Broke Banks Paid Bill Clinton Big Bucks

Bill Is Ballin’ (LOL)

November 25. 2008

Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea, who badly needed some Frizz Ease, looking like Simba from the "Lion King"

According to news reports, struggling banks paid former President Bill Clinton big bucks last year, to give speeches at their financial institutions. Apparently, Bill forgot to tell them that 1+1=2.

Struggling Banks Paid President Clinton $2.1 million for ‘Speeches’

`Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - (CNSNews.com) - Four major banks, including one that collapsed, two that received federal bailout money and one that filed for bankruptcy this past September, paid former President Clinton $2.1 million for 13 speeches he delivered on their behalf between 2004-2007, according to Senate financial disclosure statements filed by Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.).

Citigroup paid Bill Clinton $700,000; Goldman Sachs paid $950,000; Lehman Brothers paid $300,000 and Merrill Lynch paid $175,000 to the former president for speeches during that time period. Sen. Clinton’s 2008 financial disclosure reports are not yet available.

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