Clinton Foundation

There's been quite an uproar recently about the Clinton's charity, the Clinton Foundation. They've been criticized for accepting donations from foreign governments and for taking money from companies when they were negotiating trade agreements that could be favorable to them (the companies). Allegedly, favors from the Clinton State Department correspond with donations and high speaking fees for Bill Clinton.

This is very worrying, or would be if the facts weren't so distorted by the media. The fact that anyone is donating to a CHARITY means nothing. They aren't donating to Hillary Clinton's campaign. She has no personal interest in those donations. Rather than being praised for founding a charity that does a lot of good, the Clintons are getting extra scrutiny because they don't refuse donations for the sake of their political career. What kind of person are you if you prevent help from reaching developing countries and the impoverished because the media might pick up on the story.

Even if donations from companies were capable of influencing Mrs. Clinton when she was negotiating trade deals, it's very possible that the donations came after the deal was made. Public relations are very important to businesses and if they were going to donate some money anyway why not donate to the woman who helped their business expand, indirectly. Saudi Arabia donating could very well be sinister. Saudi Arabia has a terrible human rights record, which is a concern for any Secretary of State. By donating to a charity that helps women's rights some may think 'maybe they're not THAT bad'. Rather than gaining favor with the Clinton's they get good PR and the State Department is more likely to view them as a force for good.

Clinton Foundation website: https://www.clintonfoundation.org

News Article: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/04/21/time-bomb-will-new-book-on-clinton-foundation-damage-hillary/