30 former GOP lawmakers release anti-Trump letter

On Thursday, 30 former Republican lawmakers released a letter saying they would not be voting for Donald Trump for president. "He has proven himself manifestly unqualified," the signatories said of Trump. "Every day brings a fresh revelation that highlights the unacceptable danger in electing him."

All of the lawmakers are former Republican members of Congress, and some are influential presences in battleground states, like former Rep. Bill Clinger of Pennsylvania and former Rep. G. William Whitehurst of Virginia.

While the letter does not specifically mention Hillary Clinton, some of the more than two dozen Republicans reportedly plan to vote for the Democratic nominee, while others will either write in a candidate or cast a ballot for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson.

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