PhotoHEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — As Monday night’s presidential debate neared its end, Donald J. Trump alluded to an attack line against Hillary Clinton that he was refraining from using. But in the “spin room” after the debate, Mr. Trump and his surrogates were a bit more forthcoming on how directly he could have gone after Mrs. Clinton and her husband, suggesting that Bill Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky was fair game. “He restrained himself from saying what I know he would have liked to have said except for the fact that Chelsea Clinton was in the audience,” Mr. Giuliani said. She’s a total phony.”Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe use of Mr. Giuliani as a surrogate on this front could be problematic given the former mayor’s own history. Mr. Trump himself echoed Mr. Giuliani’s remarks after the debate, but was less direct.

Source: New York Times September 27, 2016 05:22 UTC