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In reply to the discussion: Bill Clinton Casts Blame on Hillary's Presidential Defeat, Explains His Jeffrey Epstein Ties [View all]irisblue
(34,531 posts)Source-https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bill-clinton-called-donald-trump-ahead-of-republicans-2016-launch/2015/08/05/e2b30bb8-3ae3-11e5-b3ac-8a79bc44e5e2_story.html
snip-"Four Trump allies and one Clinton associate familiar with the exchange said that Clinton encouraged Trumps efforts to play a larger role in the Republican Party and offered his own views of the political landscape."
snip-"The talk with Clinton the spouse of the Democratic presidential front-runner and one of his partys preeminent political strategists came just weeks before Trump jumped into the GOP race and surged to the front of the crowded Republican field."
snip""Mr. Trump reached out to President Clinton a few times. President Clinton returned his call in late May, a Clinton employee said. While we dont make it a practice to discuss the presidents private conversations, we can tell you that the presidential race was not discussed.
One Trump adviser said Clinton called Trump, but the adviser did not provide specifics about how the call came about."
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Second citation
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bill-clinton-encouraged-trump-to-run/
title-Bill Clinton Encouraged Trump to Run
There were several articles in 2015 about former Pres Clinton calling the apricothellbeast.