Hillary Clinton was paid almost $1.5 million in speaking fees and more than $5 million in book royalties in the early months of 2015 before she declared her presidential bid.
And former President Bill Clinton earned another $5.25 million from his own speaking fees in 2015, according to the Democratic front-runner’s personal financial disclosure, released by the campaign Tuesday night.
{mosads}The campaign took a swipe at GOP front-runner Donald Trump in a statement accompanying the disclosure; Trump filed his own disclosures Tuesday afternoon.
“Despite Donald Trump’s boasting, submitting his Personal Financial Disclosure form is no breakthrough for transparency. It is a legal requirement for anyone running for president,” Clinton campaign spokeswoman Christina Reynolds said.
“The true test for Donald Trump is whether he will adhere to the precedent followed by every presidential candidate in the modern era and make his tax returns available, as Hillary Clinton has done.” The campaign included a link to all of her disclosures that triggered a popup message calling for Trump to release his tax returns.
Clinton’s Democratic rival, Bernie Sanders, received an extension to file his disclosure. He won’t file until after the primary season ends. And Trump has repeatedly refused to release his tax returns despite criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike.
Hillary Clinton’s paid speeches have already been disclosed in previous filings, but the updated paperwork was required by federal election law.
But Bill Clinton has given seven more paid speeches since that last release, in May of 2015. He also earned a “nonemployee compensation over $1,000” from The Varkey Foundation, an education nonprofit, as well as another from Laureate Education, a for-profit university Clinton ended his role with after as the group faced financial questions.
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