Hillary readies for journalism event
Ready or not, Hillary Clinton is still scheduled to headline a political journalism award ceremony this month in Washington, D.C. — where she'll face reporters who in recent weeks have written story after story detailing her potentially illegal email habits and her charitable foundation's controversial funding sources.
Organizers of 2015 Toner Prize Celebration, named for late New York Times political reporter Robin Toner, say Clinton's recent string of controversies have not affected her participation at the March 23 gathering at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
While Clinton has previously received six-figure speaking fees at college sponsored events, transferring the money to the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, "she's doing this one pro bono," Toner's husband, Peter Gosselin, confirmed to the Center for Public Integrity.
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