Trump praises FBI's return to Clinton email investigation: 'This is bigger than Watergate'

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published 28 October 2016

Donald Trump praised the FBI's decision to reopen its investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server, calling it "brave" and a chance for the bureau to "right the horrible mistake that they have made."

"We must not let her take her criminal scheme into the Oval Office," Trump declared to his audience in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.