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The speaker discusses the scandals of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, focusing on Clinton's emails and foundation. He argues that while Clinton's actions were irritating and careless, they were not criminal or unethical, and that Trump's scandals were much worse and more numerous. He compares ethical failings in politicians to raisins in a cookie, and says that voters have to choose between a cookie with 10 raisins (Clinton) or a monsoon of raisins (Trump).
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The 2016 presidential debate was scheduled to take place the night after the recording.
2. Over 100 million people were expected to watch the debate.
3. Hillary Clinton's campaign had been defined by questions about her ethics rather than her policies.
4. Donald Trump's campaign had also been marred by scandals.
5. Previous presidential candidates, including Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, had also been involved in scandals during their campaigns.
6. Polls showed that less than half of the electorate saw either Clinton or Trump as honest or trustworthy.
7. Hillary Clinton's most famous scandals include Whitewater and Benghazi.
8. The Whitewater scandal was investigated by three different prosecutors and multiple congressional committees, but no evidence of wrongdoing was found.
9. The Benghazi scandal was investigated by eight congressional committees, which concluded that the State Department could have done more to increase security at the embassy, but found no evidence of wrongdoing by Clinton.
10. Clinton's use of a private email server while Secretary of State was a major controversy.
11. Clinton claimed that her use of the server was permitted, but this was not entirely true.
12. The server was located in Clinton's basement and had been used by her husband Bill's staff before she became Secretary of State.
13. The FBI found 113 emails on Clinton's server that contained classified information, but only three of them had classification markers.
14. The Clinton Foundation was criticized for taking donations from individuals and foreign governments with business before the State Department.
15. The foundation had promised to disclose all donations and get advance approval for any coming from certain foreign governments, but some donations slipped through.
16. The sale of a uranium mine to Russia was approved by the State Department, but there was no evidence that Clinton was involved in the decision.
17. Donald Trump's tax returns had not been released, despite being a traditional practice for presidential candidates.
18. Trump's charitable foundation was criticized for spending money on lawsuits and personal items, including a portrait of Trump.
19. Trump's business dealings and investments span the globe and could present unprecedented ethical challenges for a president.
20. The Trump Foundation was found to have spent over $250,000 of donated money to settle lawsuits against Trump's businesses.
21. Trump used foundation funds to purchase a signed Tim Tebow helmet and a portrait of himself.
22. Trump's foundation was found to have made an illegal political donation to support Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
23. Trump received an illegal $3.5 million loan from his father in the form of a purchase of chips from one of Trump's casinos.