Posted on 04/24/2015 6:47:40 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Chelsea Clinton defends her family's charity, claiming it's 'among the most transparent of foundations' and pledging to keep up its 'important' work amid pay-for-play accusations targeting her parents
Former first daughter is now vice chair of the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation She was responding to claims that her organization took millions from foreign governments that had pending policy concerns under her mother's control as secretary of state Republican Party says allegations in new book 'raise serious questions about Hillary Clinton's judgment and her handling of conflicts of interest' 'We'll be even more transparent,' Chelsea pledged, saying that 'we won't take new government funding, but that the work will continue as it is'
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton issued a pointed defense of her family foundation on Thursday after allegations surfaced that it reaped millions from foreign countries that had issues pending before her mother when she was secretary of state.
'What the Clinton Foundation has said is that we will be even more transparent' in the wake of the scandalous claims, said Chelsea, the philanthropy's vice chair, 'even though Transparency International and others have said we're among the most transparent of foundations.'
Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. president Bill Clinton and presumptive Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, spoke during an event on women and girls at the Council on Foreign Relatiosn in New York City.
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George Costanza’s Human Fund was more transparent.
She must have learned how to lie from her parents.
“Transparent”...now where have I heard that word before. Oh, yeah, the Obummer buzzword!
LOCK HER ASS UP TOO FOR CRIMINAL FRAUD, TAX EVASION AND FUNNELING OFF CHARITABLE FUNDS... ALLEGEDLY 15% GOES TO CHARITY .... WHAT KIND OF BS IS THAT??????? AND THEY CANT FILE CORRECTLY.... TYPICAL CLINTOON CRIMES.......and the republicans sit with their thumbs up their collective asses.
These are people who scammed off of Haiti earthquake relief, for crying out loud.
The apartment cost TEN million transparent dollars.
10 million $$$.
the whole family lives in the gutter - evil folks
Hillary is going to take Chelsea down with her. I think I might shed a tear.
Pass the cayenne.
The owners of the charity should never get to keep 85% of what they take in
An intellectual giant...
“Chelsea pledged, saying that ‘we won’t take new government funding”
That statement implies that they were taking government funding - but from whom? other nations? Out of the mouths of babes =)
Leave the gun; take the cannolis.
Transparently corrupt.
Yes dear, we see right through the scam.
Jail Bill and Hillary, and their little dog Chelsea, too!
Chelsea Clinton is her mothers daughter.
Hillary Clinton raised a liar just like herself.
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