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Bill Clinton Claims No Capital Gains

But tax forms show differently.

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Brendan McDermid / Reuters

Bill Clinton told the Today Show that he has "taken almost no capital gains" over the past 15 years, but his tax returns show that between 2000 and 2006, the couple made almost $400,000 in capital gains. His Monday interview was meant to defend the finances of the Clinton Foundation, which has come under fire for accepting foreign donations. “I give 10 percent of my revenue off the top every year to the Foundation, and Hillary in the year she was there gave 17,” the former president told NBC News.

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