The Boston Globe editorial board on Tuesday called for the Clinton Foundation to be shut down if Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE becomes president.

"The once-and-maybe-future first family will have plenty to keep them busy next year if Hillary Clinton defeats Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE in November," reads the newspaper's editorial.

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"The foundation should remove a political — and actual — distraction and stop accepting funding," it continued. "If Clinton is elected, the foundation should be shut down."

The editorial board members noted that many donations to the global charity come from overseas, with millions coming from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Oman. Trump, the GOP nominee, has criticized Clinton over the foundation accepting money from countries with poor human rights records.

Hillary Clinton joined the renamed Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation in 2013, when she left her post as secretary of State. During Clinton's time in the Obama administration, donations not approved by State Department ethics officials were officially banned in an agreement reached with the organization.

The Democrat resigned from the foundation's board when she launched her White House bid last year. But the group's funding and work during Clinton's tenure at the department has been scrutinized throughout her campaign, including recently released correspondence between a longtime Clinton confidant with ties to the foundation and State Department aides.

The Globe noted that Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonBattle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates Bill Clinton on GOP push to fill Ginsburg vacancy: Trump, McConnell 'first value is power' MORE has said the structure of the foundation, which he established in 1997 as the William J. Clinton Foundation, will change if his wife becomes president.

"There’ll clearly be some changes in what the Clinton Foundation does and how we do it," Clinton said in June. "We'll just have to cross that bridge when we come to it."