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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ## Video: TIME's Jay Newton-Small Asks Madeleine Albright About Her Controversial Comments [Watch (HLS stream): TIME's Jay Newton-Small Asks Madeleine Albright About Her Controversial Comments](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/CYfxLJ5T.m3u8) (1:20)  _Published 2016-02-12_ by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Feb 12, 2016 12:58 PM UTC  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets guests after participating in the PBS NewsHour Democratic presidential candidate debate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on February 11, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Win McNamee—Getty Images Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets guests after participating in the PBS NewsHour Democratic presidential candidate debate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on February 11, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Win McNamee—Getty Images Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Feb 12, 2016 12:58 PM UTC The [highly-paid speeches](http://time.com/3878061/hillary-bill-clinton-paid-speeches/) Hillary Clinton [gave to financial institutions](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/clinton-speeches-218969) were “friendly” and “light,” [according to a new report](http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clintons-wall-street-talks-were-highly-paid-friendly-1455239512), as Clinton’s rival Bernie Sanders continues to make the speeches a campaign issue and [Clinton faces growing pressure to release transcripts](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/02/05/why-hillary-clinton-wont-release-transcripts-of-her-paid-speeches/). The _Wall Street Journal_, citing unnamed sources who attended some of the speeches or are familiar with them, reports that during a speech to Goldman Sachs, Clinton didn’t pin the blame on bankers alone for the 2008 financial crisis. A person who attended one talk described it as almost “gushy.” Clinton has not released transcripts of the speeches, and she [said during a recent town hall](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/02/04/hillary%5Fclinton%5Fon%5Freleasing%5Ftranscripts%5Fof%5Fgoldman%5Fsachs%5Fspeeches%5Fi%5Fwill%5Flook%5Finto%5Fit.html) that she would “look into it.” Clinton earned as much as $225,000 for every speech she delivered to financial institutions like Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank AG, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America in the two years that followed her tenure as Secretary of State. The speeches have become a point of contention on the campaign trail, where her populist Sanders has accused Clinton of being too cozy with Wall Street. \[[_WSJ_](http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clintons-wall-street-talks-were-highly-paid-friendly-1455239512)\] ## Transcript And just remember there's a special place in hell for women who don't help each other. She's been saying that for as long as I've known her, which is about 25 years. But it doesn't change my view that we need to empower everyone. What do you say to Millennials who feel like they're being told they have to vote for her because she's a woman? No, I didn't say that. I said that I think that people need to understand Who has been really fighting on behalf of issues that are of interest to women. And, clearly, Hillary Clinton has. And I have said there's a special place in hell, because I do think, just generally, we are very judgmental of each other. What I really wanted was for them to listen. Listen to what she's saying. I think we're never gonna have a better person speaking on our behalf. Do young women not appreciate the struggle? Perhaps they don't realize what it's taken to get here? Well, some of that, I think, because life is better thanks to people like Hillary, and me. [ LAUGH ] What concerns me most of all is it could go backwards. Mm- hm. Because if you listen to things there are people who are saying things that are very anti women. Mm- hm. In terms of decisions tha we we have to make a better lives and I think we all have to remember that whatever age we are that things can always go back. Thank you so much I really appreciate it. 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