Speaking of Hillary, and the Clintons in general, I've wondered why everyone accuses them of being corrupt.
I understand they claimed to be bankrupt around the turn of the century and now have an 8 or 9 figure net worth. Is this large increase in net worth the evidence of corruption?
Republicans don't like the Clintons because they did a lot of things that were considered very liberal at the time (although the Bernie Bros now call them uber-conservatives) and pretty much all their decisions led to tremendous success for the country. It showed that a lot of dopey Republican ideas like flat taxes, killing social security and Medicare, ending the social safety net for the poor, starting pointless wars in the Middle East etc. weren't in the best interest of the country. They have never forgiven the Clintons for that.
I disagree with this assessment. From my vantage point, most politicians are sleazy; it's just a game of who can gain more power and money legally. As I see it, there were rape allegations during his presidency, his misconduct in office, Whitewater, people's fears over her e-mails (despite being cleared; it doesn't look good), the DNC & Clinton in bed together to oust Sanders (again, complex issue, but it doesn't look good), Clinton Foundation issues, etc. I would bet I'm missing a few scandals in there.
I don't like her, but I still voted for her. It's fair to be asked why I could overlook these issues (her husband's issues are his own) and vote for her anyway.
In this #MeToo era, Hillary A) stood by someone who AT MINIMUM used his powers to gain sexual favors, and B) took part in smearing the names of his alleged victims.
Compare that to Trump, who everyone loves to say bragged about "Grabbing them by the..." but in reality, he didn't say he grabbed anyone in particular, nor has he ever, to my knowledge, actually been accused of it. It was a vulgar and scummy thing to say, but as far as I can tell isn't actually backed up by any real action (okay he had a consensual affair with a Stormy, not illegal) he took.
That's a perfectly valid criticism of the Clintons. They both share blame and were involved in using power to obtain sex.
However, I'm surprised that you are ignorant regarding the many accusations of sexual misconduct against Trump. Quotes regarding unwanted sexual contact / harassment with Trump:
“He was like an octopus … His hands were everywhere.” - Jessica Leeds
"I referred to this as a ‘rape’, but I do not want my words to be interpreted in a literal or criminal sense." - Ivana Trump
“He pushed me up against the wall, and had his hands all over me and tried to get up my dress again.” - Jill Harth
"He did touch my vagina through my underwear." - Kristen Anderson
“[Trump] stuck his head right underneath their skirts.” - Lisa Boyne
“He took my hand, and grabbed me, and went for the lips.” - Cathy Heller
“He kissed me directly on the lips." - Temple Taggart
"I remember putting on my dress really quick because I was like, 'Oh my God, there’s a man in here.'" - Mariah Billado
"Then his hand touched the right side of my breast. I was in shock." - Karena Virginia
“The time that he walked through the dressing rooms was really shocking. We were all naked.” - Bridget Sullivan
"Our first introduction to him was when we were at the dress rehearsal and half-naked changing into our bikinis.” - Tasha Dixon
“All of a sudden I felt a grab, a little nudge." - Melinda McGillivray
"I was thinking ‘Oh, he’s going to hug me’, but when he pulled my face in and gave me a smooch. I was like ‘Oh – kay.’" - Jennifer Murphy
“[Trump] kissed me directly on the mouth.” - Rachel Crooks
"I turned around, and within seconds he was pushing me against the wall and forcing his tongue down my throat." - Natasha Stoynoff
“Trump stood right next to me and suddenly he squeezed my butt." - Ninni Laaksonen
"When we entered the room he grabbed each of us tightly in a hug and kissed each of us on the lips without asking for permission." - Jessica Drake
"He would step in front of each girl and look you over from head to toe like we were just meat, we were just sexual objects, that we were not people." - Samantha Holvey
“He then grabbed my shoulder and began kissing me again very aggressively and placed his hand on my breast." - Summer Zervos
“He probably doesn’t want me telling the story about that time he continually grabbed my ass and invited me to his hotel room.” - Cassandra Searles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/nov/30/donald-trump-sexual-misconduct-allegations-full-listI don't know the details of every encounter. It certainly appears that there's a pattern of sexual harassment (at a minimum) though.
So basically, you have someone who bragged about something (in abstract, not even with a specific person) he DIDN'T do, and you have someone else who help enable someone to do actual things that they denied doing. But the first one is the rapist/sexual assaulter????
To bring it full circle, the lack of critical thinking by reporters around that has always bugged me about the media. "Trump said he did something bad that we can't prove he did! He's horrific!!" "Clinton was not convicted in his impeachment, nothing to see here!!"
There is a good reason that Trump's off hand comments about being perfectly OK with sexual harassment were a big deal . . . it's at least partly because of his personal history of sexually harassing women in an offhand manner.
It's valid to be disgusted with the Clintons on the sex/power front. I don't think it's valid to see Trump as being better in this regard though.