Q&A: Did the Clintons ‘cash in’ on Haiti’s earthquake?
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is accusing the Clintons of cashing in on Haiti’s deadly 2010 earthquake.
The Republican nominee cited State Department emails obtained by the Republican National Committee through a public records request and detailed in an ABC News story.
At issue is whether friends of former President Bill Clinton, referred to as “friends of Bill,” or “FOB,” in the emails, received preferential treatment or contracts from the State Department in the immediate aftermath of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. More than 230,000 people died, the U.S. has said.
The State Department and Clinton campaign have said Clinton supporters received no preferential treatment.