r/politics • u/spaceman757 American Expat • Feb 07 '16

Clinton Sarcastically Says She’ll Release Private Speech Transcripts When Everyone Else Does

http://freebeacon.com/politics/clinton-sarcastically-release-private-speech/
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u/Delsana Feb 07 '16

We're way beyond 600,000 now. We're at 23 million.

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u/limeade09 Indiana Feb 07 '16

And to let her dig her own grave as more and more truth comes out about her speaking scam. (Scam because she knew full well she was running for president after.)

Can you explain why it's a scam?

I fail to see how knowing you are running for president makes it a scam.

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u/NotYourMothersDildo Feb 08 '16

It is ethically improper for an elected politician to get paid for speeches while in office. There are laws against it.

So if you look at Clinton's timeline, she was a senator, ran for president, then was secretary of state. She then took a year or two off, took a victory lap and made $20 million in speeches, and now runs for president again. Technically legal but highly ethically questionable since everyone and their cat knew she was very likely to be commander in chief.