State Department Says No Evidence Donations Influenced Hillary Clinton
It comes as the former president defends his speaking engagements.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton clasp hands as Hillary prepares to speak at the closing session of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), on September 24, 2014 in New York City.
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The State Department hasn’t seen evidence that decisions made by Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state were influenced by donations to her family’s foundation or speaking fees to her husband, a department spokesman said.
“We are not aware of any evidence that actions taken by Secretary Clinton were influenced by donations to the Clinton Foundation or speech or honoraria of former President Clinton,” the spokesman, Jeff Rathke, told reporters on Monday in Washington.