{"id":14450,"date":"2016-11-07T04:43:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T04:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=14450"},"modified":"2016-11-07T04:43:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T04:43:34","slug":"emboldened-trump-rejects-comey-update-calls-decision-rigged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/emboldened-trump-rejects-comey-update-calls-decision-rigged.html","title":{"rendered":"Emboldened Trump rejects Comey update calls decision ‘rigged’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emboldened Trump rejects Comey update calls decision ‘rigged’<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Emboldened Trump rejects Comey update calls decision ‘rigged’:-<\/strong> Republican Donald Trump on Sunday rejected as \u201crigged\u201d the FBI\u2019s decision to close a renewed investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton\u2019s use of a private email server to handle sensitive information while secretary of state and vowed to continue pressing the issue that gave him a late rise in the polls.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s protected by a rigged system,\u201d Trump said of Clinton at a rally in Minnesota moments after the FBI announcement. \u201cHillary Clinton will be under investigation for a long, long time . . . likely concluding in a criminal trial.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On Sunday FBI Director William Comey concluded the probe without revising its findings that closed the case in July.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe rank-and-file agents at the FBI won\u2019t let her get away with her terrible crimes,\u201d Trump said later in Sterling Heights, Michigan. \u201cYou can\u2019t review 600,000 new emails in a few days. . . . Now it\u2019s up to the American people to deliver justice at the ballot box.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump has ridden a late surge in the polls after Comey\u2019s surprise announcement in October that it could reopen the email server case. But Comey\u2019s announcement Sunday after reviewing newly uncovered emails may have dealt his campaign a blow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Experts didn\u2019t expect a huge swing in public sentiment because of the late announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMost minds are made up,\u201d said Doug Muzzio, political scientist at Baruch College. \u201cThose that aren\u2019t, are not likely to see the FBI decision as determinative.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But Larry J. Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said, \u201cThis is tremendous news for Clinton and is bound to give her a little added boost right at the end. She is on track to win anyway but this might lengthen her coattails a bit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In October, Trump had praised Comey\u2019s October announcement that came 11 days before the election, saying the FBI had redeemed itself and he was certain the probe would be conducted properly.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe announcement will not change much,\u201d Susan Del Percio, a national political commentator who has worked on Republican campaigns in New York, said in an interview Sunday about the latest twist in the campaign. \u201cAll of that is already baked in the cake. . . . The polls are tightening and that is a sign that Republicans are coming home to Trump.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cComey was under heavy pressure from the Justice Department and possibly the White House to come out before Election Day with a finding,\u201d said Richard Benedetto, a journalism professor at American University and former White House correspondent. \u201cWhether it will make a difference at this late time is doubtful. . . . In this polarized atmosphere, few were waiting for the outcome of the email probe. Nonetheless, it can\u2019t hurt Clinton.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At his rally in Sioux City before the FBI announcement, Trump said the FBI \u201cwill be able to collect more than enough evidence to garner indictments against Hillary Clinton.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He referred to his Democratic rival as \u201cthe prime suspect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe could very well have a sitting president under criminal indictment and a criminal trial,\u201d Trump said.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Friday, Fox News Channel apologized for an inaccurate report earlier that Clinton would face indictment for her role with the family\u2019s Clinton Foundation after an FBI investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a mistake, and for that, I\u2019m sorry,\u201d Fox anchor Brett Baier said Friday. Despite the Fox admission, Trump stirred up his Sioux City crowd Sunday with predictions Clinton still faces an impending legal crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump and his supporters had grown optimistic about a late come-from-behind win based on the October FBI announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been on the Trump train from the beginning,\u201d said Rob Johnson, 20, one of a half-dozen University of Sioux Falls students who made the trip from South Dakota to the Iowa rally, leaving at 5:30 a.m. \u201cBut now the polls, because of the second email investigation so close to the election, are sliding in our direction, which is exciting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Although it was narrowing, Clinton maintained her lead in most polls released Sunday. The RealClearPolitics survey of national polls showed a range of results, from Trump up by 1 percentage point in the IDP\/TIP poll to Clinton up by 5 points in the ABC News\/Washington Post poll. The NBC News\/Wall Street Journal poll had Clinton up by 4 points, while the McClatchy News\/Marist College poll had Clinton up by 1 point. In Iowa, Trump had a 7-point lead in Sunday\u2019s Des Moines Register\/Mediacom Iowa Poll.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump has used the polls to try to transform from a tenacious underdog to emboldened front-runner, saying Clinton shouldn\u2019t be allowed to run for president because of what he insists is her criminal conduct.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn two days we are going to win the great state of Iowa and we are going to win the presidency of the United States,\u201d Trump said in a shorter-than-usual 35-minute address, part of an 11th-hour cross country barnstorm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Change like never before is only 48 hours away, Trump promised.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn just two days,\u201d he told the crowd, \u201cyou will get the change you have been waiting for your entire life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For Trump supporters, his rise in the polls was boosted further by a brief, but dramatic event in Reno, Nevada, Saturday night. A scuffle involving a protester in the crowd near Trump led Secret Service agents to shield the White House hopeful before escorting him offstage and behind a curtain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump soon returned and finished his speech.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJust nerves of steel,\u201d said Ryan Benson, 20, another University of Sioux Falls student.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump continues to use Clinton\u2019s now closed email case to ignite his fervent following as Clinton fights what political experts have called an enthusiasm gap.<\/span><\/p>\n

But even before Sunday\u2019s announcement, Trump still didn\u2019t likely have the game-changer he needs, said Stanford University political scientist Morris P. Fiorina, who has written extensively about voter behavior and public opinion during the election cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cToo many voters have made up their minds,\u201d Fiorina said. \u201cThe worst possible outcome would be a disputed outcome\u201d like the 2000 race between Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore. The results of that election remained in limbo for weeks until the United States Supreme Court ruled in Bush\u2019s favor, making him the nation\u2019s 43rd president and ending the dispute over Florida\u2019s vote count.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sixteen years later, with the Republican-controlled House and Senate refusing to approve President Barack Obama\u2019s Supreme Court nominee, the high court could face a 4-4 deadlock in a disputed presidential contest.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tight polls show it may happen this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLook at the polling,\u201d Muzzio, of Baruch College, added. \u201cYou could have five Floridas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/nation\/trump-makes-a-last-minute-presidential-pitch-in-iowa-1.12568279<\/span><\/p>\n

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