For nearly a decade, ‘Russiagate’ has hovered over American politics like a stubborn cloud—dark, unresolved, and politically radioactive. Donald Trump’s push to revive his lawsuit against Hillary Clinton is not just another legal maneuver; it is an attempt to reopen a chapter that many in Washington would prefer to forget. But this renewed legal battle has unexpectedly placed another long-ignored figure back under the microscope: Muhammad Yunus. The connections between the Clinton Foundation, Grameen America, and Yunus’s political alliances with the Democratic establishment suggest that the aftershocks of Russiagate may spill into a new arena—one where financial networks, political friendships, and donor ecosystems intersect.

The relationship between the Clinton Foundation and Grameen America stretches back to the mid-2000s, when Hillary Clinton, then a senator, elevated Yunus as a global development icon. Her advocacy boosted his financial ventures in the United States, especially Grameen America, which expanded rapidly under the umbrella of Democratic patronage. The Clintons promoted Yunus not only as a microcredit pioneer but as a political ally—someone who shared their ideological vision and their network.

Grameen America’s financial contributions to the Clinton Foundation became part of this mutually beneficial relationship. These donations—framed as charitable cooperation—cemented a partnership that critics long suspected was about more than philanthropy. The pattern resembles a familiar Clinton playbook: global nonprofit activities intertwined with political influence, donor networks, and strategic alliances. It is no coincidence that Yunus’s rise in American political circles mirrors the expansion of the Clinton Foundation’s international footprint.

The Clinton-Yunus partnership also carried political implications for Bangladesh, where........

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