‘Open trade and open borders’: Hacked emails contain transcripts of Clinton paid speeches

By Sarah Bedford

Published October 7, 2016 10:47pm ET

‘Open trade and open borders’: Hacked emails contain transcripts of Clinton paid speeches — Newly released emails appear to contain partial transcripts of Hillary Clinton's paid speaking engagements that could have harmed her had they leaked. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) | Charlie Neibergall

Emails obtained illegally from the inbox of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair, appear to contain partial transcripts of Clinton’s paid speaking engagements that could have harmed her had they leaked to the press.

In one paid speech to the National Multi-Housing Council in April 2013, for example, Clinton’s staff highlighted that she had said that “YOU NEED TO HAVE A PRIVATE AND PUBLIC POSITION ON POLICY [sic].”