The Clinton foundation is and has been, the Clintons' greatest political and financial tool for personal advancement, and though the family collects no actual salary from the public charity, it helped build their robust political donor network, gain and maintain access to world leaders, and, most importantly, acquire paid speaking engagements—one of their greatest sources of personal revenue.
Though Hillary Clinton cut ties with the foundation in 2008 to become Secretary of State, Bill Clinton maintained his leading role on the charity's board, ensuring that his wife maintained a financial and political interest, albeit indirectly, in the foundation. In and of itself, such a setup is a prima facie example of a conflict of interest.
Though Hillary Clinton cut ties with the foundation in 2008 to become Secretary of State, Bill Clinton maintained his leading role on the charity's board, ensuring that his wife maintained a financial and political interest, albeit indirectly, in the foundation. In and of itself, such a setup is a prima facie example of a conflict of interest.