Donald Trump called Monday for the shutdown of the Clinton Foundation, saying the nonprofit organization is “the most corrupt enterprise in political history.”
“It is now clear that the Clinton Foundation is the most corrupt enterprise in political history. What they were doing during Crooked Hillary’s time as Secretary of State was wrong then, and it is wrong now. It must be shut down immediately,” Trump said in a statement.
The Clinton Foundation did not immediately respond to CNN request for comment Monday. But Trump’s request follows a week after others began calling for the foundation to shut down because of ethics concerns.
Bill Clinton announced last week that he would no longer give paid speeches and that the Clinton Global Initiatives meeting of high-dollar donors, celebrities and foreign leaders next month would be its last.
The Clinton Foundation also announced last week that it would no longer accept foreign or corporate donations if Hillary Clinton wins the White House and that it would no longer convene its annual meeting.
The foundation has raised money in the years since Bill Clinton left the White House and has launched a host of charitable efforts targeting climate change, improving quality of life for women and girls in developing countries and fighting health crises.
The charitable foundation has been scrutinized throughout Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, but the organization has faced greater scrutiny since emails were newly uncovered showing a top Clinton Foundation donor seeking access to a top diplomat when Clinton was Secretary of State.
The Trump campaign has attempted to keep the spotlight fixed on Clinton’s troubles, but his own gaffes have continued to get in the way. Trump’s request that Russian hackers search for Clinton’s 33,000 missing emails led to questions of whether he would be committing treason by asking foreign agents to hack a U.S. presidential candidate.
