Before the Obama administration approved giving Moscow control of a large portion of American uranium, the FBI had evidence that Russian nuclear officials had routed millions of dollars to benefit former President Bill Clinton's charitable foundation, sources say. This during the time Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presided over a panel that ruled in favor of Moscow. Another twist: Justice Department officials who investigated then now play a key role in the current Trump-Russia investigation.



From The Hill:

The Obama administration and the Clintons defended their actions at the time, insisting there was no evidence that any Russians or donors engaged in wrongdoing and there was no national security reason for any member of the committee to oppose the Uranium One deal.



But FBI, Energy Department and court documents reviewed by The Hill show the FBI in fact had gathered substantial evidence well before the committee's decision that Vadim Mikerin — the main Russian overseeing Putin's nuclear expansion inside the United States — was engaged in wrongdoing starting in 2009.



Then-Attorney General Eric Holder was among the Obama administration officials joining Hillary Clinton on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States at the time the Uranium One deal was approved. Multiple current and former government officials told The Hill they did not know whether the FBI or DOJ ever alerted committee members to the criminal activity they uncovered.