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Peter Franz Schweizer (born November 24, 1964) is an American political consultant and writer. He is the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), senior editor-at-large of far-right media organization Breitbart News, and a former fellow at the conservative Hoover Institution.Schweizer wrote Clinton Cash, a 2015 book discussing donations made to the Clinton Foundation by foreign entities and Bill and Hillary Clinton's income after they left the White House in 2001. Journalists and fact-checking organizations have criticized the book for speculation, conclusions not supported by the evidence presented, and for factual errors which were corrected in the Kindle edition. Early life While in high school, Schweizer attended the National Conservative Students Conference at George Washington University and was a member of Young America's Foundation (YAF). He graduated from Kentridge High School in Kent, Washington in 1983. Schweizer then attended George Washington University and, subsequently, graduate school at St Cross College of Oxford University on YAF scholarships. He was on YAF staff starting 1993 and edited its magazine. Career In 2012, Schweizer and Steve Bannon co-founded the Government Accountability Institute, a conservative think-tank whose stated goal is to "investigate and expose government corruption, misuse of taxpayer money and crony capitalism." Schweizer is president of the organization. It is registered as a nonpartisan organization, but largely focuses on the Democratic Party. Investigative projects Schweizer's early work at Senator Jeremiah Denton's National Forum Foundation (NFF) focused on the Cold War. He co-authored a National Review article with Denton's son, James (often cited as Jim), "Murdering SDI", about the suspicious deaths of several European officials who supported the Strategic Defense Initiative. While at the NFF, Schweizer also published a report titled "The Meaning and Destiny of the Sandinista Revolution".In 2012, journalist Steve Kroft used Schweizer's work as the basis for a report on CBS's 60 Minutes about Congressional insider trading. Titled "Insiders: The road to the STOCK act", Kroft relied heavily on Schweizer's reporting in his 2011 book Throw Them All Out, which CBS independently verified, to demonstrate how members of Congress trade stocks unethically, and inoculate themselves from prosecution. The following year, Kroft revisited Schweizer's work to create another 60 Minutes report on how members of Congress use the funds of their political action committees for private inurement. Books Schweizer co-authored two novels, published in 1997 and 2005, with former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger. Friendly Spies Schweizer's second book, published in 1992, purported to reveal espionage by the French secret service on the British government between 1984 and 1987. A follow-up by two Sunday Times reporters revealed that meetings described by Schweizer in Friendly Spies did not check out, sources were named that did not exist or could not be found, and the hotel in which the meetings allegedly had taken place did not exist at the time. Victory In 1994, The Atlantic Monthly Press published Schweizer's book Victory: The Reagan Administration's Secret Strategy that Hastened the Collapse of the Soviet Union. The book argued that President Ronald Reagan brought an end to the Cold War through a policy of massive defense spending which led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Historian Stephen E. Ambrose criticized the book, writing that "there is a great deal more to the Soviet collapse than Schweizer recognizes, and in any case, it is difficult to take seriously a book as badly written as this one... The book is consistently redundant and badly out of balance." The book later enjoyed renewed popularity with foreign policy officials during the Trump administration, with one White House official telling reporters "it was 'no secret' that the book has had some influence on policy." Clinton Cash In 2015, HarperCollins published Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich, a 256-page book discussing the donations made to the Clinton Foundation by foreign entities. Several media outlets received advance copies, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Fox News, all of whom agreed to pursue stories found in the book. While promoting the book, Schweizer falsely claimed that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had veto power to stop the sale of Uranium One to a Russian state-owned company.Time wrote that "allegations are presented as questions rather than proof" but that "the book's dark suggestions reflect the growing problem Clinton faces in her run for the White House in 2016 as more and more details of the foundation's fundraising activities present the appearance of impropriety and lack of transparency during her time as Secretary of State."Several journalists challenged the book, writing that it contains "leaps of logic," that it "draws some conclusions that go beyond the available evidence," that "[p]arts of Schweitzer's reporting fell apart under scrutiny," and that "Schweizer is trafficking in speculation."The book was found to contain several factual errors, including the false claim that Clinton played a central role in the sale of Uranium One to a Russian state-owned company while the Clinton Foundation was receiving large donations. Several weeks after the book's initial publication, HarperCollins and the author made several corrections to the Kindle edition of the book, amending "seven or eight" passages.In the wake of the book's publication, the Clinton Foundation admitted that it made mistakes in disclosing some of its contributions and that it implemented new rules increasing financial reporting and limiting foreign donations.The book was funded by the Mercer Family Foundation with a $1.7 million contribution in 2015 to the Government Accountability Institute (GAI) whose researchers Schweizer used. Secret Empires In 2018, HarperCollins published Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends. Secret Empires provided details about the overseas business conducted by Hunter Biden, particularly in his employment with entities such as Ukrainian energy firm Burisma. The book also describes ties between Elaine Chao's family business Foremost Group and China, which were disputed by a spokesman for Chao's husband, Senator Mitch McConnell.The book "was perfectly timed for the Presidential campaign" and has been cited as an initial source of the Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory. It was given significant coverage on Fox News which gained Republican nominee Donald Trump's attention and led him to send personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine to pressure their new government to investigate the claims in Schweizer's book. Trump's efforts eventually resulted in a major scandal t.... Discover the Peter Schweizer popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Peter Schweizer books.
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Breaking Biden
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Integrative Unternehmensethik. Zum Ansatz des Schweizer Wirtschaftsethikers Peter Ulrich
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Summary Of Secret Empires By Peter Schweizer How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends
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Summary of Secret Empires
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Integrative Unternehmensethik. Zum Ansatz des Schweizer Wirtschaftsethikers Peter Ulrich
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Europas Jazz
Ekkehard JostJazz in Europa – das hieß lange Zeit soviel wie amerikanischer Jazz, unabhängig davon, ob er von amerikanischen oder europäischen Musikern dargeboten wurde. Erst mit dem Aufkommen ...
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Red Handed
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Unwoke
Ted CruzOur institutions have gone "woke." Everybody knows that. But nobody has come up with a way to stop it. Until now.In this hardhitting new book, Senator Ted Cruz delivers a realistic...
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Summary of Clinton Cash
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Sommario Di Imperi Segreti Di Peter Schweizer Come La Classe Politica Americana Nasconde La Corruzione E Arricchisce La Famiglia E Gli Amici
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Zusammenfassung Von Geheime Imperien Von Peter Schweizer Wie Die Amerikanische Politische Klasse Korruption Verbirgt Und Familie Und Freunde Bereichert
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Summary of Red-Handed
Tina EvansDelve into the hidden world of American elites and their lucrative ties to China with "Summary of RedHanded: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win."...This gripping summar...
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A Republic Under Assault
Tom FittonNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this explosive book, New York Times bestselling author and president of Judicial Watch Tom Fitton explains how the Radical Left and the Deep State destr...
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Samenvatting Van Geheime Rijken Door Peter Schweizer Hoe De Amerikaanse Politieke Klasse Corruptie Verbergt En Familie En Vrienden Verrijkt
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Clean House
Tom FittonFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Corruption Chronicles comes a devastating expose of the scandals of Obama's second term. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton revea...