It's no secret that George Stephanopoulos worked for Democrats like former president Bill Clinton. What is (or was, we should say) a secret was his $75,000 donation to the Clinton Foundation, which was not made known to the anchor's employer or the public before he was outed in 2015. Politico noted that "in 2012, 2013 and 2014, Stephanopoulos made $25,000 donations to the 501 nonprofit founded by former President Bill Clinton" and in his apology, noted that he "should have disclosed the donations to ABC News and its viewers."
The outlet also noted that Stephanopoulos never revealed his donations as an ABC News anchor — even when interviewing "Clinton Cash" author Peter Schweizer, whose book "alleges that donations to the foundation may have influenced some of Hillary Clinton's actions as secretary of state." In an apology, Stephanopoulos' stated he made the donations "in support of the work they're doing on global AIDS prevention and deforestation, causes I care about deeply." He also noted he "thought that my contributions were a matter of public record [and] should have taken the extra step of personally disclosing my donations to my employer and to the viewers on air during the recent news stories about the Foundation. I apologize."
Though Stephanopoulos was outed for his donations, there's still more to unpack regarding his dealings with the prominent political family — particularly in relation his role under the Clinton administration.
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