Subject: DAILY UPDATE - 4/21/16
From: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:32:03 -0700

2016 DAILY UPDATE - 4/21/16

TED CRUZ

DONALD TRUMP

TED CRUZ

HEADLINE: "It's Official: Ted Cruz Needs A Contested Convention To Win - And Here's How He Plans To Do It." [CNN, 4/20/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/20/politics/ted-cruzs-northeastern-survival-plan/index.html>]

Ted Cruz's Campaign Focused On The Maryland And Pennsylvania Primaries In An Attempt To Pick Off Delegates. "In a series of contests that his campaign concedes will be rough, the Texas senator is training his eyes on a pair of states, Maryland and Pennsylvania, where he sees chances to pick off delegates even amid Trump's Northeast sweeps. That could provide enough of a thrust ahead of Indiana, where the campaign is slowly building an Iowa-like pop-up operation to beat Trump on the ground." [CNN, 4/20/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/20/politics/ted-cruzs-northeastern-survival-plan/index.html>]

Ted Cruz Did Not Compete In The Connecticut, Rhode Island And Delaware Primaries. "Cruz has suggested that he will not compete aggressively in the other trio of states -- Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware -- where Trump could easily sweep the 63 delegates needed to push him closer to the 1,237 delegate threshold needed to clinch the GOP nomination. Case in point: Cruz has not unveiled leadership teams in any of those states, even though they vote in only six days' time." [CNN, 4/20/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/20/politics/ted-cruzs-northeastern-survival-plan/index.html>]

Lowman Henry, Cruz's Pennsylvania Chairman, Touted Their Organizational Advantage In The Push To Elect Supportive Delegates. "But in Pennsylvania and Maryland, with their more intricate systems for awarding delegates, are poised to at least give Cruz some targets at which to shoot. It was Pennsylvania where Cruz chose to greet the election results in New York on Tuesday night. Three-quarters of the state's 71 delegates are unbound, but its 'loophole primary' system requires voters to cast ballots for individual delegates -- an organizational hurdle that the Cruz campaign has shown itself to have mastered so far in the GOP delegate fights. Lowman Henry, Cruz's chairman in the state, talked up his organization to reporters Tuesday evening in Philadelphia, pledging to run '18 different congressional district campaigns.' Henry said their delegates are already committed.  'We're going to voters saying: 'When you go into the polls on election day, vote four times for Ted Cruz. Vote for Ted Cruz and vote for each of his congressional district delegates,' Henry said. 'If a delegate candidate won't commit to your presidential candidate, don't waste your vote.'" [CNN, 4/20/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/20/politics/ted-cruzs-northeastern-survival-plan/index.html>]

4/22/16: Ted Cruz's Campaign Opened "Camp Cruz" In Indiana. "The Hoosier State was circled long ago on the Cruz campaign's calendar. Cruz's father was there last weekend and Cruz himself will be in Indianapolis Thursday. And on Friday his shop will open a 'Camp Cruz,' the dorm-like accommodations they used to house volunteers for their more retail-heavy operations in places like Iowa and Wisconsin." [CNN, 4/20/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/20/politics/ted-cruzs-northeastern-survival-plan/index.html>]

HEADLINE: "Cruz Campaign Hunts For 'Trojan Horse' Delegates." [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/cruz-campaign-hunting-for-delegate-deserters-222176#ixzz46KrbkIGL>]

Politico: "Cruz's Forces Know That Dozens - Maybe Even Hundreds - Of Self-Proclaimed Supporters View Him Simply As The Best Candidate To Stop Trump." "By all accounts, Dick Dever - a recently elected North Dakota delegate to the Republican National Convention - is a supporter of Ted Cruz. All accounts, that is, but one: Dick Dever's. The state senator from Bismarck said Cruz courted him in a half-hour phone call the day before North Dakota's state convention this month. Cruz listed Dever among a slate of 25 proposed delegates the next day, and the Texas senator's supporters voted for Dever to represent them at the national convention in July. But Dever says he never actually promised to back Cruz. 'He didn't ask for my commitment on that phone call, and I didn't offer it,' Dever said in an interview. 'I'm not ready to commit because a lot of things can happen between now and July.' Dever is the face of a growing concern for Cruz - one that's dogged Donald Trump for weeks and cast into doubt his ability to win the Republican presidential nomination: delegate loyalty. Though it's been clear for months that the Republican activists who will become national delegates at the Cleveland convention are likely to abandon Trump if they have the chance, Cruz is now racing to plug any leaks in his support too. Cruz's forces know that dozens - maybe even hundreds - of self-proclaimed supporters view him simply as the best candidate to stop Trump. But those delegates could bail on Cruz the moment they don't need him anymore - when it's clear Trump won't be the party's nominee." [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/cruz-campaign-hunting-for-delegate-deserters-222176#ixzz46KrbkIGL>]
Ted Cruz's Campaign Used The Koch Brothers- Backed Data Technology Firm, i360, Wilson Perkins Allen Research, Targeted Victory And Cambridge Analytica To Target Delegates. "Cruz's forces know that dozens - maybe even hundreds - of self-proclaimed supporters view him simply as the best candidate to stop Trump. But those delegates could bail on Cruz the moment they don't need him anymore - when it's clear Trump won't be the party's nominee. The question now facing Cruz's camp is how many of these delegate deserters are hidden inside his own fragile coalition. To prevent a delegate exodus, Cruz is deploying many of the same data-minded tactics he's employed on a larger scale to prevail in a slew of state caucuses - from Iowa to Maine to Kansas. They are logging detailed profiles and loyalty scores of each delegate, honing pitches to convince wavering allies to commit and deploying surrogates to stiffen the spines of wobbly backers. This delegate whipping effort leans on brainpower provided by several GOP data and technology firms, including Koch brothers-backed i360, Wilson Perkins Allen Research, Targeted Victory and Cambridge Analytica. Combined, they're helping to build the kind of individualized strategy that the Cruz campaign sees as a backstop against weak-kneed delegates." [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/cruz-campaign-hunting-for-delegate-deserters-222176#ixzz46KrbkIGL>]

Politico: Ted Cruz Supporters "Have Steamrolled To Recent Delegate Victories In States Where Trump Initially Dominated Primaries, From South Carolina To Virginia To Georgia." "Certainly, Cruz is trying to enter Cleveland with such a yawning lead in committed delegates that a few defections won't sway the outcome. He lost an opportunity to pad that lead in New York on Tuesday, when Trump blocked him from winning a single delegate, but for the most part, the strategy has gone well for Cruz. His supporters have steamrolled to recent delegate victories in states where Trump initially dominated primaries, from South Carolina to Virginia to Georgia. And Cruz has locked down support in states that hold no presidential contests - North Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado - and positioned backers for resounding wins in Nebraska, South Dakota and Indiana." [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/cruz-campaign-hunting-for-delegate-deserters-222176#ixzz46KrbkIGL>]

Politico: "Chris Wilson, The Head Of The Cruz Research And Analytics Shop, Said The Campaign's Delegate Recruitment Effort Has Been Happening For Months In Tandem With Its Larger Work Identifying Loyal Supporters To Lean On As Each State Holds Primaries And Caucuses." "If Cruz keeps winning delegate elections at the pace he has been, he's all but certain to enter Cleveland with enough nominal backers to become the nominee. Chris Wilson, the head of the Cruz research and analytics shop, said the campaign's delegate recruitment effort has been happening for months in tandem with its larger work identifying loyal supporters to lean on as each state holds primaries and caucuses. 'We had the data to recruit them last summer,' he said. 'This isn't a relationship that's recent.'" [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/cruz-campaign-hunting-for-delegate-deserters-222176#ixzz46KrbkIGL>]

Ted Cruz: "What Is Clear Today Is That We Are Headed To A Contested Convention. Nobody Is Able To Reach 1,237." "Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich made dueling pitches to Republican National Committee members at the RNC's Spring Meeting on Wednesday, each seeking to lock down the support of a few more delegates in preparation for a possible contested convention The gathering of nearly 200 state party leaders and chairmen - all of whom will be delegates to the national convention in July - offers the candidates one of the biggest pots of potential backers they'll see over the course of the campaign. And Cruz and Kasich's campaigns are banking that many will be, if not outright opposed to Donald Trump, at least more favorable to their campaigns. Donald Trump's campaign is sending Ben Carson, as well as delegate manager Paul Manafort, political director Rick Wiley and a handful of operatives on his delegate team to the convention on Thursday. ... 'What is clear today is that we are headed to a contested convention. Nobody is able to reach 1,237,' Cruz said, referencing the much-touted number for taking a majority of delegates. 'We're going to arrive in Cleveland with me having a ton of delegates and with Donald having a ton of delegates and at that point it is going to be a battle to see who can earn the support of a majority of the delegates elected by the people. I believe we will have a tremendous advantage in that battle because the party is unifying behind our campaign.'" [NBC, 4/20/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/cruz-kasich-pitch-gop-leaders-contested-convention-looms-n559541>]

Ted Cruz On John Kasich: "An Honorable And Decent Man Who's Only Role In This Election Is As A Spoiler." "Kasich also framed himself as a unifier, telling reporters he was pitching himself to committee members as someone who can 'win independents and be able to take this election to states that Republicans usually never go to,' like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. But Cruz also took sharp aim at Kasich, calling him 'an honorable and decent man who's only role in this election is as a spoiler,' and speculating he may be running to be Trump's vice president. Kasich fired back, noting Cruz was now eliminated from an outright win and insisting: 'I'm not running for anybody's vice president, man, I'm gonna be the nominee when all's said and done.'" [NBC, 4/20/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/cruz-kasich-pitch-gop-leaders-contested-convention-looms-n559541>]

HEADLINE: "Cruz Campaign Warns Of Trump Disaster For GOP." [Washington Examiner, 4/20/16<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2589060/>]

Ted Cruz's Campaign Manager Warned That Nominating Donald Trump Would Be A "Whitewash" Where "We Would Have To Rename Our Party Afterwards." "Ted Cruz's top campaign advisers warned a gathering of Republican insiders Wednesday that the party faces a 'whitewash' up and down the ticket with Donald Trump as the presidential nominee. In a private briefing at a seaside resort where the Republican National Committee was gathered for one of its annual quarterly meetings, Cruz campaign manager Jeff Roe laid out Cruz's fall plan to win the nomination, and said Cruz's plan would help carry down-ballot Republican candidates to victory. But he also warned that these victories would slip away with Trump at the top. 'It would be a whitewash,' Roe said when asked by reporters how the GOP would fare with Trump as the nominee. 'It could be a situation where we would have to rename our party afterwards.'" [Washington Examiner, 4/20/16<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2589060/>]

Jeff Roe Said Cruz Could Win The Election And Donald Trump Could Not. "Roe dismissed Trump's victory as irrelevant, and said Republicans need to think about how to hold onto seats currently held by the GOP. 'One of the critical components, if you're an RNC member that has worked your life to get Republicans elected in your state, is how do you get them re-elected, with a Republican nominee? What is the nominee of your party going to do for you as a state party?' Roe said. 'We can win; he can't. Two, we will build an infrastructure that supports the local elected officials running for re-election.'" [Washington Examiner, 4/20/16<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2589060/>]

Jeff Roe: "This Campaign Is Going Through June 7 And Likely To A Convention." "Trump blew away his competition in New York, winning most of the 95 available delegates and padding his lead. Cruz finished third behind Kasich. Roe said the results were expected and don't alter the contours of the primary campaign going forward. Trump is not more inevitable today than he was before New York, Roe said. 'We've been here before. We were here the week before Iowa, we were supposed to lose - we were counted out after South Carolina, counted out after Nevada. Then, we were the nominee and we were measuring the drapes after Wisconsin,' Roe said. 'There are going to be ebbs and flows in this campaign, we've been there before. This campaign is going through June 7 and likely to a convention.'" [Washington Examiner, 4/20/16<http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2589060/>]

HEADLINE: "Cruz's Campaign Manager: Trump Nomination Could Require GOP To 'Rename Our Party'". [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-nomination-gop-jeff-roe-222215>]

Jeff Roe, Jason Johnson, Saul Anuzis And Ken Cuccinelli Attended The RNC's Spring Meeting, Where They Briefed RNC Leaders. "Jeff Roe, Ted Cruz's campaign manager, says he told Republican Party leaders Wednesday that Donald Trump's nomination would be a down-ballot disaster so bad that 'it could be a situation where we'd have to rename our party.' 'It will be a whitewash,' Roe told reporters after his briefing at the spring meeting of the Republican National Committee. Cruz's top brass - Roe, chief strategist Jason Johnson, delegate wrangler Saul Anuzis and former Virginia Atty. Gen. Ken Cuccinelli, among them - came to the RNC's spring meeting here to press the case for Cruz's path the presidency to top party activists." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-nomination-gop-jeff-roe-222215>]

Jeff Roe: "We Believe This Is National Campaign That Republicans Can Compete And Should Compete In Places Where They Haven't Competed Before." "Roe predicted it is 'highly likely' that the GOP contest will go to a contested convention, and that his team was using the meeting of the GOP's leadership to argue that Cruz would be far better for the party than Trump. The members of the RNC could prove key as almost all 168 of them would be unbound free agents to support whomever they want after the first ballot of a contested convention. Roe said there were two keys to the Cruz case. 'One, we can win, he can't,' Roe said. And second, that Cruz would support local elected officials across the country. 'One of the critical components, if you're an RNC member that has worked their life to get Republicans elected in your state, is how do you get them reelected with a Republican nominee. What is the nominee of your party gonna do for you as a state party?' Roe said. 'And that's where we all came from to a person on our team, we came from the grassroots running campaigns.' 'We believe this is national campaign that Republicans can compete and should compete in places where they haven't competed before,' Roe added." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-nomination-gop-jeff-roe-222215>]

4/20/16: Jeff Roe Announced That Ted Cruz Ended March With Nearly 9 Million Cash On Hand. "Roe also told reporters that Cruz ended March with 'nearly $9 million' cash on hand - roughly $1 million more than he had at the beginning of the month. Cruz's campaign had previously announced it had raised $12.5 million in March." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-nomination-gop-jeff-roe-222215>]

Jeff Roe: "We Have A Life Story That's Compelling To Women, That's Compelling To Minorities, And Is Compelling To Younger Voters." "Roe made the case Wednesday that Cruz, unlike Trump, can appeal to crucial traditional Democratic constituencies needed to win in November. 'We have a life story that's compelling to women, that's compelling to minorities, and is compelling to younger voters,' he said. 'Our opponent in our primary doesn't have that.' The Cruz briefing was open for interested RNC officials, and Roe said he was pleased with attendance. 'It is a very good Q&A,' he said." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-nomination-gop-jeff-roe-222215>]

HEADLINE: "Ted Cruz: 'We're Headed To A Contested Convention'". [NBC, 4/20/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/ted-cruz-we-re-headed-contested-convention-n559276>]

Ted Cruz: "Nobody's Getting 1237 [Delegates] - Donald Knows That. We're Headed To A Contested Convention." "Ted Cruz declared definitively on Wednesday that the fight for the Republican presidential nomination is 'definitely headed to Cleveland,' where, he said, 'the people are going to prevail.' 'Nobody's getting 1237 [delegates] - Donald knows that. We're headed to a contested convention,' Cruz told NBC News while shaking hands after his rally here in a state with 71 delegates up for grabs in next Tuesday's primary." [NBC, 4/20/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/ted-cruz-we-re-headed-contested-convention-n559276>]

DONALD TRUMP

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Plans California Campaign Headquarters In Sacramento." [Sacramento Bee, 4/20/16<http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article73020102.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter>]

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Goes Full-On General Election Mode, Even Opposing North Carolina's 'Bathroom Bill'" [Washington Post, 4/21/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/21/donald-trump-makes-the-general-election-pivot-even-opposing-north-carolinas-bathroom-bill/?postshare=9521461248151712&tid=ss_tw>]

Social Media

HEADLINE: "Melania Trump: I Wish Donald Would Stop Tweeting." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/melania-trump-donald-tweeting-222253>]

Melania Trump Said "Tweeting" Was The One Habit She Most Wished Donald Would Give Up. "Of all her husband's habits that she wishes he would give up, Melania Trump had a particular one in mind when asked the question Thursday: His prolific tweeting. 'Let's see,' she said, seated alongside Trump's adult children on NBC's 'Today,' pausing for a brief moment. 'The tweeting.' Trump cracked a smile and laughed. 'That's funny,' he mouthed, pointing his finger." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/melania-trump-donald-tweeting-222253>]

HEADLINE: "How Silicon Valley Created Donald Trump." [Vanity Fair, 4/21/16<http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/04/how-silicon-valley-created-donald-trump>]

Vanity Fair: "The Only Thing That's Really Changed Between Trump's Other Attempts To Run For Office And Now Is The Advent Of Social Media." "Trump seriously started to explore the idea of running for president in 1998, and then ran in 2000 under the Reform Party. (He even won a few primaries.) He dipped his toe in the water in 2004 and again, in 2012... The only thing that's really changed between Trump's other attempts to run for office and now is the advent of social media. And Trump, who has spent his life offending people, knows exactly how to bend it to his will. Just look at what happens if someone says something even remotely politically incorrect today: the online immune system, known famously as a Twitter mob, sets in to hold that person accountable. These mobs demand results, like seeing someone fired, making them shamefully apologize, or even seeing their life torn to shreds." [Vanity Fair, 4/21/16<http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/04/how-silicon-valley-created-donald-trump>]

$20 Bill

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump: Keep Andrew Jackson on the $20, Put Harriet Tubman on the $2." [Wall Street Journal, 4/21/16<http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/04/21/donald-trump-keep-andrew-jackson-on-the-20-put-harriet-tubman-on-the-2/?mod=e2tw>]

Trump Opposed Replacing Andrew Jackson With Harriet Tubman On The $20 Bill Because "Andrew Jackson Had A History Of Tremendous Success For The Country." QUESTION: "As you've seen in the news this morning, Harriet tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Do you see this as a move that is all about political correctness or is this a move that's simply way overdue?" TRUMP: "Well, Andrew Jackson had a great history and I think it's very rough when you take somebody off the bill. Andrew Jackson had a history of tremendous success for the country. I would love to leave Andrew Jackson and see if we can maybe come up with another denomination. Maybe we do the $2 bill or we do another bill. I don't like seeing it. Yes, I think it's pure political correctness." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Trump On Harriet Tubman Replacing Andrew Jackson On The $20 Bill: "I Don't Like Seeing It. Yes, I Think It's Pure Political Correctness." QUESTION: "As you've seen in the news this morning, Harriet tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Do you see this as a move that is all about political correctness or is this a move that's simply way overdue?" TRUMP: "Well, Andrew Jackson had a great history and I think it's very rough when you take somebody off the bill. Andrew Jackson had a history of tremendous success for the country. As you know, they're going to do the $10 and all of a sudden the Broadway play, 'Hamilton'" sort of saved that one. I read it just this morning." QUESTION: "Are you in favor of Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill?" TRUMP: "I think Harriet Tubman is fantastic. I would love to leave Andrew Jackson and see if we can come up with another denomination. Maybe we do the $2 bill or we do another bill. I don't like seeing it. Yes, I think it's pure political correctness." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Trump Said Andrew Jackson Should Stay On The $20 Bill: "I Would Love To Leave Andrew Jackson And See If We Can Come Up With Another Denomination. Maybe We Do The $2 Bill Or We Do Another Bill." QUESTION: "Are you in favor of Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill?" TRUMP: "I think Harriet Tubman is fantastic. I would love to leave Andrew Jackson and see if we can come up with another denomination. Maybe we do the $2 bill or we do another bill. I don't like seeing it. Yes, I think it's pure political correctness." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

LGBT

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Thinks North Carolina Got It Wrong On Anti-LGBT Bathroom Bill." [Huffington Post, 4/21/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-north-carolina-bathroom-bill_us_5718ca1ee4b0c9244a7aec8c?section=politics>]

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Says Transgender People Should Use The Bathroom They Want." [New York Times, 4/21/16<http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/21/donald-trump-says-transgender-people-should-use-the-bathroom-they-want/?_r=0>]

Trump Opposed North Carolina's Anti-Transgender HB2 Law: "You Leave It The Way It Is. There Have Been Very Few Complaints That Way It Is. People Go. They Use The Bathroom That They Feel Is Appropriate. There Has Been So Little Trouble." QUESTION: "Tell us your views on LGBT, how you plan to be inclusive as president. Speak about the North Carolina bathroom law in particular." TRUMP: "Oh. I had a feeling that question was going to come up, I will tell you. Well look, North Carolina did something that was very strong, and they're paying a big price. And there's a lot of problems. And I heard one of the best answers I heard-was from a commentator yesterday saying 'leave it the way it is.' North Carolina, what they're going through with all the business that's leaving, an all the strife-And that's on both sides. You leave it the way it is. There have been very few complaints that way it is. People go. They use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate. There has been so little trouble. And the problem with what happened in North Carolina is the strife and the economic-I mean, the economic punishment that they're taking." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Trump Said He Did Not Know If He Had Any Transgender Employees. LAUER: "Do you have any transgender people working in your organization?" TRUMP: "I don't know. I really don't know. I probably do. I really don't know."  [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Trump Opposed Creating New Transgender Bathrooms Because "That Would Be Discriminatory In A Certain Way. It Would Be Unbelievably Expensive For Businesses And The Country." TRUMP: "You know, there is a big move to create new bathrooms for transgender. That would be-first of all, that would be discriminatory in a certain way. It would be unbelievably expensive for businesses and the country. Leave it the way it is." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Business

HEADLINE: "How Much Is Donald Trump Really Worth? It's Significantly Less Than He Says." [Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/video/2016/04/21/donald-trump-net-worth/>]

HEADLINE: "Judge Sets May Hearing In Trump University Lawsuit." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-university-lawsuit-222227>]

A Hearing Was Scheduled For May 27 About Whether Documents In The Class Action Lawsuit Against Trump Universtiy Should Be Made Public. "The Washington Post's bid to unseal documents filed in a class-action case against Trump University will get a hearing in May. Earlier this month the newspaper asked a San Diego District Court to unseal hundreds of pages of documents in the case against GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. The Post argued the lawsuit filed by former Trump University students has become a campaign issue and the documents should thus be available to the public. 'This case focuses on allegedly deceptive commercial practices by a leading presidential candidate whose claim to be qualified for the presidency hinges on his business record,' the Washington Post argued in a filing. 'Plaintiff's allegations in this case, and the lawsuit itself, have become prominent campaign issues,' which makes the need for transparency in the case paramount. The hearing on the Post's request is scheduled for May 27." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-university-lawsuit-222227>]

Washington Post Requested The Unsealing Of Trump University Lawsuit Documents: "This Case Focuses On Allegedly Deceptive Commercial Practices By A Leading Presidential Candidate Whose Claim To Be Qualified For The Presidency Hinges On His Business Record." "The Washington Post's bid to unseal documents filed in a class-action case against Trump University will get a hearing in May. Earlier this month the newspaper asked a San Diego District Court to unseal hundreds of pages of documents in the case against GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. The Post argued the lawsuit filed by former Trump University students has become a campaign issue and the documents should thus be available to the public. 'This case focuses on allegedly deceptive commercial practices by a leading presidential candidate whose claim to be qualified for the presidency hinges on his business record,' the Washington Post argued in a filing. 'Plaintiff's allegations in this case, and the lawsuit itself, have become prominent campaign issues,' which makes the need for transparency in the case paramount. The hearing on the Post's request is scheduled for May 27." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-university-lawsuit-222227>]

HEADLINE: "Goat Herd Helps Trump Lower Tax Bite." [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/goat-herd-helps-trump-lower-tax-bite-1461191607?mod=e2tw>]

Trump Took Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of New Jersey Farmland Tax Breaks For His Golf Clubs In Bedminster And Colts Neck. "Donald Trump has found a solution that cuts both his grass and his tax bill: Goats. The Republican presidential front-runner's small goat herd, combined with hay farming and wood cutting, let him qualify for a New Jersey farmland tax break that saves him tens of thousands of dollars a year in property taxes on two golf courses, according to public records. Mr. Trump's golf clubs in Bedminster and Colts Neck both receive the break and pay reduced property taxes on the part of the land devoted to agriculture. The Bedminster course includes 113 acres of hay production and eight goats, while the Colts Neck course has 40 acres of hay plus stands of trees, according to tax-break applications filed with local governments." [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/goat-herd-helps-trump-lower-tax-bite-1461191607?mod=e2tw>]

Trump Potentially Paid Only $1,000 Per Acre, Rather Than $80,000 Per Acre, By Devoting A Portion Of His Golf Club Land To Agriculture. "Mr. Trump's golf clubs in Bedminster and Colts Neck both receive the break and pay reduced property taxes on the part of the land devoted to agriculture. The Bedminster course includes 113 acres of hay production and eight goats, while the Colts Neck course has 40 acres of hay plus stands of trees, according to tax-break applications filed with local governments. It isn't clear precisely how much Mr. Trump saves in taxes when his assessments are based on agricultural production rather than the land's true market value. One method of calculating the savings-taxing the farm portion of the golf course properties at the same per-acre level as the nonfarm portion-suggests he pays less than $1,000 in taxes a year on land that would otherwise carry annual taxes of about $80,000, according to property values listed on the state's website. Mr. Trump continues a long tradition of famous and wealthy property owners who have benefited from the farmland assessment program, which was written into New Jersey's constitution in 1963 to prevent overdevelopment in the state with the highest population density in the U.S. Others have included former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, magazine publisher Steve Forbes and rock star Bruce Springsteen, according to published reports." [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/goat-herd-helps-trump-lower-tax-bite-1461191607?mod=e2tw>]

New Jersey Sierra Club Director On Trump's Use Of Farmland Tax Breaks: "This Is A Good Example Of Donald Trump Farming The Government." "Mr. Trump continues a long tradition of famous and wealthy property owners who have benefited from the farmland assessment program, which was written into New Jersey's constitution in 1963 to prevent overdevelopment in the state with the highest population density in the U.S. Others have included former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, magazine publisher Steve Forbes and rock star Bruce Springsteen, according to published reports. 'This is a good example of Donald Trump farming the government,' said Jeff Tittel, director of the state's Sierra Club chapter, who accuses the developer of 'not paying his fair share' by using the incentive for a golf course instead of a legitimate farm. The Trump campaign didn't respond to a request for comment about the tax break." [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/goat-herd-helps-trump-lower-tax-bite-1461191607?mod=e2tw>]

In Addition To State Farmland Tax Breaks, Trump Also Used A Conservation Easement On His Bedminister Golf Club To Claim A Federal Tax Deduction. "The property tax breaks are separate from Mr. Trump's use of a so-called conservation easement on the Bedminster course that allowed him to claim a federal income-tax deduction. In that instance, Mr. Trump donated the golf course's future development rights to the town, and public records show his contribution reduced the property's value by $39.1 million by pledging not to build houses there. He could have deducted that much from his federal income taxes. That was a one-time break. The property tax benefits can continue indefinitely as long as Mr. Trump and his goats and hay qualify under the state's rules." [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/goat-herd-helps-trump-lower-tax-bite-1461191607?mod=e2tw>]

HEADLINE: "You're Hired: Trump Internship Up For Auction." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/trump-internship-auction-buy-222222?cmpid=sf>]

The Trump Organization Auctioned Off A 10-Week Internship With They Listed Had An Estimated Valued Of $100,000 And A Current Top Bid Of $40,000.  "Want to work for the Trump Organization? It'll cost you at least $40,000. According to the charity website Charitybuzz, the Trump family is auctioning off a 10-week internship at their real estate empire. 'There is no more highly recognized surname or company in the world right now than Trump,' the posting begins. 'Don't miss this priceless opportunity to spend 10-weeks working directly for the Trump family in NYC. You will gain real-world, first-hand exposure to the various disciplines housed within The Trump Organization and have a series of power group lunches with each department head.' The estimated value of the internship is $100,000, and currently there are two bids up to $40,000. But it won't be all financial outflows - the internship is paid, but it's unclear how much." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/trump-internship-auction-buy-222222?cmpid=sf>]

A Charitybuzz Posting Advertised A Summer 2016 Internship And "The Exclusive Opportunity To Sit Down For 15 Minutes Each With Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump And Eric Trump." "There is no more highly recognized surname or company in the world right now than Trump.  Don't miss this priceless opportunity to spend 10-weeks working directly for the Trump family in NYC.  You will gain real-world, first-hand exposure to the various disciplines housed within The Trump Organization and have a series of power group lunches with each department head.  During your Summer 2016 internship you will also have the exclusive opportunity to sit down for 15 minutes each with Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump to pick their brains about how to be successful in the real estate & business world." [CharityBuzz, Accessed 4/21/16<https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/be-our-apprentice-meet-trump-family-during-10-week-1006911>]

Trump Would Not Say Which Fortune 500 CEO He Most Admired: "I Don't Want To Say Because I Know So Many Of Them, And They're Friends." "On his the Fortune 500 CEO he admires the most: 'I don't want to say because I know so many of them, and they're friends. Some who do a great job and some who don't, frankly. But I'd rather not say because I'll create such problems for myself.'" [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-atlantic-city-china-sanders/>]

Trump On Who Would Run His Business While He Was President: "It's Not A Hard Company To Run." "On his own business if he becomes president: 'But it is a business that is very unimportant to me if I won the presidency. My executives and my children will run the company and they'll run it well. It's not a hard company to run. We are dealing now with over 121 deals worldwide for licensing. Tell him about the hotels, Eric [Trump].'" [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-atlantic-city-china-sanders/>]

Fortune: "He's A Billionaire (Though Maybe Not As Rich As He Says). He Claims He Hates Debt (But His Casino Companies Went Bust Because Of It). He Craves Press Attention (But Sues At The Drop Of A Hat)." "He's a billionaire (though maybe not as rich as he says). He claims he hates debt (but his casino companies went bust because of it). He craves press attention (but sues at the drop of a hat). What does Trump's record tell us about how he'll lead?" [Fortune, 5/1/16<http://fortune.com/donald-trump-businessman/?iid=sr-link7>]

Airplane

HEADLINE: "Trump Grounds His Jet Until Registration Is Renewed, FAA Says." [Bloomberg, 4/20/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-20/trump-grounds-his-jet-until-registration-is-renewed-faa-says>]

Trump Agreed With The FAA Not To Fly His Cessna Jet Until Its Lapsed Registration Was Renewed. "Trump has agreed not to fly one of his business jets until its lapsed registration is renewed, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The agency had contacted the Trump-affiliated company that owns the plane, which is used by the Republican presidential candidate. The company told the FAA it wouldn't fly the plane until it's re-registered, the agency said in an e-mailed statement Wednesday...The FAA registration for a Textron Inc.'s Cessna 750 Citation X, a twin-engine business jet known for its high speed, expired on Jan. 31, according to the FAA's aircraft registry database. It's registered to DJT Operations CX LLC, which lists a Delaware address." [Bloomberg, 4/20/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-20/trump-grounds-his-jet-until-registration-is-renewed-faa-says>]

Trump Spokeswoman Said "The Standard Renewal Process Is Just About Complete," But Did Not Say Why The Renewal Was Delayed. "The company told the FAA it wouldn't fly the plane until it's re-registered, the agency said in an e-mailed statement Wednesday. 'The standard renewal process is just about complete,' Hope Hicks, a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, said in an e-mailed statement. She didn't comment on why the renewal was delayed." [Bloomberg, 4/20/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-20/trump-grounds-his-jet-until-registration-is-renewed-faa-says>]

4/11/16: Trump Used His Cessna 750 Citation X Jet To Fly To Albany, New York, Despite The Aircraft's Expired Registration. "The FAA registration for a Textron Inc.'s Cessna 750 Citation X, a twin-engine business jet known for its high speed, expired on Jan. 31, according to the FAA's aircraft registry database. It's registered to DJT Operations CX LLC, which lists a Delaware address. Trump used the plane to fly to Albany, New York, on April 11, according to photos posted on the website of the Times Union, a newspaper serving that area. The New York Times, which first reported the issue on Tuesday, said the plane had made dozens of flights since the registration expired, citing FAA records." [Bloomberg, 4/20/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-20/trump-grounds-his-jet-until-registration-is-renewed-faa-says>]

Women

HEADLINE: "Trump Vows To Put Abortion Exceptions In GOP Platform." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/trump-abortion-exceptions-gop-platform-222262>]

Trump Said He Would Change The Republican Platform To Make Abortion Exceptions For Rape, Incest, And Life Of The Mother. QUESTION: "Let's talk about abortion, another potent issue. The Republican platform, every four years, has a provision that states that the right of the unborn child shall not be infringed. It makes no exceptions for rape, incest, for the life of the mother. Would you want to change the Republican platform to include the exceptions that you have?" TRUMP: "Yes, I would. Yes, I would. Absolutely. For the three exceptions. I would." QUESTION: "Do you have an exception for the health of the mother?" TRUMP: "I would leave it to the life of the mother but would absolutely have the three exceptions." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Trump Opposed An Exception To Abortion When The Mother's Health Was At Risk:  "I Would Leave It To The Life Of The Mother But Would Absolutely Have The Three Exceptions." QUESTION: "Let's talk about abortion, another potent issue. The Republican platform, every four years, has a provision that states that the right of the unborn child shall not be infringed. It makes no exceptions for rape, incest, for the life of the mother. Would you want to change the Republican platform to include the exceptions that you have?" TRUMP: "Yes, I would. Yes, I would. Absolutely. For the three exceptions. I would." QUESTION: "Do you have an exception for the health of the mother?" TRUMP: "I would leave it to the life of the mother but would absolutely have the three exceptions." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Trump Defended His Past Insults Of Women: "I Did Some Things And I've Said Some Things In Fun. I've Said It As An Entertainer." QUESTION: "I don't have to go into all the words, and I don't think we have to, about the insults of women, Mexicans and Muslims. You can't unsay those things. How do you convince them -- by the way, they've been listening to all the things you just said about jobs and the wall?" TRUMP: "I think it's about -- look. I did some things and I've said some things in fun. I've said it as an entertainer, doing 'The Apprentice.' You know how successful -- I just saw they wanted to renew me for two years. And I didn't do it because of this. But a lot of that was entertainment. There's nobody that respects women more than I do. There's nobody that will take care of women's health issues better than I will. Hillary cannot do it. Believe me. She doesn't have the strength, the energy. She will not be able to do it. And I think that women will be big fans. Look, they want to see security for our country. I rate number one in every poll in security with the military. The military is endorsing me. I just gotten endorsed by the border patrol, 16,000 agents. They've never done that before." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Trump's Spokeswoman Listed Trade Policy And Securing The Border As Specific Policies To Fill Trump's Promise To Be "So Great For Women." QUESTION: "Katrina, again, that's something that we've heard a number of times that he would be great for women specifically what would he do for women, are we talking equal pay here and paid parental leave? What are we talking about specifically? How is he going to be so great for women?" PIERSON: "He's talking about his policies; this isn't just a one issue type of thing when it comes to women. We're talking about the economy. Whether or not you're bringing back jobs or securing the border or building wall which naturally will increase wages as I will legal immigration tends to depress wages. Whether it's getting health care back on track, he was the one being criticized for appreciating what planned parenthood was doing with regard to cervical cancer screenings without abortions, he wasn't closed minded to these issues and why he won women in New York overwhelmingly and women in Pennsylvania today." QUESTION: "Name one policy that will benefit women specifically?" PIERSON: "Trade policy. We're talking about immigration policy. All of these issues affect women. Women are not single issue voters and I think this is the point the media misses all the time. Women want jobs and want children to have a good education and be able to find jobs and husbands to be able to find jobs. It's not just a one issue talking point for women." [MSNBC, 4/21/16]

Economy

Trump Said He Supports Raising Taxes On The Wealthy. QUESTION: "Do you believe in raising taxes on the wealthy?" TRUMP: "I do. I do. Including myself. I do." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Trump's Spokeswoman Tried To Reconcile Trump's Tax Plan With His Comments In Support Of Raising Taxes On The Wealthy, Saying Trump Wasn't Referring To Business Income: "We're Not Talking About Who Just Built A Business And Been Successful. We're Talking Alternative Incomes Here." QUESTION: "Katrina and I've got a copy of Trump's tax plan, it actually appears to cut taxes for the wealthy and calls for a cut in the top income tax rate from 39.6 to 25%. Lowest level since 1939 and calls for cutting corporate tax rate to 15%, offering a special tax rate of 15% to business owners. That's less than half what they pay -- may pay under today's rules and abolish state tax entirely. How exactly does that square with his belief in raising taxes on the wealthy?" PIERSON: "You can go back to several of his speeches when he talks about hedge funds specifically. If you're just talking about income business income, that's different. What Mr. Trump is talking about, the super wealthy and super rich what some call the 1%, their income comes from other places. When you look at these hedge fund managers, supporting Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton and not Trump, that's what he's talking about. We're not talking about who just built a business and been successful. We're talking alternative incomes here." [MSNBC, 4/21/16]

Trump: "I Have Taken Advantage Of The Banks Probably More Than Any Human Being On Earth. I Love Banks. Right?" QUESTION: "Does it ever surprise you that so many of your supporters are so angry at those banks because they feel the decks are stacked against them, yet you're the guy they're supporting and you're a guy who has been given every single advantage those banks can give to the wealthiest Americans." TRUMP: "I have taken advantage of the banks probably more than any human being on Earth. I love banks. Right? I love fighting with banks if I have to. It depends on what happens, the economy goes up, it goes down. I've found bankers to be very good people. I've found them to be very honorable people. Generally speaking, they want to do what's right for the country. But again, I've known some bad dudes. You've known some bad dudes, Matt. I've been at parties. I've seen you and seen these people in the same room as us. There are some people out there that are not good people. For the most part, I have to say, though, Wall Street people, they're aggressive. They're tough. They're smart. And they bring a lot of money and a lot of jobs into this country." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Trump: "I've Found Bankers To Be Very Good People. I've Found Them To Be Very Honorable People. Generally Speaking, They Want To Do What's Right For The Country." TRUMP: "I have taken advantage of the banks probably more than any human being on Earth. I love banks. Right? I love fighting with banks if I have to. It depends on what happens, the economy goes up, it goes down. I've found bankers to be very good people. I've found them to be very honorable people. Generally speaking, they want to do what's right for the country. But again, I've known some bad dudes. You've known some bad dudes, Matt. I've been at parties. I've seen you and seen these people in the same room as us. There are some people out there that are not good people. For the most part, I have to say, though, Wall Street people, they're aggressive. They're tough. They're smart. And they bring a lot of money and a lot of jobs into this country." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

Trump: "Wall Street People, They're Aggressive. They're Tough. They're Smart. And They Bring A Lot Of Money And A Lot Of Jobs Into This Country." TRUMP: "I have taken advantage of the banks probably more than any human being on Earth. I love banks. Right? I love fighting with banks if I have to. It depends on what happens, the economy goes up, it goes down. I've found bankers to be very good people. I've found them to be very honorable people. Generally speaking, they want to do what's right for the country. But again, I've known some bad dudes. You've known some bad dudes, Matt. I've been at parties. I've seen you and seen these people in the same room as us. There are some people out there that are not good people. For the most part, I have to say, though, Wall Street people, they're aggressive. They're tough. They're smart. And they bring a lot of money and a lot of jobs into this country." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

4/19/16: Trump Said He Would Put Out A List Of Economic Advisers "In The Next Three Or Four Weeks." "On his advisors, besides Carl Icahn: 'Numerous. I am going to put out a list in the next three or four weeks. We have tremendous endorsements from the business community.'" [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-atlantic-city-china-sanders/>]

Trump, Asked Whether He Had Selected A Chief Economics Adviser, Said He Would Largely Make His Own Decisions. "Trump declined to say who his campaign advisors would be. But he says he would be releasing a list of names within weeks. He says that there are a number of Fortune 500 CEOs and other executives advising him, but, as in the past, the only outside advisor he was willing to name was Carl Icahn. On a question of whether he had selected a chief economics advisor, Trump stumbled. At first he said he had, and wasn't going to announce it. Then he said he would rely on a number of people for economic policy issues, and largely make his own decisions." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-atlantic-city-china-sanders/>]

Trump Said He No Longer Planned To Eliminate The National Debt In 8 Years. "On Tuesday, April 19, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump sat down with Fortune in a wide ranging interview on his business career and what he would do if elected president. A number of times in the interview he contradicted what he had said earlier in the interview, or something he has said in the past. The biggest change: Trump told Fortune that he no longer has plans to eliminate the national debt in eight years, as he had earlier claimed he would, but many economists said was impossible. It would require annual GDP growth north of 20% a year, if Trump were to lower taxes as he has pledged. That's 10 times the 2% GDP has been growing recently." [Interview, Fortune, 4/21/16<http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/donald-trump-atlantic-city-china-sanders/>]

Campaign Temperament

Trump: "But At The Right Time, I Will Be So Presidential, You Will Be So Bored, You Will Say, Can't He Have A Little Bit More Energy? But I Know When To Be Presidential." TRUMP: "I will tell you, it's easier for me to be presidential than for me to be doing what I've been doing for the last, really, nine months. But at the right time, I will be so presidential, you will be so bored, you will say, can't he have a little bit more energy? But I know when to be presidential. We have two more left. They are really -- they have absolutely no path to victory. It was announced this morning, they have no path to victory. And we have a very easy path to victory. I think they'll be gone very soon." [Today Show Town Hall, NBC, 4/21/16]

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Plans To Adopt More-Traditional Campaign Tactics." [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-im-not-going-to-blow-it-1461200705?tesla=y>]

Trump: "The Campaign Is Evolving And Transitioning, And So Am I. I'll Be More Effective And More Disciplined." "Donald Trump, after notching a big win in New York, is planning to roll out significant changes in his campaign, including giving a policy speech on foreign affairs and using teleprompters and a speechwriter. He and his newly recast team also are pledging to do more outreach to Washington Republican leaders, who have often been hostile and the target of Trump attacks, and to spend significant amounts of money to run a more conventional campaign. Mr. Trump, in an interview, acknowledged the need for a shift. 'The campaign is evolving and transitioning, and so am I,' he said. 'I'll be more effective and more disciplined.' He's changing, he said, because 'I'm not going to blow it.'" [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-im-not-going-to-blow-it-1461200705?tesla=y>]

Despite Some Shifts In Campaign Style, Trump Promised Not To Substantially Change His Demeanor At Campaign Rallies: "Can You Imagine How Upset My Supporters Would Be After Waiting For Hours?" "Still, Mr. Trump said he wouldn't substantially change his personal style and populist message at his huge rallies. 'I'm still the same candidate,' he said. 'Can you imagine how upset my supporters would be after waiting for hours?' Indeed, at his first post-New York rally Wednesday in Indianapolis, Mr. Trump reverted to form, calling Sen. Ted Cruz 'Lyin' Ted' and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton 'Crooked Hillary,' while taunting protesters who were being escorted out." [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-im-not-going-to-blow-it-1461200705?tesla=y>]

Trump: Because I Started With 17 Opponents, "I Had To Be Very, Very Tough. And In Some Cases I Had To Be Very Nasty." O'REILLY: "That being said, you've got more work. You are at 56 percent of Americans, you know, they are not in your wheel house. What are you going to do?" TRUMP: "Well, I do understand that and I think now, you know, it's been a very tough battle. As you said 17 people. And I was being hit from every angle on every side. And I had to be very tough coming back. I mean, there is no question about that. I had to be very, very tough. And in some cases I had to be very nasty. And now it looks like we are in very good shape to go, you know, right to the end and then I will take on as I say crooked Hillary. Hillary is crooked. I call it crooked Hillary. But I will take on Hillary Clinton and I think we are going to win. I think we are going to win." [The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/20/16]

Trump Explained His Use Of Nicknames For Opponents: "I Like To Sort Of Brand People. Brand Them Honestly. And I Branded Some Of The People That I Have Been Against On The Republican Side. I Think It's Been Effective." O'REILLY: "All right. So that's the theme crooked Hillary Clinton. You can't let it happen. Are you going to get out on a hat?" TRUMP: "Well, it's not a theme, Bill. It's a nickname that I use. I like to sort of brand people. Brand them honestly. And I branded some of the people that I have been against on the Republican side. I think it's been effective and, you know, that's what I brand her. I mean, you know, the story as well as anybody else. She has a lot of problems." [The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/20/16]

Trump Said "It Would Be Very Undignified" To Call Ted Cruz "Lyin' Ted" In His New York Primary Victory Speech: "I Thought It Would Be Very Undignified For Me To Get Up At That Particular Moment With All Of The People And, You Know, Pretty Much The World Watching Last Night." O'REILLY: "Okay. Now, last night you shocked the world by calling Ted Cruz senator rather than the usual lying Ted. Was that a signal that you are the kinder, gentler Trump now?" TRUMP: "Look, I don't think so necessarily. I thought it would be very undignified for me to get up at that particular moment with all of the people and, you know, pretty much the world watching last night because everybody wanted to see what was going to happen in the great State of New York. A state where I think I will beat Hillary Clinton by the way. But what was going to happen, and even I didn't know it was going to be that, you know, it's close to 62 percent. And even I didn't know it was going to be to that level. We got almost all of the delegates, almost 100 percent of the delegates." [The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/20/16]

Trump Claimed Kasich Had Never Had Any Negative Ads Run Against Him, Even Though Trump Himself Ran An Attack Ad Against Kasich In Ohio. "There's one problem with Donald Trump's Wednesday night claim that John Kasich has never had a negative attack ad run against him. And it's the attack ad Donald Trump ran against John Kasich. At a rally here, Trump used some faulty evidence to go after the central rationale for the Ohio governor's candidacy: Kasich's electability. 'He will get slaughtered by Hillary. He's never had one negative ad against him. I've had 55,000,' Trump said. 'As soon as he's had the first 10 ads against him, he'll drop like a rock.' But Trump, who often personally writes the scripts for his ads, must've forgotten the one he aired in Ohio last month attacking Kasich over his work for Lehman Brothers and for being an 'absentee governor.' Some Ohio stations pulled the ads - part of a nearly $1 million buy Trump made in the state - following complaints that it did not contain a proper disclaimer." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-john-kasich-222238>]

Trump Claimed Kasich "Has Never Had One Negative Ad Run Against Him." TRUMP: "[Kasich] will get slaughtered by Hillary. He's never had one negative ad against him. I've had 55,000. As soon as he's had the first 10 ads against him, he'll drop like a rock." [Campaign Rally, Berlin MD, 4/20/16]

Trump Often Personally Wrote Scripts For His Campaign Ads. "But Trump, who often personally writes the scripts for his ads, must've forgotten the one he aired in Ohio last month attacking Kasich over his work for Lehman Brothers and for being an 'absentee governor.' Some Ohio stations pulled the ads - part of a nearly $1 million buy Trump made in the state - following complaints that it did not contain a proper disclaimer." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-john-kasich-222238>]

Trump Likened His Innate Ability To Create Jobs To Babe Ruth's Instinct For Hitting Home Runs: "It's An Instinct. And If You Don't Have The Instinct, You'll Never Ever Be Able To Do It." "Trump also said that job creation is a matter of instinct - an instinct that he said he has. 'I happen to be born with that ability to create jobs,' Trump said. To illustrate the point, the businessman compared himself to baseball legend Babe Ruth. 'He had more home runs than, like, four teams in the league put together,' Trump said of Ruth. 'They said, 'Babe how do you hit the home runs?' He said, 'I don't know, man. I just swing at it.'' 'It's an instinct,' Trump said. 'And if you don't have the instinct, you'll never ever be able to do it.'" [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-john-kasich-222238>; Campaign Rally, Berlin MD, 4/20/16]

Bernie Sanders

Trump Said Bernie Sanders "Got Angrier And Angrier As This Campaign Went By" And "Got Nasty." O'REILLY: "When she goes off and says Donald Trump is dangerous and he is denigrating women and he is doing all things to minorities and he doesn't like Muslims, it's dangerous, dangerous, dangerous, is that enough to set you back where you go after her personally?" TRUMP: "Well, they would be lies. I mean, if they said those things, they would be lies because that's not true and I think you understand that. So maybe it would be. We'll have to see. I watched Bernie and Bernie got angrier and angrier as this campaign went by. I see him winning all these different states. You know it's a corrupt system. You understand that better than anybody." O'REILLY: "Yes. I got that. But Bernie didn't lay her out. Bernie stayed away from all of the email stuff." TRUMP: "Yes. He got nasty." [The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/20/16]

Trump: Bernie Sanders "Made A Big Mistake By Not Doing The Emails. He Made A Big Mistake And Not Really Going After [Hillary Clinton]." O'REILLY: "He was hitting her on the donations. But, Bernie gave her a pass on 90 percent of the other historical stuff. And I just see this--" TRUMP: "He made a big mistake by not doing the emails. He made a big mistake and not really going after her. When he did that little sound bite basically saying forget the emails--" O'REILLY: "Yes." TRUMP: "That was a big mistake and he wished he had that to go over again and especially right now." [The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/20/16]

Hillary Clinton

Trump Explained His Use Of The Nickname "Crooked" Hillary Clinton: "You Know The Story As Well As Anybody Else. She Has A Lot Of Problems." O'REILLY: "All right. So that's the theme crooked Hillary Clinton. You can't let it happen. Are you going to get out on a hat?" TRUMP: "Well, it's not a theme, Bill. It's a nickname that I use. I like to sort of brand people. Brand them honestly. And I branded some of the people that I have been against on the Republican side. I think it's been effective and, you know, that's what I brand her. I mean, you know the story as well as anybody else. She has a lot of problems." [The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/20/16]

Trump Refused To Rule Out Personal Attacks Against The Clintons: "I Certainly Would Like To Keep That Out If Possible. You Just Don't Know What's Going To Happen." O'REILLY: "OK. So, it's not going to be the kinder, gentler Donald Trump in the one-on-one race. Do you believe that when you go after Hillary Clinton and let me ask you this. You know, the Clintons have had some personal situations based on the President's conducts in the White House. Are you going to dredge all that up? Is that going to become forefront?" TRUMP: "I hope not. I don't look to. I certainly would like to keep that out if possible. You just don't know what's going to happen. But I would like to be able to keep that out if possible." O'REILLY: "All right. So if they don't come after you personally, you are not going to come after them personally? Can we get that on the record tonight?" TRUMP: "I would say that but, you know, when you say I will be tough with her, she is going to be -- and they are going to be very tough with me. You know, I have been reading, oh, they are doing all sorts of research and everything else. What's there to find? People have known me for a long time. But, they are going in to all sorts of different things and, you know, I am what I am. And I have done well. I have built a great, great company. I filed my papers for the great company. Everybody can see it. I built an amazing company. And, frankly, with some of the great assets of the world, very little leverage, very little debt, tremendous cash flow, some the great assets of the world, Bill. And, you know, I'm very proud of it." [The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/20/16]

Trump On Hillary Clinton: "Because I Think The Democrat Party Is Going To Protect Her. I Don't Think She Is Going To Be Indicted." O'REILLY: "So, you are not going to forget the emails. You are not going to forget the emails. All right. Last question." TRUMP: "Well, I think the emails -- I don't think that's playing dirty pool. I think the emails are a big part of her life story right now. What she did was terrible." O'REILLY: "Depends on the FBI." TRUMP: "We're going to see what happens." O'REILLY: "Do you want to make a prediction tonight? Do you think Hillary Clinton will be indicted?" TRUMP: "No. Because I think the Democrat Party is going to protect her. I don't think she is going to be indicted. I think that what she has done is very, very serious. I know for a fact that what General Petraeus and others have done was much less, and it destroyed their lives. So I do believe, Bill, that she is being protected." [The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/20/16]

Trump Suggested The Democratic Party Was Working With The FBI To Protect Hillary Clinton From Indictment. TRUMP: "No. Because I think the Democrat Party is going to protect her. I don't think she is going to be indicted. I think that what she has done is very, very serious. I know for a fact that what General Petraeus and others have done was much less, and it destroyed their lives. So I do believe, Bill, that she is being protected." O'REILLY: "But how can the Democratic Party protect her from the FBI? Isn't the FBI non-corruptible?" TRUMP: "Well, I hope they are not working together. You know, they are humans. And they are people and they do talk, I would imagine. And I would like to think that they don't work together. But I would say that she is being protected. Now, what she can't be protected from is the statute of limitations because on the assumption that somebody else got in, that's a real dangerous situation." [The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/20/16]

Trump Said Hillary Clinton Was In Danger Of Indictment If She Was Not Elected President: "What She Can't Be Protected From Is The Statute Of Limitations Because On The Assumption That Somebody Else Got In, That's A Real Dangerous Situation." O'REILLY: "But how can the Democratic Party protect her from the FBI? Isn't the FBI non-corruptible?" TRUMP: "Well, I hope they are not working together. You know, they are humans. And they are people and they do talk, I would imagine. And I would like to think that they don't work together. But I would say that she is being protected. Now, what she can't be protected from is the statute of limitations because on the assumption that somebody else got in, that's a real dangerous situation." O'REILLY: "So, if you were elected, then you would go back in and take a look at it?" TRUMP: "Well, you have a six year statute of limitations." O'REILLY: "Right." TRUMP: "And certainly this folds within that period of time. And you certainly have to look at it, very fairly. I would only do something if it was 100 percent fair. But certainly that is something that you would look at." [The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/20/16]

Trump Said If He Was Elected President, He Would "Certainly Have To Look At" A Potential Indictment In The Hillary Clinton Email Scandal. TRUMP: "Well, I hope they are not working together. You know, they are humans. And they are people and they do talk, I would imagine. And I would like to think that they don't work together. But I would say that she is being protected. Now, what she can't be protected from is the statute of limitations because on the assumption that somebody else got in, that's a real dangerous situation." O'REILLY: "So, if you were elected, then you would go back in and take a look at it?" TRUMP: "Well, you have a six year statute of limitations." O'REILLY: "Right." TRUMP: "And certainly this folds within that period of time. And you certainly have to look at it, very fairly. I would only do something if it was 100 percent fair. But certainly that is something that you would look at." [The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/20/16]

Teleprompters

Trump Had Teleprompters Set Up In His Office To Practice Using Them For Policy Speeches. "An early step in the revamp will be the foreign-affairs speech, set for April 27 in Washington. One theme, Mr. Trump said, will be the relationship between economics and national security. 'We're protecting nations, and we're not being properly compensated for that protection,' he said. He has said that before, particularly regarding the U.S. contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the line has rattled U.S. allies in Europe. A test of the speech will be whether he can call for more burden-sharing without further unsettling allies. Mr. Trump will deliver the speech with teleprompters, which he has often derided. This week, a pair were set up in his office, which he was using to practice. Still, he won't use them at his rallies." [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-im-not-going-to-blow-it-1461200705?tesla=y>]

*         Trump: "If You're Running For President, You Shouldn't Be Allowed To Use A Teleprompter." [Campaign Speech, City Club Of Chicago, Chicago IL, 6/29/15]

*         Trump: "I Think About My Speeches And I Don't Believe In Teleprompters." TRUMP: "I'm always on live television. If you're on television every three or four days you got to say things different. You can't be the same and give the same stories, right? I think about my speeches and I don't believe in teleprompters, although it's very easy. I would like to go up and stand and read a speech for an hour and just leave. But you wouldn't have sold-out crowds like we have outside. You wouldn't have 30,000 people like we have in Alabama, you wouldn't have the crowd like the other night in New Hampshire. it's not the same. I jokingly say if you're running for president you shouldn't be allowed to use teleprompters. I think about my speeches a lot, about what I'm going to say and I don't use notes and don't read the speeches because it's much easier but you know what happens, you don't have the same vibrance, you understand." [Press Conference, Dubuque IA, 8/25/15]

Campaign Staff

The Trump Campaign Planned To Hire A Speechwriter, Which Trump Had Not Previously Used. "Mr. Trump will deliver the speech with teleprompters, which he has often derided. This week, a pair were set up in his office, which he was using to practice. Still, he won't use them at his rallies. More policy speeches are in the works, with jobs a likely topic. As the campaign sets up an office in Washington, it plans to hire a speechwriter. Mr. Trump has never used one, preferring to riff at his rallies, from his hand-scrawled notes of just a few words. Mr. Trump's speech Tuesday night, though delivered without a teleprompter, gave a preview of the new style he plans. It lasted less than eight minutes and lacked the negative adjectives about his rivals that peppered previous victory speeches. The focus was on delivering jobs and becoming the nominee." [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-im-not-going-to-blow-it-1461200705?tesla=y>]

The Trump Campaign's Media Strategy Under Manafort's Leadership Was "To Be Less Exposed And To Control Media Impressions." "Mr. Manafort's influence is being felt in Mr. Trump's pocketbook. Having spent only about $40 million on the campaign over the last 10 months, mostly of his own money, the billionaire has committed to spending perhaps half that amount in the next two months, according to one person familiar with the campaign. 'I'll spend what it takes,' Mr. Trump said. Mr. Trump has scaled back his media appearances in recent days, and that will continue, he said. The new media strategy, said a senior adviser, is 'to be less exposed and to control media impressions in order for the message to be more powerful.'" [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-im-not-going-to-blow-it-1461200705?tesla=y>]

Lewandowski Described His New Role In The Trump Campaign As "Overseeing Day-To-Day Operations." "The evolutions in the campaign organization and style began early this month with the arrival of Mr. Manafort. He was recruited to handle delegate procurement and manage what could be a raucous convention. But after he did an audit of the unorthodox operation, his role grew to one of converting it to a more traditional campaign. The new direction is a shift from campaign manager Corey Lewandowski's mantra 'Let Trump be Trump.' Mr. Manafort's position means that Mr. Lewandowski isn't calling all the shots, but instead can focus on 'overseeing day-to-day operations,' Mr. Lewandowski said." [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-im-not-going-to-blow-it-1461200705?tesla=y>]

4/20/16: The Trump Campaign Still Did Not Employ A Scheduler Or Pollster. "Wisconsin's April 5 primary was the last in which Mr. Trump's campaign was run by his seat-of-the-pants instincts. Since then, Mr. Trump hasn't appeared on the Sunday-morning interview shows he dominated for months. His time long was controlled by Mr. Lewandowski. That is changing as new aides come aboard. So far, the campaign still doesn't employ a scheduler or a pollster, though polling firms are pitching their services. In an early meeting, Mr. Manafort, the only one in the campaign team who calls Mr. Trump by his first name, told him he needed to 'win smart and with purpose.' Mr. Trump has agreed to hiring a bigger and more professional staff." [Wall Street Journal, 4/20/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-im-not-going-to-blow-it-1461200705?tesla=y>]

HEADLINE: "Trump Campaign Brings In Lobbyists For Key Posts." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-turns-over-his-campaign-to-lobbyists-222242>]

Despite Railing Against Lobbyists And Special Interests, The Trump Campaign Was Advised By Influence Industry Veterans Laurance Gay, Doug Davenport, Rick Gates, And Marc Palazzo. "Donald Trump's new chief campaign strategist, Paul Manafort, is bringing on some close associates for key spots on Trump's presidential campaign, including several whose lobbying histories seem to epitomize the special interest influence against which the candidate rails. Among the influence industry veterans who have been helping the campaign in recent weeks, according to sources close to the Trump campaign, are Laurance Gay, who had worked with Manafort on an effort to obtain a federal grant that one congressman called a 'very smelly, sleazy business,' and Doug Davenport, whose firm's lobbying for an oppressive Southeast Asian regime became a liability for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. The pair join another former Manafort lobbying partner named Rick Gates, who was identified as an agent of a Ukrainian oligarch in a 2011 racketeering lawsuit that also named Manafort. And Manafort this week met with Marc Palazzo, a former lobbyist for a Koch Industries subsidiary who used to work as a communications staffer for GTECH Corporation, the controversial lottery operator, to which Gay, Davenport, Gates and Manafort all have ties." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-turns-over-his-campaign-to-lobbyists-222242>]

Doug Davenport Worked For Lobbying Firm DCI Group, Which Had Previously Been On Retainer For An Oppressive Military Regime In Burma. "While Davenport has been involved in past conventions, his role was at least partly that of a lobbyist planning corporate events. His last high-level presidential campaign experience appears to have come in 2008, when he was a regional campaign manager for McCain. He stepped aside after it was revealed that the lobbying and public relations firm for which he worked, DCI Group, had previously been on retainer for the repressive military regime in the country then known as Burma. Davenport is currently lobbying for DCI on behalf of hedge funds that hold Puerto Rico's debt and don't want Congress to approve a restructuring plan, according to lobbying disclosure records. The investors' aggressive tactics - running attack ads in lawmakers' home districts - have rankled some Congress members and other bondholders. He also lobbied for forcing Argentina to pay back U.S. investors in its own recent debt dispute. At least one of the hedge funds hounding Argentina is also involved in Puerto Rico." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-turns-over-his-campaign-to-lobbyists-222242>]

Laurance Gay And Paul Manafort Were Investigated By Congress In The 1980s Regarding Influence Peddling And Defrauding The Government Over HUD Subsidies. "Gay also found himself in the hot seat over his work with Manafort after joining his firm in the 1980s from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he had been an official. Manafort had been a partner in a venture to redevelop a housing project in New Jersey, and he paid his own lobbying firm to help win $31 million in HUD subsidies. Gay was the go-between between the firm, Black, Manafort, Stone & Kelly, and HUD. A congressional investigation found the facilities lacked laundry machines, gutters or downspouts, and the HUD official who Gay had lobbied was later convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government. While Manafort and Gay were never charged, Manafort was called to testify about the matter in the late 1980s before the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Employment and Housing." [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-turns-over-his-campaign-to-lobbyists-222242>]

Trump Campaign Operative: "[Manafort] Doesn't Have Any Current Connections, So He's Just Bringing In All His Old Lobbyist Friends." "Manafort's recent additions to the Trump campaign have prompted incredulous reactions among Lewandowski's loyalists on the campaign, who have privately questioned whether Manafort understands modern presidential politics, said one operative who works with the Trump campaign. 'They said that they were going to bring in a new campaign team, but Manafort has been out of the game for so long," said the operative. 'He doesn't have any current connections, so he's just bringing in all his old lobbyist friends.'" [Politico, 4/20/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-turns-over-his-campaign-to-lobbyists-222242>]

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump's Delegate Savior." [US News, 4/21/16<http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016-04-21/paul-manafort-the-count-tasked-with-saving-trump?int=a14709>]

3/25/16: Trump Called Roger Stone To Ask: "Can They Really F--- Me On This Convention? If I Have The Most Votes, Can They Really Take This Away From Me?" "On the Friday before Easter, Donald Trump was sitting inside his Mar-a-Lago oceanside resort in Palm Beach, Florida, stewing over the headlines he kept reading about the growing likelihood of a contested Republican National Convention in July. In need of instant advice, Trump picked up the phone and did what he's often done for the last 30 years: He dialed up his longtime political confidant, Roger Stone. 'Can they really f--- me on this convention?' Trump asked, somewhat incredulously. 'If I have the most votes, can they really take this away from me?' Stone told him indeed they could, and likely would, if he was short of the 1,237 delegates needed to avoid going to a second presidential nominating ballot in Cleveland. Trump heard Stone out, and then requested the name of someone who could help him catch up on the inside game he was rapidly losing to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz: the tedious, onerous hunt for loyal delegates, state by state, district by district." [US News, 4/21/16<http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016-04-21/paul-manafort-the-count-tasked-with-saving-trump?int=a14709>]

Trump Met Paul Manafort When Manafort Was Geoge H.W. Bush's Deputy Convention Manager In 1988. "Stone recommended Trump contact Paul Manafort, a man the real estate mogul first met nearly 28 years ago, ironically at the 1988 Republican National Convention in New Orleans. That year, Manafort was the deputy convention manager for Vice President George H.W. Bush. Trump was in town and curious to see how a convention was really run; Manafort thought it'd be neat to get his picture with The Donald. The two convened in a trailer outside the Louisiana Superdome during a steamy weekday for a friendly chitchat. It's unlikely that either foresaw being reunited again close to three decades later under such extraordinary circumstances: Trump as the front-running but thoroughly exposed candidate for the GOP nomination and Manafort as the white knight and uber-lobbyist tasked with saving him from his campaign's ineptitude at navigating a convoluted delegate-driven system." [US News, 4/21/16<http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016-04-21/paul-manafort-the-count-tasked-with-saving-trump?int=a14709>]

Manafort Learned The Convention Process Because His Home State Of Connecticut Used The Process To Nominate Senate And Gubernatorial Candidates. "Manafort was exposed to the convention setting at a very young age because Republicans in his native state of Connecticut use the process to nominate U.S. Senate and gubernatorial candidates. His enrollment in Georgetown University undergraduate and law school programs brought him to Washington, where he became active in the Young Republicans and landed a position in Gerald Ford's Presidential Personnel Office. Ford was soon embroiled in a highly spirited nominating fight with Reagan, the former California governor who was remaking the Republican Party with a formidable challenge to the establishment from the right." [US News, 4/21/16<http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016-04-21/paul-manafort-the-count-tasked-with-saving-trump?int=a14709>]

Paul Manafort Attended Georgetown University For Undergrad And Law School. "Manafort was exposed to the convention setting at a very young age because Republicans in his native state of Connecticut use the process to nominate U.S. Senate and gubernatorial candidates. His enrollment in Georgetown University undergraduate and law school programs brought him to Washington, where he became active in the Young Republicans and landed a position in Gerald Ford's Presidential Personnel Office. Ford was soon embroiled in a highly spirited nominating fight with Reagan, the former California governor who was remaking the Republican Party with a formidable challenge to the establishment from the right." [US News, 4/21/16<http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016-04-21/paul-manafort-the-count-tasked-with-saving-trump?int=a14709>]

Manafort Worked In Gerald Ford's Presidential Personnel Office. "His enrollment in Georgetown University undergraduate and law school programs brought him to Washington, where he became active in the Young Republicans and landed a position in Gerald Ford's Presidential Personnel Office. Ford was soon embroiled in a highly spirited nominating fight with Reagan, the former California governor who was remaking the Republican Party with a formidable challenge to the establishment from the right." [US News, 4/21/16<http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016-04-21/paul-manafort-the-count-tasked-with-saving-trump?int=a14709>]

Manafort Helped Gerald Ford Secure The 1976 Republican Nomination By Offering Perks To Cement Delegate Loyalty. "Many of the elder statesmen and consultant class of today's Republican Party - like Stone, Donatelli and Charlie Black (currently an adviser to Ohio Gov. John Kasich) - signed on to help the insurgent Reagan. Manafort stuck with Ford. At 27 years old, he was given the assignment of gathering and counting delegates for Ford in the Northeast, a critical region of strength for the president because Reagan neglected to file delegate slates in many of those late-voting states. Stone, working for Reagan, was empowered to try to find converts. He remembers traveling to Rhode Island, where he took the late Providence Mayor Vincent 'Buddy' Cianci to dinner to try to persuade him to switch his vote to Reagan. 'I was trying to peel him off of Ford. I said, 'Think about it.' We finished dinner and he went right to a phone and called Manafort,' Stone says now. 'Manafort had everything tied down so tight we couldn't move anything. He kicked our ass. He knows how to negotiate, just like Trump.' Ford narrowly defeated Reagan at the convention thanks to the perks only an incumbent president could provide to cement delegate loyalty. That early work established Manafort as a tactician to be reckoned with. He was organized, dogged and understood the arcane mechanics of the delegate system." [US News, 4/21/16<http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016-04-21/paul-manafort-the-count-tasked-with-saving-trump?int=a14709>]

1977: Paul Manafort Doled Out Favors To Delegates When Running Roger Stone's Convention Race For National Chairman Of The Young Republicans. "Fresh off his success helping Ford, Manafort had planned to run for national chairman of the Young Republicans in 1977. But the ill will that lingered among Reaganites was so palpable that he deferred to his friend Stone. Instead, Manafort would run Stone's convention race, as a way of uniting the conservative coalition. Manafort organized Stone's supporters and brokered a deal to bring delegates from Michigan, Texas and Illinois into Stone's fold. One of the memorable sweeteners: Manafort promised a leader of the Illinois Young Republicans a place on Stone's ticket in the position of auditor. Manafort also loved shaking things up to disorient his opponents. Normally at the Young Republicans convention, delegates are seated in alphabetical order by state, so Alabama is close to Arkansas, and so on. The night before the votes in 1977, he changed the seating plan in order to scramble his rivals' surroundings, making it trickier for them to organize." [US News, 4/21/16<http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016-04-21/paul-manafort-the-count-tasked-with-saving-trump?int=a14709>]

Campaign Finance

HEADLINE: "Trump Invested More Than $11 Million In His Presidential Bid In March." [Washington Post, 4/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/20/trump-invested-more-than-11-million-in-his-presidential-bid-in-march/?postshare=8391461211030359&tid=ss_tw>]

March 2016: Trump Received $2.7 Million In Campaign Contributions. "In all, the billionaire real estate developer has loaned or given his presidential effort $36 million. He has raised another $12.2 million from supporters, including $2.7 million last month." [Washington Post, 4/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/20/trump-invested-more-than-11-million-in-his-presidential-bid-in-march/?postshare=8391461211030359&tid=ss_tw>]

March 2016: The Trump Campaign Spent $13.8 Million, Nearly Half Going Toward Campaign Commercials. "Donald Trump upped his personal ante in his White House bid last month, loaning his campaign more than $11.5 million and giving it an additional $35,000, new filings show. In all, the billionaire real estate developer has loaned or given his presidential effort $36 million. He has raised another $12.2 million from supporters, including $2.7 million last month. Trump's growing investment in his campaign comes as he has moved to professionalize the operation, bringing on longtime political hands with deep experience in the party. March was his biggest spending month to date, as his campaign shelled out $13.8 million. Nearly half went to campaign commercials, while more $1 million was spent on merchandise such as T-shirts and mugs, Federal Election Commission reports show." [Washington Post, 4/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/20/trump-invested-more-than-11-million-in-his-presidential-bid-in-march/?postshare=8391461211030359&tid=ss_tw>]

Trump Actively Solicited Campaign Contributions, Spending Nearly $900,000 On Telemarketing And Direct Mail In March 2016. "Despite his repeated claims that he is self-funding his bid, Trump appears to be actively soliciting donations. In March, his campaign reported spending nearly $900,000 on telemarketing and direct mail." [Washington Post, 4/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/20/trump-invested-more-than-11-million-in-his-presidential-bid-in-march/?postshare=8391461211030359&tid=ss_tw>]

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Cracks Open His Wallet." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/expensive-presidential-primary-homestretch-on-tap-222244>]

March 2016: Trump Lent His Campaign $11.5 Million, More Than Twice As Much As Any Previous Month. "Donald Trump opened his wallet wide for his presidential campaign in March, loaning it $11.5 million, nearly twice as much as he's shelled out in any previous month, according to a report filed Wednesday night with the Federal Election Commission. Trump, whose campaign has been notoriously tightfisted, is pledging to spend $20 million in the coming weeks. And, while he has touted his rejection of super PACs, one devoted to him showed some signs that it might have big-money supporters. Great America, led by former Ron Paul aide Jesse Benton, spent $1.2 million supporting the billionaire in March but raised only $475,500, ending the month $684,599 in the hole - either suggesting it has donors lined up, or that it's a sinking ship." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/expensive-presidential-primary-homestretch-on-tap-222244>]

March 2016: Great America PAC Spent $1.2 Million Supporting Donald Trump. "And, while he has touted his rejection of super PACs, one devoted to him showed some signs that it might have big-money supporters. Great America, led by former Ron Paul aide Jesse Benton, spent $1.2 million supporting the billionaire in March but raised only $475,500, ending the month $684,599 in the hole - either suggesting it has donors lined up, or that it's a sinking ship." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/expensive-presidential-primary-homestretch-on-tap-222244>]

March 2016: The Trump Campaign Spent More On "Make America Great Again" Merchandise Than On Payroll, Field Consulting, And Ballot Access Consulting Combined. "Wednesday's report did reveal some signs that Trump's campaign was loosening its purse strings for traditional campaign expenses. It spent $6.3 million on advertising - by far the most it's spent on ads in any month - as well as $1 million on digital and website consulting and $890,000 on telemarketing and data. But Trump also spent more on t-shirts, mugs, stickers and his trademark 'Make America Great Again' hats ($1.3 million total), than he did on payroll ($384,000), field consulting ($375,000) and ballot access consulting ($106,000) combined. In fact, Trump appeared to reduce his spending on payroll for the second month in a row, perhaps as a result of his campaign's decision to let go of staffers after the contests in the states in which they had been working."

[Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/expensive-presidential-primary-homestretch-on-tap-222244>]

March 2016: The Trump Campaign Reduced Payroll Spending For The Second Consecutive Month. "But Trump also spent more on t-shirts, mugs, stickers and his trademark 'Make America Great Again' hats ($1.3 million total), than he did on payroll ($384,000), field consulting ($375,000) and ballot access consulting ($106,000) combined. In fact, Trump appeared to reduce his spending on payroll for the second month in a row, perhaps as a result of his campaign's decision to let go of staffers after the contests in the states in which they had been working." [Politico, 4/21/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/expensive-presidential-primary-homestretch-on-tap-222244>]

Endorsements

4/21/16: New York Republican Chairman, Ed Cox, Endorsed Donald Trump For President. "New York Republican Chairman Ed Cox endorsed on Thursday Donald Trump's bid for the presidency, a sign the GOP establishment in the state is coming around to the businessman's insurgent and unlikely campaign. 'As a newcomer to elected office, Donald Trump has shown remarkable political skill that has energized Americans who have felt disenfranchised by a government that hasn't worked for them,' Cox said in a statement on Thursday morning. 'He has a record of cutting through bureaucratic dysfunction and his message to 'Make America Great Again' is exactly what we need after two failed terms of President Obama.'" [New York State Of Politics, 4/21/16<http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2016/04/cox-endorses-trump/>]

New York Republican Chairman, Ed Cox: "As A Newcomer To Elected Office, Donald Trump Has Shown Remarkable Political Skill That Has Energized Americans Who Have Felt Disenfranchised By A Government That Hasn't Worked For Them." "New York Republican Chairman Ed Cox endorsed on Thursday Donald Trump's bid for the presidency, a sign the GOP establishment in the state is coming around to the businessman's insurgent and unlikely campaign. 'As a newcomer to elected office, Donald Trump has shown remarkable political skill that has energized Americans who have felt disenfranchised by a government that hasn't worked for them,' Cox said in a statement on Thursday morning. 'He has a record of cutting through bureaucratic dysfunction and his message to 'Make America Great Again' is exactly what we need after two failed terms of President Obama.'" [New York State Of Politics, 4/21/16<http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2016/04/cox-endorses-trump/>]

HEADLINE: "Walker Says He Would Support Trump If He's GOP Nominee." [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 4/20/16<http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/376389691.html>]

Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker, Said He Would Support Trump If He Became The Republican Nominee. "'I will support the Republican running against (Democratic front-runner) Hillary Clinton in the fall -- whoever that is,' Walker said at a news conference in Wauwatosa on Wednesday morning. Even if Trump is the nominee? 'Yeah,' Walker said, declining to say Trump's name. 'To me, I think it's preferable to have a Republican nominee over Hillary Clinton. I think there's a lot of distress not only amongst Republicans and independents, but I think part of Bernie Sanders' support is because a lot of young voters, in particular, don't trust her.'" [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 4/20/16<http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/376389691.html>]

Torture

HEADLINE: "Donald Trump On Waterboarding: 'I Love It'" [MSNBC, 4/20/16<http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-news/watch/trump-on-waterboarding-i-love-it-670169155752>; Campaign Rally, Indianapolis IN, 4/20/16]