The foundation has come under scrutiny for accepting contributions from foreign donors, especially from countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which have poor records on women’s rights. But it is “the most transparent of all the presidential foundations and more transparent than a lot of other major foundations in the country,” Clinton said. “It should be, both because I believe in it and because Hillary is in public life, and we’ll get criticized, as some people are criticizing me, for taking money from a foreign government.”
The foundation, Clinton added, will be his focus in 2015, as he tries to put it on steady footing in case his wife becomes president and he needs to shift his level of involvement. “First, I would have to assess what she wants me to do,” he said. “And second, we might have to change the [foundation] rules again.”
For now, though, he’s holding off on planning for life with a Clinton back in the White House.
“It’s hard for any party to hang on to the White House for 12 years, and it’s a long road. A thousand things could happen,” he said.
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