Las Vegas Review-Journal

Clinton scandals

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In the most recent round of impropriet­ies regarding Hillary Clinton and her stint as secretary of state, we have her word that there was no “pay-to-play” involved. But in the wake of her emails, Benghazi, her interviews with the FBI, and her claims of being broke while earning $350,000 for an hour-long speech, I think the average person would appreciate something a little more concrete.

Everyone from the members of the U.S. Supreme Court down to our county commission­ers recuse themselves or abstain from votes if there is an appearance of a conflict. But we’re supposed to take Hillary at her word that no influence peddling took place.

She could have avoided the whole mess, if she

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