{"id":2004975,"date":"2023-08-18T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cashing-in-obama-attorney-general-gives-keynote-speech-to-notoriously-corrupt-foreign-entity\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:27:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:27:26","slug":"cashing-in-obama-attorney-general-gives-keynote-speech-to-notoriously-corrupt-foreign-entity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cashing-in-obama-attorney-general-gives-keynote-speech-to-notoriously-corrupt-foreign-entity\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama&#8217;s Attorney General speaks at corrupt foreign organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcashing-in-obama-attorney-general-gives-keynote-speech-to-notoriously-corrupt-foreign-entity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004975&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Cashing In: Obama Attorney General Gives Keynote Speech to Notoriously Corrupt Foreign Entity\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/reality-check-ford-ceo-struggles-to-charge-ev-during-road-trip\" data-post-url id=\"print-1783980\">\n<div>\n<p><h2>Loretta Lynch: Discussing the Importance of\u200d Diverse\u200c Leadership<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s happening<\/strong>: \u2062Loretta Lynch,\u200d the former Obama attorney general, gave \u200ban engaging keynote address on \u2063Friday at the FIFA Women&#8217;s Football \u2062Convention in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-orourke-blames-gop-for-texas-natural-disaster-calls-culture-debates-stupid\/\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Blames GOP For Texas Natural Disaster, Calls Culture Debates \u2018Stupid\u2019\">speech focused<\/a> on &#8220;the importance of \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/janet-yellen-claims-on-mlk-day-that-the-economy-has-never-worked-fairly-for-african-americans\/\" title=\"Janet Yellen Claims On MLK Day That The Economy Has \u2018Never Worked Fairly\u2019 For African Americans\">diverse leadership<\/a>,&#8221; according to the convention <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalhub.fifa.com\/m\/3ab9fe5635eb617b\/original\/FIFA-Women-s-Football-Convention-2023-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">itinerary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crucial context<\/strong>: FIFA\u2064 is a notoriously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/06\/sports\/soccer\/qatar-and-russia-bribery-world-cup-fifa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corrupt<\/a> foreign entity.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Before joining\u2064 the Obama\u2062 administration in 2015, Lynch played\u200c a significant role in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/12\/04\/sports\/soccer\/fifa-investigation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal investigation<\/a> that led to the indictment of numerous senior FIFA officials and marketing executives on charges of racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Lynch\u2063 gained notoriety for her <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/clinton-irritated-questions-husbands-tarmac-meeting-lynch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secret meeting<\/a> with \u200cBill Clinton on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kerry-reveals-hypocrisy-on-climate-policy\/\" title=\"John Kerry reveals hypocrisy on climate policy\">private jet<\/a> in 2016 while\u200c overseeing the Justice \u200bDepartment&#8217;s investigation of \u200bHillary Clinton&#8217;s private email \u2062server.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 After leaving the Obama administration, Lynch <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/issues\/liberal-groups-and-high-powered-lawyers-swarm-detroit-to-keep-dead-voters-on-rolls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joined<\/a> Paul Weiss, a \u2062prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulweiss.com\/professionals\/partners-and-counsel\/h-christopher-boehning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">law firm<\/a> that currently advises FIFA in its\u200d dealings with the U.S. Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In 2020, Lynch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/legal\/news\/fifa-president-gianni-infantino-and-former-us-attorney-general-loretta-lynch-ope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised<\/a> FIFA for its &#8220;renewed commitment to transparency and ethical behavior.&#8221; (Fact check: \u2062FIFA was <a href=\"https:\/\/au.sports.yahoo.com\/fifa-world-cup-2022-qatar-official-rocked-six-million-dollar-bribery-allegations-000024963.html?guccounter=1&#038;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&#038;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAxVfjAmcutTlgcrmOyenLtb2biRiAaaoF-qX9bFmeR9CN4S4IgHvAhoRBH7erb0e56UPVNzJK4xqBZW58TAFTJ01k6ON8vouOL7fEDuzFIUWYF8B7OhiqbvkX-Ag6hHAbvkKeL0hBRguLhYxfGrgV3RCaSYmWsRsFPEQQlCABqW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not committed<\/a> to transparency and ethical behavior.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters<\/strong>: \u200bThis is a prime example of how\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/how-democrats-get-filthy-rich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats get filthy rich<\/a>. They spend a few years in a Democratic administration criticizing &#8220;corporations&#8221; for \u2062harming America, only to later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cashing-in-obama-attorney-general-gives-keynote-speech-to-notoriously-corrupt-foreign-entity\/\" title=\"Obama's Attorney General speaks at corrupt foreign organization\">make millions representing corporate \u200dclients<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go deeper<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/blog\/gotta-get-paid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Resistance Is \u200cFruitful: Former Obama Officials Fight\u200b Trump By Shilling for Corporations, Defending \u200bSex Criminals<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Go even deeper<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/soccer-fans-hate-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccer Is the Greatest Threat to Freedom and Democracy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loretta Lynch, infamous for her clandestine meeting with Bill Clinton during the Hillary email probe, emphasized &#8220;diverse leadership&#8221; in her keynote speech at the FIFA Women&#8217;s Football Convention in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":2004976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2004975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}