Trump: Clinton Could ‘Shoot Somebody’ And Not Be Prosecuted

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with members of the press, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, aboard his campaign plane, while flying over Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Donald Trump said on Friday night that Hillary Clinton could shoot someone in public and not be prosecuted for the crime.

“She is being so protected. She could walk into this arena right now and shoot somebody with 20,000 people watching––right smack in the middle of the heart––and she wouldn’t be prosecuted,” he said at a rally in Florida.

He made the comment while discussing the federal government’s decision not to charge Clinton after an investigation into her use of a private email server.

His remark was reminiscent of a comment he made in January while discussing how well he was doing in the Republican primary.

“I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” Trump said at an Iowa rally in January.

Watch a clip of Trump’s Friday night remarks:

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  1. Only if her target was you, Donnie.

    HRC would be raised to sainthood.

  2. Avatar for jegan jegan says:

    Yeah, you’re right Donnie. Shooting someone in the heart in broad daylight is the moral equivalent of using an unauthorized e-mail server. God, he’s dumb!

  3. Or win a Nobel Peace Prize…

  4. In fact she could even fail to follow best email practices protocol and avoid prosecution.

    That’s how protected she is.

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