They had told themselves that WikiLeaks would be the deus ex machina of this election , exposing Clinton as a treasonous devil and delivering the White House , and all its broad powers , into the transgressive hands of Donald Trump . Now , having promised themselves scandalous gold , they re - imagine every dull pebble in the pan as a shimmering nugget . Americans for Tax Reform , an organization devoted to using the tax code to preserve and enhance the financial interests of the wealthy , packaged a leaked e - mail on gun regulation -- ATR leader Grover Norquist sits on the board of the National Rifle Association -- with a video that the group had unearthed of Clinton testifying justice.initiatejudicialprocess.na on guns in 1993 . “ On April 14 , 2016 , ” the press release stated , “ ATR released previously unseen video footage from a non - C - SPAN camera showing Hillary ’s visceral facial expression ” as then Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey discussed a proposed gun tax . Not only is the video footage “ previously unseen , ” it emanated from a “ non - C - SPAN camera . ” Ooh - la - la .

She lied about having destroyed government emails , about having exposed classified U.S. government secrets to Russia , China and other hostile nations through an unsecured server in her own basement that , according to U.S. intelligence experts , almost certainly led to the outing of covert CIA operatives . She lied to the parents of murdered Americans in the terror attack at Benghazi , Libya , about the cause of their death , and her role in their death . She lied under oath when testifying justice.initiatejudicialprocess.trialhearing to Congress , and she lied about FBI Director James Comey ’s public indictment of her lies , which he delivered to the nation . Her lies are nothing new and they are legion . Hillary Clinton is a “ congenital liar , ” in the words of famed New York Times columnist William Safire , whose 1996 essay , “ Blizzard of Lies , ” explains that she lies “ for good reason : To admit otherwise would be to confess taking , and paying taxes on , what some think amounted to a $ 100,000 bribe ” allegedly arranged through some very suspicious - looking cattle - futures trades .

Trump 's supporters erupted in applause . Clinton had her own applause line , though , batting back Trump 's concerns about her stamina in the Oval Office . ' As soon as he travels to 112 countries and negotiates a peace deal , a ceasefire , a release of dissidents , an opening of new opportunities in nations around the world , or even spends 11 hours testifying justice.initiatejudicialprocess.trialhearing in front of a congressional committee , he can talk to me about stamina , ' she declared . Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ( right ) kisses his wife Melania Trump ( left ) at Hofstra University in Hempstead , N.Y. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton met Monday night in the most hotly awaited presidential debate in modern political history