Speaking onstage in a New York City hotel ballroom for about an hour, he told supporters of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation that it had brought about “a profound advance in the conduct and impact of modern philanthropy”.
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The charity would also change its name from the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation to the Clinton Foundation.
“I’ve had this job longer than I ever had any job, and I’ve loved it”, Clinton said.
Count among them Bill Clinton, who said in an interview that aired on Monday that it was “natural” for friends and Clinton Foundation donors to ask Hillary Clinton’s State Department for favors.
He added: “If Hillary is elected president, the Foundation’s work, funding, global reach, and my role in it will present questions that must be resolved in a way that keeps the good work going while eliminating legitimate concerns about potential conflicts of interest”. The speech was one of 104 paid speeches that earned Bill and Hillary Clinton about $25 million in the 16 months before she launched her presidential campaign.
The stuff that they’ve said so far is just bull, but if she was actually the president, it would raise too many questions.
An initial Judicial Watch report in early August alleged that foundation donors received special treatment from the candidate while she was secretary of state.
The 12th and final CGI winds down today, with the ex-president slated to give a “personal reflection” about the initiative and the greater Clinton Foundation later this afternoon. The annual CGI gathering in NY has brought together an unusual blend of political leaders, philanthropists and celebrities, with participants expected to make specific commitments for projects around the world. And before that book, Daniel Halper’s Clinton, Inc. laid the ground work for any reporter interested in pursuing the obvious conflicts of interest as foreign government and corporate funds flowed into the non-profits from nations and companies doing business with the United States federal government.
He insisted the conference wouldn’t work without corporate sponsorships and global participation (foreign donors?), and “I learned already in this election that some people were subject to a presumption of guilt just because they were participating”, Clinton said.
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Bill Clinton delivered an emotional defense of his family’s charitable foundation Wednesday, applauding those who have contributing for having “validated hope and possibilities”.
