A spokesperson for the Clintons has told RTÉ News that the claims are 'baseless and patently false'
Bill and Hillary Clinton have denied claims contained in a new book that they tried to get a scholarship to Ireland for a boyfriend of their daughter Chelsea and deny cutting funding to the scholarship programme to punish the organiser.The new book called 'Shenanigans: the US-Ireland Relationship in Uncertain Times' is written by former Democratic foreign policy advisor Trina Vargo.
Each year, the programme provides funding for a group of US students to study in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Senator Mitchell said he was just seeking clarification, but Ms Vargo writes: "It would be hard to believe that the timing of the president’s call wasn’t aimed at influencing us to make him a finalist."In 2012, the US State Department, then under Mrs Clinton, cut funding to the Mitchell scholarship, citing budgetary measures.
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