Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who authored a memo that would essentially turn the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House into a hotel for top campaign donors in 1993, is defending the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation’s acceptance of foreign cash. The Weekly Standard,
The longtime Clinton ally’s comments are in response to the Wall Street Journal reporting, “The Clinton Foundation has dropped its self-imposed ban on collecting funds from foreign governments and is winning contributions at an accelerating rate, raising ethical questions as Hillary Clinton ramps up her expected bid for the presidency.”
But, as the memo shows, McAuliffe might not be the best person to talk about responsible fundraising…
As CNN reported in 1997, “Clinton, who was asked about the White House sleepovers during a drug control briefing, said that in early 1995, a lot of friends who helped get him elected in 1992 thought he had not kept in touch with them. Clinton said then-national campaign fund-raiser Terence McAuliffe sent him a memorandum, suggesting what they ought to do to re-establish contact, and Clinton said he told him to proceed.”
As the New York Times reported in 1998, many people took advantage of this program. “Trying to lance suspicions, the White House released a list of 938 overnight guests. Among them, they had contributed $10,176,840, an average of $10,849, although many gave nothing.”
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