assume he would have been aware of the ongoing investigation. But in the Hill article, Assistant FBI Director Ronald Hosko was quoted saying he did not recall ever being briefed on the case. "‘I had no idea this case was being conducted,’ a surprised Hosko said in an interview," the article reported. Again, it's somewhat unclear what the post means when it says Mueller "delivered it," but there is no evidence Mueller played a role in the Uranium One transaction. The other implication is that Clinton either did know or should have known about problems with the Russian bid for Uranium One before deciding whether to let it go forward.