◼ Hillary Clinton: We Were Dead Broke, 'We Gave Speeches to Pay Off Debt, Numerous Homes' - Washington Free Beacon Staff
Hillary Clinton, who recently raked in $5 million dollars in speaking fees in 15 months, recounted to Diane Sawyer the sad tale of her former destitution, telling her, “We came out of the White House not only dead broke but in debt.” ...as Clinton’s story goes, the two hard-working, middle-class millionaires somehow managed to put food on the table in their multiple houses, even though they “had to make double the money, because of, obviously, taxes, and then pay off the debts and get us houses and take care of family members.”◼ HILLARY: 'WE CAME OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE DEAD BROKE' - John Nolte/Breitbart
According to reports on their tax returns, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton earned a combined income of $358,000 in 2000. That jumped to $16 million 2001, the year they left the White House. According to an official Congressional report, former President Clinton receives an annual pension of $201,000. According to news reports at the time, Clinton's pension his first year out of office was $183,000....◼ PRUDEN: Hillary, the poor little rich girl - Washington Times
If you’re a Clinton, it’s not easy to play poor mouth. She has earned $5 million in speaking fees since she left the State Department, and got a further $8 million in advance for her new book. Together she and Bubba have scooped up $109 million over the past seven years. They’re entitled, but she could show a little perspective.◼ Here Are The Two Multi-Million Dollar Mansions Hillary Says She “Struggled” To Pay Mortgage On - AmericaRisingPac
After leaving the White House, the Clintons bought two multi-million dollar mansions. They bought this $1.7 million mansion in Chappaqua, NY so Hillary could claim residence in the state ahead of her 2000 Senate campaign....
Then they purchased this $2.85 million mansion on Embassy Row in Washington D.C. The home has 5 bedrooms and 6 baths.
◼ Hillary Clinton: Bill and I charge enormous speaking fees because we left the White House 'dead broke' - Becket Adams/Washington Examiner
Hillary reportedly pulls in about $200,000 per speaking engagement.
◼ Mika Brzezinski goes off on Hillary’s ‘contrived’ book, ‘tone-deaf’ comments - HotAir
◼ Hillary Received $8 Million in Book Advance Before Leaving White House ‘Broke’ in 2000 - Andrew Johnson/National Review
UPDATE: ◼ Hillary Clinton attempted to walk back remarks that she and her husband came out of the White House “dead broke” — saying she knows their life is “obviously blessed.” - New York Post
Her clean-up effort came after Clinton kvetched about her past financial situation on ABC — even though her family’s income their last year in the White House was more than $400,000. Bill Clinton also signed an $8 million book advance, and the couple got a $1.3 million loan from a pal to buy their tranquil Chappaqua home.
