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| Clinton 'confident' that new email investigation won't affect FBI's findings – campaign live | Clinton 'confident' that new email investigation won't affect FBI's findings – campaign live |
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| As we wait for Trump to speak in Iowa, the state has reported its third suspected case of attempted voter fraud in a Donald Trump supporter, according to the Des Moines Register. | |
| Terri Lynn Rote, 55, was booked into the Polk County Jail about 3.40pm Thursday on a first-degree election misconduct charge, which is a Class D felony. | |
| Rote, a registered Republican, reportedly cast an early voting ballot at the Polk County Election Office, 120 Second Ave., and another ballot at a county satellite voting location in Des Moines, according to a Des Moines police report. | |
| It’s the first time in 12 years that Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald can remember ever having to report potential voter fraud, he said Thursday morning. | |
| The other two suspects are accused of casting mail-in ballots and also voting in person, according to police reports. As of Friday morning, neither of those suspects had been arrested. | |
| The case is under investigation by Des Moines police. | |
| “I think it shows that our voting system works in Iowa, that we’re able to catch it,” Fitzgerald said. | |
| “Tensions are running high on both sides” as Election Day approaches, the county auditor said, but the cases of double voting could also have been simple mistakes. “That’s not for me to decide,” he said. | |
| Rote was held in jail on a $5,000 bond, but she had been released as of Friday afternoon. Her next court appearance was scheduled for Nov. 7, court records show. | |
| Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed that voter fraud is rampant throughout the electorate, and especially in largely black precincts of Philadelphia and Chicago. It is not. | |
| The businessman has also suggested that he would not mind voter fraud perpetrated in his favor, saying at a rally last week, “Well, if they’re gonna vote for me, we’ll think about it, right?” | |
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| Donald Trump is due to speak at a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 5pm local time, just under a two hour drive from Des Moines, where Hillary Clinton just held her press conference. | |
| Clinton is on her way back to her New York headquarters, though, while Trump will carry on to Golden, Colorado, and Phoenix, Arizona, for campaign stops on Saturday. The former secretary of state will make her own stop in the latter state, which was not long ago thought to be securely Republican, on Wednesday. | |
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| Adam Schiff, ranking member of the House intelligence committee and a Democrat from California, has released a mild rebuke of the FBI. | |
| Throughout the investigation into Secretary Clinton’s emails, which resulted in a finding that no reasonable prosecutor would bring charges, Director Comey and the FBI have provided unprecedented transparency. While I have at times disagreed with the extent of the Director’s departure from DOJ’s sound policy of declining comment on pending or closed investigations, I recognize that this investigation presents unique challenges for the FBI. | |
| Nevertheless, the deliberately ambiguous nature of the Director’s most recent disclosure -- the emails could be significant or insignificant, relevant or irrelevant -- contributes nothing to the public’s understanding. When coupled with the acknowledgment that more information will take an indeterminate period of time, it is difficult to see how this latest departure from Department policy has served the public interest. | |
| Schiff has tried to strike out a middle ground between outrage, which his Senate colleague Dianne Feinstein has expressed, and a slightly baffled willingness to hear the FBI out, as some Republicans in Congress have done. Texas senator John Cornyn, for instance, tweeted out some of his questions earlier Friday afternoon. | |
| Why is FBI doing this just 11 days before the election? | |
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| Blomberg’s Jennifer Epstein catches Clinton in a falsehood during her extremely short press conference, which lasted less than four minutes: the letter went to Republicans and Democrats on intelligence committees. | |
| Clinton mischaracterizes recipients of Comey's letter, says it only went to House Republicans, but it also went to Sen. Feinstein | Clinton mischaracterizes recipients of Comey's letter, says it only went to House Republicans, but it also went to Sen. Feinstein |
| Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat who is usually a staunch ally of the security agencies, rebuked Comey in a statement this afternoon, saying she was “shocked” to read his letter. | Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat who is usually a staunch ally of the security agencies, rebuked Comey in a statement this afternoon, saying she was “shocked” to read his letter. |
| This is particularly troubling since so many questions are unanswered. It’s unclear whether these emails have already been reviewed or if Secretary Clinton sent or received them. In fact, we don’t even know if the FBI has these emails in its possession. | This is particularly troubling since so many questions are unanswered. It’s unclear whether these emails have already been reviewed or if Secretary Clinton sent or received them. In fact, we don’t even know if the FBI has these emails in its possession. |
| Without knowing how many emails are involved, who wrote them, when they were written or their subject matter, it’s impossible to make any informed judgment on this development. However, one thing is clear: Director Comey’s announcement played right into the political campaign of Donald Trump, who is already using the letter for political purposes. And all of this just 11 days before the election. | Without knowing how many emails are involved, who wrote them, when they were written or their subject matter, it’s impossible to make any informed judgment on this development. However, one thing is clear: Director Comey’s announcement played right into the political campaign of Donald Trump, who is already using the letter for political purposes. And all of this just 11 days before the election. |
| Director Comey admits ‘the FBI cannot yet assess whether or not this material may be significant.’ He cannot predict how long the investigation will take. And we don’t know if the FBI has these emails in hand. It’s too bad Director Comey didn’t take those gaping holes into consideration when he decided to send this letter. The FBI has a history of extreme caution near Election Day so as not to influence the results. Today’s break from that tradition is appalling. | Director Comey admits ‘the FBI cannot yet assess whether or not this material may be significant.’ He cannot predict how long the investigation will take. And we don’t know if the FBI has these emails in hand. It’s too bad Director Comey didn’t take those gaping holes into consideration when he decided to send this letter. The FBI has a history of extreme caution near Election Day so as not to influence the results. Today’s break from that tradition is appalling. |
| Clinton said she was “confident” that the new inquiry would not affect any of the FBI’s findings from its long investigation into her private email server. | Clinton said she was “confident” that the new inquiry would not affect any of the FBI’s findings from its long investigation into her private email server. |
| Compared to his brief letter Friday, Director James Comey explained in far greater length the methods and conclusions of that investigation, which cleared Clinton and her aides of intentional wrongdoing but called them “extremely careless”. In that explanation, Comey also contradicted several of Clinton’s past claims about her email practices. | Compared to his brief letter Friday, Director James Comey explained in far greater length the methods and conclusions of that investigation, which cleared Clinton and her aides of intentional wrongdoing but called them “extremely careless”. In that explanation, Comey also contradicted several of Clinton’s past claims about her email practices. |
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| Clinton says that she first learned of the new emails and investigation when James Comey sent a letter to members of Congress. “The first we knew about it is I assume when you knew about it.” | Clinton says that she first learned of the new emails and investigation when James Comey sent a letter to members of Congress. “The first we knew about it is I assume when you knew about it.” |
| A reporter asks about what could be on these emails, and Clinton says she doesn’t know. | A reporter asks about what could be on these emails, and Clinton says she doesn’t know. |
| “We don’t know the facts, which is why we are calling on the FBI to release all the information that we have.” | “We don’t know the facts, which is why we are calling on the FBI to release all the information that we have.” |
| Another asks about how this might influence the decisions of undecided voters. “I think people made up a long time ago their minds about the emails,” Clinton replies. “Now they’re choosing a president.” | Another asks about how this might influence the decisions of undecided voters. “I think people made up a long time ago their minds about the emails,” Clinton replies. “Now they’re choosing a president.” |
| She urges people to vote early, and concludes the press conference without taking another question. | She urges people to vote early, and concludes the press conference without taking another question. |
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| Clinton addresses FBI investigation | Clinton addresses FBI investigation |
| “I have now seen Director Comey’s letter,” Clinton tells reporters. “We are 11 days out from perhaps the most important national election of our lifetimes.” | “I have now seen Director Comey’s letter,” Clinton tells reporters. “We are 11 days out from perhaps the most important national election of our lifetimes.” |
| “Voting is already underway,” he adds. “So the American people deserve to get the full and complete facts immediately. The director himself has said he doesn’t know whether the emails referenced in his letter are significant or not.” | “Voting is already underway,” he adds. “So the American people deserve to get the full and complete facts immediately. The director himself has said he doesn’t know whether the emails referenced in his letter are significant or not.” |
| “I’m confident whatever they are will not change the conclusion reached in Juliy,” she continues, alluding to the FBI’s conclusion that they found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing in Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. | “I’m confident whatever they are will not change the conclusion reached in Juliy,” she continues, alluding to the FBI’s conclusion that they found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing in Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. |
| “Therefore it’s imperative that the bureau explain this issue in question without delay.” | “Therefore it’s imperative that the bureau explain this issue in question without delay.” |
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| Hillary Clinton is due to deliver remarks to reporters in Des Moines, Iowa, on the FBI’s announcement that it will investigate new emails recovered from their inquiry into Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former congressman and estranged husband of a Clinton aide, Huma Abedin. | Hillary Clinton is due to deliver remarks to reporters in Des Moines, Iowa, on the FBI’s announcement that it will investigate new emails recovered from their inquiry into Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former congressman and estranged husband of a Clinton aide, Huma Abedin. |
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| Today in Campaign 2016 | Today in Campaign 2016 |
| Anthony Weiner is the character in a zombie movie who doesn't admit that he's been bitten & then gets everyone killed | Anthony Weiner is the character in a zombie movie who doesn't admit that he's been bitten & then gets everyone killed |
| Yet again, Hillary Clinton has nobody but herself to blame. She was entrusted with some of our nation’s most important secrets, and she betrayed that trust by carelessly mishandling highly classified information. This decision, long overdue, is the result of her reckless use of a private email server, and her refusal to be forthcoming with federal investigators. I renew my call for the Director of National Intelligence to suspend all classified briefings for Secretary Clinton until this matter is fully resolved. | Yet again, Hillary Clinton has nobody but herself to blame. She was entrusted with some of our nation’s most important secrets, and she betrayed that trust by carelessly mishandling highly classified information. This decision, long overdue, is the result of her reckless use of a private email server, and her refusal to be forthcoming with federal investigators. I renew my call for the Director of National Intelligence to suspend all classified briefings for Secretary Clinton until this matter is fully resolved. |
| And one more thing: | And one more thing: |
| Honestly impressed that there are still dick jokes left to make. pic.twitter.com/H7QczVrfn3 | Honestly impressed that there are still dick jokes left to make. pic.twitter.com/H7QczVrfn3 |
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| The FBI is not, for the record, “re-opening” the case against Hillary Clinton: | The FBI is not, for the record, “re-opening” the case against Hillary Clinton: |
| With FBI re-opening criminal investigation, Democrats on the ballot must now be asked whether or not they still support @HillaryClinton | With FBI re-opening criminal investigation, Democrats on the ballot must now be asked whether or not they still support @HillaryClinton |
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| David Smith | David Smith |
| Whatever doubts gnaw at Donald Trump at dead of night, his hardcore supporters will not allow him to give up the dream of the White House. | Whatever doubts gnaw at Donald Trump at dead of night, his hardcore supporters will not allow him to give up the dream of the White House. |
| All 18 people interviewed by the Guardian at a Trump campaign rally in the battleground state of Ohio on Thursday night challenged the basic premise that he is losing. If anything, they seemed even more convinced than he is that opinion polls and mainstream media cannot be trusted so he should not throw in the towel. | All 18 people interviewed by the Guardian at a Trump campaign rally in the battleground state of Ohio on Thursday night challenged the basic premise that he is losing. If anything, they seemed even more convinced than he is that opinion polls and mainstream media cannot be trusted so he should not throw in the towel. |
| Trump, channelling the mix of vexation and continued hope, said: “I’ve been saying if we win ‘cos I want to be nice, right, but the people are getting angry at me so we’ll just say when we win on November 8.” | Trump, channelling the mix of vexation and continued hope, said: “I’ve been saying if we win ‘cos I want to be nice, right, but the people are getting angry at me so we’ll just say when we win on November 8.” |
| But the omens are not good. As Hillary Clinton dominates opinion polls and gets positive signs from early voting, Trump has stopped formal, major donor fundraising events for the Republican party. He has reportedly cut back on transition plans and taken time off the campaign trail to open his new hotel in Washington. Recently Trump dolefully asked supporters whether they were glad he ran, adding: “I’ll let you know on the evening of November 8 whether I’m glad.” | But the omens are not good. As Hillary Clinton dominates opinion polls and gets positive signs from early voting, Trump has stopped formal, major donor fundraising events for the Republican party. He has reportedly cut back on transition plans and taken time off the campaign trail to open his new hotel in Washington. Recently Trump dolefully asked supporters whether they were glad he ran, adding: “I’ll let you know on the evening of November 8 whether I’m glad.” |
| The candidate’s rally at a sports complex in Geneva – his third in Ohio on Thursday – drew an estimated 7,000 people but was far from full, in contrast to his swashbuckling early campaign. It was overwhelmingly white, including many retirees. But those who did attend waved “Trump/ Pence” and “Make America great again” signs and chanted “Lock her up!” and “Build the wall!” with the usual gusto. | The candidate’s rally at a sports complex in Geneva – his third in Ohio on Thursday – drew an estimated 7,000 people but was far from full, in contrast to his swashbuckling early campaign. It was overwhelmingly white, including many retirees. But those who did attend waved “Trump/ Pence” and “Make America great again” signs and chanted “Lock her up!” and “Build the wall!” with the usual gusto. |
| They nodded approvingly when Trump described his opponent as “unstable” and jeered when Trump reeled off a list of State Department expenditures during Clinton’s tenure as secretary, including $79,000 on Barack Obama’s books, $630,000 to try to make State Department Facebook pages more popular and $88,000 to send three comedians to India. | They nodded approvingly when Trump described his opponent as “unstable” and jeered when Trump reeled off a list of State Department expenditures during Clinton’s tenure as secretary, including $79,000 on Barack Obama’s books, $630,000 to try to make State Department Facebook pages more popular and $88,000 to send three comedians to India. |
| They whooped with delight when the showman made reference to Vice-President Joe Biden’s recent comment that he would like to take him behind the gym. “You know what you do with Biden? You go like this.” Trump turned to one side and blew a puff of air from his mouth. “And he’d fall over.” He added: “I dream about Biden. Boy, would that be easy. That would be an easy function.” | They whooped with delight when the showman made reference to Vice-President Joe Biden’s recent comment that he would like to take him behind the gym. “You know what you do with Biden? You go like this.” Trump turned to one side and blew a puff of air from his mouth. “And he’d fall over.” He added: “I dream about Biden. Boy, would that be easy. That would be an easy function.” |
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| Tomorrow morning’s New York Post cover: | Tomorrow morning’s New York Post cover: |
| Tomorrow's cover: Weiner sext probe found dirt on Hillary https://t.co/6z0BJkr23s pic.twitter.com/hAk6D02j8y | Tomorrow's cover: Weiner sext probe found dirt on Hillary https://t.co/6z0BJkr23s pic.twitter.com/hAk6D02j8y |
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| Hillary Clinton campaigns in Des Moines, Iowa | Hillary Clinton campaigns in Des Moines, Iowa |
| Watch it live here: | Watch it live here: |