Lugar pushes Hillary on Bill’s foundation

In Sen. Dick Lugar’s opening statement, he pressed the Clinton Foundation to accept more stringent measures to ensure transparency in donations it receives. He even suggested that the foundation should "forswear new foreign contributions" once Hillary assumes her position. Here is Lugar on the risks that exist even if the foundation agrees to extraordinary transparency:

[T]he Clinton Foundation exists as a temptation for any foreign entity or government that believes it could curry favor through a donation. It also sets up potential problems with any action taken by the secretary of state in relation to foreign givers or their countries. The nature of the Secretary of State post makes recusal from specific policy decisions almost impossible, since even localized U.S. foreign policy activities can ripple across countries and continents. … The bottom line is that even well intentioned foreign donations carry risks for U.S. foreign policy.