Sanders Accepts Clinton’s Challenge on Wall Street Speeches

[votesparks]

ELKO, Nev. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign on Friday urged Hillary Clinton to keep her word and release the transcripts of speeches she gave to Wall Street firms “when everybody else does.”

“Sen. Sanders accepts Clinton’s challenge. He will release all of the transcripts of all of his Wall Street speeches. That’s easy. The fact is, there weren’t any. Bernie gave no speeches to Wall Street firms. He wasn’t paid anything while Secretary Clinton made millions, including $675,000 for three paid speeches to Goldman Sachs,” said Sanders’ spokesman Michael Briggs.

“So now we hope Secretary Clinton keeps her word and releases the transcripts of her speeches. We hope she agrees that the American people deserve to know what she told Wall Street behind closed doors,” Briggs added.


Clinton was paid $21.7 million in fees for speeches to groups including Wall Street firms, big corporations and trade associations for 92 talks she delivered from 2013 through last April in the run-up to formally launching her second presidential bid.

A question about what she said in those speeches was raised on Thursday during an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall in Las Vegas. A questioner in the audience asked her about why she won’t release the transcripts. Clinton said she would hand over her speech transcripts if other public officials did the same. “I’m happy to release anything I have when everybody else does the same,” Clinton said. Sanders is “everybody else” in the Democratic presidential field of candidates.

During a Feb. 4 Democratic presidential debate, Clinton was asked if she would release the transcripts of all her paid speeches. “I will look into it. I don’t know the status, but I will certainly look into it,” she said at the time.

Source: https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-accepts-clintons-challenge-on-wall-street-speeches/

[7wo7rees]

1. Is that what you call a throw down?

So now what, Hillary, it's your turn?

[7wo7rees]

11. Confused. I was suggesting that it was Hill's turn. Bernie

provided. Or am I wrong?

[Motown_Johnny]

15. OK, I misunderstood your post.

I thought the "Is that all you got" was a dismissal of the call for the transcripts to be released.


My bad, Sorry!

[7wo7rees]

19. Forgiven. Passions are running extra high. :)

[GeoWilliam750]

20. Very simply

If those speeches made her look good, the transcripts would have been released in minutes.

Thus, what she told Wall Street must have pleased them very much - millions and millions of dollars much.

[youceyec]

2. last I checked

there are 6 other candidates running. So no.

[libtodeath]

4. She will find more if they all did.

[UglyGreed]

7. Tell me why

is Hillary so reluctant to release these transcripts???

[Motown_Johnny]

8. For the Democratic nomination? I think you are mistaken.

Unless of course you expect the Repukes to have more integrity than she does and release their transcripts first.

Is that it? Do you honestly believe that Hillary has less moral fortitude than Donald Trump or Ted Cruz?



Harsh.

[youceyec]

12. oh nevermind

this was just sarcasm from the BS camp since he doesnt have any wall street speeches.

next.

[frylock]

18. You want lift those goalposts with your legs, not your back.

[antigop]

3. it depends upon what her definition of "everybody" is. nt

[7wo7rees]

17. Oh that is good. Real nice.

Just like is and what is "is"! Honestly I think, that day, that moment was when the Clinton family lost me forever.

" Well, it depends upon what your definition of "is" is."

Oh, and it was delivered with such a lovely southern drawl and charm......

[UglyGreed]

5. Time to move the

goalposts......I meant the Republicans, my bad

[jham123]

10. Beat me too it....

[UglyGreed]

13. .

[jham123]

9. BAM!

I thought of this when I heard her try this....

...of course Carly or Chris Christy will refuse to share their speeches as they lay on the beach enjoying their failed attempts.....and Clinton will use them as an excuse and say "everybody else didn't"

[SheenaR]

14. She will now say she will release them when

Martin O'Malley and Vermin Supreme release theirs

[liberal_at_heart]

16. Notice how Hillary said she would only release her transcripts after all the candidates

release theirs? We are in the primary. We are currently not interested in what the Republicans' transcripts say. We will get to that in the General. Right now we are trying to decide who should be the nominee for the Democratic Party, so if Bernie is willing to release his why won't Hillary? I think we all know the answer to this. She never intended to release her transcripts and is simply giving herself an excuse for not releasing them. Doesn't exactly go a long way towards showing the American people she can be trusted.