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| Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns – politics live | |
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| 3.24pm BST | |
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| Two days ago, Manafort sent a memo to staff declaring an “exciting day for Team Trump.” | |
| “I remain the Campaign Chairman and Chief Strategist, providing the big-picture, long-range campaign vision and working with all of you to implement our strategy that will guide us to victory in November,” Manafort wrote. | |
| “On to victory,” he signed off. | |
| Via Sopan Deb of CBS News: | |
| Remember: This memo was sent by Manafort to campaign staffers just two days ago. pic.twitter.com/CvfLSEevu4 | |
| 3.13pm BST | |
| 15:13 | |
| Here’s Corey Lewandowski’s Twitter if anyone is curious. No reaction yet. Lewandowski, now a commentator for CNN, was the original Trump campaign manager. | |
| Manafort is the second top Trump aide – the second campaign manager, in effect, though Manafort never held the title – to step down so far. Lewandowski resigned in June after a power struggle with Manafort, whom the campaign brought on in March, in part to manage what looked at the time like a looming fight over delegates in the lead-up to the national convention. | |
| In July, Lewandowski called for Manafort’s resignation after Melania Trump, the candidate’s wife, plagiarized Michelle Obama in a speech to the national convention. | |
| Updated | |
| at 3.18pm BST | |
| 3.08pm BST | |
| 15:08 | |
| Trump confirms Manafort resignation, wishes him 'success' | |
| The Trump campaign has just released a statement. Here it is in full: | |
| This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign. I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where we are today, and in particular his work guiding us through the delegate and convention process. Paul is a true professional and I wish him the greatest success. | |
| – Donald J. Trump | |
| 3.07pm BST | |
| 15:07 | |
| The Times follows on the Post report: | |
| MANAFORT RESIGNS, per two sources briefed. Rick Gates remaining so far. | |
| Overnight on Tuesday the Trump campaign appointed new campaign leadership in the form of Breitbart captain Steve Bannon, who is “campaign CEO”, and pollster Kellyanne Conway, who is “campaign manager.” | |
| The Trump camp insisted that the hiring/promotion was neither the “shakeup” everyone said it was nor a demotion for Manafort, who released a statement in coordination with the campaign predicting the new talent would build on the campaign’s “success.” | |
| Manafort has been the subject in the last two weeks of multiple reports exploring his work as a lobbyist for a pro-Kremlin political party in Ukraine, work that the AP reported extended to stealth donations to US lobbying firms – a no-no under federal law. | |
| Makes it much easier for Justice Dept. to begin looking into Manafort's Ukraine activities, if DOJ decides to do so https://t.co/ZjVopnIjdq | |
| Updated | |
| at 3.12pm BST | |
| 3.02pm BST | |
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| Manafort out – report | |
| The Washington Post’s Robert Costa, who’s well sourced, reports that Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has resigned: | |
| SCOOP: A close friend of Manafort tells me he has resigned | |
| Developing... | |
| 2.55pm BST | |
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| Critics question foundation vow to ban foreign donors if Clinton elected | |
| Bill Clinton will resign from the board of the Clinton foundation and the organization will stop accepting donations from foreign entities if Hillary Clinton is elected president, Bill Clinton told foundation members Thursday. | |
| The AP reports: | |
| It will no longer take money from any foreign entity, government, foreign or domestic corporations, or corporate charities. A Clinton spokesman said the former president will also refrain from delivering paid speeches until the November election and will no longer give paid speeches if Hillary Clinton is elected president. | |
| Donations from foreign entities to the Clinton foundation, a concern among transparency advocates for years, have come under increasing scrutiny during the current campaign. Critics have questioned the foundation’s openness to foreign donations when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, when she would have been in a position – and the Clintons have vehemently dismissed all suggestions of any inappropriate machinations here – to craft policy in ways that might please donors. | |
| Because the foundation is private and not required to file public disclosures, evaluating its receipts has proven difficult. Trump in June said Clinton had accepted $25m from Saudi Arabia. The fact-checking site Politifact tried to evaluate the claim: | |
| We soon found that independently confirming information about the Clinton foundation is challenging at best. | |
| Nonprofits, such as the Clinton Foundation, have nearly no obligation to publicly reveal who gives them money. They might need to tell a government agency, but the details remain confidential. [...] | |
| ...the foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with Obama’s presidential transition team in December 2008. Under the terms of that agreement, the foundation promised to report its donors in order to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest. [...] | |
| However, thanks to the laws protecting donor identities, we can’t confirm these amounts independently. | |
| Can someone give an intellectually honest explanation of why they didn't follow this policy when Clinton ran State? https://t.co/Du98ZsoK31 | |
| In other news, today is Bill Clinton’s 70th birthday. Happy birthday! | |
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| Louisiana governor asks Trump for more than 'photo-op' | Louisiana governor asks Trump for more than 'photo-op' |
| The Louisiana governor’s office has issued a statement welcoming Donald Trump to the state but warning the candidate against a mere “photo-op” drop-in: | The Louisiana governor’s office has issued a statement welcoming Donald Trump to the state but warning the candidate against a mere “photo-op” drop-in: |
| The office of the @LouisianaGov responds to reports of @realDonaldTrump visit to see flood damage @WAFB #LaFlood pic.twitter.com/QGpqKVEgJj | The office of the @LouisianaGov responds to reports of @realDonaldTrump visit to see flood damage @WAFB #LaFlood pic.twitter.com/QGpqKVEgJj |
| The governor, John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, has discouraged Barack Obama from visiting at the moment, according to a report on Nola.com: | The governor, John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, has discouraged Barack Obama from visiting at the moment, according to a report on Nola.com: |
| Edwards said a presidential visit could cause additional problems for flood recovery efforts. Obama’s motorcade requires many roadways to be shutdown -- and many local streets are still closed because of the flooding. Also, a presidential visit puts a strain on law enforcement. First responders shouldn’t be pulled away to deal with Obama, when they are needed for search and rescue missions still, Edwards said. | Edwards said a presidential visit could cause additional problems for flood recovery efforts. Obama’s motorcade requires many roadways to be shutdown -- and many local streets are still closed because of the flooding. Also, a presidential visit puts a strain on law enforcement. First responders shouldn’t be pulled away to deal with Obama, when they are needed for search and rescue missions still, Edwards said. |
| Trump’s motorcade left for the airport a couple hours ago, according to local reporters, and he is now en route to New Orleans. | Trump’s motorcade left for the airport a couple hours ago, according to local reporters, and he is now en route to New Orleans. |
| Here’s our latest report from Baton Rouge: | Here’s our latest report from Baton Rouge: |
| Related: Louisiana faces soaring recovery costs and disease concerns after floods recede | Related: Louisiana faces soaring recovery costs and disease concerns after floods recede |
| 1.07pm BST | 1.07pm BST |
| 13:07 | 13:07 |
| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. |
| Donald Trump said last night that he regrets having caused people “personal pain” with “wrong thing[s]” he said, in an apology definitely unprecedented in this campaign and possibly unprecedented in his whole life. (Trump appointed a new campaign leadership team earlier this week.) | Donald Trump said last night that he regrets having caused people “personal pain” with “wrong thing[s]” he said, in an apology definitely unprecedented in this campaign and possibly unprecedented in his whole life. (Trump appointed a new campaign leadership team earlier this week.) |
| Here’s what he said (read our news coverage): | Here’s what he said (read our news coverage): |
| “Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing,” he told a rally in North Carolina on Thursday night. “I have done that. And, believe it or not, I regret it. I do regret it. Particularly where it may have caused personal pain.” | “Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing,” he told a rally in North Carolina on Thursday night. “I have done that. And, believe it or not, I regret it. I do regret it. Particularly where it may have caused personal pain.” |
| The Clinton team issued a reply saying that “sorry” isn’t enough after hundreds of days of not “choos[ing] the right words”: | The Clinton team issued a reply saying that “sorry” isn’t enough after hundreds of days of not “choos[ing] the right words”: |
| In response to Trump, Clinton spox @creynoldsnc says he has insulted people for 428 days "without shame or regret." pic.twitter.com/52843ysR0p | In response to Trump, Clinton spox @creynoldsnc says he has insulted people for 428 days "without shame or regret." pic.twitter.com/52843ysR0p |
| Trump’s new leadership team’s utility belt is equipped with more than just the sorry card, it seems. (Somebody in the comments please fix that metaphor. Thanks.) Today Trump and running mate Mike Pence travel to Louisiana to view devastating flooding there that has killed at least 13 people and destroyed 40,000 homes. On Thursday the Louisiana newspaper the Advocate called on Barack Obama to cut his vacation in Martha’s Vineyard short to do what Trump is about to do. | Trump’s new leadership team’s utility belt is equipped with more than just the sorry card, it seems. (Somebody in the comments please fix that metaphor. Thanks.) Today Trump and running mate Mike Pence travel to Louisiana to view devastating flooding there that has killed at least 13 people and destroyed 40,000 homes. On Thursday the Louisiana newspaper the Advocate called on Barack Obama to cut his vacation in Martha’s Vineyard short to do what Trump is about to do. |
| Hillary Clinton heads to Nantucket later today for a brief bit of down time herself. She has no public events scheduled today. | Hillary Clinton heads to Nantucket later today for a brief bit of down time herself. She has no public events scheduled today. |
| Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. |