Donald Trump hammered Hillary Clinton Tuesday, saying her use of a private email server while secretary of state created a scandal worse than Watergate.
"This is like Watergate, only it's worse because here our foreign enemies were in a position to hack our most sensitive national security secrets," Trump told supporters in Greenville, North Carolina, the Los Angeles Times and CBS News reports. "No one takes all the risks Hillary Clinton took unless they are trying to cover up massive crimes."
Trump also drew attention to the 13 different devices, often BlackBerry phones, she used to send and receive messages while secretary of state.
"The only people who use that many phones are usually involved in very, very, and I mean very shady activity," Trump said. "And now she's running for president."
Trump also touted his defense policies, on the heels of his endorsement from almost 90 former military officials. On Wednesday, the Republican plans to call for an end to defense spending caps, CBS reports.
"I'm going to convene my top generals… They will have 30 days to submit to the Oval Office a plan for soundly, and quickly defeating ISIS," Trump said, before vowing to end "military adventurism."
"We're trying to force democracy down their throats," Trump said of nations like Afghanistan and Iraq. "We are spending trillions of dollars and they don't even want it."
The Clinton campaign fired back by drawing attention to reports that the Trump Foundation donated to a campaign group with ties to Florida Attorney General Pam Biondi just before she declined to pursue a case against Trump University.
The Internal Revenue Service found that the donation was improper, and the foundation was fined $2,500.
"There is only one candidate in the race whose foundation has been caught in an illegal pay-to-play scheme," the Clinton campaign said in a statement, according to the Times.
"Instead of dredging up old debunked conspiracy theories, Donald Trump should release his tax returns and come clean on his apparently successful attempt to buy off the Attorney General of Florida."
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