Speeches that earned Clinton millions remain a mystery

AP News via Townhall.com ^ | February 5, 2016

[Kaslin]

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Hillary Clinton told voters in the latest Democratic debate there's "hardly anything you don't know about me."

Just minutes later, she got tangled in a question about a part of her resume that is an enduring mystery.

In the 18 months before launching her second presidential bid, Clinton gave nearly 100 paid speeches at banks, trade associations, charitable groups and private corporations. The appearances netted her $21.7 million - and voters very little information about what she was telling top corporations as she prepared for her 2016 campaign.

What she said - or didn't say - to Wall Street banks in particular has become a significant problem for her presidential campaign, as she tries to counter the unexpected rise of Democratic rival Bernie Sanders. He's put her in awkward position of squaring her financial windfall with a frustrated electorate.

Asked in the debate - and not for the first time - about releasing transcripts of those speeches, she said: "I will look into it. I don't know the status, but I will certainly look into it." She added, "My view on this is, look at my record."

[UCANSEE2]

Here is one thing I'm sure she didn't give in speeches to corporate entities.

[Pearls Before Swine]

This is the scandal to top them all.

It might be. BUT--the Chinese contributions to Bill Clinton's re-election and the subsequent access to highly sensitive guidance information via Bill's pals at Loral are just as bad, if not worse. Except for one thing: It's been 20 years, and they were never investigated and prosecuted. Water under the bridge.

[meatloaf]

This time around the FBI has assigned 100 agents to a criminal investigation. Big difference.

[dandiegirl]

I don’t believe she ever made any speeches, therefore, there are no transcripts.