![]() ![]() ![]() “Intelligence Report on US Hacking,” June, 1, 2017, The New York Times "Top Voting Issues in 2016 Election," July 7, 2016, The Pew Charitable Trust "US election 2016: Six Reasons It Will Make History," July 29, 2016, BBC "How Trump Won the Election According to Exit Polls," November 8, 2016, The New York Times Trump Wins," August 9, 2017, The New York Times "Presidential Election Results: Donald J. ![]() His team found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, but concluded Russian interference occurred "in sweeping and systematic fashion." Thirty-four individuals and three companies were indicted in the investigation, several of whom were Trump associates or campaign officials. After a 2-year investigation, Mueller submitted his findings to the Justice Department in March 2019. ![]() democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency.”Īfter Trump fired Comey for “this Russia thing,” former FBI director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to investigate possible collusion between Russia and Trump’s campaign. In January 2017, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a report concluding that the Russians interfered with the election to "undermine public faith in the U.S. According to The New York Times and based on exit polls, Trump's win was attributed to his ability to not only consolidate the support of white voters (especially those without college degrees), but with minority and lower-income groups, as well. Going into election night, Clinton led in nearly all final polls. On November 6, two days before the election, Comey reported to Congress that the additional emails did not change the agency’s prior report. The FBI concluded in July 2016 that no charges should be made in the case, but on October 28, then-FBI Director James Comey informed Congress the FBI was investigating more Clinton emails. Opponents also focused on Trump’s controversial comments and Tweets on immigrants, race and more, his attacks on the news media and violent protesters who lobbied for his election.Ĭlinton opponents, meanwhile, rallied around chants of "Lock her up," citing an ongoing FBI investigation into possible improper use of her personal email server during her time as secretary of state. Trump opponents were fueled by reports of sexual misconduct, including a leaked "Access Hollywood" recording of him bragging about groping women. "Make America Great Again”-both campaigns were fraught with scandals and negative attacks. Clinton’s campaign centered on health care, rights for women, minorities and LGBT and fair taxes.īut in a battle of slogans-"I'm With Her" vs. During his campaign, Trump called for building a wall at the Mexican border, draining “the swamp” (meaning ending corruption in Washington, D.C.) and opposing free trade deals. The top two voting issues for Americans, according to Pew Research Center, were the economy and terrorism, followed by foreign policy, health care, gun policy and immigration. history ( Ronald Reagan was 69 when he was sworn in). At the age of 70, Trump also became the oldest president in U.S. Trump, meanwhile, became the first president in more than 60 years with no experience serving in Congress or as a governor (the only others were Dwight Eisenhower and Herbert Hoover). For her part, Clinton became the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major party. In an election unlike any other, 2016 included a number of firsts. Third-party candidates on the ballot included Libertarian Gary Johnson and the Green Party’s Jill Stein, who won 3.28 and 1.07 percent of the popular vote, respectively. Senator for the state of Virginia, as her vice presidential running mate. With 17 hopefuls originally vying for the Republican nomination, Trump was quick to criticize and even mock the rest of the crowded Republican field, which included Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, businesswoman Carlie Fiorina, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Ohio Governor John Kasich.Īfter securing the nomination, Trump chose Mike Pence, then governor of Indiana, as his running mate for vice president.Ĭlinton faced her toughest competition from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, and, after winning enough delegates to clinch the nomination, named Tim Kaine, U.S. ![]()
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