Hillary Clinton on why she gave Goldman Sachs speeches: 'They paid me'
Hillary Clinton was heavily criticized during the presidential campaign for giving speeches to banks, including Goldman Sachs, sometimes for upwards of $225,000 a pop. On Wednesday at Recode's CodeCon, Clinton was asked directly by journalist Walt Mossberg why she made the decision to take such engagements after resigning as secretary of state.
Clinton replied with a question of her own: "Why do you have Goldman Sachs here?"
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