Hey, Clinton Foundation Finds Extra $26 Million in Undisclosed Donations

The Clinton Foundation said Thursday it had discovered $12-26 million worth of previously-undisclosed contributions, including some from foreign entities.

The money was received in exchange for speeches by the three Clintons, and was accidentally counted as “revenue” rather than donations. Via the Washington Post:

The paid appearances included speeches by former president Bill Clinton to the Ni­ger­ian ThisDay newspaper group for at least $500,000 and to the Beijing Huaduo Enterprise Consulting Company Ltd., an investment holding company that specializes in the natural gas market, for at least $250,000. Citibank paid at least $250,000 for a speech by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The contributions were disclosed on the Foundation’s website Thursday night.

Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has come under intense scrutiny for the Foundation’s contributions while as Secretary of State. Peter Schweizer has alleged that Clinton exchanged favorable treatment of foreign entities from the State Department for multimillion dollar contributions to the Foundation, a charge the Clintons deny.

The Foundation also appears to have violated rules implemented by the Obama administration to maintain transparency and separation while Clinton was at the State Department.

[h/t Washington Post]

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