When the recent controversy about the Clinton family foundation first emerged—thanks to Clinton Cash, the book by conservative author Peter Schweizer—all-but-announced Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush declared that Hillary Clinton is "going to be held accountable like all of us…That's part of the process." But Bush declined to slam Clinton or comment on Schweizer's admittedly unproven allegations that she took official action as secretary of state to benefit foreign donors to the foundation. He said, "I don't 'go off' on Hillary Clinton." And he explained that there would be time later to get into partisan sniping. But there was perhaps another reason for his reticence: The Bush family foundations are less transparent about their donors than the Clinton Foundation...
[The Clinton Foundation] is certainly more transparent than the foundations that George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush established to fund their presidential libraries and other activities. The George W. Bush Foundation raised $361.8 million between 2010 and 2013, according to its latest tax filing. But it does not have a policy of full disclosure for its donors...
The Clinton Foundation may well be in a different position than the Bush foundations, given that it has received large donations from governments, corporations, and billionaires with agendas while Hillary Clinton was a Cabinet official or a presidential candidate. But the foundation funding George H.W. Bush's library and museum was accepting donations during his son's presidency—when some contributors, no doubt, had a powerful interest in decisions rendered by the Bush administration. And the foundation that support's George W. Bush's library and center is pocketing tens of millions of dollars a year, [even] while W's brother [was] seeking to become the third Bush to win the White House. Anyone who wanted to gain favor with the Bush clan while George W. Bush was president could have anonymously donated an unlimited amount of money to his father's foundation...
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/04/bush-foundation-clinton-foundation-jeb
[The Clinton Foundation] is certainly more transparent than the foundations that George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush established to fund their presidential libraries and other activities. The George W. Bush Foundation raised $361.8 million between 2010 and 2013, according to its latest tax filing. But it does not have a policy of full disclosure for its donors...
The Clinton Foundation may well be in a different position than the Bush foundations, given that it has received large donations from governments, corporations, and billionaires with agendas while Hillary Clinton was a Cabinet official or a presidential candidate. But the foundation funding George H.W. Bush's library and museum was accepting donations during his son's presidency—when some contributors, no doubt, had a powerful interest in decisions rendered by the Bush administration. And the foundation that support's George W. Bush's library and center is pocketing tens of millions of dollars a year, [even] while W's brother [was] seeking to become the third Bush to win the White House. Anyone who wanted to gain favor with the Bush clan while George W. Bush was president could have anonymously donated an unlimited amount of money to his father's foundation...
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/04/bush-foundation-clinton-foundation-jeb
