Clintons Report Total Income of $140 Million Since 2007

• 08.01.2015, 18:09
•  America

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, on Friday reported income approaching $140 million over the last eight years, providing evidence of the vast wealth they have accumulated., Reuters reports.

Their tax records showed that in 2013, the Clinton duo delivered six-figure speeches that reaped nearly $23 million.

The Clintons' vast wealth, built on his reputation as former president and her resume as a former secretary of state, has become an issue in a 2016 presidential race that has focused on how to reduce income inequality.

"Those at the top have to pay their fair share," she said, noting she has called for closing the so-called carried interest loophole that wealthy financiers use to pay a lower tax rate.

The Clintons in 2013 each gave a series of speeches that brought in income of about $22.85 million. This included $9.68 million from Hillary Clinton's speeches and $13.17 million from Bill's speeches.

Most of Hillary Clinton's speeches were $225,000 apiece or more. Bill Clinton's ranged in price from $125,000 to $750,000 each, the disclosures showed.

The Clintons' income took a nosedive in 2008 when she ran for the Democratic presidential nomination and lost to Barack Obama. The Clintons' income dipped from $21 million in 2007 to $5 million in 2008 and took several years to recover.