Hillary Clinton has an “permanent ethical blind spot” that would lead her to sell access to the highest levels of the U.S. government if she wins the White House, Donald Trump’s campaign charged Monday.
“The fact Hillary Clinton believes it is appropriate for her husband to remain on the board of the Clinton Foundation if she is elected is proof that she operates in a permanent ethical blind spot and lacks the judgment to be president,” campaign spokesman Jason Miller said.
“This would present an unacceptable and unprecedented conflict of interest which would compromise her presidency beyond repair,” he said. “That’s why the country’s leading newspapers, ethicists, and even top Democrats are calling on the Clintons to separate from the Clinton Foundation or to even shut it down.”
Trump’s team was reacting to Hillary Clinton, who told ABC News that Bill Clinton should not have to resign from the Clinton Foundation if she became president.
“Given the repeated examples of Clinton Foundation donors and officials receiving access and favors from Hillary Clinton’s State Department, what she is proposing is to essentially plant a giant ‘for sale’ sign on the White House lawn,” Miller said.
