Hillary Clinton cattle futures controversy Hillary Clinton cattle futures controversy In 1978 and 1979, lawyer and First Lady of Arkansas Hillary Rodham Clinton engaged in a series of trades of cattle futures contracts. Her initial $1,000 investment had generated nearly $100,000 when she stopped trading after ten months. In 1994, after Clinton had become First Lady of the United States, the trading became the subject of considerable controversy regarding the likelihood of such a spectacular rate of return, possible conflict of interest, and allegations of disguised bribery. Clinton had no experience in such financial instruments. Bill Clinton's salary as Arkansas Attorney General and then Governor
Hillary Clinton email controversy brought the total number of civil suits over access to Clinton's records pending in federal court to at least 38. In June 2016, in response to the Republican National Committee's complaints filed in March 2016, the State Department estimates it will take 75 years to complete the review of documents which are responsive to the complaints. It has been observed that a delay of this nature would cause the documents to remain out of public view longer than the vast majority of classified documents which must be declassified after 25 years. Hillary Clinton email controversy During her tenure as United