The New York Times editorial board really wants Hillary Clinton to dump the Clinton Foundation

Hillary Clinton pressured to sever ties.

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published 30 August 2016

The New York Times editorial board dished up some advice for the Clinton family Tuesday: Step away from the Clinton Foundation now. Hillary Clinton has already pledged to completely ban all contributions to the foundation from "any foreign governments, corporations, or citizens," as well as donations from American corporations. But if she wins in November, The New York Times recommends that the Clinton family do more — and sooner — to save herself the trouble she'll inevitably face from her political foes:

Mr. Clinton has said he will resign from the board of the foundation and the CHAI board if Mrs. Clinton wins the presidency. Simply closing the foundation, as even some Democrats recommend, could kill programs helping tens of thousands of people. While that's unwarranted, the foundation could do much more to distance itself from the foreign and corporate money that risks tainting Mrs. Clinton's campaign. Its plans to restrict its funding sources only after the election will likely dog Mrs. Clinton.A wiser course would be to ban contributions from foreign and corporate entities now. If Mrs. Clinton wins, Bill and Chelsea Clinton should both end their operational involvement in the foundation and its affiliates for the duration of her presidency, relinquishing any control over spending, hiring, and board appointments. [The New York Times]

Clinton has already caught flak for not drawing stark enough lines between the Clinton Foundation and herself during her tenure as secretary of state. The sooner she takes action to cut ties, the editorial board contends, the less chance there will be for the Clintons' two worlds to become further entangled. Read the full editorial over at The New York Times.