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To the Point

Clinton Foundation Scandal: Smear Campaign or Selling Access?

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

As Hillary Clinton campaigns for the White House, attacks on the Clinton Family Foundation are simmering in the media. Is a real scandal about to emerge or is it what Hillary calls the "right wing conspiracy" all over again?

Transcript

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0:00.0

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:08.6

Clinton Cash, corruption or conspiracy?

0:15.1

Hello again, I'm Orin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

0:19.0

The daily look at the issues Americans count about most. President Bill Clinton survived potential scandals, including whitewater,

0:24.9

travel gate and file gate because no wrongdoing was ever proven. Now, as Hillary Clinton runs

0:29.7

for the White House, the family's global foundation is making news of a similar kind. It's accused of

0:35.1

selling influence for tens of millions of dollars under the cover of doing

0:38.7

good works all over the world. Once again, the attackers admit no wrongdoing's been proven.

0:44.2

Will the smell of scandal be enough to damage the latest Clinton campaign? Today's talking point,

0:49.6

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0:56.5

First, here's the news.

1:01.3

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1:05.1

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1:09.8

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1:20.0

Support for To The Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

1:27.0

Hello again, Warren. I'll need back with

1:28.3

To the Point. That's Hillary Clinton campaigns for the White House. Attacks on the Clinton Foundation

1:32.5

are simmering in the media. Is a real scandal about to emerge, or is it what Hillary Clinton used

1:38.1

to call the right-wing conspiracy all over again? Today's talking point, once it reaches the

1:43.1

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1:45.6

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1:51.9

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