Updates On The Clintons' Tax Returns
Here are some nuggets that have been ferreted out of Bill and Hillary's 2000-2006 tax returns, which were released yesterday:
* Their $10 million in charitable contributions all went to a family foundation run by the Clintons, and it has given away roughly half the money they sank into it.
* Some folks are wondering what Bill Clinton did to earn $15 million from billionaire Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Companies.
* But Clinton spokesperson Jay Carson isn't saying whether Bill did any work for Dubai, whose ruler is a Yucaipa investor.
* Many of the wealthy donors who bankrolled both Clintons' White House bids frequently pop up in the returns, suggesting lots of cross-over between the political and private sector realms the Clintons move in.
* The returns show that the Clintons' combined income increased by an astonishing 50 times in the first year after Bill left office, highlighting the money-making opportunities awaiting presidents after they leave office.
* Bill's advance on his autobiography was higher than previously thought, checking in at $15 million.
* Here's what the Clintons made last year:
Sen. Clinton's salary $150,200Sen. Clinton's book royalties $152,864
President Clinton's pension $186,600
President Clinton's book income $4,434,446
President Clinton's speeches $10,145,000
Partnership income $2,750,000
Adviser income from InfoUSA $400,000
Income from savings accounts $485,000
Investment income from Blind Trust $3,515,000
That partnership income apparently comes from Burkle again.
* And finally, Hillary says that the returns show that Bill made all that cash "doing what he loves doing most -- talking to people."
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