Cables Show Hillary Clinton's State Department Deeply Involved in Trans-Pacific Partnership
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday
attempted to distance herself from the controversial 12-nation trade
deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. During her tenure as U.S.
secretary of state, Clinton publicly promoted the pact 45 separate times -- but
with her Democratic presidential rivals making opposition to the deal a
centerpiece of their campaigns, Clinton now asserts she was never
involved in the initiative.
"I did not work on TPP," she said after
a meeting with leaders of labor unions who oppose the pact. "I
advocated for a multinational trade agreement that would 'be the gold
standard.' But that was the responsibility of the United States Trade
Representative."
