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ABC News anchor admits to donating $75,000 to Hillary Clinton

Friday, 15 May 2015 4:36 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 15 May 2015 4:36 AM ]

Democratic presidential candidate and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at Rancho High School in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 5, 2015. (AFP photo)

ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos has donated $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation, a contribution he did not publicly disclose while reporting on the “Clinton Cash” controversy.

The ex-political adviser for former president Bill Clinton contributed $25,000 a year in 2012, 2013 and 2014, according to CNN Money.

ABC News initially reported that Stephanopoulos had donated $50,000, but the anchor later acknowledged his $25,000 gift in 2012.

Stephanopoulos never disclosed his contributions, even when interviewing author Peter Schweizer last month about his book "Clinton Cash," which claims foreign governments and interests groups donated to the Clinton Foundation to curry favor with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state.

Prior to joining ABC News, George Stephanopoulos served as communications director and senior adviser for policy and strategy to former president Bill Clinton.

“I made charitable donations to the foundation in support of the work they’re doing on global AIDS prevention and deforestation, causes I care about deeply,” Stephanopoulos said in a statement on Thursday

“However, in hindsight, I 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,” he added.

Prior to joining ABC News, he served as communications director and senior adviser for policy and strategy to President Clinton. He also served as communications director on Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign.

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Clinton was the secretary of state during Obama’s first term and his primary opponent before that in the 2008 presidential election.

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