Clinton defends different foundation setup for Cabinet post, presidency
WASHINGTON _ Hillary Clinton defended her family foundation's plan to change its configuration if she is elected president, and said neither she nor aides acted inappropriately in interactions with foundation donors while she was secretary of state.
"When you're secretary of state compared to president, it does require greater efforts and that's why we are moving from where I think we appropriately were when I was secretary to what the new responsibilities would be as president," the Democratic nominee said in a phone interview with MSNBC on Friday.
"I will put out the entirety of my record" and "I will do my best to answer" questions, said Clinton, who hasn't held a formal press conference since December.
Clinton's use of a private email system as President Barack Obama's first-term secretary of state and the Clinton Foundation's ties to governments and corporations that have business with the U.S. have come under increasing attack by Republican nominee Donald Trump after the release this week of email exchanges between a former Clinton Foundation executive and top Clinton aide Huma Abedin.
Trump has called for the foundation to shut down immediately and for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate for possible criminal violations.
"My work as secretary of state was not influenced by any outside forces," Clinton said. "I made policy decisions based on what I thought was right to keep America safe and protect our interests abroad. I believe my aides also acted appropriately."
_Bloomberg News
