From the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than half the people outside the government who met with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state gave money - either personally or through companies or groups - to the Clinton Foundation. It's an extraordinary proportion indicating her possible ethics challenges if elected president.With her top aides doing work for both the Clinton Foundation and the State Department (1,2) is it any wonder some like Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton suggest "It is hard to tell where the State Department ended and where the Clinton Foundation began.They were working hand in glove."
At least 85 of 154 people from private interests who met or had phone conversations scheduled with Clinton while she led the State Department donated to her family charity or pledged commitments to its international programs, according to a review of State Department calendars released so far to The Associated Press. Combined, the 85 donors contributed as much as $156 million. At least 40 donated more than $100,000 each, and 20 gave more than $1 million.
Government for sale to the highest bidder. No surprise when we're dealing with the Clintons who were notorious in the White House during Bill Clinton's two terms for selling the Lincoln bedroom and a shady Arkansas restaurateur arriving with bags of cash.
And it's not just private individuals who lobbied Hillary after making mega payments to her foundation. Governments got into the act too.
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