Hillary Clinton asserts that when she and her husband, Bill Clinton, left the White House, they were “dead broke.” But in the 15 years since, the couple has amassed a multi-million-dollar fortune from speaking fees, book royalties, and Bill’s consulting work. Last year, the Clintons’ income took a nosedive, yet they still managed to rake in $10.6 million. But despite the doublet’s astonishing success padding their joint bank account, a Politico report reveals that Bill has requested more cash than any other past commander in chief from a taxpayer-funded program purposed to prevent erstwhile presidents from slipping into poverty.
Since the Clintons vacated 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, in 2001, through the end of last year, Bill has sought millions of dollars from the General Services Administration under the the Former Presidents Act, which was created in 1958, Politico reports, citing records it obtained with a Freedom of Information Act request. Bill used the program to subsidize the income of his staff, purchase I.T. equipment, and provide federal government benefits for his employees. But while the documents don’t reveal that the former president did anything illegal, they do illuminate the twisted web that is Clinton World.
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