Donald Trump Hits the Reset Button Again
Hillary Clinton's reflexively protective response to questions about her use of a private email server have once again got her into hot water. After telling Fox News last week that the FBI validated her public claims about not using the server for classified informationan easily falsifiable statementClinton claimed she "short-circuited" her answer Friday. The line instantly entered the political lexicon as emblematic of how Clinton's penchant for obfuscation is often her own worst enemy. The email controversy has been a classic case of, "it's not the crime, it's the cover up," as nearly every statement she has uttered on the subject has needed to be revised, extended, or corrected. Obama reveals his handicap. A Bush endorses Trump. And Trump is struggling with the College Republican crowd. Must Reads, Hillary Clinton's Strategy Against Donald Trump I'm a Wonk, He's a Scrooge TIME's Sam Frizell on the Clinton economic argument, Clinton Sets Out Most Efficient Path to Get to 270 A win is a win Associated Press, The Crusade of a Democratic Superlawyer With Multimillion-Dollar Backing Combatting restrictive election laws Washington Post, Donald Trump Looks to Steady His Campaign With New Economic Speech Clinton and Trump will deliver dueling speeches in Detroit this week Associated Press, A Short-Circuit' on F.B.I. Inquiry? Hillary Clinton Seeks to Explain Clinton struggles as she repeats debunked claim New York Times, Sound Off, "What I told the FBI, which he said was truthful, is consistent with what I have said publicly. I may have short-circuited and for that I will try to clarify."  Hillary Clinton Friday as she tried to explain the debunked claim that the FBI found her public statements on her private email server to be truthful, "I know that this is something that she's learned from, and we're going to be real transparent, absolutely."  Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on Clinton's email use, even as the campaign lags behind her predecessors in press access, Bits and Bites, Obama reveals golf handicap ahead of 300th round as president CNN, Trump is a Turnoff to Some College Republican Groups ABC, Kasich Trump Jr. called aide to float VP offer CNN, Mike Pence's Response to H.I.V. Outbreak Prayer, Then a Change of Heart New York Times, Hillary Clinton Just Wants to Remind You Donald Trump Was a Birther TIME, George P. Bush, a Trump Holdout, Urges Support For Nominee Texas Tribune, Donald Trump Continues Love-Hate Relationship With Iowa TIME, Hillary Clinton QA at Journalism Conference Draws Criticism TIME