Former Governor: Russians I Met With Today Want Their $500K Back for Bill Clinton's Speech
by Jim Hoft July 18, 2017
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Russian officials told former Governor Mike Huckabee they want their $500,000 back for Bill Clinton's speech in Moscow in 2010.
Bill Clinton gave a speech to the Russia-based Renaissance Capital in Moscow on June 29, 2010.
Bill Clinton speaks in Moscow for one hour for half a million dollars. (Breitbart)
Russian president Vladimir called Clinton to thank him for speaking.
Governor Mike Huckabee says Russia wants their money back.
Russians I met today say they never saw @realDonaldTrump here but want the 500k back that Bill Clinton got for speech.
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) July 18, 2017
FOX News reported on Clinton's speech in Russia:
Trump White House officials now are trying to draw attention to that speech and the Clintons' ties to Russia in a bid to counter criticism over Trump Jr.'s now-infamous meeting.
"If you want to talk about having relationships with Russia, I'd look no further than the Clintons," Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a briefing last week. "Bill Clinton was paid half a million dollars to give a speech to a Russian bank, personally thanked by President Putin."
The former president indeed had received a personal call from then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin expressing his appreciation for the speech. According to Mrs. Clinton's ethics disclosure form filed while she was secretary of State, Bill Clinton was paid $500,000 by the Russia-based finance company Renaissance Capital for his June 29, 2010, speech in Moscow to its employees and guests attending the company's annual conference.
Now the Russians want their money back.
At St Catherine Palace in St Petersburg Russia. To SJW, MSM, and snowflakes-avoid my tweets next 2 days from Russia-U will B triggered! pic.twitter.com/havTdRrFVB