WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Over the course of her presidential campaign, Clinton opponents have called on the former secretary of state to release transcripts of three speeches to US investment bank Goldman Sachs, given shortly after leaving the State Department.
"You can’t stand and fight for working families and the middle class if you are dependent upon big-money interests," Sanders told a rally of more than 5,000 at Syracuse University on Tuesday.
Clinton received at least $675,000 for her appearances from the Wall Street giant.
On Monday, Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $5 billion to settle charges that its deceptive handling of mortgage backed securities was instrumental in triggering the 2007-08 banking crisis that nearly collapsed the global financial system.
Wall Street financial interests have also donated heavily to Clinton’s presidential campaign, but Clinton has said money from wealthy backers will not influence her decisions if she becomes president.
Since 2001, Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have received $153 million in speaking fees, with at least eight speeches given by Ms. Clinton to big banks for $1.8 million, according to media reports.
