Read closely. It seems to me that he is trying to set himself up as one of those who saw the crisis coming and tried to do something about it.
He's throwing his mates under the bus.
So? If he wants to get some undeserved credit, that’s fine with me if he’s throwing the people who are actually in power under the bus.
Hell, Clinton’s remarks here make him a better Republican than any of the feckless elected Republicans who are too scared of their own shadows to say this.