In an exclusive discovery brought out by Reuters News Agency -through a series of information requests- it is discovered that Hillary Clinton’s Global Foundation violated a promise of disclosure while she held the Secretary of State office.

Part of Clinton’s agreement with the Obama administration, in order to avoid the appearance of impropriety, included the Clinton Foundation disclosing the source of all foreign donations while she was in office as Secretary of State. As Reuters highlights:

[…] She made a pledge to publish all the donors on an annual basis to ease concerns that as secretary of state she could be vulnerable to accusations of foreign influence.

However, Hillary Clinton failed to live up to those terms.

[…] But in a breach of the pledge, the charity’s flagship health program, which spends more than all of the other foundation initiatives put together, stopped making the annual disclosure in 2010, Reuters has found.

In response to questions from Reuters, officials at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and the foundation confirmed no complete list of donors to the Clintons’ charities has been published since 2010. CHAI was spun off as a separate legal entity that year, but the officials acknowledged it still remains subject to the same disclosure agreement as the foundation.

The finding could renew scrutiny of Clinton’s promises of transparency as she prepares to launch her widely expected bid for the White House in the coming weeks.

[…] By the time Clinton left office in February 2013, the charity had received millions of dollars (Graphic: reut.rs/1Lvua8z) in new or increased payments from at least seven foreign governments. Five of the governments came on board during her tenure as secretary of state while two doubled or tripled their support in that time, according to data provided by CHAI spokeswoman Daley.

The State Department said it was unable to cite any instances of its officials reviewing or approving new money from any foreign governments. Daley confirmed that none of the seven government donations had been submitted to the State Department for review.

[…] In 2008, the Clintons agreed that existing government contributors that wanted to “materially increase” their commitments during Hillary Clinton’s tenure would be reviewed by State. Australia almost doubled its support between 2009-2012, to $12.2 million, while the United Kingdom nearly tripled its support, to $11.2 million.

CHAI did not report these increases to the State Department because the new money was for “expansions of existing programs,” Daley said. (read more)