Republicans and Clinton Got Millions From Gas and Oil Companies

Clinton received between $2.5 million and $3 million from major fossil fuel companies back when she was running for president in 2008 and during her time as head of the State Department, according to research conducted by International Business Times. IBT reported that Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and ExxonMobil all contributed funds to Clinton’s campaign and super PAC during her 2008 presidential bid, just a year before she approved the 400-mile Alberta Clipper pipeline, for which those three companies had long been lobbying. All in all, Chevron has donated between $500,000 and $1 million to the Clinton Foundation. ExxonMobil gave $2 million into the Clinton Foundation and nearly $17 million into another nonprofit group co-founded by Clinton since 2009. ConocoPhillips, which lobbied the State Department during every quarter of 2009, supported Clinton with donations of $10,000 and $25,000.