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| Trump's campaign CEO once charged with domestic violence, reports say – as it happened | |
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| Today in Campaign 2016 | |
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| Trump campaign CEO once charged with domestic violence | |
| Stephen Bannon, the newly appointed CEO of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, was once charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, battery and dissuading a witness, according to court documents obtained by Politico. | |
| The report, filed in 1996 in Santa Monica, California, says that Bannon pulled at the neck and wrist of his then-wife during an argument over the couple’s finances, threatening to “take [their twin daughters] and leave.” A police officer reported seeing red marks on Bannon’s then-wife’s neck and arm after the alleged attack on New Year’s Day. | |
| The New York Post, which also obtained the divorce documents in which the attack is alleged, quotes Bannon’s ex-wife as saying: “I took the phone to call the police and he grabbed the phone away from me throwing it across the room, and breaking it as he [was] screaming that I was a ‘crazy f—ing c–t!” | |
| The case was closed after Bannon’s ex-wife failed to appear in court to testify to the accusations, although she stated in the couple’s divorce papers that Bannon threatened her into not testifying, telling her that she would “would have no money [and] no way to support the children” if she did so. | |
| “He also told me that if I went to court he and his attorney would make sure that I would be the one who was guilty,” the ex-wife’s divorce papers stated. “I was told that I could go anywhere in the world.” | |
| Bannon pleaded “not guilty” to the allegations, and his spokeswoman told Politico that “he has a great relationship with the ex-wife.” | |
| Until his selection as Trump’s campaign CEO, Bannon served as the executive chair of Breitbart News’ parent company. | |
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| Donald Trump on the alt-right: 'I don't even know what that is' | Donald Trump on the alt-right: 'I don't even know what that is' |
| Despite his campaign CEO declaring his media organization the voice of the alt-right, Donald Trump told Anderson Cooper in an interview airing now on CNN that he doesn’t know what the term means. | Despite his campaign CEO declaring his media organization the voice of the alt-right, Donald Trump told Anderson Cooper in an interview airing now on CNN that he doesn’t know what the term means. |
| “Nobody even knows what it is - she didn’t even know,” Trump said of opponent Hillary Clinton, whose address earlier today castigated him for his relationship with conspiracists and internet racists. “I don’t know what Steve said - I can only speak for myself.” | “Nobody even knows what it is - she didn’t even know,” Trump said of opponent Hillary Clinton, whose address earlier today castigated him for his relationship with conspiracists and internet racists. “I don’t know what Steve said - I can only speak for myself.” |
| On a series of lawsuits from the Justice Department in the 1970s that accused his company of discriminating against black tenants, Trump was dismissive, and declared that he did not pay a dime in fines for refusing to rent apartments to African-Americans. | On a series of lawsuits from the Justice Department in the 1970s that accused his company of discriminating against black tenants, Trump was dismissive, and declared that he did not pay a dime in fines for refusing to rent apartments to African-Americans. |
| “We were sued many, many years ago, when I was very young, the federal government sued many, many companies,” Trump said. “They found nothing - they found absolutely nothing. I settled. I settled with no rewards or nothing.” | “We were sued many, many years ago, when I was very young, the federal government sued many, many companies,” Trump said. “They found nothing - they found absolutely nothing. I settled. I settled with no rewards or nothing.” |
| “They settled the case and that was the end of it,” Trump said. “It was a long time ago, but I don’t believe” that the Trump Organization paid any fines. | “They settled the case and that was the end of it,” Trump said. “It was a long time ago, but I don’t believe” that the Trump Organization paid any fines. |
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| Donald Trump: “I think we’re going to do very well with African-Americans.” | Donald Trump: “I think we’re going to do very well with African-Americans.” |
| Donald Trump is currently in fourth place among black voters: https://t.co/PT14qTdZUX | Donald Trump is currently in fourth place among black voters: https://t.co/PT14qTdZUX |
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| Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton 'should be in jail' | Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton 'should be in jail' |
| Hillary Clinton should be in jail. You know it, the director of the FBI knows it - she should be in jail. | Hillary Clinton should be in jail. You know it, the director of the FBI knows it - she should be in jail. |
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| Donald Trump: 'You know it’s a process - you can’t take 11 million at one time' | Donald Trump: 'You know it’s a process - you can’t take 11 million at one time' |
| In a conversation with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told the anchor that the deportation of the estimated 11m undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States is “a process,” but denied that his recent muddying of his immigration policy amounts to “legalization.” | In a conversation with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told the anchor that the deportation of the estimated 11m undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States is “a process,” but denied that his recent muddying of his immigration policy amounts to “legalization.” |
| “We are gonna build a great wall, the wall is gonna be paid for by Mexico,” Trump said, when asked about his immigration policy shift. “We’re gonna have tunnel technology ... people will not come into our country illegally - we’re gonna fix that.” | “We are gonna build a great wall, the wall is gonna be paid for by Mexico,” Trump said, when asked about his immigration policy shift. “We’re gonna have tunnel technology ... people will not come into our country illegally - we’re gonna fix that.” |
| The “bad ones,” Trump said, will be deported from the country as his first act as president. | The “bad ones,” Trump said, will be deported from the country as his first act as president. |
| “They’re out, they’re out. The police know who they are - I’ve spoken to many police. The police know who they are,” Trump said. “We’re going to end sanctuary cities.” | “They’re out, they’re out. The police know who they are - I’ve spoken to many police. The police know who they are,” Trump said. “We’re going to end sanctuary cities.” |
| “After that, we’re going to see what happens, but we’re going to find people,” Trump said. “The first document I will sign will say get the bad ones out of this country - get them back to where they came from.” | “After that, we’re going to see what happens, but we’re going to find people,” Trump said. “The first document I will sign will say get the bad ones out of this country - get them back to where they came from.” |
| “You know it’s a process - you can’t take 11 [million] at one time and say boom you’re done,” Trump continued. “We know the bad ones - we know where they are, who they are, we know the drug cartel people, we know the gangs... those people are gone.” | “You know it’s a process - you can’t take 11 [million] at one time and say boom you’re done,” Trump continued. “We know the bad ones - we know where they are, who they are, we know the drug cartel people, we know the gangs... those people are gone.” |
| When asked how his newfound embrace of allowing undocumented immigrants to pay back taxes stacks against the platform of former rival Jeb Bush, whose stance on immigration led Trump to dismiss it as “amnesty,” Trump was dismissive. | When asked how his newfound embrace of allowing undocumented immigrants to pay back taxes stacks against the platform of former rival Jeb Bush, whose stance on immigration led Trump to dismiss it as “amnesty,” Trump was dismissive. |
| “Jeb Bush wasn’t building a wall, Jeb Bush wasn’t making strong borders.” | “Jeb Bush wasn’t building a wall, Jeb Bush wasn’t making strong borders.” |
| “First I wanna see what’s going to happen - we;re going to deport many people, many, many people,” Trump said. “There is no path to legalization unless they leave the country and then they come back.” | “First I wanna see what’s going to happen - we;re going to deport many people, many, many people,” Trump said. “There is no path to legalization unless they leave the country and then they come back.” |
| “We’re going to see what happens once we strengthen up our border.” | “We’re going to see what happens once we strengthen up our border.” |
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| Arizona senator John McCain’s Republican challenger, former state senator Kelli Ward, has criticized her opponent as too old for the job. | Arizona senator John McCain’s Republican challenger, former state senator Kelli Ward, has criticized her opponent as too old for the job. |
| “John McCain is falling down on the job, he’s gotten weak and he’s gotten old. I do want to wish him a happy birthday, he’s going to be 80 on Monday. And I want to give him the best birthday present ever, the gift of retirement,” former Arizona Ward told MSNBC Chuck Todd, according to the Hill. | “John McCain is falling down on the job, he’s gotten weak and he’s gotten old. I do want to wish him a happy birthday, he’s going to be 80 on Monday. And I want to give him the best birthday present ever, the gift of retirement,” former Arizona Ward told MSNBC Chuck Todd, according to the Hill. |
| “I’m a physician, I see the physiological changes that happen in normal aging in patients again and again and again over the last 25 years. I do know what happens to the body and the mind at the end of life.” | “I’m a physician, I see the physiological changes that happen in normal aging in patients again and again and again over the last 25 years. I do know what happens to the body and the mind at the end of life.” |
| Asked if she felt comfortable diagnosing a man she had never met, Ward said: “Diagnosing him as an 80-year-old man? Yes, I do.” | Asked if she felt comfortable diagnosing a man she had never met, Ward said: “Diagnosing him as an 80-year-old man? Yes, I do.” |
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| Video: Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of embracing a brand of US political conservatism associated with white nationalism and nativism during a Nevada campaign stop earlier today. | Video: Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of embracing a brand of US political conservatism associated with white nationalism and nativism during a Nevada campaign stop earlier today. |
| She cited Trump’s decision to bring on Breitbart News executive Steve Bannon as his new campaign chief as a sign Trump is strengthening his ties to the “alt-right” movement. | She cited Trump’s decision to bring on Breitbart News executive Steve Bannon as his new campaign chief as a sign Trump is strengthening his ties to the “alt-right” movement. |
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| Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump’s latest campaign manager, has issued a statement in response to Hillary Clinton’s speech on Trump’s connections to the so-called “alt-right”: | Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump’s latest campaign manager, has issued a statement in response to Hillary Clinton’s speech on Trump’s connections to the so-called “alt-right”: |
| Today proved to the American public what we have known all along - Hillary Clinton has no hope, no vision and no ideas for the future of our country. Clinton lied about her emails, she lied about Colin Powell, and today she lied about Donald Trump. Donald Trump is talking about issues; Hillary Clinton is talking about Donald Trump. Today, she she took a break from her Hillary-in-Hiding Tour, she missed another opportunity to talk about education, infrastructure, terrorism, healthcare, the economy and energy. We’re living in her head rent-free, and that must terrify the political insiders who want to keep things exactly they way they are. | Today proved to the American public what we have known all along - Hillary Clinton has no hope, no vision and no ideas for the future of our country. Clinton lied about her emails, she lied about Colin Powell, and today she lied about Donald Trump. Donald Trump is talking about issues; Hillary Clinton is talking about Donald Trump. Today, she she took a break from her Hillary-in-Hiding Tour, she missed another opportunity to talk about education, infrastructure, terrorism, healthcare, the economy and energy. We’re living in her head rent-free, and that must terrify the political insiders who want to keep things exactly they way they are. |
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| Donald Trump continues to muddy immigration stance | Donald Trump continues to muddy immigration stance |
| In a preview of remarks to be made tonight on CNN’s AC360, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told host Anderson Cooper that the “softening” of his immigration plan does not include a path to legalization - “unless people leave the country” and pay back taxes. | In a preview of remarks to be made tonight on CNN’s AC360, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told host Anderson Cooper that the “softening” of his immigration plan does not include a path to legalization - “unless people leave the country” and pay back taxes. |
| “No, there’s not a path to legalization unless people leave the country,” Trump told Cooper, in remarks set to air at 8pm ET. “If they come back in and then they have to start paying taxes, but there is no path to legalization unless they leave the country and come back.” | “No, there’s not a path to legalization unless people leave the country,” Trump told Cooper, in remarks set to air at 8pm ET. “If they come back in and then they have to start paying taxes, but there is no path to legalization unless they leave the country and come back.” |
| Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told CNN on Tuesday that there would be no “touchback” policy in Trump’s future - that is, undocumented immigrants leaving the country for their nation of origin before entering the United States legally. | Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told CNN on Tuesday that there would be no “touchback” policy in Trump’s future - that is, undocumented immigrants leaving the country for their nation of origin before entering the United States legally. |
| Trump also doubled down on remarks he made last night, calling rival Hillary Clinton a “bigot” who only views African Americans as votes to be won. | Trump also doubled down on remarks he made last night, calling rival Hillary Clinton a “bigot” who only views African Americans as votes to be won. |
| “She is a bigot,” Trump said. “If you look at what’s happening to the inner cities, you look at what’s happening to African Americans and Hispanics in this country where she talks all the time. She talking - look at the vets, where she said the vets are being treated essentially just fine that it’s over-exaggerated what’s happening to the vets not so long ago.” | “She is a bigot,” Trump said. “If you look at what’s happening to the inner cities, you look at what’s happening to African Americans and Hispanics in this country where she talks all the time. She talking - look at the vets, where she said the vets are being treated essentially just fine that it’s over-exaggerated what’s happening to the vets not so long ago.” |
| Asked to elaborate - Trump’s definition of bigotry appears to be different than Cooper’s - Trump said that Clinton is bigoted because “she is selling them down the tubes because she’s not doing anything for those communities. She talks a good game. But she doesn’t do anything.” | Asked to elaborate - Trump’s definition of bigotry appears to be different than Cooper’s - Trump said that Clinton is bigoted because “she is selling them down the tubes because she’s not doing anything for those communities. She talks a good game. But she doesn’t do anything.” |
| Asked whether Clinton is personally bigoted, Trump said yes. | Asked whether Clinton is personally bigoted, Trump said yes. |
| “Oh, she is,” Trump said. “Of course she is. Her policies. They’re her policies, she comes out with the policies and others that believe like she does also but she came out with policies over the years. This is over the years. Long time. She’s totally bigoted, there’s no question about that.” | “Oh, she is,” Trump said. “Of course she is. Her policies. They’re her policies, she comes out with the policies and others that believe like she does also but she came out with policies over the years. This is over the years. Long time. She’s totally bigoted, there’s no question about that.” |
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| Al Baldasaro, Donald Trump’s adviser on veteran’s issues, has quadrupled down on comments made earlier this summer in which he called for Hillary Clinton to be shot: | Al Baldasaro, Donald Trump’s adviser on veteran’s issues, has quadrupled down on comments made earlier this summer in which he called for Hillary Clinton to be shot: |
| Paul my comments were in accordance with the law & Constitution, far from controversial just an opinion from a Vet https://t.co/OeECnkMQs8 | Paul my comments were in accordance with the law & Constitution, far from controversial just an opinion from a Vet https://t.co/OeECnkMQs8 |