memeorandum: Trump: Muslim judge might not be fair to me either (Kyle Cheney/Politico)

2:25 PM ET, June 5, 2016

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Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:

He's of ‘German heritage’: Hillary baits fans into calling Trump a Nazi — More On: — Hillary Clinton lobbed the video equivalent of a Nazi buzz bomb at Donald Trump on Saturday by making his German heritage a campaign issue. — The 37-second clip decrying Trump's attacks …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and BizPac Review

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:

Trump: It's ‘Possible’ A Muslim Judge Would Be Biased Against Me Too — Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump said that it was possible that a Muslim judge would be biased against him when asked in an interview aired Sunday for his views after proposing a ban an all Muslims.

Discussion: Breaking News USA and alan.com

CBS News:

Trump: “It's possible” a Muslim judge would be unfair — Donald Trump is standing by comments he made against U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the judge presiding over a Trump University lawsuit, telling CBS' “Face the Nation” that Curiel's Mexican heritage prevents him from acting fairly on the bench.

Discussion: Mother Jones, CBS New York, Hullabaloo and New York Magazine

Garrett Epps / The Atlantic:

The Problem With Calling Out Judges for Their Race — There's a U.S. Second Circuit judge, Denny Chin, who might be able to set Donald Trump straight on his allegations against the district judge Gonzalo Curiel—but so could any second-year law student who has remained awake during professional-responsibility class.

Discussion: Washington Post, Guardian and BizPac Review

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Pushing racial boundaries, Trump draws rebuke from a fretful GOP — Donald Trump, whose campaign for president has crashed through one barrier after another, has again moved his candidacy into highly questionable territory, threatening to stir more racial animosity in an already divided country …

Discussion: The Hill, ABC News, Politico and Political Wire

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Trump: Muslim judge might not be fair to me either — Donald Trump expanded his argument against a Mexican judge on Sunday, suggesting that a Muslim judge may not be able to rule impartially in a Trump lawsuit either because of his call for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration.

Discussion: ABC News and Washington Free Beacon

Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Trump Suggests Muslim Judges Can't Be Trusted Either

Discussion: Mediaite and Business Insider

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Former attorney general: Trump right to question judge's fairness

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Fox News Insider, Instapundit, The Moderate Voice, The Last Tradition and LawNewz

Maria Sacchetti / BostonGlobe.com:

Criminal immigrants reoffend at higher rates than ICE has suggested — They were among the nation's top priorities for deportation, criminals who were supposed to be sent back to their home countries. But instead they were released, one by one, in secret across the United States.

Discussion: RedState, Hot Air, Liberty Unyielding, MichelleMalkin.com and The Daily Caller

Hope Yen / Associated Press:

Clinton Moves Closer To Nomination With Win In Virgin Islands — WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton scored a sweeping win in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday, picking up all seven pledged delegates at stake as she inched tantalizingly close to the Democratic nomination.

Discussion: Guardian and Booman Tribune

Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders, eyeing a ‘contested convention,’ urges media to hold off on calling race

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Politico

Devin Henry / The Hill:
Sanders, Clinton fight for green vote in tight Calif. race

Discussion: Associated Press and Washington Post

Steve Eder / New York Times:

Donald Trump Reflects on His Relationship With Muhammad Ali — As he reflected on Saturday on the death of Muhammad Ali, Donald J. Trump gushed, calling him a “terrific guy,” “so generous,” and an “amazing poet.” — “He was two people,” Mr. Trump said of Ali in an interview.

Discussion: Mediaite, Althouse, Washington Post, Vox and STAT

Dave Zirin / Los Angeles Times: Op-Ed Don't remember Muhammad Ali as a sanctified sports hero. He was a powerful, dangerous political force

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

NY attorney general: 'We're going to get the money back' from Trump U. — New York's attorney general on Sunday promised justice for students who alleged they were defrauded by Trump University. — “I'm proud to be representing the people of New York state, and we're going to get the money …

Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Donald Trump said ‘university’ was all about education. Actually, its goal was: ‘Sell, sell, sell!’

Discussion: Political Wire and Mother Jones

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Bill Clinton to give eulogy at Ali's funeral — plans on delivering a eulogy for legendary boxer Muhammad Ali's funeral next week. — “We haven't confirmed all eulogists at this time, but eulogies will be led by President Bill Clinton, Bryant Gumbel and Billy Crystal,” …

Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Root

Jon Schuppe / NBC News:
Ali Family Spokesman Reveals Legend's Cause of Death

Discussion: BizPac Review, Gothamist and Independent Journal …

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

John Adams Was a Hermaphrodite? — LOS ANGELES — THIS is a town where scripts routinely come back to writers from entertainment executives with the same scrawled command about a female character: “Make her more likable.” — As Hillary Clinton fights up and down California to fend off Bernie Sanders …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and Althouse

Daily Mail:

Latino students at North Carolina high school outraged after their classmates build ‘Trump wall’ made of boxes in a prank — The students were allowed into McDowell High School on Wednesday to perform a prank as a teacher supervised them — A photo of the wall with about 30 students standing …

Discussion: BizPac Review and Balloon Juice

ABC News:

‘This Week’ Transcript: Hillary Clinton — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ ON June 5, 2016 and it will be updated. — UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice-over): Starting right now on THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Clinton lets loose. — HILLARY CLINTON, FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE …

Discussion: Politicus USA and Viking Pundit

Brett T. / twitchy.com:

San José police fretted that protecting Trump supporters would further ‘insight’ the mob — Here's good news for the Cleveland Police Department: don't worry about getting that riot gear properly fitted for the Republican National Convention this summer.

Julia Prodis Sulek / Mercury News:
San Jose police chief defends officers accused of failing to protect Trump supporters from violence

Discussion: San Jose Inside, The Gateway Pundit, The Last Refuge, Chicago Boyz and The Daily Caller

Drudge Report:

SECRET SERVICE AGENT BOOK ROCKS CLINTON CAMPAIGN — Posted directly outside President Clinton's Oval Office, Former Secret Service officer Gary Byrne reveals what he observed of Hillary Clinton's character and the culture inside the White House while protecting the First Family.

Discussion: BizPac Review and Scared Monkeys

Aleister / The Gateway Pundit:

Elizabeth Warren Claims She's Against Democrat Superdelegate System Then Admits She is One (VIDEO) — Talk about speaking with a forked tongue. — At a Democratic Party event this weekend, Elizabeth Warren claimed she's opposed to her party's superdelegate system.

Discussion: Mediaite, ABC News and Politico