CNBC/AP: Firms that paid for Clinton speeches have U.S. gov't interests

[grasswire]

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/21/the-associated-press-firms-that-paid-for-clinton-speeches-have-us-govt-interests.html


The AP review identified at least 60 firms and organizations that sponsored Clinton's speeches and lobbied the U.S. government at some point since the start of the Obama administration. Over the same period, at least 30 also profited from government contracts. Twenty-two groups lobbied the State Department during Clinton's tenure as secretary of state. They include familiar Wall Street financial houses such as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., corporate giants like General Electric Co. and Verizon Communications Inc., and lesser-known entities such as the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and the Global Business Travel Association.

Clinton's two-year speaking tour, which took place after she resigned as secretary of state, "puts her in the position of having to disavow that money is an influence on her while at the same time backing campaign reform based on the influence on money," said Noble, a former general counsel at the Federal Election Commission. "It ends up creating the appearance of influence."


much much more detail at link.

[grasswire]

1. Hat tip to new DU member Kapola12 nt

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, grasswire.

[Merryland]

3. another WOW . This mess, including the emails, will not end well at all. n/t

[grasswire]

4. Incidentally, Tweety, THIS is where the corruption lies re: speaking fees.

And heck, Tweety......doesn't GE, mentioned above, own MSNBC???

Well, well, well.

Tweety on MSNBC bashing Bernie for calling out corruption. MSNBC owned by GE. GE on the list of corporations paying HRC off for influence.

[woolldog]

5. Just about every firm in the country has "US government interests"

Non-story.

[grasswire]

6. keep peddling! nt

[doc03]

12. No need telling the truth they won't beleive it n/t

[berniepdx420]

7. thanks grasswire!

[Hoyt]

8. Who can make imagine American companies like GE getting a government contract?

Clearly Joe Blow LLC would have been a better choice.

[Barack_America]

9. I'mWithTheCorruptOne.

Not.

[insta8er]

10. Sorry folks Democracy is on hold while I take my marching orders from big money!But I feel your pain

[amborin]

11. all of this will be fully exposed

[doc03]

13. The are very few companies in exsitance in the USA that don't

have some kind of government interests, but I guess that makes her guilty of something.

[mhatrw]

14. Why the DNC and every Dem bigwig has done everything possible to shove this terrible candidate

down our collective throats is completely beyond me.

[ViseGrip]

15. Pure shenanigans, not for a 'candidate for public office'. What is she thinking?

[Samantha]

16. Is this drip, drip, drip

the start of a leaking? Dare I hope?

Sam