Clintons Earned $30 Million in 16 Months, Report Shows [Oh well, Bill's gotta pay the bills]

New York Times ^ | 05/16/2015 | By MAGGIE HABERMAN and STEVE EDER

[SeekAndFind]

Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband made at least $30 million over the last 16 months, mainly from giving paid speeches to corporations, banks and other organizations, according to financial disclosure forms filed with federal elections officials on Friday.

The sum, which makes Mrs. Clinton among the wealthiest of the 2016 presidential candidates, could create challenges for the former secretary of state as she tries to cast herself as a champion of everyday Americans in an era of income inequality.

The $25 million in speaking fees since the beginning of last year continue a lucrative trend for the Clintons: They have now earned more than $125 million on the circuit since leaving the White House in 2001.

[Sasparilla]

Is Hillary still complaining about the
1%ers?

[CMailBag]

Rather loose use of the word ‘earned’.

[Crazieman]

I could put a hundredth of that to good use.

[CGASMIA68]

I am so sick of hearing these mega rich politicians bemoaning the rich...including the AH’s in the WH

[Liz]

NYT reports: the Clintons made at least $30 million over the last 16 months, with the bulk of their income derived from more than 100 paid speeches. The couple’s earnings and assets were to be detailed in personal financial disclosure forms that Mrs. Clinton and other presidential candidates were required to file with the FEC no later than Friday.

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Oh, please....The cunning Clintons got tons more money spewing from the shady Clinton Foundation.....and hidden business interests all over the world---including uranium mines, gold mines, hedge fund income, consulting income, and the like.

Plus the Clintons' pricey real estate:

Although "dead broke," Bill and Hillary Clinton bought the $5.95 million mansion in Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York in 1999, after they left the WH. The house was built in 1889, has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, and is 5,232 square feet. The house is now estimated to be worth $6.84 million.

The Clintons paid $2.85 million for this Washington DC house in the Observatory Circle neighborhood. The Georgian Colonial is 5,152 square feet, has four bedrooms and 7 bathrooms, and is a half mile away from the Vice Presidential residence at the Naval Observatory.

Chelsea and hubby Marc Mezvinsky's $10 million condo.

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Chelsea's husband runs a hedge fund that gained access to investors who had ties to the Clintons. Back in 2011, Mezvinsky, now 37, and two former Goldman Sachs colleagues — Bennett Grau and Mark Mallon — began raising money for Mezvinsky's Eaglevale Partners LP hedge fund. Some of Eaglevale's investors included Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. Blankfein, a slavish Democrat supporter, said he had "always been a fan of Hillary Clinton."

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PLUS the Clintons got vast holdings they're not gonna let us peons know about:

(1) The missing State Dept $6 billion, (2) the cut of Hillary's brother's Haitian gold mine permit, (3) the gold Obama and Hillary got from invading Quadaffi; (4) the Russian uranium deal income.

And money secreted in (1) numbered offshore bank accounts,(2) investment holdings, (3) safe deposit boxes holding coins, gold, valuables, etc, (4) other holdings in real estate, businesses, (5) passive non-taxable income from rentals, interest accrued, investments, etc .....

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The two leeches didn't have a pot to *** in back in Arkansas---didn't even own a home. But they are experts at gaming the "public service" system for themselves. The Clintons' conniving has enriched them. They are now worth hundreds of millions of dollars.....and counting.

My guess is Billy heard that one foreign leader ripped off his govt for $82 Billion----not to be outdone, Hillary's gotta get elected, so's Bill can top that.

[9YearLurker]

Seems a bit excessive for two senior citizens whose only child says she just can’t bring herself to care about money.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Seems a bit excessive for two senior citizens whose only child says she just can’t bring herself to care about money.

Hey, they now have to think of college for their grand daughter...

[9YearLurker]

Oh, that’s right—and she could turn out to be the money grubber in an otherwise altruistic family.

[hoosiermama]

How many staff members to clean all those bathrooms? ;-)

[boycott]

"The Jerk."

[Don Corleone]

Jimmy Carter wore a sweater ,turned off the lights and cut back the thermostat to save money. Hill and Bill are rarely home. They could do the same.

[Paulie]

What would banks and corporations want to hear anything the Clintons have to say? Worse, they pay big bucks to hear it!

What am I missing?

[tumblindice]

It's a Wookie Pity Party and yer invited!: "Ah'm dead broke. Cain't you see yer way to give me 75K, George? I raised you up on my knee dagnabit."

[W.]

Earned, like inner-city welfare. Just more influence peddling, at a high price.

May they fail the wrong people...

[dainbramaged]

I like how Rush calls them the “Clinton Crime Family” these days, and usually calls her “Mrs. Bill Clinton”. You know it really grinds that witch’s grits.

[Vaduz]

MSM AWOL

[Jack Hammer]

Good news for Hillary - she’s got enough cash to buy the presidency.