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Bill Clinton admits: 'Maybe' some donated money to influence State Dept.
The Washington Examiner ^ | September 19, 2016 | Kelly Cohen

Posted on 09/19/2016 11:20:21 AM PDT by kevcol

Bill Clinton on Sunday acknowledged that some of the donors to the Clinton Foundation likely made those donations in order to influence foreign policy, when Hillary Clinton led the State Department.

But in a Sunday interview with NPR, Clinton insisted that the donations never influenced policy.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arkansas
KEYWORDS: billclinton; clintonfoundation; payforplay; statedept
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To: kevcol
Clinton insisted that the donations never influenced policy.

Not even one time!

21 posted on 09/19/2016 11:32:36 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: kevcol

So Bubba is asking America to give him and Cankles the benefit of doubt to do the right thing for the country? Just how dumb does he think we are? Don’t answer.


22 posted on 09/19/2016 11:32:56 AM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: jazusamo

Not even a smidgen.


23 posted on 09/19/2016 11:33:06 AM PDT by AmusedBystander (The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next)
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To: kevcol

Why would he say this. They likely did?

No reason to say that out of nowhere.

It’s certainly not on the same level, but my aunt, whose child, now 39 has Thalassemia and my aunt runs the foundation. She was a state senator’s right and woman for MANY year.

She checks were a LITTLE too big from people not well known and she would call those folk and thank them, ask them if they’re sure they wanted to donate this much because besides tax deduction, they would get NOTHING.

My aunt is TOUGH.

Why would bill say this unless it was understood.


24 posted on 09/19/2016 11:36:43 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: kevcol

25 posted on 09/19/2016 11:37:06 AM PDT by Eddie01 (Democrats are the Liquidate America Party)
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To: DannyTN

Orange is the one color that is becoming to Hillary.


26 posted on 09/19/2016 11:37:59 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Stay ignorant, my friends! (if you watch mainstream media, you will!))
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To: kevcol

And as long as we’re on the topic, the appropriate response to a bribery attempt, Bill, is to refuse the money, not take the money and then fail to deliver. Naturally an honest and above-board ex-President would know that...but does BJ Billy?


27 posted on 09/19/2016 11:38:41 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: kevcol

Hillary (speaking in Bill’s terms):

“I never gave favors to that donor...Never!!!!”


28 posted on 09/19/2016 11:42:30 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: kevcol

It depends on your definition of ‘donor’.

Bill Clinton is a wild card, IMO, because his mental lucidity is not what it should be to astutely avoid getting into the fray about all of Hillary’s lies and scandals.

Maybe he should start inhaling.


29 posted on 09/19/2016 11:47:31 AM PDT by hoe_cake ( Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Constitution)
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To: kevcol

Bakshish .. Money Talks, BS walks..


30 posted on 09/19/2016 11:52:08 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: JBW1949
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31 posted on 09/19/2016 11:57:22 AM PDT by ETL (God PLEASE help America...Never Hillary!)
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32 posted on 09/19/2016 11:58:52 AM PDT by ETL (God PLEASE help America...Never Hillary!)
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To: dp0622

“Why would bill say this unless it was understood.”

Yup. Bubba is just to inoculate them because he knows the Clinton Foundation is still under scrutiny.

Typical Clintons’ play book: let the news out in bits, and when people finally start to notice, claim that those questions have already been addressed.

What the heck. Why not try? That tactic has worked well for them so far...


33 posted on 09/19/2016 12:02:13 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking)
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To: JBW1949

"Indeed, I did have a relationship with
Ms. Lewinsky that was not appropriate.
In fact, it was wrong...
Now I need to get back to work for the
American people!"

34 posted on 09/19/2016 12:05:54 PM PDT by ETL (God PLEASE help America...Never Hillary!)
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To: kevcol

Late life honesty? I think “He who shall not be named” is afraid of going to Hell,


35 posted on 09/19/2016 12:11:59 PM PDT by Garvin (Age does not guarantee wisdom, and a college degree does not guarantee intelligence.)
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To: kevcol

Years ago I heard stories about people in the ME getting tired of so many Americans coming over to ‘give speeches’. That part of the world deals with bribes on a regular basis - - part of the culture - and they resented being taken advantage of.


36 posted on 09/19/2016 1:25:11 PM PDT by GOPJ ("..unbridled ambition, greedy...with a husband still dicking bimbos at home"-Colin Powell on Clinton)
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To: kevcol

This is the , ‘I did not have sex with that woman....Miss Lewinsky’, moment.

Total unadulterated BS. Discard the ‘Maybe’.


37 posted on 09/19/2016 2:35:15 PM PDT by Vinnie
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38 posted on 09/19/2016 2:42:07 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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39 posted on 09/19/2016 2:45:58 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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40 posted on 09/19/2016 3:22:48 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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