Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has been on a speaking tour since she left the State Department in February 2013, collecting millions from dozens of appearances. Bloomberg,
But the speeches do raise other questions. While a Clinton spokesman did not respond to questions about whether her newest appearances were for a fee, the series of paid addresses have become a rolling liability for Clinton, prompting a stream of stories detailing her fees—often as high as $300,000—and very specific demands. A rather unflattering piece in the Washington Post last week combed her contract (which the reporters got through a Freedom of Information Act Request) and found that Clinton required, among other items, room temperature water with lemon wedges, diet ginger ale, a custom podium, and a lavalier microphone (a clip-on mic) for a March 5 speaking engagement at the University of California-Los Angeles. In another contract with the University of Buffalo, Clinton retained the right to approve her introducer, program, moderator and the set, and she limited to 50 the number of pictures taken on a rope line. The $225,000 she charged to speak at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas prompted protests from student leaders who said Clinton should donate her fee back to the university…
Clinton’s decision to continue making paid speeches has prompted a quiet round of psychoanalysis from long-time observers. The couple certainly doesn’t need the money: As of January 2013, the date of Hillary Clinton’s last public disclosure, they were worth between $10.9 to $27.3 million, according to a Bloomberg News analysis…
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