CNN host Anderson Cooper, who is set to moderate tonight’s Democratic debate, was listed as a “notable past member” the Clinton Global Initiative’s website along with a number of other big name journalists:
The Clinton Foundation later told Mediaite that none of these journalists were asked to pay the $20,000 membership fee required of members. However, it’s safe to say that access to big name journalists was a key selling point for paying Clinton Global Initiative members. In a nutshell, Anderson Cooper helped Hillary Clinton raise money, and now he’s presented as an impartial moderator for tonight’s debate.
The reminder comes from Stephen Miller who pointed it out on Twitter:
Reminder. Tonight’s debate being moderated by someone who was a member of Clinton Foundation Global Initiative pic.twitter.com/YqVeo9r70j
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 13, 2015
UPDATE: Fox confirms Greta Van Susteren and Maria Bartiromo were never members of the Clinton Global Initiative.
UPDATE II: CNN has passed along this statement: “In 2007, Anderson was asked to moderate a panel by CGI as a guest. He is not a member of CGI, never has been and has had no affiliation since.”
