First, "conflict of interest" does not mean that anybody has done anything wrong. It simply means that a person has more than one interest and that there may be circumstances in which an action benefiting one interest may harm the other or vice versa.
The solution to conflicts of interest is to MANAGE THE CONFLICT.
Let's use Hillary Clinton's interests as an example.
Hillary certainly had an interest in serving the American people when she accepted the position of Secretary of State. She had a duty to serve those interests and to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the U.S.
At the same time she was Secretary of State, she also had an interest in the success of the Clinton Foundation. That interest is clearly expressed in the very name of the organization.
To suggest that there was no "conflict of interest" in Hillary having a foundation and serving as Secretary of State is simply nonsense. She had a duty to the U.S. as Secretary and she had a duty to the donors to the Foundation. THAT IS THE CONFLICT.
What remains is to discuss whether the conflict, which nobody should doubt existed, was managed properly.
The second fact that must be recognized is that the conflicted person is automatically unsuitable to act as manager of their own conflict of interest. Only a third party who has no particular interest in either side of the conflict should act as manager.
So, the first question to be answered is, "Did Hillary have a conflict of interest?" The answer is absolutely and unequivocally, "YES".
The second question is, "Was Hillary's conflict of interest managed properly?" And the answer to this question is absolutely and unequivocally, "NO".
This failure is more than sufficient to exclude Hillary from, not only the Presidency, but from any position of authority whatsoever.
“This failure is more than sufficient to exclude Hillary from, not only the Presidency, but from any position of authority whatsoever.”
Under a fair and just government that failure would be enough to send her to prison.
Let us not forget the billions of dollars obtained by Clinton, through the conduit of her Foundation, for committing treason against the United States.
This went far beyond conflict of interest or impropriety.
This was BRIBERY
That is what we should call it. She took bribes not donations.