thehill | Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
said Monday that renewed focus on Russian uranium deals approved during
her tenure is nothing more than debunked “baloney" and a sign that
Republicans are nervous about the current intelligence probe into
Moscow's efforts to meddle with last year's election.
"I think the
real story is how nervous they are about these continuing
investigations," the former Democratic presidential nominee said during
an interview broadcast on C-SPAN.
The renewed interest in the so-called Uranium One deal came after The Hill reported last week
that the FBI had gathered solid evidence that Russian nuclear industry
officials were engaged in bribery and extortion before the Obama
administration approved the sale to Russia of a company that controls 20
percent of America's uranium supply.
The Hill further reported Sunday
that the FBI had identified a Russian spy ring's attempt in 2009 and
2010 to infiltrate Clinton's inner circle through a donor friend in
order to spy on the State Department. Agents arrested and deported the
female spy before anything could happen.
Though stories in The
Hill were based on court documents, declassified law enforcement memos
and interviews with career officials, Clinton said any accusations of
wrongdoing were partisan in nature.
