who was moderating the forum, then asked Trump if legalization is a states' rights issue or not. ‘If they vote for it, they vote for it,’ Trump said. ‘But, you know, they have got a lot of problems going on right now in Colorado. Some big problems.’” [Washington Post, 10/29/15] CRIMES COMMITTED BY UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS Trump Claimed That A “Killer” Was “Protected” Since He Was An Undocumented Immigrant And “If He Were A Citizen, They’d Put Him In Jail For Life.” TRUMP: “I respect the people in the Republican Party, but this is a very important issue and it can’t be toned down. It’s an issue that wants to be silenced. Remember I told you the story about the guy they were going after, that killer, and when they heard he was he was an illegal immigrant it was like he was protected? If he were a citizen, they’d put him in jail for life.” [Washington Post, 7/12/15] • Trump On The Immigrant Who Killed The Woman In San Francisco: “Look At That Guy, Look At What He Did, Killing That Beautiful Girl. [Expletive] Animal.” “When a picture of the Mexican laborer accused of killing a San Francisco woman is put on screen, Trump said: ‘Look at that guy, look at what he did, killing that beautiful girl. [Expletive] animal.’ He returned several minutes later to continue the interview.]” [Washington Post, 7/12/15] DEFENSE AND FOREIGN POLICY “ADVISERS” Col. Jack Jacobs, Who Trump Claimed Was A “Go-To” Advisers Had Never Actually Discussed National Security Policy With Trump. “The retired Army colonel who Donald Trump listed as one of his ‘go-to’ advisers has never actually discussed national security policy with him, according to a report in Mother Jones on Wednesday. Over the weekend, the billionaire and GOP presidential candidate told NBC News that Col. Jack Jacobs, a military analyst who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service during the Vietnam war, was one of the two men he listed as someone he ‘talk[s] to for military advice right now.’ ‘Col. Jack Jacobs is a good guy,’ he said on ‘Meet the Press.’ ‘And I see him on occasion.’ Trump also mentioned that he turned to former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton for advice, as well as ‘the shows.’” [The Hill, 8/19/15] Trump Said He Learned Military Strategy By Watching Current And Retired Generals Talk On TV. “Getting military strategy by watching current and retired generals talk on TV isn't just OK with Trump -- he says it's better than any team he could assemble to personally advise him. The mogul made the comment on NBC's ‘Meet the Press’ on Sunday -- earning derision from one of those frequent TV pundits, retired Gen. Michael Hayden. But Trump defended his comments in an interview Wednesday with CNN's Chris Cuomo, saying it allows him to get a lot of advice quickly. ‘I watch your show. And I watch other shows. And you have the best generals, the best everything ... frankly probably better than I could get,’ Trump said. ‘What do I know? I'm a man that made a great fortune. I'm gonna make our country rich and I'm gonna make our country great.’ Trump said he watches shows as well as reading The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other newspapers and magazines, which allows him to ‘get a lot of information in a very short time.’” [CNN, 8/19/15] Confidential Page 80
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