‘I Gotta Pay Our Bills,’ Bill Clinton Says of Six-Figure Talks
He also says criticism over his family foundation’s donations from foreign governments is politically motivated.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks during the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014.
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Former President Bill Clinton had one reaction when asked if he would continue to collect fees on the order of $500,000 for speeches during his wife’s presidential bid: “Oh, yeah. I gotta pay our bills.”
Clinton defended speaking fees that often are hundreds of thousands of dollars, saying there were no conflicts of interest, in an interview with NBC News broadcast Monday.