That Clinton Foundation donor's surprise advisory board position was unpaid, so shut up

As Twitchy reported Friday, the candidate who allegedly isn’t accountable to deep-pocketed donors seems to have had a hand in placing a major Clinton Foundation donor on a sensitive government intelligence advisory board, despite his complete lack of experience in the field.

(It reminds us a little of Chelsea Clinton landing high-dollar gigs as a hedge fund manager and very, very occasional correspondent for NBC News, but we digress.)

Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill says voters shouldn’t let that little faux pas bother them for a minute, because the seat on the board, which advised on nuclear weapons technology, was unpaid, just like a Clinton campaign internship (but coffee’s on the house!).

per @JenGriffinFNC: @HillaryClinton press sec stmt on reports @ClintonFdn donor was given intel post at State Dept pic.twitter.com/38M4jv0ivd

— Tamara Gitt (@tamaragitt) June 11, 2016

By having no background at all, the major donor brought much-needed diversity to the table. It all makes much more sense now.

Bad excuse!

— Chris (@politics_chris) June 11, 2016

Well, that’s the excuse you’re getting, so take it and shut up.

@MarkHalperin @JenGriffinFNC @HillaryClinton @ClintonFdn That is total BS

— John Deschenes (@oldbaldeagle) June 11, 2016

the issue isn't whether paid or not – it's access to info ~ akin to insider trading

— Cliff Topham (@cliffordtopham) June 11, 2016

Does he have to say it again? That’s all there is to it — no further reporting will be necessary.