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Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton brought in a whopping $21 million in speaking fees between April 2013 and May 2015.
On Feb. 6, CNN released an in-depth analysis of the income brought in by Hillary Clinton paid speeches. They found that Clinton amassed $1.8 million specifically from giving talks to "big banks" like Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS).
While Clinton regularly acknowledges that, yes, she has given speeches to Wall Street behemoths before, she remains evasive about allowing the public to read the actual transcripts. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) took advantage of the issue during the Feb. 4 Democratic debate in New Hampshire…
When Sanders suggested that Clinton make the transcripts public, she responded by saying she would "look into it."
That was 119 days ago.
Here's a look at how much five of Wall Street's "big banks" paid for Clinton's words during that two-year span of time…
INFOGRAPHIC: Hillary Clinton Paid Speeches, April 2013 to May 2015
CNN, Money Morning Staff Research
Has it struck anyone, that for all her supposed criminal activities, Mrs. Clinton is an extremely well educated woman, and whoever or indeed any bank, may well think that what she has to say to them, is a fair exchange for the large sums of money that they are paying her. I only wish that somebody or businesses somewhere would think that I was worth paying that much to, for what came out of my mouth!