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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 1601211" data-attributes="member: 12952"><a href="http://thefederalist.com/2015/03/02/the-u-s-constitution-actually-bans-hillarys-foreign-government-payola/" target="_blank">http://thefederalist.com/2015/03/02/the-u-s-constitution-actually-bans-hillarys-foreign-government-payola/</a><a href="http://www.heritage.org/constitution/#%21/articles/1/essays/68/emoluments-clause" target="_blank">Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution</a> actually bans foreign payola for U.S. officials.Between 2009 and 2012, the Clinton Foundation raised over $500 million dollars according to a review of IRS documents by The Federalist (<a href="http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2012/311/580/2012-311580204-09d3e966-9.pdf" target="_blank">2012</a>, <a href="http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2011/311/580/2011-311580204-08d3f620-9.pdf" target="_blank">2011</a>, <a href="http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2010/311/580/2010-311580204-07ca817f-9.pdf" target="_blank">2010</a>, <a href="https://www.clintonfoundation.org/files/cf_audited_financials_2008-2009.pdf" target="_blank">2009</a>, <a href="https://www.clintonfoundation.org/files/2008_audited_financials.pdf" target="_blank">2008</a>). A measly 15 percent of that, or $75 million, went towards programmatic grants. More than $25 million went to fund travel expenses. Nearly $110 million went toward employee salaries and benefits. And a whopping $290 million during that period — nearly 60 percent of all money raised — was classified merely as “other expenses.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 1601211, member: 12952"] [URL]http://thefederalist.com/2015/03/02/the-u-s-constitution-actually-bans-hillarys-foreign-government-payola/[/URL] [URL='http://www.heritage.org/constitution/#%21/articles/1/essays/68/emoluments-clause']Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution[/URL] actually bans foreign payola for U.S. officials. Between 2009 and 2012, the Clinton Foundation raised over $500 million dollars according to a review of IRS documents by [I]The Federalist[/I] ([URL='http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2012/311/580/2012-311580204-09d3e966-9.pdf']2012[/URL], [URL='http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2011/311/580/2011-311580204-08d3f620-9.pdf']2011[/URL], [URL='http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2010/311/580/2010-311580204-07ca817f-9.pdf']2010[/URL], [URL='https://www.clintonfoundation.org/files/cf_audited_financials_2008-2009.pdf']2009[/URL], [URL='https://www.clintonfoundation.org/files/2008_audited_financials.pdf']2008[/URL]). A measly 15 percent of that, or $75 million, went towards programmatic grants. More than $25 million went to fund travel expenses. Nearly $110 million went toward employee salaries and benefits. And a whopping $290 million during that period — nearly 60 percent of all money raised — was classified merely as “other expenses.” [/QUOTE]

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