Story highlights The New York Times' editorial board said Hillary Clinton should release her transcripts

Bernie Sanders tweeted his agreement with the newspaper

(CNN) The New York Times editorial board, a body that endorsed Hillary Clinton earlier this year, on Thursday called on the presidential candidate to release transcripts from her paid speeches to Wall Street and banking groups.

Clinton has so far not heeded calls by progressive and conservative groups who have demanded that the former secretary of state release transcripts from speeches she gave to banks in 2013 and 2014. And Clinton's aides have suggested that she is held to a different standard than other candidates, as evidenced by calls for her to release transcripts.

"Voters have every right to know what Mrs. Clinton told these groups," writes the editorial board . "By refusing to release them all, especially the bank speeches, Mrs. Clinton fuels speculation about why she's stonewalling."

The board adds, "Public interest in these speeches is legitimate, and it is the public -- not the candidate -- who decides how much disclosure is enough. By stonewalling on these transcripts Mrs. Clinton plays into the hands of those who say she's not trustworthy and makes her own rules. Most important, she is damaging her credibility among Democrats who are begging her to show them that she'd run an accountable and transparent White House."

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