Federal income tax returns from 2007 through 2014 for Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, show a surge in earnings in recent years and provide new details on aspects of their business dealings. ___ THE TOP LINE The Clintons earned $139.1 million over the past eight years, a period that spanned Hillary Rodham Clinton's term as secretary of state. The returns show numerous paid speeches and appearances by her husband around the world and her own stint as a private speaker after she resigned from her diplomatic post in February 2013. The couple paid nearly $44 million in federal taxes and donated nearly $15 million to charity. ____ TAXES The returns show that the Clintons paid an overall federal tax rate of 31.6 percent during those years. That rate is high among American taxpayers.Read more on NewsOK.com