Money, Not Ideas, Driving Clinton Global Initiative
Contrary to the image painted of the Clintons by both their friends and enemies, they have always been less about ideas and beliefs than they have been about money. One need look no further than their record: the collection of an astonishing $3 billion in contributions and donations over the course of their public lives. No one comes even close.
Dig into those numbers and you see the predictable sources of money that rise to the top: Wall Street and investment banks, lawyers and law firms.
But the story of the Clintons and their pursuit of money is even more interesting when we discover how it has evolved over time. The source of their money has changed depending on the positions of power they have held. (Early donors from Arkansas, like Walmart founder Sam Walton, gave early but stopped after $6,000.)
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