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Okay. that's standard practice. where you're getting paid that much to just go and speak for less than 30 minutes. that sort of cycle -- >> you turning down a speaking engagement fee? >> of course not. >> exactly. that's my point -- >> i'm also not running for president. >> here's the thing -- >> that's all they get? >> here's the thing if i was bill clinton common bill clinton who can find a way to relate to anyone, instead of saying that we need this money to pay our bills he should have said you going to turn down that fee? >> i had a speaking fee to rutgers,ing they paid my fares. >> you s...

Thank you so much. new information today on the earning power of hillary clinton and former president bill clinton. it came late friday in a required filing to the federal elections commission and showed the clintons earned some $30 million since january 2014 $25 million of which came from speaking fees. the other $5 million from hillary clinton's book "hard choices." joining me now, lauren fox. and with a welcome to you, lauren. this news is not necessarily unexpected because the clintons earning power has been pretty well known. for example bill clinton reportedly made $500,000 last tuesda...

>> that is amazeing. >> a bold statement. one of the things they're attacking her about is the clinton foundation and the big speaking fees her husband former president takes. i want you to listen to bill clinton yesterday. he's talking to cynthia mcfadden of nbc news he's on a trip to africa for the clinton foundation and he's asked here about his speaking fees including remember one of the big controversial ones is a $500,000 speaking fee from a moscow bank at the very time that bank was part of a deal to get uranium deal for the russian government. >> will you continue to give speeches? >> ...

Important element in the republican party. and, who knows. what he might be able to do here in the early going. i think he is a long shot. i think it is still early it is anybody's race. bill: he announces in hope, arkansas. he too is another one that goes directly after of the clintons, bill clinton and hillary clinton. speaking of them, bill clinton gave an interview what appears to first extended comments he gave on clinton foundation story. he is traveling in africa. nbc was there. he is part of what he said trying to take down the foundation he has built up. listen. >> there has been a ve...

Oppressive government and the fact that he has a large business empire in ethiopia. what troubles them is he does knotted have a history of fill lan fee. they write a letter to bill clinton and they say we have reason to believe the huge donation of the clinton foundation was made on behalf of the ethiopian government. >> when hillary clinton becomes secretary of state one of the things she has to do is certify ethiopia on human rights. they p granted them a waiver which allowed them to continue u.s. assistance even though they weren't complying with law. >> he told us he does not give media i...