It would seem that the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) will be coming to an end, due to plans to lay off its last group of employees in the next few months.
The Clinton Foundation issued a WARN filing with the New York Department of Labor, saying that 22 CGI employees will lose their jobs due to the “discontinuation of the Clinton Global Initative.” This has reportedly become the subject of a significant dispute within the Foundation in terms of how the layoffs ought to be handled.
During the election, revelations about the Clinton Foundation invited concerns about “pay-to-play” practices at the State Department. The CGI was engulfed in these condemnations, with critics saying that wealthy foreign donors could influence Hillary Clinton and the government through their contributions.
Clinton’s team argued that the Foundation contributed to a variety of international charity projects, though it remained a subject of criticism throughout the election.
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Clinton Global Initiative Plans to Shut Down Following HRC's Election Loss https://t.co/llbMoujj7R pic.twitter.com/CKQQUinlon
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 16, 2017
Sustainable and effective charities don't close up shop just because someone lost an election. CGI's demise is proof it was never a charity.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 15, 2017
You would think the Clintons would keep the CGI going out of their own pocket for another year, just to avoid confirming the obvious.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) January 16, 2017
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