The Clintons have earned $30 million from speeches and books since 2014

In a financial disclosure report, the Clinton campaign revealed that Bill and Hillary Clinton have earned $30 million from speeches and book sales alone since January 2014.

The documents reveal that $5 million came from Simon and Schuster for Hillary Clinton's autobiography Hard Choices. The remaining $25 million came from a combined total of around 100 paid speeches by both Bill and Hillary Clinton, which works out to an average payday of around $250,000 per speech.

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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.