Even liberals are seeing the ethical problems raised by foreign donations to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Appearing on Fox News, Juan Williams said, “I think it’s rank influence peddling for someone who’s running for president to somehow now be open to backdoor donations from foreign countries given her prominence and influence in American life,” referring to Hillary Clinton.


“She may not be an official candidate as yet, but she’s being asked questions, for example, about the Keystone XL pipeline. Well, guess what, she’s taken donations for that foundation from the company that’s promoting the pipeline.

“So this would appear to put her in a very difficult ethical situation and I think it’s beyond the point of saying ‘ethically dubious’ and I think it’s unethical,” Williams said.

He concluded, “Just from a purely political point of view, I don’t understand why she would expose herself to this vulnerability.”

The Wall Street Journal reports the foundation dropped its self-imposed ban on foreign donations.

“Recent donors include the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Australia, Germany and a Canadian government agency promoting the Keystone XL pipeline,” the paper reports.

The organization created the ban when Hillary Clinton was U.S. Secretary of State, but has since reversed the order.