Hillary Not Truthful About Wall Street Speaking Fees

The Huffington Post ^ | February 8, 2016 | by Les Leopold

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Hillary is veering from the truth when she suggests her $225,000 per speech fee, paid three times by Goldman Sachs, was "what they offered."

It was not what they offered - it was what Team Hillary demanded.

A review of her 2014 tax return posted on her website shows that $225,000 was her minimum fee.

She received $225,000 for 34 of the 41 speeches listed on her tax return. Of the remaining 7 speeches, two were for 250,000 and the others for $265,000, $275,000, $285,000, $305,000 and $400,000. In total she received $9,680,000 for these speaking engagements in 2013.

Carl Bernstein, of Watergate fame and Hillary biographer, commented on CNN that the White House is "horrified that Clinton is blowing up her own campaign." He said they can't believe she took the money and didn't see the ethical problems that would dog her.

Hillary needs to do something very bold to prove to the American people that she can't be bought. Words will never be enough.

Although it may be far too late, there's one remaining possibility:

Give the money back!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Les Leopold, the director of the Labor Institute, is currently working with unions and community organizations to build the educational infrastructure of a new anti-Wall Street movement. His new book Runaway Inequality: An Activist's Guide to Economic Justice (Oct 2015) is a text for this campaign. All proceeds go to support these educational efforts.

[VRWCarea51]

It doesn’t really matter what she was paid. What really matters is what she told them behind closed doors to the public.

Let her keep the money, I want to read the transcript of the talk she gave.

That will sink her with the Commie Left in her party.

[Gaffer]

She can’t give the money back. Those people who paid her got good graft for their money.

[MortMan]

The headline has 5 words too many.

[Dante3]

I agree.

[Grampa Dave]

Okay Liz and AuntB have fun with Hilliarily and her gifs from the Wall Street Open Border elite thugs.

[Leaning Right]

So the Huffington Post is part of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy. Who’da thunk it?

[Hoodat]

Hillary Not Truthful About Wall Street Speaking Fees . . . period.

[I want the USA back]

Even the liberal rag Huff Post calls hillary a liar.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Hillary Not Truthful About Wall Street Speaking Fees

And water is wet. What's the point and exactly WHEN have the clintons been truthful about ANYTHING?

[AuntB]

UGH! Fighting this old hag AGAIN! She’s like a cancer...don’t even want a cure, just give us a remission! lol

[Don Corleone]

Its easy to believe that Hillary is even a bigger liar than Obama isn’t it?

[HotHunt]

Hillary Not Truthful About Wall Street Speaking Fees

There, I fixed it....

[PATRIOT1876]

Only $9,680,000?!?!?!

I thought that she was so poor that she couldn't even put a french fry in her mouth...

Isn't she another progressive (translate Communist) for the people?

She isn't living up to the principles given to her in Mao's little red book.

[meatloaf]

The couple million she got in speaking fees is penny ante compared to the two billion in bribes laundered through the Clinton foundations. When the tax evasion info hits the public, it’ll be Katy bar the door.

[PATRIOT1876]

“Communism (or progressivism, if you prefer) is for the peons and peasants, not for a magnificent, regal elite like me!

I tell you little people when to jump and how high while I enjoy my millions and push you all around with my political power.

Vote for ME. Power to the people... as long as the people's name is Clinton!”
~Hilary in 2016 (boiled down to it's essence)

[Corpus_Delicious]

I would love to see the transcript too. But I suspect the transcript would show nothing more than meaningless fluff - nothing of substance whatsoever.

"Goldman Sachs paid $225,000 to hear THAT ?!"

These stupid speeches are a ruse to pass free money from institutions to politicians under the guise of paying a politician for a worthwhile service. It's all a bunch of crap.

[lacrew]

I really don’t think the transcripts would be that earth shattering. What was said isn’t really important to the transaction/influence peddling.

[Joe Boucher]

“Give the money back!”?
Bill & Hill?
Give a penny back? Never.
Arkansas grifters.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I want to read the transcript of the talk she gave. That will sink her with the Commie Left in her party.

Bingo. F. Chuck Todd likely did her in my putting her on the spot on that topic.