AFTER INITIALLY HOLDING OUT, CLINTON RELEASED NAMES FOR HER ‘HILLRAISERS,’ WHO HAD EACH BUNDLED AT LEAST $100,000, DURING HER 2008 CAMPAIGN Washington Post Editorial: By February 2007, Clinton Was The Only Prominent Presidential Candidate Who Had Not Agreed To Release The Names Of Her Bundlers. “While campaigns are required to report the names of individuals who contribute the maximum $2,300, they don't have to provide the really important information: Who are the well-connected fundraisers helping them bring in big bundles of cash? That's why we've been suggesting that the presidential candidates should release voluntarily the identities of their big bundlers and, within some range, the amounts they raised. In the past few days, two leading contenders, Democrat John Edwards and Republican Rudolph W. Giuliani, agreed to provide such disclosure. They join Democrat Barack Obama and Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney, who had already made that promise. You may have noticed one prominent figure absent from this picture: Hillary Rodham Clinton. Ms. Clinton, who raised almost $40 million for her Senate reelection campaign, has assembled a formidable fundraising machine. Her campaign is tasking its biggest bundlers with bringing in $1 million or more. Her campaign solicits ‘Hillraisers’ to enlist online and set their own fundraising goals. In other words, the campaign is fully aware of how much individual fundraisers collect on its behalf. But voters remain in the dark about the identities of those to whom candidate Clinton -- or President Clinton -- might be beholden.” [Washington Post, 2/25/07] Hillary Clinton Released The Names Of 84 Bundlers Of At Least $100,000 Each In April 2007. “Mrs. Clinton, though, depended even more heavily on a relatively narrow base of wealthy and committed donors who contributed about $19 million. More than 5,100 gave about the legal limit of $2,300 to her primary campaign, contributing more than $11.7 million, nearly two thirds of her primary fund. What is more, nearly 3,000 of those who had already hit the $2,300 limit for the primary also contributed $2,300 toward her general election fund. Mrs. Clinton's campaign also released its own list of 84 bundlers who had each collected $100,000 or more in checks for her campaign, together accounting for at least $8.4 million.” [New York Times, 4/16/07] Hillary Clinton Had Released The Names Of 95 Bundlers By May 2007. “Clinton's decision to rely on lobbyists to help her raise money may give her a big edge over her Democratic opponents. Lobbyists are well-known for their contacts with deep-pocketed clients, and they have more time to dedicate to helping candidates get cash. Indeed, many see it as an integral part of their strategy to develop and nurture relationships with influential lawmakers who hold sway over legislative and regulatory decisions that could affect their clients. The New York senator's campaign has released the names of 95 bundlers so far, and several prominent lobbying personalities are in the pack.” [Politico, 5/16/07] According To Public Citizen, Hillary Clinton Released Names Of 312 Bundlers During Her 2008 Campaign. [Public Citizen, accessed 7/13/15] BOTH GEORGE W. BUSH AND JOHN KERRY RELEASED NAMES OF BUNDLERS IN 2004 Bush And Kerry Released The Names Of Their Bundlers During The 2004 Primaries. “During the 2004 primaries, Bush and Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry (Mass.) quietly released the names of 1,112 individual bundlers who delivered a collective total of at least $118 million to the two campaigns and likely much more.” [Roll Call, 2/8/07] SCANDALS SURROUNDING BILL CLINTON’S 1996 CAMPAIGN LED TO 22 GUILTY PLEAS FROM CLINTON DONORS Fundraising Scandals Related To Bill Clinton’s 1996 Presidential Campaign Ultimately Led To 22 Guilty Pleas On Various Violations Of Election Laws… A Total Of 120 Participants In The Fund- Raising Scandal Either Fled The Country, Asserted Their Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self- Incrimination, Or Otherwise Avoided Questioning.” ““All of this recalls the 1996 Bill Clinton fund- raising scandal, which ultimately led to 22 guilty pleas on various violations of election laws. Among the Clinton fundraisers and friends who pleaded guilty were John Huang, Charlie Trie, James Riady and