Clinton Foundation will keep donations from Harvey Weinstein

Weinstein’s donations to the Clinton Foundation totaled between $100,000 and $250,000, and the organization said the money had already been spent.

“We are a charity. Donations, these included, have been spent fighting childhood obesity and HIV/AIDS, combating climate change, and empowering girls and women, and we have no plans to return them,” a Clinton Foundation official said in a statement.

The organization said it has supported programs to empower girls and women, including those focused on preventing sexual violence and stopping human trafficking.

Craig Minassian, spokesman for the Clinton Foundation, suggested Saturday the organization would not return Weinstein’s donations.

“Suggesting @ClintonFdn return funds from our 330,000+ donors ignores the fact that donations have been used to help people across the world,” Minassian tweeted.

Questions surrounding Weinstein’s political and charitable contributions arose after the New York Times reported three decades of sexual harassment and assault allegations made against the Hollywood producer.

In the wake of the allegations, numerous Democratic lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, and Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, vowed to either return the contributions or donate them to women’s organizations.

Hillary Clinton responded to the accusations against Weinstein last week by saying she was “shocked and appalled,” and said she would include Weinstein’s previous donations to her in her annual contributions to charity.

“What other people are saying, what my former colleagues are saying, is they’re going to donate it to charity, and of course I will do that,” she told CNN. “I give 10 percent of my income to charity every year. This will be part of that.”