first of all we had to pay off all our debts which was, you know, make double the money because of, obviously, the taxes and debts and get houses and take care of family members. did i say $10 million? $110 million is actually the real number. out front, former senior adviser to hillary clinton s campaign, kiki mcclain and commentator carl bernstein, author of a woman in charge. kiki, i want to begin with you. i suppose when you heard that comment, you knew full well that that was going to be fodder for the republicans. mrs. clinton used the word houses. the plural version which many americans would hear and sort of think, holy moley. isn t it fair that perhaps that s the criticism that comes out of this? that s somebody who perhaps isn t in touch with americans in general? there s nothing fair with anybody to insinuate hillary clinton doesn t understand the
the first phase of hillary 2016. hillary is a politician. i know i m forming a presidential exploratory committee. let the conversation begin. i have a feeling it will be very interesting. i m richard wolffe in for alex wagner. the latest leaks from clinton s new memoir are juicy morsels for anyone obsessed what the clinton psychodrama. how to define her relationship with her old boss? i had the idea about how to begin the book by starting at the end of my 2008 campaign and talking about the very unlikely journey that led me to be asked by president-elect obama serve as secretary of state and to develop a partnership and friend ship with him over the four years we worked together. that partnership and friendship was anything but inevitable. clinton describes her for the meeting with obama after losing the democratic primary. we stared at each us other like a few teenagers on an awkward first date, taking a few sips of chardonnay because the two had spent months savi
the time and say she never saw cables requesting additional security at the security compound writing that the cables were addressed to her as a procedural quirk but didn t land on her desk. that s not how it worked. it didn t and it shouldn t. nbc news has learned top clinton supporters are organizing an effort to deploy and prep surrogates, including former diplomats. that is being led by kiki mcclain with assistance from former national security spokesman tommy vietor. people magazine posted on twitter, on sunday saying the
make something out to be a little more than what she did. which is a former secretary of state writing a memoir. and that s what she s done. there s clearly been some language from the book that s come out and people want to talk about that and i think the book will be the best explanation of what she but kiki, you and tommy vietor are a-listers in terms of crafting a democratic message. just the sheer volume gets overwhelming so a couple of us are giving a hand. soon enough the book will be out, people will be able to read exactly what she thinks and then the conversation will move forward from there. will she appear before the select committee that boehner set up if she is in fact subpoenaed about benghazi? i have no idea. i have no insight into any of
be analysis. particularly there are republicans who hope to jump on it for political gain. there s also a little bit of a fund-raising element going on there. i think you know that. i think you talked about the e book and in order to get the e book, you have to make a donation. i think she s talked about her point of views and she s talked about that in the hours of testimony she gave before she left office and i m sure people will read more when they see her book. kiki, i look forward to talking to you and tommy vietor next year. 39, that s the number of years juan carlos has been the king of spain. he announced a plan to abdicate