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| Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton escalate attacks – campaign live | Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton escalate attacks – campaign live |
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| Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat currently under federal investigation over potentially illegal campaign contributions, is attempting to distance the FBI probe from his ties to likely Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. | |
| “There are no wrongdoing allegations that have been made,” McAuliffe told reporters at the State Arboretum of Virginia this morning. “If you read the story yesterday, they have some questions about a donor - my legal team fully vetted this individual, he’s been a green card holder since 2007, so we’re very confident.” | |
| CNN reported yesterday that the FBI, as well as the Justice Department’s public integrity unit, is investigating a $120,000 campaign donations to McAuliffe’s 2013 gubernatorial campaign from Chinese businessman, as well as McAuliffe’s role on the Clinton Global Initiative. | |
| McAuliffe, however, was quick to dismiss any connection. | |
| “This has nothing to do with the Clinton Foundation,” McAuliffe said. “This was an allegation of a gentlemen who gave a check to my campaign. I didn’t bring the donor in, I didn’t bring him into the Clinton Foundation, I don’t even know if I’ve ever met the person.” | |
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| Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may dismiss climate change and sea-level rise as “very expensive bullshit” on Twitter, but according to Politico, the real estate tycoon is more circumspect on the issue when it comes to risk-management for one of his coastal properties. | |
| The candidate’s company has applied to construct a coastal seawall that would protect the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland, in County Clare, from “global warming and its effects.” | |
| Citing a major storm that hit the course days after Trump acquired it in 2014 that eroded as much as eight meters of frontage from the resort, Trump submitted a planning application in the hopes of gaining approval for construction of the two-mile wall. The application included environmental impact statement declaring that erosion along the coast will only accelerate with sea-level rise associated with melting ice caps and climate change. | |
| The application filings run counter to opinions the candidate has had on the validity of climate-change science in the past and present: | |
| The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive. | |
| We should be focused on clean and beautiful air-not expensive and business closing GLOBAL WARMING-a total hoax! | |
| This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice | |
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| Marco Rubio: 'It’s not that we lost, it’s that Donald Trump won' | Marco Rubio: 'It’s not that we lost, it’s that Donald Trump won' |
| Sabrina Siddiqui | Sabrina Siddiqui |
| Marco Rubio, the Florida senator who suspended his presidential campaign after losing his home state, reflects on where it went wrong, what he learned and what’s next with the Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui. | Marco Rubio, the Florida senator who suspended his presidential campaign after losing his home state, reflects on where it went wrong, what he learned and what’s next with the Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui. |
| While Donald Trump was wrapping up the Republican nomination for president at the beginning of this month, Marco Rubio was more than 6,000 miles away, touring the Middle East and far removed from the process that had engulfed the past 11 months of his political career. | While Donald Trump was wrapping up the Republican nomination for president at the beginning of this month, Marco Rubio was more than 6,000 miles away, touring the Middle East and far removed from the process that had engulfed the past 11 months of his political career. |
| The Florida senator, who suspended his presidential campaign in March after losing his home state, was no longer beholden to the grueling schedule that required him to barnstorm as many as three states in one day in the pursuit of votes. And so he made use of a weeklong recess from the US Senate to instead travel from Qatar to Iraq to Turkey, to apprise himself of the latest developments in the battle against the Islamic State and discuss the deep-rooted sectarian divisions in the region. | The Florida senator, who suspended his presidential campaign in March after losing his home state, was no longer beholden to the grueling schedule that required him to barnstorm as many as three states in one day in the pursuit of votes. And so he made use of a weeklong recess from the US Senate to instead travel from Qatar to Iraq to Turkey, to apprise himself of the latest developments in the battle against the Islamic State and discuss the deep-rooted sectarian divisions in the region. |
| It was an official trip that had all the trimmings of a presidential visit, from sitdowns with local officials to a meet-and-greet with American troops. But even if Rubio will not be the next commander-in-chief, the senator seems at peace. | It was an official trip that had all the trimmings of a presidential visit, from sitdowns with local officials to a meet-and-greet with American troops. But even if Rubio will not be the next commander-in-chief, the senator seems at peace. |
| During a recent interview in his Senate office, Rubio reflected on where his campaign went wrong, what he learned from his recent overseas trip and why he would rather make the most of his remaining seven months in federal office than opine about the state of the 2016 race. | During a recent interview in his Senate office, Rubio reflected on where his campaign went wrong, what he learned from his recent overseas trip and why he would rather make the most of his remaining seven months in federal office than opine about the state of the 2016 race. |
| “A lot of times it feels almost like the guy who built this really strong building,” Rubio said of the Republican contest, “and it was in the right place, and it was the way these buildings have always been built, but he got hit by a Category 5 hurricane. | “A lot of times it feels almost like the guy who built this really strong building,” Rubio said of the Republican contest, “and it was in the right place, and it was the way these buildings have always been built, but he got hit by a Category 5 hurricane. |
| “It’s not that we lost, it’s that Donald Trump won … It was just a very unusual political year.” | “It’s not that we lost, it’s that Donald Trump won … It was just a very unusual political year.” |
| Related: Marco Rubio: 'It’s not that we lost, it’s that Donald Trump won' | Related: Marco Rubio: 'It’s not that we lost, it’s that Donald Trump won' |
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| Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose investigation into then-president Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, has praised Clinton’s “redemptive process” and lambasted the populism that, he said, has divided the county, according to the New York Times. | Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose investigation into then-president Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, has praised Clinton’s “redemptive process” and lambasted the populism that, he said, has divided the county, according to the New York Times. |
| “His genuine empathy for human beings is absolutely clear,” Starr said at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia last week. “It is powerful, it is palpable and the folks of Arkansas really understood that about him - that he genuinely cared. The ‘I feel your pain’ is absolutely genuine.” | “His genuine empathy for human beings is absolutely clear,” Starr said at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia last week. “It is powerful, it is palpable and the folks of Arkansas really understood that about him - that he genuinely cared. The ‘I feel your pain’ is absolutely genuine.” |
| Describing the years-long investigation into Clinton’s professional and personal life, which eventually lead to his impeachment by the House of Representatives, as “the unpleasantness,” Starr complimented Clinton as “the most gifted politician of the baby boomer generation.” | Describing the years-long investigation into Clinton’s professional and personal life, which eventually lead to his impeachment by the House of Representatives, as “the unpleasantness,” Starr complimented Clinton as “the most gifted politician of the baby boomer generation.” |
| “There are certain tragic dimensions which we all lament,” Starr said of the controversies of Clinton’s administration. “That having been said, the idea of this redemptive process afterwards, we have certainly seen that powerfully ... President Carter set a very high standard, which President Clinton clearly continues to follow.” | “There are certain tragic dimensions which we all lament,” Starr said of the controversies of Clinton’s administration. “That having been said, the idea of this redemptive process afterwards, we have certainly seen that powerfully ... President Carter set a very high standard, which President Clinton clearly continues to follow.” |
| Clinton’s tenure has been under increased scrutiny since presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted Clinton’s personal history as a way to discredit his wife, former secretary of state and likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. | Clinton’s tenure has been under increased scrutiny since presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted Clinton’s personal history as a way to discredit his wife, former secretary of state and likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. |
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| Fiscal responsibility is a hard line to take when your ill-fated presidential campaign is still $900,000 in debt nine months after you threw in the towel. | Fiscal responsibility is a hard line to take when your ill-fated presidential campaign is still $900,000 in debt nine months after you threw in the towel. |
| The latest federal filings shows that Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, who famously won three elections in four years in a blue state, still has nearly $900,000 in debt from his unsuccessful run for the Republican nomination. Walker, who is likely to attempt for a third term as the Badger State’s governor in 2018, planned on paying off his campaign debt by the end of this year - but if the slowdown in donations to retire that debt are any indication, he may not have such an easy time. | The latest federal filings shows that Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, who famously won three elections in four years in a blue state, still has nearly $900,000 in debt from his unsuccessful run for the Republican nomination. Walker, who is likely to attempt for a third term as the Badger State’s governor in 2018, planned on paying off his campaign debt by the end of this year - but if the slowdown in donations to retire that debt are any indication, he may not have such an easy time. |
| Walker’s presidential campaign took a mere $71,000 in April, down nearly half from the $128,000 received in March. | Walker’s presidential campaign took a mere $71,000 in April, down nearly half from the $128,000 received in March. |
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| Donald Trump may be making an appearance in Albuquerque tonight, but the state’s high-profile Republican governor has told local news that she’s going to sit this one out. | Donald Trump may be making an appearance in Albuquerque tonight, but the state’s high-profile Republican governor has told local news that she’s going to sit this one out. |
| New Mexico governor Susana Martinez, whose name has been floated as a potential vice presidential pick since before the Republican party had even settled on a nominee, told NBC affiliate KOB4 that she’s too busy to see the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. | New Mexico governor Susana Martinez, whose name has been floated as a potential vice presidential pick since before the Republican party had even settled on a nominee, told NBC affiliate KOB4 that she’s too busy to see the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. |
| “I’m really busy and I’m the governor of New Mexico and I’m really focused on what’s going on here in New Mexico,” she said, citing employment announcements and education initiatives. “I mean, those are the things I’m concentrating on and I’m going to keep concentrating on.” | “I’m really busy and I’m the governor of New Mexico and I’m really focused on what’s going on here in New Mexico,” she said, citing employment announcements and education initiatives. “I mean, those are the things I’m concentrating on and I’m going to keep concentrating on.” |
| Asked if Trump’s campaign had reached out to her, Martinez responded, “No, he has not.” | Asked if Trump’s campaign had reached out to her, Martinez responded, “No, he has not.” |
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| Today's campaign agenda | Today's campaign agenda |
| Good morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s politics liveblog, where we’re expecting an escalation of hostilities between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the presumptive and likely nominees for the Republican and Democratic parties, after Trump doubled down on his decision to make Clinton’s marriage a target of his latest attack ad. | Good morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s politics liveblog, where we’re expecting an escalation of hostilities between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the presumptive and likely nominees for the Republican and Democratic parties, after Trump doubled down on his decision to make Clinton’s marriage a target of his latest attack ad. |
| The advert is on Instagram, and it raises allegations of sexual harassment or assault by Bill Clinton. | The advert is on Instagram, and it raises allegations of sexual harassment or assault by Bill Clinton. |
| In 1999, Juanita Broaddrick, one of the women whose voice was used in the Trump ad, alleged that Bill Clinton raped her in 1978 when she was looking to volunteer on his Arkansas gubernatorial campaign. Clinton’s attorney denied the allegations on his behalf. Kathleen Willey, whose voice was also used, has claimed that the president sexually assaulted her during his first term in the White House. Clinton settled out of court with Jones for $850,000, and denied Willey’s accusations. | In 1999, Juanita Broaddrick, one of the women whose voice was used in the Trump ad, alleged that Bill Clinton raped her in 1978 when she was looking to volunteer on his Arkansas gubernatorial campaign. Clinton’s attorney denied the allegations on his behalf. Kathleen Willey, whose voice was also used, has claimed that the president sexually assaulted her during his first term in the White House. Clinton settled out of court with Jones for $850,000, and denied Willey’s accusations. |
| Trump defended his use of unsubstantiated rumors and personal attacks on his likely opponent’s spouse on The O’Reilly Factor last night, telling host Bill O’Reilly that the Clintons were “dirty players” who had backed him into a corner. | Trump defended his use of unsubstantiated rumors and personal attacks on his likely opponent’s spouse on The O’Reilly Factor last night, telling host Bill O’Reilly that the Clintons were “dirty players” who had backed him into a corner. |
| “I don’t like doing that, but I have no choice,” Trump said. “When she hits me on things, I just have no choice. So you have to do it. It’s unfair. And you know they’re dirty players. they’ve been dirty players historically, and I have to fight back the way I have to fight back.” | “I don’t like doing that, but I have no choice,” Trump said. “When she hits me on things, I just have no choice. So you have to do it. It’s unfair. And you know they’re dirty players. they’ve been dirty players historically, and I have to fight back the way I have to fight back.” |
| O’Reilly didn’t ask about Trump’s decision to raise conspiracy theories that the suicide of White House counsel Vince Foster was actually murder. | O’Reilly didn’t ask about Trump’s decision to raise conspiracy theories that the suicide of White House counsel Vince Foster was actually murder. |
| Here’s what to expect from today: | Here’s what to expect from today: |
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