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Clinton Foundation pushed State Dept. on Bill Clinton speech in North Korea

By Sarah Bedford

Published August 16, 2016 4:01am ET

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Clinton Foundation pushed State Dept. on Bill Clinton speech in North Korea — In March 2012, Bill Clinton received an invitation to speak at the Gaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, where dozens of South Korean companies took advantage of the lower wages permitted north of the demilitarized zone by shifting parts of their operation there. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) | Ahn Young-joon

A Clinton Foundation official pushed Hillary Clinton’s State Department to approve a request for Bill Clinton to speak at a North Korean industrial complex accused of funding the country’s rogue nuclear program.

The invitation was facilitated by Tony Rodham, the brother of the Democratic nominee, who had entered now-defunct business partnerships with the Clinton bundler named as a “go-between” for the speech hosts and the secretary of state.

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