The media has the Clinton Foundation story upside down

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27. I'm a little confused by this argument...

If you're talking with someone who believes that the CGI is a "slush fund" or personally benefits Bill and Hillary, why does it matter if they were supporters before the CGI was set up in 1997 (while Bill was currently president). The argument implies that before the CGI was setup there was no mechanism for people looking to pay for access to do so, but those same people could have been donating to the Clinton campaign, the presidential library or even the legal defense fund before this was setup.

I'm not saying these were all entities that people used to buy access, but if someone were willing to believe the CGI is used this way, why wouldn't they also believe the other funds were used that way as well? It's not going to matter to the sort of people you'd argue about this issue with.

In keeping with that line of thought though, many republicans were supporters of (and supported by) the NRA, big oil and gas before they were even elected. If they were "involved" with these organizations before they had any power to do something for them, wouldn't that mean it's all okay?