With only a few
months to go before the US presidential election, a new documentary called –
‘Clinton Cash’ – has premiered at the Cannes film festival.
The documentary is
based on the Peter Schweizer book which takes a critical look at Hillary
Clinton’s family’s finances.
When the book was
published in 2015, she dismissed it saying that being “subject to all kinds of
distractions and attacks” was an expected part of her running for president.
The book alleges
that Clinton, while serving as US Secretary of State, did favours for foreign
governments and businesses that gave speaking fees to her husband, former
President Bill Clinton, or money to her family’s charities.
Similar accusations
have often been raised over the years by Clinton’s political opponents and some
media reports.
When asked what he
thought of Clinton running for the Democratic nomination, tjhe film’s writer
and producer Stephen K Bannon said there was one issue that he was surprised
her opponents had not questioned her on.
“Her biggest
weakness is her untrustworthiness. She’s only trusted by 35 percent, I think,
of the people on the Democratic party, and 65 percent don’t. The American
general public don’t argue about her competence, they don’t argue about her
toughness, they don’t argue about how smart she is. The big concern they have
is how trustworthy she is,” Bannon said.
If Clinton wins the
Democratic nomination, she will most likely come up against Donald Trump, who
is all but certain to be the Republican nominee.
Clinton Cash is
being shown in Cannes with the hopes of picking up distribution rights.
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