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# Bill Clinton's Spot on Debate Commission Raises Conflict of Interest Concerns
- URL: https://ivn.us/bill-clintons-spot-debate-commission-raises-conflict-interest-concerns/
- Published: 2015-11-11T23:29:54.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-19T06:04:43.000Z
- Author: Ben Swann
- Tags: News

As the 2016 presidential election draws nearer, questions are being raised about **Bill Clinton**’s role as an honorary co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates, a Republican-and-Democrat controlled board that determines the rules and particulars of U.S. general election presidential debates.

According [to](http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/01/bill-clinton-on-leadership-board-of-presidential-debate-commission/?ref=ivn.us) The Daily Caller, **Bill Clinton** serves as an honorary co-chair for the organization along with former President Jimmy Carter. The CPD also [lists](http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=commission-leadership&ref=ivn.us) deceased former Republican presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford as honorary co-chairs.

> *It is unclear, however, how Carter and Clinton function in these rolesAdditionally, considering Jeb Bush’s run for the presidency, if it is an issue of simply lending one’s name to a board and not participating in any process, it is unknown why both former presidents George W. Bush and his father George H.W. Bush are not included as honorary chairs*

Hot Air [notes](http://hotair.com/archives/2015/11/02/surprise-bill-clinton-is-on-the-commission-on-presidential-debates/?ref=ivn.us) that CPD chairman Michael D. McCurry served as press secretary during Bill Clinton’s presidency.

If current Democratic presidential front-runner **Hillary Clinton** ends up winning her party’s nomination, Bill Clinton and Michael McCurry’s roles on the board governing U.S. general election presidential debates could potentially pose a conflict of interest.

The Commission on Presidential Debates recently sparked controversy when it [announced](http://truthinmedia.com/commission-debates-no-change-15-percent-rule/?ref=ivn.us) that despite the rise of independent voters as a leading portion of the U.S. electorate, it would not change the 15 percent minimum polling rule that effectively blocks most serious third-party candidates who appear on enough ballots to win the presidency from participating in general election presidential debates.

*Editor's note: This article, written by Barry Donegan, [originally published](http://truthinmedia.com/bill-clinton-serves-presidential-debate-commission/?ref=ivn.us) on Truth in Media, and may have been modified slightly modified for publication on IVN.*

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