Clinton spent much of his address recalling specific people who have been helped by CGI commitments, including making life-saving drugs more widely available and expanding access to clean drinking water.
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And while no smoking gun was ever produced that showed State Department officials doing donors’ bidding, Bill Clinton has admitted keeping CGI alive and staying on at the Clinton Foundation would create problems.
Politico credits the cuts to the “concessions made by the Clinton Foundation to controversies swirling around Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign”.
The incredibly thorough Clinton Cash from author Peter Schweizer was eye-opening.
The Clinton Global Initiative will eliminate dozens of jobs by the end of the year, Politico reports, although some staff will remain to continue working with donors.
“It is hard, but you know, if Hillary is elected, I’m looking forward to it”, Clinton said. But I would have paid more to do this job.
She pointed out in a new report that even the liberal Minnesota Star Tribune advised voters to be concerned about the “appearance of a conflict of interest” as Mrs. Clinton continues her bid for the presidency.
Still, the crowd gathered in the ballroom of a midtown Manhattan hotel reflected Bill Clinton’s unique ability to draw from all corners of influence.
In addition, the Clinton Foundation accepted millions of donations from foreign governments while Hillary was at State, including one that violated an ethics agreement it had with the Obama administration.
The Associated Press found last month that more than half of private individuals who met with Hillary Clinton during her tenure as secretary of state were Clinton Foundation donors – a number that the Clintons have argued lacks context, given how many donors the foundation has and how reputable and non-controversial many of them are.
Former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday the Federal Reserve will do the right thing on interest rates. He’s ending CGI regardless of the outcome of the election.
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The eclectic headliners also underscored the overlap between the Clinton’s charitable work and political ambitions. “I think it is quite different if the Foundation is operating in America, taking no corporate contributions”.
