Bill Clinton has made $52 mil on speeches since 2000
Ethan Miller/Getty Images After promising to do so for months, the Clintons have just released their tax returns. And they’ve made a pretty penny since Bill left office. Total income since 2000: $109,175,175 Bill’s cumulative speech income: $51,855,599 Last year, it was reported that Bill gave more than 350 speeches in 2006, but that only ...
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After promising to do so for months, the Clintons have just released their tax returns. And they’ve made a pretty penny since Bill left office.
Total income since 2000: $109,175,175
Bill’s cumulative speech income: $51,855,599
Last year, it was reported that Bill gave more than 350 speeches in 2006, but that only 20 percent (so, 70 speeches) were for personal income. Their 2006 returns show that he made about $10.5 million that year on speeches, or about $150,000 a pop. So, given that he’s commanded far more than that for various events (as high as $450K a speech in ’06), I’m actually surprised he hasn’t made more.
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