The Clinton Files/CASE 11/2010–2023

Money

Haiti

Earthquake money, a gold mine, and the children stopped at the border

Secretary Hillary Clinton, USAID administrator Rajiv Shah and Lt. Gen. P. K. Keen during the Haiti earthquake response, January 2010.
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RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Failures documented / theft and trafficking unproven

The reconstruction record is poor and federal auditors said so. Hillary Clinton’s brother sat on the board of a gold-mining company there. But the claims that donors got contracts for donations, that the money was stolen, or that the Clintons were tied to child trafficking have not been shown.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

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Evidence & assessment.

01

Where the reconstruction money went

A bad record, but not evidence of theft.

↗02

Tony Rodham and the gold mine

A relative on the board of a firm that won a Haitian permit.

↗03

The children at the border

A real crime against children, unconnected to the Clintons.

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OPEN THE RECORD

Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. GAO: Haiti reconstruction achieved mixed results, 2015 ↗

    Independent federal audit found reduced targets, delays and sustainability concerns. USAID expenditure is not interchangeable with Clinton Foundation spending.

  2. GAO: USAID and State should improve Haiti reconstruction management, 2023 ↗

    Later independent audit of U.S. reconstruction activities since 2010. Documents ongoing management and evaluation problems rather than establishing personal theft by the Clintons.

  3. FactCheck.org: assessing the claim about Haiti recovery contracts, 2016 ↗

    Tests claims that Clinton-linked donors obtained disaster contracts because of donations. Documented contacts and overlapping interests are distinguished from demonstrated preferential award.

  4. Washington Post: Role of Hillary Clinton’s brother in Haiti gold mine raises eyebrows, 20 Mar 2015 ↗

    Reported account of Tony Rodham’s board seat at VCS Mining and the permit timeline.

  5. ABC Australia: final missionary released after Haiti conviction, May 18, 2010 ↗

    Contemporaneous account: Laura Silsby was convicted of an irregular-travel offense; nine others were released. This is a real child-protection case, not evidence the Clintons ran a trafficking network.

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