Trump looks for boost from Clinton's new
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[October 29, 2016]
By Steve Holland
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) - U.S.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shifted quickly on Friday
to take advantage of a new twist in Democrat Hillary Clinton's
long-running email saga, seeking a much-needed boost in the campaign's
waning days.
The FBI's disclosure that it is investigating more emails as part of a
probe into Clinton's use of a private email server gave fresh energy to
Trump.
At rallies in New Hampshire, Maine and Iowa, Trump hit hard on his
message that Clinton is a corrupt leader who cannot be trusted and he
pulled back a bit on his charge that the political system is rigged
against him.
Trump called the new development part of "the biggest political scandal
since Watergate," the 1970s scandal that forced the resignation of
Republican President Richard Nixon.
Trump abruptly changed his tune after repeatedly attacking FBI Director
James Comey in the last three months for not indicting Clinton for her
handling of classified information while U.S. secretary of state from
2009 to 2013.
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"As you know, I've had plenty of words about the FBI lately, but I give
them great credit for having the courage to right this horrible wrong.
Justice will prevail," Trump said in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Trump has spent weeks railing about a "rigged system," accusing the
Clinton campaign of coordinating attacks on him with the U.S. news media
after a 2005 video surfaced of him boasting about groping women.
"It might not be as rigged as I thought," Trump told a crowd in
Manchester, New Hampshire.
By Cedar Rapids, however, he was still criticizing "the corrupt
political class" and calling the news media dishonest.
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At each stop, Trump's supporters cheered loudly and chanted "lock
her up" when the New York businessman talked about Clinton's new
headache, a sign that his boosters see the importance of some good
news for his campaign with 10 days left until the Nov. 8 election.
Trump noted that he is competitive in opinion polls nationally and
in some states where the election is likely to be decided, but
admitted he has got some distance to go.
The new disclosures, he said, might help him.
"We have gaps but we are really moving and I just wanted to say that
because I don’t know what’s going to happen now," he said.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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