By Jim Tankersley
After months of questioning from reporters and prodding from rivals, Hillary and Bill Clinton released their last eight years of income taxes this afternoon. One number pops out immediately: $81 million.
That’s how much the former president banked in book and speech income from 2000 to 2007. Combined, the Clintons’ grossed nearly $110 million over that time (with about $10 million coming from Hillary Clinton’s book deals). They paid nearly $34 million in federal taxes – 31 percent of their adjusted gross income – and donated more than $10 million to charity.
Here’s the statement included with the release, from spokesman Jay Carson: “The Clintons have now made public thirty years of tax returns, a record matched by few people in public service. None of Hillary Clinton’s presidential opponents have revealed anything close to this amount of personal financial information.
“What the Clintons’ tax returns show is that they paid more than $33,000,000 in federal taxes and donated more than $10,000,000 to charities over the past eight years. They paid taxes and made charitable contributions at a higher rate than taxpayers at their income level. “
Read on for a breakdown, courtesy of the campaign, of the return totals. And stay tuned to the Swamp for more details from the filings.
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