Firms Paid Bill Clinton Millions As They Lobbied Hillary Clinton

[kcjohn1]

We know why Hillary is not up for political revolution. Current system is working just fine for them. Their graft is just more sophisticated than amateurs like Palin.

Former President Bill Clinton accepted more than $2.5 million in speaking fees from 13 major corporations and trade associations that lobbied the U.S. State Department while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, an International Business Times investigation has found. The fees were paid directly to the former president, and not directed to his philanthropic foundation.

Many of the companies that paid Bill Clinton for these speeches -- a roster of global giants that includes Microsoft, Oracle and Dell -- engaged him within the same three-month period in which they were also lobbying the State Department in pursuit of their policy aims, federal disclosure documents show. Several companies received millions of dollars in State Department contracts while Hillary Clinton led the institution.

The disclosure that President Clinton received personal payments for speeches from the same corporate interests that were actively seeking to secure favorable policies from a federal department overseen by his wife underscores the vexing issue now confronting her presidential aspirations: The Clinton family is at the center of public suspicions over the extent of insider dealing in Washington, emblematic of concerns that corporate interests are able to influence government action by creatively funneling money to people in power.

http://www.ibtimes.com/firms-paid-bill-clinton-millions-they-lobbied-hillary-clinton-1899107

[restorefreedom]

1. THIS is what should be making headlines nt

[KoKo]

11. Yep...and if they wait until she is the Dem Nominee think of what will happen.

Republicans will go at it. And, if the Repub nominee is Donald Trump...he already knows all of this and won't hesitate to use it. He and Bill and Hillary have the same friends in high places on Wall Street, NY Politics and Global and International ties.

Bernie is who we have to stay with. From his many years in Government (U.S. House and Senate) he is aware of much of these ties between Clintons and the Powerful Big Money that run our country, write the de-regulation laws, rule Wall Street and stash their money in other countries avoiding prosecution. The Clintons have done many favors for those in high places and they, in turn, have done many favors for the Clintons and Chelsea and who knows what other family members.

[restorefreedom]

14. it is amazing to me that people who claim to care about scotus, etc

are willing to risk this candidacy. i get the clintons....its all about personal ambition for them. but the supporters..they claim it is sooooooo important not to lose the wh and yet they want to back a candidate that is a guaranteed loss in the ge.

[CharlotteVale]

2. Ka-ching! Ka-ching!

[EdwardBernays]

3. All 10

Of the top 10 tax dodging corporations have a direct tie to the Clinton campaign.

And the top three are all represented by the lobbying firm her campaign chairman owns.

A few others gave millions to the Clinton Foundation.

[nichomachus]

9. Like any banana republic n/t

[Punkingal]

4. They really are greedy ans without morals.

[99Forever]

5. But but but...

... I got nothin'.

Corruption makes me

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, kcjohn.

[eShirl]

7. I expect this kind of things from Republicans

but from Democrats it seems even worse.

[nichomachus]

8. They don't even pretend any more n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. The downtrodden wealthy must stick together to protect themselves from the proletariat.

[cali]

12. It's insane that people say this is acceptable

[madokie]

13. and if this is all true

then what makes anyone, especially here, think that Hillary can win anything. Hell I'm not even sure she can win whatever is her home state.

If she has a home state that is