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| Trump and Ryan: meeting was a 'very positive step' toward GOP unity – live | Trump and Ryan: meeting was a 'very positive step' toward GOP unity – live |
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| Utah senator Orrin Hatch, one of the most powerful Republicans in Congress, has endorsed Donald Trump for president after the presumptive nominee’s meeting this morning with Hatch and other Republican leaders. | |
| “I totally endorse him,” Hatch told Reuters today. Ahead of the meeting, hatch already seemed to be leaning in the direction of endorsing - or at least, supporting - the candidate. | |
| “This election is perhaps the most important of my lifetime,” Hatch said in that statement. “With such critical issues as the future of the Supreme Court hanging in the balance, it is vital that we defeat Hillary Clinton and elect a Republican to the White House.” | |
| “During the primary process, I endorsed Jeb Bush and later Marco Rubio. But throughout I said I would support the eventual nominee. Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee, I will do what I can to help him run a successful campaign.” | |
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| Following news that the federal government will conduct a month-long series of raids on undocumented Central American immigrants in a bid to deport those fleeing gang violence in the region, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has issued a statement warning that such actions “do not reflect who we are as a county.” | |
| “I’m against large scale raids that tear families apart and sow fear in communities,” Clinton said in a statement provided by her campaign. “I am concerned about recent news reports, and believe we should not be taking kids and families from their homes in the middle of the night. Families fleeing violence in Central America must be given a full opportunity to seek relief.” | |
| Clinton continued, emphasizing that when children are involved, the federal government must take extra steps to ensure that their human and civil rights are being respected, “which is why I’ve laid out a plan to guarantee all unaccompanied minors are provided access to counsel.” | |
| “We must fix our asylum and refugee systems, and work with regional partners to strengthen conditions in Central America,” Clinton continued. “We need a comprehensive plan to stop the root causes of the violence in Central America and expand orderly resettlement programs. Large scale raids are not productive and do not reflect who we are as a county.” | |
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| Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy | Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy |
| Alabama’s Republican governor, Robert Bentley, signed a bill into law on Thursday that will regulate abortion clinics like sex offenders. | Alabama’s Republican governor, Robert Bentley, signed a bill into law on Thursday that will regulate abortion clinics like sex offenders. |
| The bill, SB 205, could shut down two clinics in which the vast majority of the state’s abortions occur. One of the clinics, Alabama Women’s Center for Reproductive Alternatives in Huntsville, was temporarily closed in June 2014 as a result of Trap (targeted restriction on abortion provider) laws in the state when it was determined that the facility could not be retrofitted to comply with the laws’ building code regulations. Its new building, however, sits across the street from Huntsville’s Academy for Academics and Arts, a K-8 school, making it vulnerable once again to shutdown under the newly signed law. | The bill, SB 205, could shut down two clinics in which the vast majority of the state’s abortions occur. One of the clinics, Alabama Women’s Center for Reproductive Alternatives in Huntsville, was temporarily closed in June 2014 as a result of Trap (targeted restriction on abortion provider) laws in the state when it was determined that the facility could not be retrofitted to comply with the laws’ building code regulations. Its new building, however, sits across the street from Huntsville’s Academy for Academics and Arts, a K-8 school, making it vulnerable once again to shutdown under the newly signed law. |
| SB 205 mandates that abortion clinics be more than 2,000ft (600 meters) from any public school serving children elementary through middle school age, the same kind of restriction required of registered sex offenders. | SB 205 mandates that abortion clinics be more than 2,000ft (600 meters) from any public school serving children elementary through middle school age, the same kind of restriction required of registered sex offenders. |
| Related: Alabama governor signs bill to regulate abortion clinics like sex offenders | Related: Alabama governor signs bill to regulate abortion clinics like sex offenders |
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| I've seen some weird stuff during this campaign, but this scene outside the RNC may take the cake: pic.twitter.com/Bg3xIoSKMv | I've seen some weird stuff during this campaign, but this scene outside the RNC may take the cake: pic.twitter.com/Bg3xIoSKMv |
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| Ed Pilkington | Ed Pilkington |
| When delegates to the Democratic national convention gather in Philadelphia at the end of July to – almost certainly – nominate Hillary Clinton as their presidential candidate, they may be in for a bit of a surprise. The night before the opening ceremonies, a film will be premiered in the city that portrays her in a very different light from the official biography. | When delegates to the Democratic national convention gather in Philadelphia at the end of July to – almost certainly – nominate Hillary Clinton as their presidential candidate, they may be in for a bit of a surprise. The night before the opening ceremonies, a film will be premiered in the city that portrays her in a very different light from the official biography. |
| Clinton Cash is an hour-long cinematic version of the book of the same name that caused quite a stir when it was published a year ago. In lurid images of blood-splattered dollars fluttering down over warlords in conflict zones, accompanied by a menacing soundtrack worthy of a horror classic, the film seeks to distill in punchy form the central message of the book: that Hillary and Bill Clinton, since leaving the White House famously “dead broke” in 2001, have amassed a vast fortune of more than $200m by blurring the lines between public office, their philanthropic foundation, lucrative speaker fees and friendships with dubious characters around the world. | Clinton Cash is an hour-long cinematic version of the book of the same name that caused quite a stir when it was published a year ago. In lurid images of blood-splattered dollars fluttering down over warlords in conflict zones, accompanied by a menacing soundtrack worthy of a horror classic, the film seeks to distill in punchy form the central message of the book: that Hillary and Bill Clinton, since leaving the White House famously “dead broke” in 2001, have amassed a vast fortune of more than $200m by blurring the lines between public office, their philanthropic foundation, lucrative speaker fees and friendships with dubious characters around the world. |
| As the book’s author, and main narrator of the film, Peter Schweizer, puts it on camera: “The elites of these countries are getting rich, the Clintons are getting rich, and the money is not trickling down to the people.” Along the way, he alleges, the Clintons “have betrayed their own principles”. | As the book’s author, and main narrator of the film, Peter Schweizer, puts it on camera: “The elites of these countries are getting rich, the Clintons are getting rich, and the money is not trickling down to the people.” Along the way, he alleges, the Clintons “have betrayed their own principles”. |
| It’s a powerful message, one that is clearly designed to stir up trouble at the convention at just the moment when Clinton should be revelling in her victory in the Democratic race. For the Clinton campaign it will have an air of deja vu, as they had to deal with the turbulence caused by the book in May 2015. | It’s a powerful message, one that is clearly designed to stir up trouble at the convention at just the moment when Clinton should be revelling in her victory in the Democratic race. For the Clinton campaign it will have an air of deja vu, as they had to deal with the turbulence caused by the book in May 2015. |
| Related: Clinton Cash film aims to cause likely Democratic nominee maximum damage | Related: Clinton Cash film aims to cause likely Democratic nominee maximum damage |
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| Bernie Sanders: Immigrant roundup 'inhumane' | Bernie Sanders: Immigrant roundup 'inhumane' |
| Democratic presidential candidate bernie Sanders has come out strongly against a 30-day “surge” of raids to deport hundreds of Central American mothers and children found to have entered the country illegally. | Democratic presidential candidate bernie Sanders has come out strongly against a 30-day “surge” of raids to deport hundreds of Central American mothers and children found to have entered the country illegally. |
| “I oppose the painful and inhumane business of locking up and deporting families who have fled horrendous violence in Central America and other countries,” Sanders said in a statement. “Sending these people back into harm’s way is wrong.” | “I oppose the painful and inhumane business of locking up and deporting families who have fled horrendous violence in Central America and other countries,” Sanders said in a statement. “Sending these people back into harm’s way is wrong.” |
| Earlier today, Reuters reported that US immigration authorities were planning on conducting the raids for the next four weeks with the goal of deporting hundreds of Central American immigrants, primarily mothers and their children who have previously been warned to leave the country. The operation would also cover minors who have entered the country without a guardian and since turned 18. | Earlier today, Reuters reported that US immigration authorities were planning on conducting the raids for the next four weeks with the goal of deporting hundreds of Central American immigrants, primarily mothers and their children who have previously been warned to leave the country. The operation would also cover minors who have entered the country without a guardian and since turned 18. |
| “I recently met a young Salvadoran woman who came to the United States on her own at the age of 15 to flee gangs trying to recruit her,” Sanders said. “I’ve also spoken with many children who have told me with tears streaming down their faces that they live in daily fear that their parents will be taken away.” | “I recently met a young Salvadoran woman who came to the United States on her own at the age of 15 to flee gangs trying to recruit her,” Sanders said. “I’ve also spoken with many children who have told me with tears streaming down their faces that they live in daily fear that their parents will be taken away.” |
| “I urge President Obama to use his executive authority to protect families by extending Temporary Protective Status for those who fled from Central America.” | “I urge President Obama to use his executive authority to protect families by extending Temporary Protective Status for those who fled from Central America.” |
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| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Hillary Clinton held a roundtable discussion with a coalition of HIV/Aids activists at the Hillary for America headquarters in Brooklyn Heights this afternoon, an apparent countermove to opponent Bernie Sanders, who cancelled a long-scheduled meeting with HIV/Aids activists earlier this week. | Hillary Clinton held a roundtable discussion with a coalition of HIV/Aids activists at the Hillary for America headquarters in Brooklyn Heights this afternoon, an apparent countermove to opponent Bernie Sanders, who cancelled a long-scheduled meeting with HIV/Aids activists earlier this week. |
| Peter Staley, and AIDS activist, opened the meeting with some brief remakes. “Aids is not over,” Staley said. “37 million affected worldwide, two million affected in the US, 1.2 million who die.” He explained that he and the 19 other leaders present represented a coalition who intend to push the candidates on the issue of ending once and for all the Aids epidemic. He ended his remarks by joking that Clinton wanted to say a few words before the conversation turned “wonkish”. | Peter Staley, and AIDS activist, opened the meeting with some brief remakes. “Aids is not over,” Staley said. “37 million affected worldwide, two million affected in the US, 1.2 million who die.” He explained that he and the 19 other leaders present represented a coalition who intend to push the candidates on the issue of ending once and for all the Aids epidemic. He ended his remarks by joking that Clinton wanted to say a few words before the conversation turned “wonkish”. |
| “Of course, you know, Peter, ‘wonkish’ is a term of endearment,” Clinton said, joking about her reputation for being a policy wonk. Clinton thanked them for coming, and commended them for being frontline leaders in the fight to stop the Aids epidemic. | “Of course, you know, Peter, ‘wonkish’ is a term of endearment,” Clinton said, joking about her reputation for being a policy wonk. Clinton thanked them for coming, and commended them for being frontline leaders in the fight to stop the Aids epidemic. |
| “You represent the diversity of the HIV movement today,” she told them. She then remarked that the Aids fight has spanned generations, which she noted was represented in the room. “I couldn’t believe it when you said some weren’t born,” she said. “I’m looking around and,” she laughed and looked at the young man at the end of the table. He waved playfully at her and everyone laughed. | “You represent the diversity of the HIV movement today,” she told them. She then remarked that the Aids fight has spanned generations, which she noted was represented in the room. “I couldn’t believe it when you said some weren’t born,” she said. “I’m looking around and,” she laughed and looked at the young man at the end of the table. He waved playfully at her and everyone laughed. |
| “HIV and Aids are still with us they,” Clinton said. “They disproportionately impact gay and bisexual men, communities of color, transgender people and young people.” She continued: “We do have the tools to end this epidemic once and for all but we need to re-dedicate ourselves to fighting HIV/Aids and to leaving no one behind.” She said the US needed to to continue increase funding for research, expand the use of medications like Prep, cap out-of-pocket costs for those infected with HIV/Aids and expand on President Obama’s HIV/Aids strategy. | “HIV and Aids are still with us they,” Clinton said. “They disproportionately impact gay and bisexual men, communities of color, transgender people and young people.” She continued: “We do have the tools to end this epidemic once and for all but we need to re-dedicate ourselves to fighting HIV/Aids and to leaving no one behind.” She said the US needed to to continue increase funding for research, expand the use of medications like Prep, cap out-of-pocket costs for those infected with HIV/Aids and expand on President Obama’s HIV/Aids strategy. |
| She also pledged to continue to work with the community to do everything she could to ending the epidemic. “This issue matters to me deeply. I know many of us have lost friends and loved one to Aids. We owe it to them and to the countless people whose names we will never know to continue this fight together,” she said. | She also pledged to continue to work with the community to do everything she could to ending the epidemic. “This issue matters to me deeply. I know many of us have lost friends and loved one to Aids. We owe it to them and to the countless people whose names we will never know to continue this fight together,” she said. |
| Clinton concluded: “I’m looking forward to our discussion about what more we need to do to eradicate the disease for good. I hope this is the beginning of a productive conversation that lasts through the campaign and on into the White House.” | Clinton concluded: “I’m looking forward to our discussion about what more we need to do to eradicate the disease for good. I hope this is the beginning of a productive conversation that lasts through the campaign and on into the White House.” |
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| Donald Trump’s campaign has released a statement regarding Facebook posts made by the candidate’s butler, in which Anthony Senecal called for the hanging of Barack Obama and called Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton a term for female anatomy. | Donald Trump’s campaign has released a statement regarding Facebook posts made by the candidate’s butler, in which Anthony Senecal called for the hanging of Barack Obama and called Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton a term for female anatomy. |
| “He does not work at Mar-a-Lago and hasn’t in many years,” the statement reads. “We totally disavow and condemn these horrible statements.” | “He does not work at Mar-a-Lago and hasn’t in many years,” the statement reads. “We totally disavow and condemn these horrible statements.” |
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| US immigration officials are planning a month-long series of raids in May and June to deport hundreds of Central American mothers and children found to have entered the country illegally. | US immigration officials are planning a month-long series of raids in May and June to deport hundreds of Central American mothers and children found to have entered the country illegally. |
| The operation would likely be the largest deportation sweep targeting immigrant families by the administration of Barack Obama this year after a similar drive over two days in January that focused on Georgia, Texas and North Carolina. | The operation would likely be the largest deportation sweep targeting immigrant families by the administration of Barack Obama this year after a similar drive over two days in January that focused on Georgia, Texas and North Carolina. |
| Those raids, which resulted in the detention of 121 people, mostly women and children, sparked an outcry from immigration advocates and criticism from some Democrats, including the party’s presidential election frontrunner Hillary Clinton. | Those raids, which resulted in the detention of 121 people, mostly women and children, sparked an outcry from immigration advocates and criticism from some Democrats, including the party’s presidential election frontrunner Hillary Clinton. |
| Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has now told field offices nationwide to launch a 30-day “surge” of arrests focused on mothers and children who have already been told to leave the United States, the document seen by Reuters said. The operation would also cover minors who have entered the country without a guardian and since turned 18 years of age, the document said. Two sources confirmed the details of the plan. | Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has now told field offices nationwide to launch a 30-day “surge” of arrests focused on mothers and children who have already been told to leave the United States, the document seen by Reuters said. The operation would also cover minors who have entered the country without a guardian and since turned 18 years of age, the document said. Two sources confirmed the details of the plan. |
| The exact dates of the latest series of raids were not known and the details of the operation could change. | The exact dates of the latest series of raids were not known and the details of the operation could change. |
| Related: US immigration officials planning 30-day 'surge' of arrests to deport families | Related: US immigration officials planning 30-day 'surge' of arrests to deport families |
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| Secret Service statement, on Donald Trump’s butler: | Secret Service statement, on Donald Trump’s butler: |
| The US Secret Service is aware of this matter and will conduct the appropriate investigation. | The US Secret Service is aware of this matter and will conduct the appropriate investigation. |
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| Eric Trump has promised Republican voters worried about his father’s anti-immigrant platform getting in the way of widening the party’s voter base that Latino voters “can’t wait” for his father to be elected president. | Eric Trump has promised Republican voters worried about his father’s anti-immigrant platform getting in the way of widening the party’s voter base that Latino voters “can’t wait” for his father to be elected president. |
| “People often talk about Hispanics,” the younger Trump told Irish radio’s RTE Radio1’s Drivetime, as reported by Buzzfeed News. “You know, I have more Hispanics come up to me telling me, ‘Listen, I can’t wait for your father to be president. He’s gonna bring jobs back to the United States. He’s gonna end the nonsense. He’s gonna create good trade deals. He’s gonna create better education. He’s gonna create a better family structure.’ ” | “People often talk about Hispanics,” the younger Trump told Irish radio’s RTE Radio1’s Drivetime, as reported by Buzzfeed News. “You know, I have more Hispanics come up to me telling me, ‘Listen, I can’t wait for your father to be president. He’s gonna bring jobs back to the United States. He’s gonna end the nonsense. He’s gonna create good trade deals. He’s gonna create better education. He’s gonna create a better family structure.’ ” |
| “I see so little of the divisiveness, which is interesting,” Trump continued. “You watch it on TV, but you see so little of it out in the field.” | “I see so little of the divisiveness, which is interesting,” Trump continued. “You watch it on TV, but you see so little of it out in the field.” |
| Data collated by Latino Decisions, a leading Latino political opinion research organization, indicates the eventual Republican nominee will need to win over as many as 47% of Latino voters in 2016 - nearly double what Mitt Romney was able to muster in 2012. | Data collated by Latino Decisions, a leading Latino political opinion research organization, indicates the eventual Republican nominee will need to win over as many as 47% of Latino voters in 2016 - nearly double what Mitt Romney was able to muster in 2012. |
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| Graham: 'cordial, pleasant phone conversation with Mr Trump' | Graham: 'cordial, pleasant phone conversation with Mr Trump' |
| Here’s a statement from Lindsey Graham, perhaps Trump’s sharpest critic in the senate, on the “pleasant” chat he had today with the presumptive nominee. | Here’s a statement from Lindsey Graham, perhaps Trump’s sharpest critic in the senate, on the “pleasant” chat he had today with the presumptive nominee. |
| Graham’s not endorsing, but he does credit Trump’s effort to “reach out to many people”: | Graham’s not endorsing, but he does credit Trump’s effort to “reach out to many people”: |
| I had a cordial, pleasant phone conversation with Mr. Trump. I congratulated him on winning the Republican nomination for President. I know Mr. Trump is reaching out to many people, throughout the party and the country, to solicit their advice and opinions. I believe this is a wise move on his part. | I had a cordial, pleasant phone conversation with Mr. Trump. I congratulated him on winning the Republican nomination for President. I know Mr. Trump is reaching out to many people, throughout the party and the country, to solicit their advice and opinions. I believe this is a wise move on his part. |
| We had a good fifteen minute discussion centered on the national security threats facing the United States. Many of these threats are the result of President Obama’s failed policies. | We had a good fifteen minute discussion centered on the national security threats facing the United States. Many of these threats are the result of President Obama’s failed policies. |
| I gave him my assessment about where we stand in the fight against ISIL and the long-term danger posed by the Iranian nuclear deal. He asked good questions. | I gave him my assessment about where we stand in the fight against ISIL and the long-term danger posed by the Iranian nuclear deal. He asked good questions. |
| Finally, my position remains the same regarding both candidates running for President. I will do what I can in the Senate to help the next president. The next president will inherit a mess.” | Finally, my position remains the same regarding both candidates running for President. I will do what I can in the Senate to help the next president. The next president will inherit a mess.” |
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| George Clooney doesn’t think so. | George Clooney doesn’t think so. |
| Your next President of the United States, #MAGA pic.twitter.com/BGwalYnkcL | Your next President of the United States, #MAGA pic.twitter.com/BGwalYnkcL |
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| Trump to hold fundraiser | Trump to hold fundraiser |
| Donald Trump is getting started on what he has promised will be a “world-class finance organization” with a fundraiser later this month in Los Angeles, the Washington Post reports: | Donald Trump is getting started on what he has promised will be a “world-class finance organization” with a fundraiser later this month in Los Angeles, the Washington Post reports: |
| The dinner fundraiser is set to be the first of as many as 50 finance events that the campaign and party are racing to set up... The Trump campaign, which has no apparatus to solicit contributions, is now finalizing plans with the RNC to participate in a joint fundraising committee that can accept large contributions. | The dinner fundraiser is set to be the first of as many as 50 finance events that the campaign and party are racing to set up... The Trump campaign, which has no apparatus to solicit contributions, is now finalizing plans with the RNC to participate in a joint fundraising committee that can accept large contributions. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| George Clooney has said that Donald Trump will not win the US presidential election as the American public will not be ruled by fear, writes the Guardian’s Henry Barnes. | George Clooney has said that Donald Trump will not win the US presidential election as the American public will not be ruled by fear, writes the Guardian’s Henry Barnes. |
| Take it from George Clooney: | Take it from George Clooney: |
| “There’s not going to be a President Donald Trump,” he said. “Fear is not going to drive our country. We’re not afraid of Muslims or immigrants or women. We’re not going to be afraid of anything.” | “There’s not going to be a President Donald Trump,” he said. “Fear is not going to drive our country. We’re not afraid of Muslims or immigrants or women. We’re not going to be afraid of anything.” |
| Does George Clooney know what he’s talking about? | Does George Clooney know what he’s talking about? |
| Related: George Clooney: 'There’s not going to be a President Donald Trump' | Related: George Clooney: 'There’s not going to be a President Donald Trump' |
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| Et tu, Graham? | Et tu, Graham? |
| Lindsey Graham tells reporters he had a call with Trump yesterday. He says Trump wanted to pick his brain on national security | Lindsey Graham tells reporters he had a call with Trump yesterday. He says Trump wanted to pick his brain on national security |
| Update: Apparently Trump called Graham for foreign policy advice on the same day he blamed Graham for Isis “winning”: | Update: Apparently Trump called Graham for foreign policy advice on the same day he blamed Graham for Isis “winning”: |
| Trump *yesterday* on Lindsey Graham:"His thinking is so far off... that's why ISIS is essentially winning" https://t.co/21g0rCVYWj | Trump *yesterday* on Lindsey Graham:"His thinking is so far off... that's why ISIS is essentially winning" https://t.co/21g0rCVYWj |
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| Trump on unity project: 'things working out really well!' | Trump on unity project: 'things working out really well!' |
| Indeed they seem to be, for him, with majority leader Mitch McConnell already on board, the chairman of the Republican congressional conference on board and House speaker Paul Ryan quickly coming around. | Indeed they seem to be, for him, with majority leader Mitch McConnell already on board, the chairman of the Republican congressional conference on board and House speaker Paul Ryan quickly coming around. |
| Great day in D.C. with @SpeakerRyan and Republican leadership. Things working out really well! #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/hfHY9MdAc7 | Great day in D.C. with @SpeakerRyan and Republican leadership. Things working out really well! #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/hfHY9MdAc7 |
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| Trump's plan if tax returns leak: 'say they aren't mine' – report | Trump's plan if tax returns leak: 'say they aren't mine' – report |
| Donald Trump told a friend warning him to release his tax returns or else they could be leaked in advance of the election as an “October surprise” that if that happened he would just deny they were his, the National Review reports: | Donald Trump told a friend warning him to release his tax returns or else they could be leaked in advance of the election as an “October surprise” that if that happened he would just deny they were his, the National Review reports: |
| Hard to be shocked by any Trump story these days, but this was pretty amazing. https://t.co/aSCHRDoDHR pic.twitter.com/b8FVuycyAb | Hard to be shocked by any Trump story these days, but this was pretty amazing. https://t.co/aSCHRDoDHR pic.twitter.com/b8FVuycyAb |
| Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump Wednesday for his refusal to release his tax returns, writes the Guardian’s Amber Jamieson: | Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump Wednesday for his refusal to release his tax returns, writes the Guardian’s Amber Jamieson: |
| “You have to ask yourself, why doesn’t he want to release them?” asked Clinton at a crowd at a community college gymnasium in Blackwood, New Jersey, on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. | “You have to ask yourself, why doesn’t he want to release them?” asked Clinton at a crowd at a community college gymnasium in Blackwood, New Jersey, on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. |
| “Because when you’re running for president and you become the nominee, that’s kind of expected,” she said. | “Because when you’re running for president and you become the nominee, that’s kind of expected,” she said. |
| Related: Clinton attacks Trump on tax returns: 'Why doesn't he want to release them?' | Related: Clinton attacks Trump on tax returns: 'Why doesn't he want to release them?' |
| And the Wall Street Journal breaks down today what we might be able to learn from Trump’s returns: | And the Wall Street Journal breaks down today what we might be able to learn from Trump’s returns: |
| The returns would show how the real-estate developer, golf course owner and branded-products celebrity structures his businesses and how aggressively he uses the tax code. | The returns would show how the real-estate developer, golf course owner and branded-products celebrity structures his businesses and how aggressively he uses the tax code. |
| The Journal piece notes that the returns would reveal Trump’s annual income; how much he claims in charitable giving; and his business ties to countries around the world. | The Journal piece notes that the returns would reveal Trump’s annual income; how much he claims in charitable giving; and his business ties to countries around the world. |
| Shy Donald would be first presidential candidate in 40 years not to release his tax returns. Sad! https://t.co/Z6VjphFAX9 @GlennKesslerWP | Shy Donald would be first presidential candidate in 40 years not to release his tax returns. Sad! https://t.co/Z6VjphFAX9 @GlennKesslerWP |