Clinton Foundation Stops Taking Money from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, After Criticism

GOLDMAN (voice-over): “Under the new policies, the Clinton foundation will accept large donations from six foreign governments, Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. The foundation will stop taking millions of dollars from other countries, including Saudi Arabia whose contributions have been a source of criticism. On Sunday’s Face the Nation, Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul brought up her ties to the charity.”
PAUL: “She is talking money from countries that abuse the rights of women. I think we should be boycotting that activity, not encouraging it. It looks really bad for the case of defending women’s rights.”
GOLDMAN (voice-over): “Foreign governments can still participate in the Clinton Global Initiative, a subsidiary of the foundation and pay attendance fees.”
CLINTON: “I think the people who want to support the foundation know full well what it is we stand for and what we are working on.”
GOLDMAN (voice-over): “Foundation officials say the new policies are more stringent than when Clinton was secretary of state. In 2009 the foundation agreed to greater transparency and to limit foreign donations as part of a deal with the Obama administration, but it never stopped taking money from foreign companies or individuals with ties to their governments. And the new rules don’t address that either. Last month, CBS uncovered a $2 million donation from Rilin Enterprises, a Chinese company run by billionaire Wang Wenliang, who is a delegate to a Chinese parliament and whose firm helped build the Chinese embassy in Washington.”
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GOLDMAN: “Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said last night that any foreign government funding should set off alarm bells. Now the foundation will evolve in other ways disclosing donors quarterly, in three month increments, instead of annually. And, Charlie, it’s next filling will be in July.”