Corruption

Clinton Foundation drug contracts intersected with State Department work

Clinton denied on Sunday that she participated in any foundation activities while she served as secretary of state, employing a new defense of its operations by highlighting the negotiated healthcare deals.

But under her leadership, at least a handful of the State Department's global health efforts relied on drug companies that were also major Clinton Foundation donors in arrangements that raise questions about the distance Clinton kept from her family's philanthropy.

The Clinton Foundation has become a magnet for criticism from Republicans who have painted it as the embodiment of everything they see wrong with the Democratic nominee: her insularity, political longevity and willingness to skirt the rules when it suits her.