THE WASHINGTON POST – The acting chief of the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation acknowledged in a new statement that the global philanthropy launched 15 years by the former president has made missteps — but defended the organization’s charitable work and its commitment to transparency.
The new statement, posted Sunday to the organization’s blog, comes in a response to a flood of scrutiny of the charity and its donors that has coincided with Hillary Rodham Clinton’s entry into the presidential campaign. The attention has led Republicans to charge that Clinton is too cozy with donors who have given millions to her family’s foundation, helping to burnish her reputation in the process.
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“So, yes, we made mistakes, as may organizations of our size do, but we are acting quickly to remedy them and have taken steps to ensure they don’t happen in the future,” Pally said in the statement. “We are committed to operating the Foundation responsibly and effectively to continue the life-changing work that this philanthropy is doing every day.”
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