Bill Clinton Made Nearly $6M From Speeches Last Year

By: Kevin Hechtkopf
Topics: Hillary Clinton

(CBS)

Former President Bill Clinton made millions in speaking fees from foreign companies last year, according to financial disclosure documents obtained by the Associated Press.

According to the documents filed by his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Mr. Clinton earned $5.7 million in speaking fees, of which $4.6 million came from foreign sources.

Among the companies that paid Mr. Clinton are Hybrid Kinetic Automotive Holdings of Hong Kong, AWD Holding AG of Germany, the state-owned National Bank of Kuwait, Value Grupo Financiero SA de CV of Mexico, Media Control Gmbh of Germany and Petra Equities Management of Malaysia.

The highest payment to Mr. Clinton from one source was $1.25 million for appearing at five events sponsored by Power Within Inc., a Toronto-based company that puts on motivational and training programs, reports the AP. He was paid $525,000 for one Power Within speech in Edmonton in June 2008.

Domestically, Mr. Clinton also received just over $1 million last year from sources including: MSG Entertainment; the National Association of Home Care and Hospice; the United Nations Association; the ING North America Insurance Corp.; the Rodman and Renshaw Capital Group and the Hollywood Radio and Television Society.

It should also be noted that executives of many of the firms that paid Mr. Clinton speaking fees have also given to the Clinton Foundation, according to documents filed last year, the AP reports.

Kevin Hechtkopf
Kevin Hechtkopf is CBSNews.com's politics editor.
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by ajayvee January 29, 2009 12:21 AM EST: Bush should go overseas and tell tham not to misunderestimate what our children is learning about freedomness.; Reply to this comment


by skeezix06 January 28, 2009 11:03 PM EST: How much did Bush I make last year? This story is desperate diving into the trivial.; Reply to this comment


by trillion1 January 28, 2009 10:29 PM EST: Why doesn''t the rightwing just counter with all the money retired gop presidents are making doing forgien speeches?; Reply to this comment


by sondzin January 28, 2009 10:27 PM EST: Correct me if I am wrong, but don''t ex-presidents get a yearly salary from the govt.? If so, I think Bill should tell the Govt. he doesn''t need it and let that money be used for other things. DO you think he really needs it? Apparently not.; Reply to this comment


by brannigon January 28, 2009 8:53 PM EST: It seems like only the crooks and liars are the only ones that are making money now a days! What an insult for ''slick willie'' to flaunt it in the face of the American people that are trying to survive!; Reply to this comment


by freckster January 28, 2009 8:46 PM EST: cattieJ

What''s all this reference to "We"? You got a mouse in your pocket?; Reply to this comment


by be_real January 28, 2009 8:42 PM EST: Bill Clinton Made Nearly $6M From Speeches Last Year

Talking about what? How to get a *** in the WH?!!.......; Reply to this comment


by trillion1 January 28, 2009 8:00 PM EST: LOL and bush can''t make a penny doing this because he knows what''s waiting for him if he leaves the US.; Reply to this comment


by newsjunky5 January 28, 2009 7:34 PM EST: "...our last President, a morom that he is, spent it all and brought us into debt, something that will take years to pay. "
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Sociopathic?- yes
Criminal? - yes
Moron? - I''ll wait until I see the amount of his "blind trust" and how much of the stolen cash he leaves with. Sometimes it''s easier to let people think you''re ignorant rather than immoral.; Reply to this comment


by ubrew12 January 28, 2009 7:33 PM EST: "Bill Clinton Made Nearly $6M From Speeches Last Year"

Its a lucky thing Bush is already rich. Unless he doesn''t mind getting paid in shoes.; Reply to this comment