The top three signs President Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonChelsea Clinton: Trump isn't building public confidence in a vaccine Hillary Clinton launching podcast this month GOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight MORE is now seen as a critical asset going forward in his wife Hillary's presidential campaign:

Got enough Bill and Hill? We can count on more in the months to come. Remember, there was a time when Bill brought baggage — like his controversial criticism of then-candidate Barack Obama in South Carolina during the 2008 primaries — that sees Hillary packing him off to an undisclosed location for a while. At the start of this campaign, she hid him so she could break out on her own, by herself, and earn it alone. But a sharp turn toward much more Bill indicates that he is needed now. News also broke this week that the Clinton Foundation is running a $20 million private equity firm out of Bogota, Colombia, founded by Bill with longtime business associate Frank Giustra.

Sounds like some baggage all right. But the Clinton campaign must think no one will notice, nor will they care. Bring on Bill.

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