Conflict of interest

Clinton charities refile six years of tax returns amid increased scrutiny

The charities are best known for their work on health and environmental issues in the developing world, but have come under renewed scrutiny this year with Hillary Clinton’s decision to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency in the election in November 2016.

Her critics, especially political rivals in the Republican Party, have said the charities’ reliance on millions of dollars from foreign governments creates conflicts of interests for a would-be U.S. president. They have also criticized the charities’ admitted failure to comply with an ethics agreement Clinton signed with Barack Obama’s incoming presidential administration in 2008 in order for her to become secretary of state.