Clinton gave State Department appointments to 194 donors

Hillary Clinton placed dozens of her donors on State Department advisory boards between 2009 and 2012, federal records show.

The former secretary of state's agency appointed 194 donors who had given either to her family's foundation, her political campaigns, or both, or were affiliated with groups that had.

Those donors represented nearly 40 percent of the 511 advisory appointments the State Department made during Clinton's tenure.

The donor appointments do not provide evidence of any illegal activity, nor are they unprecedented in an administration.

In fact, presidents and cabinet secretaries from both parties have long rewarded friends and contributors with high-level appointments.