Why would that be a problem for a book publisher?
“Why would that be a problem for a book publisher?”
Book publishers have become the conduit for bribes to politicians. You want to bribe Hillary or just curry favor. After discussing it with her handlers you go to the publisher they suggest and work a deal. You want to give her $8 million. You give the publisher, say, $9 million and they write a contract to her and giver her the advance. She then has the book ghost written for, say, $30,000 (as in “It takes a village.” There are no embarrassing photos of Hillary or somebody from her entourage stuffing bundles of cash into their coats, as there was with Abscam.) Everybody is happy.