the figure ien likened giustra to is ron buerkle. the thing giustra liked most about clinton was just being in his orbit, in the proximity. he was on his jet 26 times. >> how many dinners did he have with the president of kazakhstan and other countries who had massive uranium deposits in their country before he met bill clinton? >> i don't know, joe. >> i don't either. but i would bet that the answer to that is zero. and i remember reading about this deal back when it happened. looking at going, wow. >> josh, goodsdid the foundation pick up any part of the 25 reported jet trips? >> i don't know because they had not been forthcoming with nearly as much information as they ought to. they haven't even released the name of over 1,000 donors i think now. even after having agreed to do so. so we really don't know what is going on. and it's frustrating i should point out, not just to journalists, but yesterday in africa, at a clinton foundation event, one of the big donors up on stage with bill clinton actually kind of lambasted him and sai

hillary clinton is being dogged by new reports about undisclosed foreign donations to the clinton-giustrandation. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: of all the clinton charities this is one of the largest-- the clinton health access initiative or chai based in boston. in 2013 alone, foreign countries donated at least $54 million to chai to fight hiv/aids and other illnesses but chai didn't inform the state department that year or any year when clinton was secretary, despite this 2008 memo of understanding stating that the clinton foundation will share such countries with a state department ethics official for review. >> one has the impression they didn't take this commitment seriously. >> reporter: louisiana republican david vitter grilled clinton about potential conflicts of interest at her 2009 confirmation hearing. he was promised this: >> all contributors will be disclosed. >> reporter: in addition to chai, the foundation acknowledged this week it did not disclose 1,100 donors. officials say revealing those names would violate canadian laws. candidate clinton has avoided the issue. fou

foundation said it did not announce more than 400 donors to the clinton/giustra partnership based inada where privacy laws face more restriction. another charity, the clinton health access initiative did not inform state department ethics officials when foreign governments increased their donatins. state department spokesperson marie hart. >> if there were things that should have been submitted that weren't, we obviously would have appreciated the opportunity to review them. >> reporter: clinton herself has had little to say on the topic. >> are you going to address those question mrs. fully? >> reporter: but foundation leaders say they are acting quickly to remedy past mistakes. >> one has the impression they didn't take this commitment seriously from the very beginning. >> reporter: louisiana republican david vitter raised the issue with clinton back in 2009. >> a lot of folks legitimately share these concerns across the spectrum. >> reporter: why was it important for them to disclose this foreign donation? >> well, it was a big potential source of conflict of interest. you had hug

continue to be involved like the ukrainian oligarch victor pinchuck and canadian mining mogul frank giustra. they at the center of donations for access. bill clinton is very close to them and some folks who i talked to in the clintons' inner circle want him to step back from these relationships and step back from the foundation. they say if he doesn't it's an invitation for continued scrutiny during hillary's presidential campaign. >> you said it was $2 billion? >> that's right. $2 billion is how much the clinton foundation has taken in over the years from donors around the world foreign donor, foreign governments, domestic donors including many who will be supportive of hillary clinton's presidential campaign. so there, too, you have this overlap that is kind of discomfiting to democrats and is seen as an appealing target to republicans. >> and quickly switching topics i'm sure you're watching what's happening in new jersey with bridge gate. how closely are donors watching it? >> chris christie spent a lot of time early on last year when the presidential field was just taking shape trying