CHICAGO — Bill Clinton has sent President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team a list of more than 200,000 donors to his foundation, according to a Democrat familiar with the process, the latest sign both sides are trying to clear obstacles to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s possible nomination as U.S. secretary of state.
“I’ll do whatever they want,” the former president said Wednesday in New York. “This is a deal between . . . (Obama) and Hillary.”
The 200,000 or so donors to Clinton’s presidential library and foundation range from those who gave a few dollars to wealthy foreign leaders and business people who donated multimillion-dollar gifts, the Democrat familiar with the matter said.
Clinton may attempt to avoid publicly releasing the names of donors because many may have expected to remain confidential when they contributed. The Clinton and Obama teams could seek donors’ permission to reveal their names — a potentially lengthy process.
