Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both dealing with questions about their respective foundations and "pay to play" allegations, and on Wednesday's Late Night, Seth Meyers took a closer look at just what their "scandals" are all about.
The questions surrounding the Clinton Foundation and Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state have dogged the Democratic nominee all summer, but Meyers says there's no evidence that the State Department ever did any favors for Clinton Foundation donors. Now, the Trump Foundation is also in the spotlight, he said, "implicated in a legitimately illegal donation" to a campaign group tied to the Florida attorney general who at the time was considering a fraud investigation against Trump University. For those who don't know what the two foundations do, Meyers breaks it down: "The Clinton Foundation provides lifesaving care to AIDS patients while the Trump Foundation once gave $250 to Special Olympics and $100 to the March of Dimes. Did he think the name meant you could only give dimes?"
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