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CLINTON LOSES IT

Furious Hillary turns on protester after he labels Bill Clinton ‘a rapist’ as she brings ‘Miss Piggy’ to launch scathing attack on ‘dangerous’ Trump

HILLARY Clinton blasted Donald Trump supporters for their "dark, divisive, dangerous vision" after a heckler branded her husband a "rapist" at a rally yesterday.

The protester also waved a bright green sign reading "Bill is a rapist" with "Hillary is a criminal" on the other side.

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Clinton said she was "sick and tired" of "negative" and "divisive" Trump supporters yesterdayCredit: AP:Associated Press
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A male protester stood in amongst Clinton supporters whilst waving a sign reading "Bill is a rapist"

Clinton was speaking at a rally at the Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Raising her voice and waving her finger, Clinton shouted: "I am sick and tired of the negative, dark, divisive, dangerous vision and the anger of people who support Donald Trump.

She continued: "It is time for us to say no, we are not going backwards, we're going forward into a brighter future".

Her supporters drowned out the heckler who was later escorted from the rally.

She was speaking to a racially diverse crowd after being introduced by civil rights legend John Lewis.

Earlier in the day Clinton had blasted Trump as "somebody who claims he's worth $10billion - he ought to pay some federal income taxes".

Clinton's lead has narrowed in opinion polls ahead of the Nov. 8 elections after the FBI announced it is looking at fresh material "pertinent" to the presidential wannabe's email scandal.

She has previously been cleared of any wrongdoing in relation to using a personal email server for potentially sensitive information.

Some polls have even put Donald Trump ahead since the latest twist in the email controversy emerged.

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"We are not going backwards, we're going forward into a brighter future": Clinton was in a passionate mood yesterdayCredit: Fame Flynet
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The heckler's sign read "Hillary is a criminal" on the other side
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Clinton appeared on stage with former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, who has been the victim of sexist comments from TrumpCredit: Reuters

In reference to sexist comments made by Trump to former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, Clinton said at a Florida rally yesteday: "Don't buy into that dark, pessimistic vision".

Clinton appeared on stage with Machado and slammed Trump as a "bully" for calling her "Miss Piggy".

She also made reference to a New York Times article that claims Trump has avoided paying millions of taxes using a tax avoidance scheme.

Clinton said: "He took everything our great country offered and scooped it up with both hands".

As she reeled off scathing attacks throughout the day, Clinton said it was important to set a contrast because in Trump "we've never had someone so unqualified or unfit" to be president.

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Clinton slammed Trump as "somebody who claims he's worth $10billion - he ought to pay some federal income taxes"Credit: EPA
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The bald protester made obscene remarks at Clinton's rally in Florida

Clinton was unrelenting of her attacks on Trump during three events in Florida, because if he can't win in that state it will be difficult for him to succeed nationwide.

Yesterday's intense campaigning came one of Clinton's top aides urged the FBI to disclose what it knows about any ties between Donald Trump and Russia.

He accused the agency of unfairly publicising its inquiry into Clinton's email practices while staying quiet about the Republican presidential candidate.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened a preliminary inquiry in recent months into allegations that Trump or his associates might have had questionable dealings with Russian people or businesses, but found no evidence to warrant opening a full investigation, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The agency has not publicly discussed the probe.

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Trump was in Wisconsin yesterday and urged people who have voted for Hillary to cancel their vote and switch sidesCredit: Reuters
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Some polls suggest Trump has now taken the lead in the presidential raceCredit: Reuters

A week before Election Day, the Clinton campaign was trying to contain damage from the announcement by FBI Director James Comey on Friday that his agency was looking into newly discovered emails that might relate to Clinton's use of a private server while she was secretary of state.

Clinton has voiced confidence the FBI will not find anything problematic.

There were chants of "Lock her up!" from dozens of Trump supporters gathered at Clinton rallies yesterday.

In Ft. Lauderdale, a young man who yelled, "She's a liar" was escorted out of the rally.

Several other were protesters removed during the course of her speech.

Trump and other Republicans have seized on Comey's announcement, which did not indicate any wrongdoing by Clinton, to ratchet up criticism of the Democratic candidate.

She leads in most opinion polls ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

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Clinton is confident the FBI will find nothing problematic with the latest emails they are looking atCredit: EPA
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Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook has questioned why the FBI director has not released any information into Trump's relationship with RussiaCredit: EPA

Trump urged people at a rally in Wisconsin on Tuesday who voted early for his Democratic rival to cancel their ballots and switch to him.

He said: "This is a message for any Democratic voters who have already cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton and who are having a bad case of buyer's remorse, in other words you want to change your vote.

"So if you live here or in Michigan or Pennsylvania or Minnesota, you can change your vote to Donald Trump."

Several states, including those cited by Trump, have a process to allow voters who cast early ballots to change their votes, either by submitting new ballots or showing up at their polling place on Election Day.

Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook questioned why the FBI director had not released any information about the agency's Russia inquiries.

He told CNN: "If you're in the business of releasing information about investigations on presidential candidates, release everything you have on Donald Trump.

"Release the information on his connections to the Russians."

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Clinton spoke after legendary civil rights activist John Lewis yesterdayCredit: AP:Associated Press

The FBI inquiry reviewed allegations that Trump or his associates might have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or engaged in contacts or commerce with people in Russia who are subject to U.S. or international financial sanctions.

The U.S. government has blamed Russia for cyber attacks on Democratic Party organisations.

Democrats criticise Trump for taking what they say is a pro-Russia foreign policy stance.

Russia's possible role in the campaign again came into focus when online magazine Slate said a group of computer scientists had been alarmed by records showing thousands of apparent connection attempts between an email server operated on behalf of the Trump Organization and computers inside a Russian company, Alfa Bank in Moscow.

Trump campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks said the server, which had been used to send out hotel marketing material, had been dormant for years.

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Clinton supporters gathered in Florida to watch the presidential wannabe speakCredit: Getty Images
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Hillary Clinton's lead on Trump has narrowed since the FBI revealed it is looking at more emailsCredit: AP:Associated Press

Prominent U.S. cyber security company FireEye said it had been hired by Alfa Bank to investigate the records and had been granted access to the bank's systems in Moscow to look for evidence of any relationship with Trump's company or any signs of hacking or infection.

FireEye said so far it had found no emails being sent back and forth or any other link.

Opinion polls showed Clinton's lead has narrowed slightly since early last week but it was too early to say whether the email controversy was hurting her.

Clinton led businessman Trump in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll of likely voters released on Monday, by 44 percent to 39 percent.

Clinton, hoping to be the first woman elected president, strengthened her lead over Trump in polls after the release last month of a 2005 video in which the Republican bragged in vulgar terms about groping women.

But in a dramatic twist, Comey told Congress in a letter on Friday that the FBI was reviewing the newly discovered emails.

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FBI director James Comey has been accused of trying to influence an election by senior democratsCredit: AP:Associated Press

Comey had announced in July that the FBI had completed a probe into the email practices, concluding there were no grounds to bring any charges.

Clinton's team has been pressing the FBI to provide details on the new trove of emails, which Comey said may or may not be significant in the case.

Little is publicly known yet about the emails, other than that they were found during an unrelated probe into former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin.

Comey's letter has provided Republicans with fresh fodder for attack in the waning days of the campaign. U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday that a Clinton presidency would bog down in "scandal baggage."

Congressional Republicans, who had been concerned Trump risked damaging their majorities in the House and Senate, were also encouraged by his recent statements on efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare.

A campaign aide said if Trump wins, he would ask Congress to begin working on legislation to repeal the law before the Jan. 20 inauguration.


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