Two Clintons. 41 Years. $3 Billion

[berniepdx420]

A Washington Post investigation reveals how Bill and Hillary Clinton have methodically cultivated donors over 40 years, from Little Rock to Washington and then across the globe. Their fundraising methods have created a new blueprint for politicians and their donors.

By Matea Gold, Tom Hamburger and Anu Narayanswamy

LITTLE ROCK — Over four decades of public life, Bill and Hillary Clinton have built an unrivaled global network of donors while pioneering fundraising techniques that have transformed modern politics and paved the way for them to potentially become the first husband and wife to win the White House.

The grand total raised for all of their political campaigns and their family’s charitable foundation reaches at least $3 billion, according to a Washington Post investigation.

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Separately, donors have given $1 billion to support the Clintons’ political races and legal defense fund, making capped contributions to their campaigns and writing six-figure checks to the Democratic National Committee and allied super PACs.

The Post investigation found that many top Clinton patrons supported them in multiple ways, helping finance their political causes, their legal needs, their philanthropy and their personal bank accounts. In some cases, companies connected to their donors hired the Clintons as paid speakers, helping them collect more than $150 million on the lecture circuit in the past 15 years.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/clinton-money/

[nichomachus]

1. Old proverb

Whose bread I eat, his praises I sing.

[matt819]

2. Sheesh

So it looks like the Clintons are as much grifters as Palin et al. It's just that they're smoother and wrapped up in lovely Wall Street bow.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. Gotta give credit where credit is due.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[Kittycat]

4. K&R

Article from late fall. I'd love to see it refreshed with the latest numbers, but it's incredibly detailed. Thank you for sharing.