Firms That Paid Clinton For Speeches Had Business Sitting In Front of the Government

What was it that Chinese-money-fundraising figure Johnny Huang said...? Politics is like riding the subway; you just have to know which slots to put the money into.

That's not hard to figure out with the Clintons.

It's not just Wall Street banks. Most companies and groups that paid Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to speak between 2013 and 2015 have lobbied federal agencies in recent years, and more than one-third are government contractors, an Associated Press review has found. Their interests are sprawling and would follow Clinton to the White House should she win election this fall.

The AP's review of federal records, regulatory filings and correspondence showed that almost all the 82 corporations, trade associations and other groups that paid for or sponsored Clinton's speeches have actively sought to sway the government — lobbying, bidding for contracts, commenting on federal policy and in some cases contacting State Department officials or Clinton herself during her tenure as secretary of state.

posted by Ace at 11:26 AM

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