Bill Clinton Defends Clinton Foundation, Says it Saves Lives

Former President Bill Clinton defended the Clinton Foundation on Wednesday, saying that the organization creates jobs and saves lives.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Clinton made the comment at an Atlanta tavern in response to the AP’s report that more than half the people outside the government who met with Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State were Clinton Foundation donors.

Here’s Clinton’s quote, per the AJC.

We’re trying to do good things. If there’s something wrong with creating jobs and saving lives, I don’t know what it is. The people who gave the money knew exactly what they were doing. I have nothing to say, except I’m really proud of the work they’ve done.

Clinton said will not raise money for the foundation if his wife wins in November, but that the foundation’s transfer of foreign and corporate donations to other charities may not happen overnight.

“(W)e have to do it in a way where no one loses their job, no one loses their income, no one loses their life,” Clinton said.

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