Subject: DAILY UPDATE - 5/6/16
From: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 11:41:32 -0700

2016 DAILY UPDATE - 5/6/16

DONALD TRUMP

Trump: "When I Become POTUS We Will Make Education A Far More Important Component Of Our Life Than It Is Now." TRUMP: "Thank you to teachers across America! When I become POTUS we will make education a far more important component of our life than it is now." [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/6/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/728617415332999171>]

HEADLINE: "Emboldened Donald Trump Tells West Virginia Not To Vote." [Huffington Post, 5/6/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-west-virginia-dont-vote_us_572c0e77e4b016f378954e85?section=politics>]

Trump: "You Don't Have To Vote Anymore, Save Your Vote For The General Election. Forget This One, The Primary's Done." "Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, refueled of bravado after his decisive win in Tuesday's Indiana primary, told a crowd in West Virginia Thursday to not bother voting in their own primary next week. 'I actually wish the primaries were not over. It's no fun this way,' Trump told a crowd of 13,000 at Charleston Civic Center in his first appearance as the last Republican candidate in the race. 'You don't have to vote anymore, save your vote for the general election. Forget this one, the primary's done.'" [Huffington Post, 5/6/16<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-west-virginia-dont-vote_us_572c0e77e4b016f378954e85?section=politics>; Campaign Rally, Charleston WV, 5/5/16]

HEADLINE: "A Trump Reboot? Impossible." [Editorial, Washington Post, 5/4/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-trump-reboot-impossible/2016/05/04/d226103a-1209-11e6-8967-7ac733c56f12_story.html>]

Washington Post: Trump Can Speak In A Calmer Tone "But He Cannot Change Who He Is Or How He Seized This Moment." "No such reboot is conceivable, of course. It is possible that Mr. Trump henceforth will appear more 'presidential,' if by that is meant speaking in a calmer tone and spewing fewer insults - though his National Enquirer scandal-mongering on the day of his great victory is not an encouraging portent. But he cannot change who he is or how he seized this moment. His nomination is a calamity for the Republican Party, and Republicans will have to sort out how it happened and how they might recover. But the more urgent task is to ensure that Mr. Trump does not become a calamity visited on the United States and the world. For all his unpredicted success, the number of Americans who have voted for him so far amounts to only 4.7 percent of eligible voters, according to a calculation by the organization FairVote. As conservatives of principle recognize, he can be stopped, and he must be." [Editorial, Washington Post, 5/4/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-trump-reboot-impossible/2016/05/04/d226103a-1209-11e6-8967-7ac733c56f12_story.html>]

2006: Jared Kushner Bought The New York Observer For $10 Million. "Once he became CEO of the family business, the younger Kushner shifted its focus from New Jersey to New York. 'He knew early in his career that the way to become important was to get out of Jersey and become a Manhattan developer,' says NYU's Moss. Kushner had no profile in the city, but that changed in 2006 when he bought the Observer for what was widely reported to be $10 million. 'Jared saw it as a way to have a voice in New York,' says Bob Sommer, who was president of Observer Media from 2007 to 2009. 'It helped set him up as a serious player.' In 2007, Kushner paid $1.8 billion for 666 Fifth Ave., an aluminum-jacketed office tower that takes up an entire block front between 52nd and 53rd streets in Manhattan, near Rockefeller Center. At the time it was the highest price ever paid for a single building in New York. Kushner didn't put down much of his own money. He financed the deal with a $1.2 billion loan from Barclays Capital and an additional $535 million of short-term debt. It was a lot of leverage, but many real estate investors were borrowing heavily at the time. This deal, along with the purchase of the Observer, established Kushner as a force in Manhattan." [Bloomberg, 5/5/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-jared-kushner-trump-card/>]

2007: Jared Kushner Bought 666 Fifth Ave Office Tower For $1.8 Billion. "Kushner had no profile in the city, but that changed in 2006 when he bought the Observer for what was widely reported to be $10 million. 'Jared saw it as a way to have a voice in New York,' says Bob Sommer, who was president of Observer Media from 2007 to 2009. 'It helped set him up as a serious player.' In 2007, Kushner paid $1.8 billion for 666 Fifth Ave., an aluminum-jacketed office tower that takes up an entire block front between 52nd and 53rd streets in Manhattan, near Rockefeller Center. At the time it was the highest price ever paid for a single building in New York. Kushner didn't put down much of his own money. He financed the deal with a $1.2 billion loan from Barclays Capital and an additional $535 million of short-term debt. It was a lot of leverage, but many real estate investors were borrowing heavily at the time. This deal, along with the purchase of the Observer, established Kushner as a force in Manhattan." [Bloomberg, 5/5/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-jared-kushner-trump-card/>]

HEADLINE: "Fear Trumps Hope." [The Economist, 5/7/16<http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21698252-donald-trump-going-be-republican-candidate-presidency-terrible-news?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/fear_trumps_hope>]

Trump On His Support Among Working-Class White Voters: "I Worked Summers When I Was Going To School With Carpenters And Electricians. You Know My Father Was A Builder In Brooklyn And Queens, Predominantly...I Worked With All Of These Guys, I Know These Guys." "His unusual talents are part of the answer. Charismatic, tactically astute, charming at times and ruthless, Mr Trump is a far more formidable politician than almost anyone had suspected. His outrages have kept print- and broadcast-media attention focused on him; with nearly 8m followers on Twitter and a flair for pithy invective, he rules on social media, too. At the time of his entry into the race, his slander against Mexicans seemed naive as well as boorish; it now seems remarkable how well-formed his pitch to resentful, working-class whites was. He says this was because he understands and shares their concerns. 'I worked summers when I was going to school with carpenters and electricians. You know my father was a builder in Brooklyn and Queens, predominantly...I worked with all of these guys, I know these guys.' That has a rare ring of truth. Expedience explains his positions on many issues, including guns, which he once disliked and now advocates, abortion, which he once accepted and now opposes, God, in Whom he previously showed little interest but now praises. His xenophobia and protectionism, however, have form." [The Economist, 5/7/16<http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21698252-donald-trump-going-be-republican-candidate-presidency-terrible-news?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/fear_trumps_hope>]

Trump Said He Would Release His List Of 10-15 Potential Supreme Court Appointees Before The Convention. TRUMP: "So let's say you get somebody to run. That means a Republican can't win. Now you have four to five Supreme Court justices that will be picked by Hillary Clinton or whoever it is. But probably Hillary. Bernie even worse. But because of a guy like Ben Sasse, because if you do that, that would mean the Republicans can't win if you put in -- you know, if you do what he's suggesting. The worst thing that can happen -- because I'm going to win. I'm going to win. And I'm going to put wonderful, conservative, good, solid brilliant judges." BAIER: "And you're going to lay those out?" TRUMP: "In the form of Scalia. I'm going to actually lay them out. I'm going to discuss people. I'm going to actually--" BAIER: "Before the convention." TRUMP: "Actually I've met with a couple of Heritage and a couple of groups. I think before the convention yes, I want to put up 10, 12, 15 names of the type of people that we'd like. I would like to do that." BAIER: And that would be -- from that list that you will choose?" TRUMP: "Yes. And I've suggested that. I don't know if it's been accepted. But from that list, I would choose, he's a conservative judge, these would be great judges." [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Music At Rallies
Trump Pushed Back Against The Rolling Stones' Request That He Not Use Their Music At His Rallies Saying,  "We Have The Rights To Use Them. I Always Buy The Rights." "Donald Trump is pushing back on the Rolling Stones' request that he refrain from using their songs on the campaign trail, saying that he and his campaign 'have the rights to use them.' 'You know, we use so many songs,' Trump said in an interview with CNBC early Thursday. 'We have the rights to use them. I always buy the rights.' Trump, who regularly walks on stage at campaign events to hit Stones singles, was responding to the rock band's statement Wednesday that they had never given his campaign permission to use their songs. In the letter to the campaign, the Stones 'have requested they they cease all use immediately.' When asked about the issue by CNBC, Trump made sure to note that he and his campaign 'have no problem' with the band." [CBS News, 5/5/16<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-we-have-the-rights-to-use-rolling-stones-songs/>]

5/5/16: The Trump Campaign Played Rolling Stones' Music At Trump's West Virginia Rally In Defiance Of The Band's Request. "Donald Trump is pushing back on the Rolling Stones' request that he refrain from using their songs on the campaign trail, saying that he and his campaign 'have the rights to use them.' 'You know, we use so many songs,' Trump said in an interview with CNBC early Thursday. 'We have the rights to use them. I always buy the rights.' Trump, who regularly walks on stage at campaign events to hit Stones singles, was responding to the rock band's statement Wednesday that they had never given his campaign permission to use their songs. In the letter to the campaign, the Stones 'have requested they they cease all use immediately.' When asked about the issue by CNBC, Trump made sure to note that he and his campaign 'have no problem' with the band. 'I didn't see that,' he said of the Stones' request. 'Certainly I have no problem. I like Mick Jagger. I like their songs.' At a Trump rally Thursday night, the Stones' song, 'You Can't Always Get What You Want,' was played." [CBS News, 5/5/16<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-we-have-the-rights-to-use-rolling-stones-songs/>]

Several Musical Artists Have Asked The Trump Campaign Not To Use Their Music At His Rallies, Including The Rolling Stones, Adele, Steven Tyler, And Neil Young. "When asked about the issue by CNBC, Trump made sure to note that he and his campaign 'have no problem' with the band. 'I didn't see that,' he said of the Stones' request. 'Certainly I have no problem. I like Mick Jagger. I like their songs.' At a Trump rally Thursday night, the Stones' song, 'You Can't Always Get What You Want,' was played. Political campaigns don't need musicians' express permission to use their songs on the trail, just as long as they obtain a blanket license under performing rights organizations like ASCAP or BMI. Some licensing associations, like BMI, can also make special exceptions for their artists and include provisions in artists' contracts that would allow them to exclude certain songs from the license. The Stones aren't the only musicians prohibiting the Trump campaign from using their songs: pop singer Adele, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, and Neil Young have all objected to the campaign's use of their music during political rallies. In those cases, Trump's campaign have honored the artists' requests." [CBS News, 5/5/16<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-we-have-the-rights-to-use-rolling-stones-songs/>]

Campaign Staff
Trump Agreed He Would Have To Consider Giving A Raise To Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski. QUESTION: "It was this week that you suddenly on Tuesday night Ted Cruz decided to drop out. Is your campaign pretty much going to continue to operate the way it has with Corey and Paul Manafort. Since Corey has been there since the get go, have you given him a raise yet?" TRUMP: "That's something I have to think about. I never gave that too much thought. I'm going to have to think about that... We have a campaign that's unified. We have two people that do like each other despite reports in the press. Now they're starting to understand it. But we have people who get along. You know, we won Indiana in a landslide. We won New York and Pennsylvania and Maryland and Connecticut. Delaware. Rhode Island. All these landslides and that's why people really decided they better get out. That's the thing. I mean, when you're looking for unity, unity is winning too. We have to win." [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/6/16]

Economic Policy
HEADLINE: "Donald Trump's Idea To Cut National Debt: Get Creditors To Accept Less." [New York Times, 5/6/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/us/politics/donald-trumps-idea-to-cut-national-debt-get-creditors-to-accept-less.html?smid=tw-share>]

Trump Suggested He Would Reduce The National Debt By Persuading Bondholders To Accept Only Partial Repayment. "One day after assuring Americans he is not running for president 'to make things unstable for the country,' the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump, said in a television interview Thursday that he might seek to reduce the national debt by persuading creditors to accept something less than full payment. Asked whether the United States needed to pay its debts in full, or whether he could negotiate a partial repayment, Mr. Trump told the cable network CNBC, 'I would borrow, knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal.' He added, 'And if the economy was good, it was good. So, therefore, you can't lose.'" [New York Times, 5/6/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/us/politics/donald-trumps-idea-to-cut-national-debt-get-creditors-to-accept-less.html?smid=tw-share>]

Trump's Suggestion That The Federal Government Would Negotiate Only Partial Repayment To Its Creditors Was Unprecedented, And Could Cause Interest Rates To Rise. "One day after assuring Americans he is not running for president 'to make things unstable for the country,' the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump, said in a television interview Thursday that he might seek to reduce the national debt by persuading creditors to accept something less than full payment. Asked whether the United States needed to pay its debts in full, or whether he could negotiate a partial repayment, Mr. Trump told the cable network CNBC, 'I would borrow, knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal.' He added, 'And if the economy was good, it was good. So, therefore, you can't lose.' Such remarks by a major presidential candidate have no modern precedent. The United States government is able to borrow money at very low interest rates because Treasury securities are regarded as a safe investment, and any cracks in investor confidence have a long history of costing American taxpayers a lot of money. Experts also described Mr. Trump's vaguely sketched proposal as fanciful, saying there was no reason to think America's creditors would accept anything less than 100 cents on the dollar, regardless of Mr. Trump's deal-making prowess." [New York Times, 5/6/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/us/politics/donald-trumps-idea-to-cut-national-debt-get-creditors-to-accept-less.html?smid=tw-share>]

Trump's Suggestion About Repurchasing Debt Was A Common Practice In The Corporate World, But Was Not Feasible In Government. "Pressed to elaborate on his remarks, Mr. Trump did appear to step back. He said that he was not suggesting a default, but instead that the government could seek to repurchase debt for less than the face value of the securities. The government, in other words, would seek to repay less money than it borrowed... Repurchasing debt is a fairly common tactic in the corporate world, but it only works if the debt is trading at a discount. If creditors think they are going to get 80 cents for every dollar they are owed, they may be overjoyed to get 90 cents. Mr. Trump's companies had sometimes been able to retire debt at a discount because creditors feared they might default. But Mr. Trump's statement might show the limits of translating his business acumen into the world of government finance. The United States simply cannot pursue a similar strategy. The government runs an annual deficit, so it must borrow to retire existing debt. Any measures that would reduce the value of the existing debt, making it cheaper to repurchase, would increase the cost of issuing new debt. Such a threat also could undermine the stability of global financial markets." [New York Times, 5/6/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/us/politics/donald-trumps-idea-to-cut-national-debt-get-creditors-to-accept-less.html?smid=tw-share>]

New York Times' Appelbaum: "Mr. Trump's Statement Might Show The Limits Of Translating His Business Acumen Into The World Of Government Finance." "Repurchasing debt is a fairly common tactic in the corporate world, but it only works if the debt is trading at a discount. If creditors think they are going to get 80 cents for every dollar they are owed, they may be overjoyed to get 90 cents. Mr. Trump's companies had sometimes been able to retire debt at a discount because creditors feared they might default. But Mr. Trump's statement might show the limits of translating his business acumen into the world of government finance. The United States simply cannot pursue a similar strategy. The government runs an annual deficit, so it must borrow to retire existing debt. Any measures that would reduce the value of the existing debt, making it cheaper to repurchase, would increase the cost of issuing new debt. Such a threat also could undermine the stability of global financial markets." [New York Times, 5/6/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/us/politics/donald-trumps-idea-to-cut-national-debt-get-creditors-to-accept-less.html?smid=tw-share>]

Trump On Puerto Rico: "I Think You Can Restructure The Debt Without A Bailout. You Can Restructure The Debt. Bond Holders Are Going To Take A Hit." BAIER: "Puerto Rico, there's a battle on Capitol Hill about restructuring its debt-- Concern about a possible bailout down the road if it's needed. Where are you on that?" TRUMP: "I think they can restructure their debt without a bailout. I don't think you want to have a bailout but I think you can restructure their debt without -- I would be--" BAIER: "So for Paul Ryan's plan about restructuring the debt situation?" TRUMP: "I think -- I think you can restructure the debt without a bailout. You can restructure the debt. Bond holders are going to take a hit. Let the bond holders take a hit. Puerto Rico has too much debt. They have to get rid of debt and when you restructure it, you're going to have to cut it. You're going to have to discount the debt and if you don't discount the debt, it's just going to be a question of time before they come back and do it again." [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Trump: "I'm Very Good At Understanding Banking, Debt, I'm One Of The All-Time Professionals. OK?" BAIER: "Yet you told 'The Washington Post' you would eliminate $20 trillion of U.S. national debt in eight years." TRUMP: "No, no, I -- I think what they really are referring to, I'm very good at understanding banking, debt, I'm one of the all-time professionals. OK? We can cut. We can discount, we can buy a discount, we can see where interest rates are." [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Trump Said "We Can Discount" The National Debt And "May Refinance When Interest Rates Are So Low." BAIER: "Yet you told 'The Washington Post' you would eliminate $20 trillion of U.S. national debt in eight years." TRUMP: "No, no, I -- I think what they really are referring to, I'm very good at understanding banking, debt, I'm one of the all-time professionals. OK? We can cut. We can discount, we can buy a discount, we can see where interest rates are." BAIER: "Without changing those three things?" TRUMP: "We can -- no, we can discount that. We can -- for instance, we may refinance when interest rates are so low. A lot of people think we should refinance. Take in some extra money and redo the infrastructure of our country. You know, we've spent $4 trillion plus in the Middle East. We have to look at our numbers. We have to start looking. We are $19 trillion, soon it's going to be $21 trillion. We're going to have to do something about our debt." [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Environment
Trump Bemoaned The Diminished Quality Of Modern Hairspray: "In The Old Days You'd Put The Hairspray On And It Was Good. Today, You Put The Hairspray On And It's Good For 12 Minutes." TRUMP: "My hair look alright? Give me a little spray. You know you're not allowed to use hairspray anymore because it affects the ozone. You know that, right?... Hair spray's not like it used to be. It used to be real good. In the old days you'd put the hairspray on and it was good. Today, you put the hairspray on and it's good for 12 minutes...I say no way, folks. No way. No way. That's like a lot of the rules and regulations you people have in the mines, right? The same kind of stuff." [Campaign Rally, Charleston WV, 5/5/16]

Trump: "You Know You're Not Allowed To Use Hairspray Anymore Because It Affects The Ozone." TRUMP: "My hair look alright? Give me a little spray. You know you're not allowed to use hairspray anymore because it affects the ozone. You know that, right?... Hair spray's not like it used to be. It used to be real good. In the old days you'd put the hairspray on and it was good. Today, you put the hairspray on and it's good for 12 minutes...I say no way, folks. No way. No way. That's like a lot of the rules and regulations you people have in the mines, right? The same kind of stuff." [Campaign Rally, Charleston WV, 5/5/16]

Trump: "For Those Miners, Get Ready Because You're Going To Be Working Your Asses Off!" TRUMP: "We'll start winning, winning, winning, and you are going to be very proud, and for those miners, get ready because you're going to be working your asses off!" [Campaign Rally, Charleston WV, 5/5/16]

Trade
Trump's Message To Consumers Whose Costs Would Rise Under His Trade Policies: Instead Of "Buying Five Dolls For Their Daughters; Maybe Buy Two Dolls." "Newspaper clippings suggest he vigorously opposed the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993: 'The Mexicans want it and that doesn't sound good to me,' he was reported as saying. On trade, revealingly, and unusually for a man who admits to no weakness, he is even prepared to acknowledge the negative consequences of his populism. Asked whether his supporters would not object, under a Trumpian trade regime, to being forced to pay more for an American-made product, he says: 'Maybe they buy less of it. I see people buying five dolls for their daughters; maybe buy two dolls.'" [The Economist, 5/7/16<http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21698252-donald-trump-going-be-republican-candidate-presidency-terrible-news?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/fear_trumps_hope>]

Trump Said He Would Not Change His Positions On Immigration Or Trade To Match Republican Establishment Positions: "Look, I Ran On Strong Borders. I Ran On Really Great Trade Deals." "He said he was not going to compromise his core positions to win Ryan's support in the name of party unity because those are the positions he presented to the voters who chose him. 'Look, I ran on strong borders. I ran on really great trade deals,' said Trump. 'By the way, I'm for free trade. If he likes free trade, that's fine. But we can't make good free trade deals. We're getting killed at every level.'" [Breitbart Radio, 5/6/16<http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/05/06/trump-wont-change-platform-appease-ryan-people-voted-agree-im-saying/>]

Immigration
Trump On Undocumented Immigrants: "We Have To Get Them Out And Go Through A Process, Go Through A System. And Ones That Have Done Well And Really Achieved We Want To Bring Them Back In." TRUMP: "We either have a country or we don't. We have many illegals in the country, we have to get them out and go through a process, go through a system. And ones that have done well and really achieved we want to bring them back in." [NBC Nightly News, NBC, 5/4/16]

Trump: "We're Going To Let A Lot Of People Come Into Our Country. But They Are Going To Come In Legally." TRUMP: "We're going to let people come into our country. We're going to let a lot of people come into our country. But they are going to come in legally-- legally." [Campaign Rally, Charleston WV, 5/5/16]

Trump: "Vincente Fox Was On Television Last Night And He Apologized. And I Accept His Apology." TRUMP: "Vincente Fox was on television last night and he apologized. And I accept his apology. I thought it was very nice... He was the former president of Mexico. And I thought it was very nice that he apologized. OK? That's good. That's good. Because we're going to have great relations with Mexico." [Campaign Rally, Charleston WV, 5/5/16]

Hispanics
Trump: "Happy #Cincodemayo! The Best Taco Bowls Are Made In Trump Tower Grill. I Love Hispanics!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/5/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/728297587418247168>]

Trump Defended His Cinco De Mayo Taco Bowl Tweet Saying, "I Had 59,000 Retweets. 59,000 Retweets. That's Like Almost A Record. People Loved It. You Know What? I'm Going To Do Great With Hispanics."  QUESTION: "On Cinco de Mayo you tweeted out an image of you there at Trump Towers with a taco bowl talking about how you were having that and they make really good one at the Trump Grill there in your building." TRUMP: "They do." QUESTION: "After you posted that, Robert Zimmerman who is Hillary surrogate and a DNC committee member." TRUMP: "He's a flunky, go ahead." QUESTION: "That's your depiction. He's a democratic strategist who said this about your taco bowl... He said it was like the Iranian Ayatollah having matzah ball soup and claiming he loves Jews." TRUMP: "That was terrible thing to say. I had 59,000 retweets. 59,000 retweets. That's like almost a record. People loved it. You know what? I'm going to do great with Hispanics. I'm going to do fantastically because I'm bringing jobs back to America." [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/6/16]

RNC Chairman Priebus Said Trump's Tweet Showing Him Eating A Taco Bowl And Declaring "I Love Hispanics" Was A Sign Trump Was "Trying" To Reach Out To Hispanic Voters. "A tweet showing Donald Trump eating a taco bowl on Cinco de Mayo while declaring 'I love Hispanics!' signals that the GOP front-runner is 'trying.' That's according to Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus, who told reporters on Friday that the GOP's presumptive nominee understands the importance of attracting Hispanic voters to the party, despite his past comments on undocumented immigrants. 'He's trying. Honestly, he's trying,' Priebus told Politico's Mike Allen at a breakfast event on Friday. 'I honestly think he understands that building and unifying and growing the party is the only way we're going to win. I think he gets that.'" [ABC News, 5/6/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/reince-priebus-donald-trumps-taco-tweet-hes/story?id=38927693>]

RNC Chairman Priebus On Trump's Taco Bowl Tweet: "He's Trying. Honestly, He's Trying. I Honestly Think He Understands That Building And Unifying And Growing The Party Is The Only Way We're Going To Win. I Think He Gets That." "A tweet showing Donald Trump eating a taco bowl on Cinco de Mayo while declaring 'I love Hispanics!' signals that the GOP front-runner is 'trying.' That's according to Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus, who told reporters on Friday that the GOP's presumptive nominee understands the importance of attracting Hispanic voters to the party, despite his past comments on undocumented immigrants. 'He's trying. Honestly, he's trying,' Priebus told Politico's Mike Allen at a breakfast event on Friday. 'I honestly think he understands that building and unifying and growing the party is the only way we're going to win. I think he gets that.'" [ABC News, 5/6/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/reince-priebus-donald-trumps-taco-tweet-hes/story?id=38927693>]

Vice President
HEADLINE: "Trump Won't Announce VP Until Convention." [Associated Press, 5/5/16<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CAMPAIGN_2016_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&>]

Trump On His Vice Presidential Pick: "I Will Announce It At The Convention. A Lot Of People Are Interested." "Donald Trump is suggesting that he will name his vice presidential pick at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this July. Speaking in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, Trump said that it was still early in the process to select a running mate. 'It is early - we just won yesterday,' Trump said. 'I will announce it at the convention. A lot of people are interested.' Trump has not yet won the number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination but now has a clear path to becoming the Republican standardbearer after his last two rivals, Ted Cruz and John Kasich, dropped out in recent days. Trump also said that he would 'do whatever the maximum standard is' in terms of separating his business interests from his role as president if he wins in November." [Associated Press, 5/5/16<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CAMPAIGN_2016_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&>]

Republican Establishment
House Speaker Paul Ryan On Supporting Trump: "I'm Just Not Ready To Do That At This Point." "U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that he cannot currently support Donald Trump, complicating the presumptive nominee's efforts to unite the Republican Party around him. 'Well, to be perfectly candid with you, I'm just not ready to do that at this point,' Ryan told CNN's Jake Tapper. 'I'm not there right now. And I hope to, though, and I want to.' Ryan, who has previously said he would support the nominee, said Trump needs to do more work to show that he is a true conservative who can unify the different wings of the Republican Party. 'I think what a lot of Republicans want to see is that we have a standard bearer that bears our standards,' he said, adding, 'I think conservatives want to know does he share our values and our principles on limited government, the proper role of the executive, adherence to the Constitution. There are lots of questions that conservatives, I think, are gonna want answers to, myself included. I want to be a part of this unifying process. I want to help to unify this party.'" [Politico, 5/5/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/paul-ryan-says-he-cannot-support-trump-at-this-point-222864#ixzz47olqvpbE>; The Lead, CNN, 5/5/16]

Paul Ryan On Trump: "I Think What A Lot Of Republicans Want To See Is That We Have A Standard Bearer That Bears Our Standards." "U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that he cannot currently support Donald Trump, complicating the presumptive nominee's efforts to unite the Republican Party around him. 'Well, to be perfectly candid with you, I'm just not ready to do that at this point,' Ryan told CNN's Jake Tapper. 'I'm not there right now. And I hope to, though, and I want to.' Ryan, who has previously said he would support the nominee, said Trump needs to do more work to show that he is a true conservative who can unify the different wings of the Republican Party. 'I think what a lot of Republicans want to see is that we have a standard bearer that bears our standards,' he said, adding, 'I think conservatives want to know does he share our values and our principles on limited government, the proper role of the executive, adherence to the Constitution. There are lots of questions that conservatives, I think, are gonna want answers to, myself included. I want to be a part of this unifying process. I want to help to unify this party.'" [Politico, 5/5/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/paul-ryan-says-he-cannot-support-trump-at-this-point-222864#ixzz47olqvpbE>; The Lead, CNN, 5/5/16]

Donald Trump Responded To Paul Ryan: "I Am Not Ready To Support Speaker Ryan's Agenda." "Donald J. Trump Responds To Speaker Paul Ryan: 'I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan's agenda. Perhaps in the future we can work together and come to an agreement about what is best for the American people. They have been treated so badly for so long that it is about time for politicians to put them first!'" [Statement, Donald J. Trump For President, 5/5/16<https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-paul-ryan>]

Trump: "So Many Great Endorsements Yesterday, Except For Paul Ryan! We Must Put America First And MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/6/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/728531431824166912>]

Trump Rejected Paul Ryan's Criticisms: "With Millions Of People Coming Into The Party, Obviously I'm Saying The Right Thing." QUESTION: "With Paul Ryan it could be sour grapes. How many times have you taken a shot at Mitt Romney on how he ran his campaign last time and who was his number two, Paul Ryan." TRUMP: "Well, they lost a race that should have been won. I was open about it, that was a race that should have been run. That was an easier race this year, but I'll win. You have seen the polls going up rapidly. But I was very, very surprised. He talks about unity, but what is this about unity? With millions of people coming into the party obviously I'm saying the right thing. The party was staid, it was having a lot of problems, whether it was the right thing or the wrong thing, they weren't doing now and now the Republican party is the talk of the world because there's no place and no party that's, you know, increasing in scope like we have. It's a big story. Millions and millions of people have come into the party." [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/6/16]

Trump On Paul Ryan: "I Like Him... We Should Have Unity. It Would Be Better To Have Him."  TRUMP: "I like him, but the fact that he would do that - and he's doing it under the banner of unity, when in actuality, that's the opposite of unity. I've also had many people say that I'm better off, but I don't believe that. We should have unity. It would be better to have him.  It's just too bad.  Many people think I'm better off.  Who knows?" [Breitbart Radio, 5/6/16]

Trump Planned To Meet With House Speaker, Paul Ryan, On May 11th, But Had "Absolutely No Idea" What They Would Discuss. TRUMP: "Many people think it's a good thing, but I don't. I think it's something that the party should get solved quickly and I know we're meeting next week." QUESTION: "You and Paul Ryan?" TRUMP: "We're meeting next week." QUESTION: "What are you going to talk to him about?" TRUMP: "I have absolutely no idea." QUESTION: "Do you know what day you're going to meet with him?" TRUMP: "I believe it's Wednesday. It's a long time. To be honest. That's a long time. There are a lot of days before that. But look, my attitude is a lot of people say it's a great thing. I don't necessarily agree, but I can understand that point of view. Again, millions of people have come into the party and there's a reason for it. That wouldn't have happened if I didn't run, believe me." [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/6/16]

HEADLINE: "Trump Camp Suggests Ryan Unfit To Be Speaker." [Politico, 5/6/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/trump-paul-ryan-speaker-222890#ixzz47tMp6mvd>; New Day, CNN, 5/6/16]

Trump Spokeswoman: "Really It's Incumbent On Paul Ryan To Help Bring Unity To The Party." PIERSON: "We are a party. Paul Ryan needs to be a - he's the leader right now. We're told Donald Trump is only the presumptive nominee. He's not the nominee until 1,237. So really it's incumbent on Paul Ryan to help bring unity to the party." [New Day, CNN, 5/6/16]

Trump Spokeswoman: "We Were Told Mitt Romney Was A Conservative. He Was Pro-Abortion, Pro-Gay Marriage, Pro-Adoption." PIERSON: "The last two presidential cycles, we were told John McCain was a conservative. His conservative review score cord is 37%. We were told Mitt Romney was a conservative. He was pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-adoption. He gave us Obama care. We were told to hold our noses and vote for the sake of the party. These same people are telling us because their guy didn't win, they want to hurt the party. The issue here isn't about Donald Trump. If you can't hold yourself to the standard that you hold everyone else, the problem is with you." [New Day, CNN, 5/6/16]

John McCain: "If Donald Trump Is At The Top Of The Ticket, Here In Arizona, With Over 30 Percent Of The Vote Being The Hispanic Vote, No Doubt That This May Be The Race Of My Life." "Publicly, John McCain insists Donald Trump will have a negligible effect on his campaign for reelection. But behind closed doors at a fundraiser in Arizona last month, the Republican senator and two-time presidential hopeful offered a far more dire assessment to his supporters. 'If Donald Trump is at the top of the ticket, here in Arizona, with over 30 percent of the vote being the Hispanic vote, no doubt that this may be the race of my life,' McCain said, according to a recording of the event obtained by POLITICO. 'If you listen or watch Hispanic media in the state and in the country, you will see that it is all anti-Trump. The Hispanic community is roused and angry in a way that I've never seen in 30 years.'" [Politico, 5/5/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-latinos-mccain-222810>]

HEADLINE: "Vulnerable GOP Senators Duck And Cover From Trump." [Politico, 5/4/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/2016-senate-republicans-say-nothing-on-trump-222795#ixzz47oshjA1b>]

Sheldon Adelson Said He Would Support Donald Trump For President. "The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson said on Thursday night that he would support Donald J. Trump now that he has become the Republican Party's presumptive nominee. 'Yes, I'm a Republican, he's a Republican,' Mr. Adelson said in a brief interview. 'He's our nominee. Whoever the nominee would turn out to be, any one of the 17 - he was one of the 17. He won fair and square.'" [New York Times, 5/5/16<http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/05/05/sheldon-adelson-says-he-will-support-donald-trump/>]

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Would Not Endorse Donald Trump And Planned To Not Attend The Republican Convention. "Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner won't attend the Republican National Convention in July and won't be endorsing Donald Trump, Rauner aides confirmed on Thursday, while not entirely disavowing the presumptive GOP nominee. And it's not yet clear whether Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger will make the trip to Cleveland, as she faces a challenge from Democrat Susana Mendoza this fall. Rauner, who is embroiled in the state's fiscal crisis, joins two of Illinois' most endangered Republicans - U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and U.S. Sen Mark Kirk - in skipping the convention in an effort to distance themselves from Trump." [Chicago Sun-Times, 5/5/16<http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-skips-gop-convention-wont-endorse-trump/>]

Nebraska Governor, Pete Ricketts, Endorsed Donald Trump, Even After Trump Threated The Ricketts Family To "Be Careful" After They Funded A Super PAC Opposing Him For The Nomination. "Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, whose family helped bankroll a group trying to block Donald Trump from the Republican nomination, is expected to join the New York businessman Friday at an Omaha rally and endorse his presidential campaign. 'Governor Ricketts will appear with Donald Trump in Omaha tomorrow,' Ricketts spokesman Taylor Gage said. 'The governor has always said he will support the GOP nominee to retake the White House. The governor is supporting Donald Trump as the presumptive GOP nominee.' The endorsement from a prominent member of the Ricketts family was wholly unexpected. Mr. Trump in February warned the Ricketts family to 'be careful, they have a lot to hide' because of the family's funding of Our Principles PAC, a super PAC aimed at stopping him." [Wall Street Journal, 5/5/16<http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/05/05/in-surprise-move-nebraska-gov-pete-ricketts-to-endorse-donald-trump-for-president/?mod=WSJBlog>]

*         Trump Threatened To Start Making Running Ads Attacking The Rickets Family For "What A Rotten Job They're Doing With The Chicago Cubs." HIATT: "I'd like to come back to the campaign. You said a few weeks ago after a family in Chicago gave some money to a PAC opposing you, you said, 'They better watch out. They have a lot to hide.' What should they watch out for?'... So, what does it mean, 'They better watch out'?" TRUMP: "Well, it means that I'll start spending on them. I'll start taking ads telling them all what a rotten job they're doing with the Chicago Cubs. I mean, they are spending on me. I mean, so am I allowed to say that? I'll start doing ads about their baseball team. That it's not properly run or that they haven't done a good job in the brokerage business lately." [Editorial Board Interview, Washington Post, 3/21/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/03/21/a-transcript-of-donald-trumps-meeting-with-the-washington-post-editorial-board/>]

*         Trump: "I Hear The Rickets Family, Who Own The Chicago Cubs, Are Secretly Spending $'S Against Me. They Better Be Careful, They Have A Lot To Hide!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 2/22/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/701779181986680832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>]

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry Endorsed Trump And Said He Was Open To Being Trump's Vice President. "Mr. Trump also won support from a former rival and the former Texas governor, Rick Perry, who told CNN on Thursday that he would try to help Mr. Trump and was open to being his vice-presidential nominee. Mr. Perry had carved out early territory in the presidential race last summer by describing Mr. Trump as a 'cancer on conservatism.' But Mr. Trump essentially rolled over him, claiming him as an early victim of his own candidacy. Mr. Perry told CNN he would do everything he could to help Mr. Trump." [New York Times, 5/5/16<http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/05/05/sheldon-adelson-says-he-will-support-donald-trump/>]

Rick Perry Had Previously Called Trump A "Cancer On Conservatism." "Mr. Trump also won support from a former rival and the former Texas governor, Rick Perry, who told CNN on Thursday that he would try to help Mr. Trump and was open to being his vice-presidential nominee. Mr. Perry had carved out early territory in the presidential race last summer by describing Mr. Trump as a 'cancer on conservatism.' But Mr. Trump essentially rolled over him, claiming him as an early victim of his own candidacy. Mr. Perry told CNN he would do everything he could to help Mr. Trump." [New York Times, 5/5/16<http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/05/05/sheldon-adelson-says-he-will-support-donald-trump/>]

Trump: "Governor Rick Perry Said 'Donald Trump Is One Of The Most Talented People Running For The Presidency I've Ever Seen.' Thank You Rick!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/6/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/728529524468682754>]

Trump: "When I Cite Reports, Or When I Cite, You Know, Major Magazine Articles Or Something, It's Up To People To Believe It Or Not To Believe It. I'm Not Writing It Myself." BAIER: "Who throws things against the wall and sees what sticks. Citing reports, maybe they're not backed up. Sometimes they're truth-challenged. And as we've seen, you really don't pay any political price for that because you have a loyal following. But there's a concern that now as GOP nominee, in just a matter of weeks you're going to be getting classified briefings by the CIA and FBI. And will your style be the same on the campaign trail? Kind of throwing things against the wall?" TRUMP: "First of all, when I cite reports, or when I cite, you know, major magazine articles or something, it's up to people to believe it or not to believe it. I'm not writing it myself. I'm not going out and doing the research so I think that's, you know, a very acceptable thing to do." [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Trump On Receiving Classified Security Briefings: "I Can Keep A Secret Probably Better Than Almost I Know. Maybe Better Than Anybody I Know." BAIER: "Who throws things against the wall and sees what sticks. Citing reports, maybe they're not backed up. Sometimes they're truth-challenged. And as we've seen, you really don't pay any political price for that because you have a loyal following. But there's a concern that now as GOP nominee, in just a matter of weeks you're going to be getting classified briefings by the CIA and FBI. And will your style be the same on the campaign trail? Kind of throwing things against the wall?" TRUMP: "First of all, when I cite reports, or when I cite, you know, major magazine articles or something, it's up to people to believe it or not to believe it. I'm not writing it myself. I'm not going out and doing the research so I think that's, you know, a very acceptable thing to do. As far as briefings and all, I will do much better than Hillary Clinton ever did with her e-mails, which she exposed the entire country to whatever she's learning as secretary of state. You don't get any worse than that. So I think that, frankly, yes, I can keep a secret probably better than almost I know. Maybe better than anybody I know." [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Foreign Policy
Trump: "When The United States Stands Firmly With Israel, The Chances For Peace Really Increase." TRUMP: "President Obama thinks that putting pressure on Israel will bring about peace, but the exact opposite has taken place. The Palestinians have refused to come to the negotiating table. When the United States stands firmly with Israel, the chances for peace really increase. That's what will happen when Donald Trump is president." [AMI, 5/5/16<http://jewishinsider.com/7744/poll-77-of-trump-supporters-sympathize-with-israel/>]

Trump Said American Allies Would Have To Pay "At Least" The Full Cost Of America's Security Presence. "To reinforce America's military writ, Mr Trump would employ similar means. 'Let's say we say we're going to have a 10% tax on goods coming in from China. Because they're not supposed to be building in the South China Sea, and because they've devalued their currency...I'll do that in a heartbeat.' He would demand that America's allies pay 'at least' the total cost of any protective American presence-or be abandoned to police themselves: 'I would like to continue defending Japan. I would like to continue to defend South Korea. And I would like to defend Germany and Saudi Arabia and other countries. [But] they've got to pay up.'" [The Economist, 5/7/16<http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21698252-donald-trump-going-be-republican-candidate-presidency-terrible-news?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/fear_trumps_hope>]

Trump On His Meeting In Moscow About A Potential Hotel Development: "The Russian Market Is Attracted To Me. I Have A Great Relationship With Many Russians, And Almost All Of The Oligarchs Were In The Room." "A replica of Bayrock/Sapir's Trump Soho hotel may be Moscow's first big new hotel in ten years. Alex Sapir and Rotem Rosen of the Sapir Organization, co-developers on the Soho hotel at 246 Spring Street, met with Russian developer Aras Agalarov and Donald Trump over the weekend to discuss plans for the new project - Trump's first in Russia. 'The Russian market is attracted to me,' Trump told Real Estate Weekly. 'I have a great relationship with many Russians, and almost all of the oligarchs were in the room.' Trump told REW that he is in talks with Agalarov and three other groups, and that there is no rush on a timeline for the project. He also did not disclose the hotel's planned height or square footage, saying only that 'it has to be a large development, big enough to justify the travel.'" [Real Estate Weekly, 11/12/13<http://therealdeal.com/2013/11/12/the-donald-sapir-execs-mull-bringing-trump-soho-to-moscow/>]

Trump Admitted He Initially Supported The Invasion Of Iraq: "First Time Anyone Ever Asked Me About The War, About Should We Go In Because There Was The Question, Are We Going In? And I Said Very Weakly, Well, Blah, Blah, Blah. Yes, I Guess." TRUMP: "Of course it does. I criticized his decision to go into Iraq." BAIER: "Now on that, as I just want to clear that up. You've come up with articles. But there's audio of you before the war--" TRUMP: "No, there isn't. No, there isn't." BAIER: "There's a BuzzFeed piece that has--" TRUMP: "Let me just say -- yes, I'm talking to Howard Stern. Weeks before. First time anybody ever -- you know, I was a civilian. First time anyone ever asked me about the war, about should we go in because there was the question, are we going in? And I said very weakly, well, blah, blah, blah. Yes, I guess." BAIER: "And then on the first day of the war--" TRUMP: "Then by the time--" BAIER: "You said that it's a tremendous military success." TRUMP: "No, what I said, what I said is, it was a success, because they thought it was a success. But before that, I said they shouldn't go in. And then all during, for many years, I said this war is a huge mistake. In fact in 2003, 2004, they did an article, a big article in one of the magazines and Reuters did an article where I'm very critical of the war, get out, it's a mistake." [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Trump Said Great Britain Would Be "Better Off Without" The European Union, "But I Want Them To Make Their Own Decision." BAIER: "That's true. A couple of policy things. I had a member of parliament on the show recently. Pushing for Brexit. The Great Britain exit from the EU." TRUMP: "OK." BAIER: "Where do you stand on that?" TRUMP: "I think the migration has been a horrible thing for Europe. A lot of that was pushed by the EU. I would say that they're better off with it personally but I'm not making that as a recommendation. Just my feeling. I know Great Britain very well. I know, you know, the country very well. I have a lot of investments there. I would say that they're better off without it. But I want them to make their own decision." [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Trump Blamed "Horrendous Deals" Made By American Politicians On The "Tremendous Money That Pours -- You Know, They Pour Into The Super Pacs. And To Campaigns." TRUMP: "I'm not holding anything against Mexico. I'm not holding anything against China. I'm holding it against our leaders for making such horrendous deals. They're incompetent or they're taken care of by groups. Don't forget, there's tremendous money that pours -- you know, they pour into the super PACs. And to campaigns." [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Trump Refused To Answer Whether He Had Ever Spoken To Vladimir Putin, Only Saying "Let's Assume I Did. Perhaps It Was Personal. You Know I Don't Want To -- I Don't Want To Hurt His Confidence." BAIER: "About Russia, you were asked yesterday if you've ever spoken to Vladimir Putin. And you said, I don't want to say." TRUMP: "Yes, I have no comment on that. No comment. I was in Russia--" BAIER: "But one of the things people like about you is to answer any question." TRUMP: "Yes. But I don't -- let's assume I did. Perhaps it was personal. You know I don't want to -- I don't want to hurt his confidence. But I know Russia well. I had a major event in Russia two or three years ago. Miss Universe contest which was a big, big incredible event, an incredible success." BAIER: OK. So we can say you talked to him." TRUMP: "No. I got to meet a lot of people. And you know what? They want to be friendly with the United States. Wouldn't it be nice if we actually got along with somebody?" [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Trump: "I Know Russia Well. I Had A Major Event In Russia Two Or Three Years Ago. Miss Universe Contest Which Was A Big, Big Incredible Event, An Incredible Success." BAIER: "About Russia, you were asked yesterday if you've ever spoken to Vladimir Putin. And you said, I don't want to say." TRUMP: "Yes, I have no comment on that. No comment. I was in Russia--" BAIER: "But one of the things people like about you is to answer any question." TRUMP: "Yes. But I don't -- let's assume I did. Perhaps it was personal. You know I don't want to -- I don't want to hurt his confidence. But I know Russia well. I had a major event in Russia two or three years ago. Miss Universe contest which was a big, big incredible event, an incredible success." BAIER: OK. So we can say you talked to him." TRUMP: "No. I got to meet a lot of people. And you know what? They want to be friendly with the United States. Wouldn't it be nice if we actually got along with somebody?" [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

With Trump Set To Receive Classified Security Briefings, His Top Adviser Paul Manafort's Close Business Ties To Putin Allies Came Under Scrutiny. "With Donald Trump on the brink of receiving classified security briefings from the Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. foreign policy figures of both parties are raising concerns about a close Trump aide's ties to allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump's top adviser, Paul Manafort, has spent much of his recent career working for pro-Russian forces in Ukraine, and doing complex deals for an oligarch with close ties to Putin. And while a Democratic senator has already charged Trump is not responsible enough to receive secret information, Manafort's deep relationships with top pro-Russian figures raise special concerns. Manafort may be best known for managing the 2010 campaign of Viktor Yanukovych, the Ukrainian politician whose ouster as president prompted a Russian invasion of the country. He has, according to court documents, managed tens of millions of dollars for Oleg Deripaska, an oligarch denied entry to the U.S. reportedly for ties to organized crime, but so close to Vladimir Putin that top Russian officials fought (unsuccessfully) to get him a visa." [BuzzFeed, 5/6/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/manafort-russia?utm_term=.tjeyYVyeq9#.caYZXQZ1gR>]

Paul Manafort Dismissed Security Concerns About His Pro-Russian Business Ties Saying He Had "No Other Clients Except Donald Trump." QUESTION: "The fact that you in the past represented in your business life of Russian allies and Ukraine and Russian forces, do your past clients conflicted anyway in the intelligence briefing as Donald Trump and the nominees are going to get?" MANAFORT: "I have no other clients except for Donald Trump, to start with. And I'm not getting the briefings, he is getting the briefings."  QUESTION: "And what about your past clients? " MANAFORT: "I don't have any more clients." QUESTION: "Do you have any conflicts or do you think of the people you represented in the past?" MANAFORT: "No, I don't represent them anymore." QUESTION: "And are those classified briefings would not be shared with you." MANAFORT: "I have no indication of that." [MSNBC, 5/6/16]

Muslim Ban
Trump Said He Stood By His Proposed Ban On Foreign Muslims Coming To The United States Because "We Have To Be Vigilant. We Have To Be Strong." LESTER HOLT: "You're-you're speaking to the whole country now. You`ve said a lot of things we've talked about. There`s things that shocked people that outraged people with about a temporary ban on Muslim, immigration to your characterizations of Mexican immigrants. Those things worked for you. They resonated, they worked, they got you to where you are today. But as you try to appeal to the entire country, do you stand by them? Do you stand, for example, by the idea of a-- of a ban against foreign Muslims coming here?" DONALD TRUMP: "I do. We have to be vigilant. We have to be strong. We have to see what`s going on. There`s a big problem in the world. You look at what`s happening with immigration in Europe, you look at Germany. It`s crime-riddled right now." [NBC Nightly News, NBC, 5/4/16]

RNC Chairman Priebus Said Trump's Proposed Muslim Ban Was "Not Something That I Believe In Or Our Party Believes In. I Believe Our Party Is The Party Of The Open Door." "Hours after House Speaker Paul Ryan refused to embrace Trump, Priebus, who has appealed for GOP unity, acknowledged that significant gaps remain between Trump and the Republican Party on policy and style. Priebus said the GOP does not endorse Trump's call for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration and said Trump must adjust the way he presents himself to the Latino community. 'It's not something that I believe in or our party believes in,' Priebus said of the Muslim ban. 'I believe our party is the party of the open door. Our party is the party of opportunity and freedom and equality and it always will remain such.' A longtime Ryan ally, Priebus said he thought the Speaker was 'being honest about how he feels' about Trump, while expressing confidence that Ryan will ultimately back the party's nominee. He added that he is helping to broker a meeting between Ryan and Trump next week to start bridging the divide. Trump called Priebus within minutes of Ryan's critical comments Thursday to express concern and to discuss how to best win Ryan over." [TIME, 5/6/16<http://time.com/4320777/donald-trump-republican-reince-priebus-tone/>]

Hillary Clinton
Trump: "Bernie Sanders Said [Hillary Clinton] Is Not Qualified To Run For President Because She Suffers From Bad Judgment. And I Think That's True." TRUMP: "Well, you know, bad judgment is a couple of words that we can use. And they were used by Bernie Sanders. Bernie Sanders said she is not qualified to run for president because she suffers from bad judgment. And I think that`s true. All you have to do is look at the e-mail scandal. She's under FBI investigation now. And maybe she will survive because the Democrats are protecting her. But that`s the only reason she`ll survive." [NBC Nightly News, NBC, 5/4/16]

Trump On Whether He Would Make Personal Attacks Against The Clinton: "I'd Like To See A Very High-Level Policy Oriented Campaign. If They're-- If They Treat Me Properly, I'm Going To Treat Them Properly." HOLT: "Bill Clinton, will he be part of this?" TRUMP: "If they are fair with me, I`m going to be fair with them. Otherwise, he becomes part of it." HOLT: "So I mean you-- you would bring it up, though?" TRUMP: "I would bring it up depending on what they bring up. It depends. I'd like to see a very high-level policy oriented campaign. If they're-- if they treat me properly, I'm going to treat them properly. It would be a beautiful thing to see. You don`t see it often, but I would like to see it." [NBC Nightly News, NBC, 5/4/16]

Trump Put His Deputy Campaign Manager, Michael Glassner, In Charge Of Convention Planning. "Donald Trump is tasking one of his closest aides - deputy campaign manager Michael Glassner - with putting the presumptive GOP nominee's mark on the party's convention, multiple sources with knowledge of the move tell POLITICO. Glassner is set to travel next week with a delegation from the campaign to the convention site, Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena, to assess the convention planning and receive a briefing from Republican National Committee officials involved in convention planning, according to the sources." [Politico, 5/5/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-michael-glassner-convention-222878#ixzz47tDkVYgk>]

Trump: "I Hear Hillary Has Nothing But Problems. She Wants All The Miners To Be Fired. And She Wants Wages For People To Go Down. If You Look At What She's Going To Do, She's Going To Be So Bad On Jobs That Wages Are Going To Go Down For Workers." TRUMP: "Hillary is not a unifier. Talk about a unifier, I was not surprised to see all the protesters and last night, I was in West Virginia. I got the award from the coal miners -- West Virginia coal miners association and the endorsement most importantly. It was amazing. We had probably 20,000, maybe 25,000 people there last night in West Virginia." QUESTION: "Usually only endorse only Democrats." TRUMP: "Well, I heard that. I have heard that. This was one of the first times they ever endorsed a Republican and it was unanimous. It was a love fest. I hear Hillary has nothing but problems. She wants all the miners to be fired. And she wants wages for people to go down. If you look at what she's going to do, she's going to be so bad on jobs that wages are going to go down for workers. Hillary is going to be a disaster for the party. But I hope she wins, but she -- I must say this. If she does win, she shouldn't, because the e-mail scandal should take her down. But I don't think it's going to because I think she's being protected by the Democrats." [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/6/16]

Trump Called Clinton Surrogate And DNC Committee Member, Robert Zimmerman, "A Flunky." QUESTION: "On Cinco de Mayo you tweeted out an image of you there at trump towers with a taco bowl talking about how you were having that and they make really good one at the trump grill there in your building." TRUMP: "They do." QUESTION: "After you posted that, Robert Zimmerman who is Hillary surrogate and a DNC committee member." TRUMP: "Flunky. He's a flunky, go ahead." QUESTION: "That's your depiction. He's a democratic strategist who said this about your taco bowl." [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/6/16]

Trump: "As Far As Briefings And All, I Will Do Much Better Than Hillary Clinton Ever Did With Her E-Mails, Which She Exposed The Entire Country To Whatever She's Learning As Secretary Of State. You Don't Get Any Worse Than That." BAIER: "Who throws things against the wall and sees what sticks. Citing reports, maybe they're not backed up. Sometimes they're truth-challenged. And as we've seen, you really don't pay any political price for that because you have a loyal following. But there's a concern that now as GOP nominee, in just a matter of weeks you're going to be getting classified briefings by the CIA and FBI. And will your style be the same on the campaign trail? Kind of throwing things against the wall?" TRUMP: "First of all, when I cite reports, or when I cite, you know, major magazine articles or something, it's up to people to believe it or not to believe it. I'm not writing it myself. I'm not going out and doing the research so I think that's, you know, a very acceptable thing to do. As far as briefings and all, I will do much better than Hillary Clinton ever did with her e-mails, which she exposed the entire country to whatever she's learning as secretary of state. You don't get any worse than that. So I think that, frankly, yes, I can keep a secret probably better than almost I know. Maybe better than anybody I know." [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Trump On Hillary Clinton: "She Made A Mistake When She Voted For The [Iraq] War. She Made A Big Mistake With Syria. And She Made A Tremendous Mistake. Look At Benghazi." TRUMP: "Of course it does. I criticized his decision to go into Iraq." BAIER: "Now on that, as I just want to clear that up. You've come up with articles. But there's audio of you before the war--" TRUMP: "No, there isn't. No, there isn't." BAIER: "There's a BuzzFeed piece that has--" TRUMP: "Let me just say -- yes, I'm talking to Howard Stern. Weeks before. First time anybody ever -- you know, I was a civilian. First time anyone ever asked me about the war, about should we go in because there was the question, are we going in? And I said very weakly, well, blah, blah, blah. Yes, I guess." BAIER: "And then on the first day of the war--" TRUMP: "Then by the time--" BAIER: "You said that it's a tremendous military success." TRUMP: "No, what I said, what I said is, it was a success, because they thought it was a success. But before that, I said they shouldn't go in. And then all during, for many years, I said this war is a huge mistake. In fact in 2003, 2004, they did an article, a big article in one of the magazines and Reuters did an article where I'm very critical of the war, get out, it's a mistake." BAIER: "The point is to you it's crystal clear in your mind. Are you going to hit Hillary Clinton on this issue?" TRUMP: "She made a mistake when she voted for the war. She made a big mistake with Syria. And she made a tremendous mistake. Look at Benghazi. You know, she did the whole ad, where who do you trust at 3:00 in the morning? Well, you don't trust her because she was sleeping, all right? And there were plenty of calls coming in, she was sleeping. She took them from Blumenthal, but she didn't take them from the ambassador." [Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News, 5/5/16]

Trump: "The Clinton Administration, Of Which Hillary Was Definitely A Part. She Was A Part Of Almost Everything." TRUMP: "The Clinton administration, of which Hillary was definitely a part. She was a part of almost everything. Almost, I say, not everything. Almost." [Campaign Rally, Charleston WV, 5/5/16]

Trump Told Supporters They "Should Be Ashamed" Of Themselves For Interpreting His Comment That Hillary Clinton Was A Part Of "Almost" Everything In The Clinton Administration As An Allusion To Bill Clinton's Infidelity. "Donald Trump said that Hillary Clinton was part of 'almost everything' in Bill Clinton's administration, a comment that the crowd in Charleston, W.V., seemed to interpret as a joke about the former president's philandering. Trump seemed surprised that the crowd would take the comment that way, jokingly saying that the supporters 'should be ashamed' of themselves. Trump said, 'The Clinton administration, of which Hillary was definitely a part, she was a part of almost everything. Almost, I say. Not everything - almost.' The crowd then began to laugh and cheer, and Trump smirked and shook his head." [Daily Caller, 5/6/16<http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/06/trump-on-clinton-admin-hillary-was-a-part-of-almost-everything-except-that-video/#ixzz47tjLmpuh>]

Trump: "The Clinton Administration, Of Which Hillary Was Definitely A Part. She Was A Part Of Almost Everything. Almost, I Say, Not Everything. Almost. I Say Not Everything." TRUMP: "The Clinton Administration, of which Hillary was definitely a part. She was a part of almost everything. Almost, I say, not everything. Almost. I say not everything--- I didn't think the people of West Virginia though like that. That's terrible. You should be ashamed of yourselves." [Campaign Rally, Charleston WV, 5/5/16]

Trump On Hillary Clinton: "She's Playing The Woman Card. That's All She's Got Going. She's Got Nothing Else Going. The Only Thing She's Got Is The Woman Card. And She Plays It To The Hilt." "Trump against Clinton: the general election is shaping up to be hot and ugly. There appears to be little prospect of Mr Trump moderating his positions, by lurching to the more ameliorative centre that Republican leaders-fearing electoral annihilation-recommend. Whether he believes in his positions or not, they are mostly too extreme to be credibly revised. Apparently vindicated by his success in the primaries, Mr Trump seems to have little interest in changing tack. That also goes for his aggressive, often offensive methods. Turning to Mrs Clinton, his one-time wedding guest, the presumptive Republican nominee is disdainful. 'She's playing the woman card. That's all she's got going. She's got nothing else going. The only thing she's got is the woman card. And she plays it to the hilt,' fumes Mr Trump, whom 70% of American women dislike." [The Economist, 5/7/16<http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21698252-donald-trump-going-be-republican-candidate-presidency-terrible-news?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/fear_trumps_hope>]

Trump: "Crooked Hillary Has ZERO Leadership Ability. As Bernie Sanders Says, She Has Bad Judgement. Constantly Playing The Women's Card - It Is Sad!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/6/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/728564631313190912>]

Trump: "Unlike Crooked Hillary Clinton, Who Wants To Destroy All Miners, I Want Wages To Go Up In America. We Will Do So By Bringing Back Jobs!" [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/6/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/728528466765844480>]

Bernie Sanders
Trump: "Bernie Sanders Has Been Treated Terribly By The Democrats-Both With Delegates & Otherwise. He Should Show Them, & Run As An Independent." [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/5/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/728305900415533056>]

Campaign Finance
Trump: "I Know That People Maybe Like Me And They Form A Super PAC, But I Have Nothing To Do With It. As You Know, I'm Not Allowed To Have Anything To Do With It." HOLT: "You`ve been proud of the fact that you have self- funded your campaign to this point. You talk about donations can have, you know, poor-- bad influence. There`s a Super PAC being formed now to support you. Where-- where do you stand now as you move into their expensive general election campaign? Will you accept donations?" TRUMP: "Well, I don`t know, first of all, about Super PACs. I know that people maybe like me and they form a Super PAC, but I have nothing to do with it. As you know, I`m not allowed to have anything to do with it. So we`ll see what happens." [NBC Nightly News, NBC, 5/4/16]

Trump Campaign National Finance Chair, Steve Mnuchin, Said He Didn't See Raising Money For The General Election As "Being Inconsistent" With Trump's Rhetoric Railing Against Special Interests And Donors. "For 10 months as he ran an insurgent presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump excoriated the Republican Party's donor class as a group of special interests whose support he did not want or need. That was then. Now Mr. Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, with a newly-minted national finance chairman, Steve Mnuchin, who worked for Soros Fund Management and Goldman Sachs. And since Mr. Trump seems to have little interest in pouring hundreds of millions of dollars of his own money into a general election battle that will cost at least $1 billion, Mr. Mnuchin will lead efforts to raise that money from others. Mr. Trump is already facing a reluctant donor community, which he often demonized in his speeches, saying he will not be beholden to special interests or their money. 'I don't really see this as a change,' Mr. Mnuchin said in an interview. 'We're not looking to raise money from special interest groups and things like that. The majority of the money that's coming in is going to be in small and medium-sized donations.' 'I don't see that being inconsistent' with Mr. Trump's railing against Wall Street fat cats, Mr. Mnuchin said." [New York Times, 5/5/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html>]

Trump Campaign National Finance Chair, Steve Mnuchin, On Fundraising For The General Election: "I Don't Really See This As A Change. We're Not Looking To Raise Money From Special Interest Groups And Things Like That. The Majority Of The Money That's Coming In Is Going To Be In Small And Medium-Sized Donations." "For 10 months as he ran an insurgent presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump excoriated the Republican Party's donor class as a group of special interests whose support he did not want or need. That was then. Now Mr. Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, with a newly-minted national finance chairman, Steve Mnuchin, who worked for Soros Fund Management and Goldman Sachs. And since Mr. Trump seems to have little interest in pouring hundreds of millions of dollars of his own money into a general election battle that will cost at least $1 billion, Mr. Mnuchin will lead efforts to raise that money from others. Mr. Trump is already facing a reluctant donor community, which he often demonized in his speeches, saying he will not be beholden to special interests or their money. 'I don't really see this as a change,' Mr. Mnuchin said in an interview. 'We're not looking to raise money from special interest groups and things like that. The majority of the money that's coming in is going to be in small and medium-sized donations.' 'I don't see that being inconsistent' with Mr. Trump's railing against Wall Street fat cats, Mr. Mnuchin said." [New York Times, 5/5/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html>]

Steve Mnuchin Anticipated The Trump Campaign Would Devote About 30 Staffers To Fundraising Efforts.  "Mr. Mnuchin said the campaign is working on a joint fund-raising agreement with the Republican National Committee, and noted that some donors have already announced their support, such as the Nascar chief, Brian France, and Andy Beal, a California-based donor. Mr. Mnuchin anticipated that roughly 30 staffers would end up devoted to fund-raising for the campaign and party." [New York Times, 5/5/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html>]

HEADLINE: "Trump's New Money Man Has A 'Repulsive' Record Of Throwing Homeowners Out On The Street." [Daily Beast, 5/6/16<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/05/trump-s-new-money-man-has-a-repulsive-record-of-throwing-homeowners-out-on-the-street.html?via=desktop&source=twitter>]

Trump's National Finance Chairman Was A Wall Street Veteran And Had Made Significant Campaign Contributions To Democrats. "After promising that he would no longer be self-funding (a term applied loosely here because Trump has been accepting contributions for the entirety of his campaign), the presumptive Republican nominee hired private investor and Wall Street veteran Steven Mnuchin as his national finance chairman. Conventional wisdom suggests this would complicate any attempts from Trump to paint Clinton as a Wall Street shill, but this is not a candidate governed by conventional wisdom. Like many people in Trump's inner circle-for example, Trump-Mnuchin has contributed a significant amount of money to Democratic candidates in the past, including Hillary Clinton. According to filings from the Federal Election Commission, Mnuchin has contributed over $8,000 to Clinton since 2000. He has also given to Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP candidate who went on a public crusade against Trump, and President Barack Obama, who has lacerated Trump at every possible opportunity." [Daily Beast, 5/6/16<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/05/trump-s-new-money-man-has-a-repulsive-record-of-throwing-homeowners-out-on-the-street.html?via=desktop&source=twitter>]

Trump's National Finance Director Said He Had Received Calls From Hedge-Fund Managers And Others On Wall Street Expressing Their Support For Trump. "He cashed in on Goldman Sachs's 1999 initial public offering and left in 2002 to join Lampert's hedge fund. A year later he started a fund with George Soros's money, and in 2004, he formed Dune with two other ex-Goldman partners. Mnuchin led a group that raised $1.55 billion to buy IndyMac Bank, the California mortgage lender that collapsed in 2008, from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Notoriously press-shy, Mnuchin endured 2011 protests on the lawn of his Bel Air mansion by foreclosed homeowners angered at his lender's handling of soured mortgages. In 2014, he agreed to sell the bank, rebranded as OneWest Bank, to CIT Group Inc., the commercial lender run by John Thain, another Goldman alum. Mnuchin said Thursday he's already gotten calls from fellow hedge-fund managers and others on Wall Street expressing their support. To those who worry about what a Trump presidency would look like, Mnuchin said he's convinced the candidate would place smart people in positions of power." [Bloomberg, 5/6/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-05-06/trump-taps-goldman-alum-as-uneasy-wall-street-weighs-its-options>]

Trump On Hiring Steven Mnuchin As Finance Director: "I Actually Did A Deal With Him In Hawaii, I Built A Hotel With Him In Hawaii, He's Great." TRUMP: "Well, I need somebody smart and he's very smart as you know. He's done some amazing deals. I actually did a deal with him in Hawaii, I built a hotel with him in Hawaii, he's great. He's good guy, he's a solid guy, as you know, and the family is a wonderful family." [Breitbart Radio, 5/6/16]

Trump Pushed Back On Claims He Was "Selling Out" By Fundraising For The General Election: "When You Say 'Selling Out' I'm Not Doing Anything, In Terms Of, I'm Gonna Keep It More Or Less The Same. He's Raising Money For The Party, And I'm Gonna Be Putting Up A Lot Of Money. So This Is Money That's Going To The Republican National Committee." "To have somebody like that the head - and when you say 'selling out' I'm not doing anything, in terms of, I'm gonna keep it more or less the same. He's raising money for the party, and I'm gonna be putting up a lot of money. So this is money that's going to the Republican National Committee. As you know the Republicans, I think we can raise a billion dollars, but the Democrats are gonna have two billion dollars. And to raise a billion dollars for the party, you need somebody good. And I think he's going to do a great job. But, again, I'm going to be spending a tremendous amount of money and I expect to." [Breitbart Radio, 5/6/16]

HEADLINE: "Trump Turns To General Election - And Away From Past Positions." [Washington Post, 5/6/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-turns-to-general-election--and-away-from-past-positions/2016/05/05/22fc6fa6-12d5-11e6-81b4-581a5c4c42df_story.html?tid=sm_tw>]

The Trump Campaign Did Not Answer Whether Any Of The Money Raised By Finance Chairman Mnuchin Would Go Into Trump's Campaign War Chest. "On Thursday, Trump tapped hedge fund manager and film investor Steven Mnuchin to assemble a national fundraising operation, tasked with raising at least $1 billion for the general election. That will probably require the creation of a traditional bundling operation, in which rich supporters are offered perks for collecting checks from their friends and family. Although the campaign said that Trump still plans to put 'substantial money' into his campaign, the first-time candidate will be seeking support from the very donor class he has vilified. If Trump 'makes it clear he wants to change the rules, but he's stuck playing under them, I don't think there will be a big turn-off,' said conservative political consultant John Pudner, whose group Take Back Our Republic seeks to reduce the influence of the wealthy on politics. 'But if it looks like he's just abandoning the one thing that got him here, I think there'll be trouble'... When asked if Trump was undercutting his pledge to be independent of big donors, spokeswoman Hope Hicks responded in an email, 'Mr. Trump is not raising money for his own campaign. He is raising money for the party.' She did not respond to an inquiry about whether any of the money Mnuchin will help raise will go into Trump's campaign coffers." [Washington Post, 5/6/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-turns-to-general-election--and-away-from-past-positions/2016/05/05/22fc6fa6-12d5-11e6-81b4-581a5c4c42df_story.html?tid=sm_tw>]

Trump Spokeswoman: "Mr. Trump Is Not Raising Money For His Own Campaign. He Is Raising Money For The Party." "When asked if Trump was undercutting his pledge to be independent of big donors, spokeswoman Hope Hicks responded in an email, 'Mr. Trump is not raising money for his own campaign. He is raising money for the party.' She did not respond to an inquiry about whether any of the money Mnuchin will help raise will go into Trump's campaign coffers." [Washington Post, 5/6/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-turns-to-general-election--and-away-from-past-positions/2016/05/05/22fc6fa6-12d5-11e6-81b4-581a5c4c42df_story.html?tid=sm_tw>]

Pro-Trump Great America PAC's Chief Strategist, Jesse Benton, Was Convicted Of Felony Charges Including Conspiracy And Causing False Records From Ron Paul's 2012 Presidential Campaign. "The chief strategist of a pro-Donald Trump super PAC was found guilty on felony charges in federal court on Thursday as part of a group that concealed the expenditure of campaign money to buy the endorsement of an Iowa politician for the 2012 presidential campaign of Ron Paul. Along with Jesse Benton, who was hired to lead the pro-Trump Great America PAC in March, former Paul aides Dimitri Kesari and John Tate were also found guilty by a jury in Iowa. Both Benton and Tate were longtime advisers to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), while Kesari served as deputy campaign manager for Ron Paul's 2012 bid. As recently as Tuesday, Benton was issuing statements to the media about the super PAC, after POLITICO reported that former Ronald Reagan campaign manager Ed Rollins was joining the team. 'You know it's a serious operation when Ed Rollins is involved,' Benton told CNN in response to the report. It is unclear what impact Benton's conviction will have on his role with the pro-Trump super PAC. A Justice Department official confirmed the convictions to POLITICO, which include conspiracy, causing false records, causing false campaign expenditure reports and false statements scheme. The convictions are related to an alleged coverup of the attempted bribing of Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorensen. While Sorensen initially supported Michele Bachmann, he switched his support to Ron Paul, prompting allegations of bribery from the Bachmann campaign." [Politico, 5/5/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-super-pac-convicted-222853#ixzz47nwM90f5>]

Pro-Trump Great America PAC Hired Amy Pass, As Finance Director. "The ties between Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich are growing stronger. The former House speaker is an informal Trump adviser, and has said that he's open to being considered for the VP slot. Now, one of Gingrich's longtime fundraisers, Amy Pass, will be playing a key role in helping a pro-Trump super PAC raise money. Pass, who was the top fundraiser on Gingrich's 2012 presidential bid, will serve as finance director for Great America PAC. The group, which recently tapped veteran Republican strategist Ed Rollins to serve in a leadership post, has emerged as the primary super PAC devoted to electing Trump." [Politico, 5/6/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/great-america-pac-amy-pass-222900#ixzz47tc8Lt7o>]

*         Amy Pass Served As Finance Director For Newt Gingrich's 2012 Presidential Campaign. "The ties between Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich are growing stronger. The former House speaker is an informal Trump adviser, and has said that he's open to being considered for the VP slot. Now, one of Gingrich's longtime fundraisers, Amy Pass, will be playing a key role in helping a pro-Trump super PAC raise money. Pass, who was the top fundraiser on Gingrich's 2012 presidential bid, will serve as finance director for Great America PAC. The group, which recently tapped veteran Republican strategist Ed Rollins to serve in a leadership post, has emerged as the primary super PAC devoted to electing Trump." [Politico, 5/6/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/great-america-pac-amy-pass-222900#ixzz47tc8Lt7o>]