Clinton’s State Department spent $5.4 million on ‘crystal stemware’

By Sarah Bedford

Published October 27, 2016 5:07pm ET

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Clinton’s State Department spent $5.4 million on ‘crystal stemware’ — While wasteful spending is a familiar find at most federal agencies, Hillary Clinton presided over particularly expensive unsuccessful reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo) | Andrew Harnik

Hillary Clinton’s State Department spent millions of taxpayer dollars on lavish goods and frivolous initiatives, such as a $5.4 million “no-bid contract for crystal stemware” and $630,000 to “increase Facebook likes on four State Department pages.”

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