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From: Peter Attia Sent: 8/6/2015 12:41:53 AM To: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] Subject: Bill Clinton Encouraged Donald Trump to Run Importance: — High Funny article Bill Clinton reportedly had an intriguing phone call with Donald Trump weeks before his campaign launch Rudolph W. Giuliani, Donald Trump, and Bill Clinton attend the 2008 Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation Golf Classic at Trump National Golf Club on July 14, 2008, in Briarcliff Manor, New York. Former President Bill Clinton and real-estate magnate Donald Trump reportedly had a phone conversation in May, only weeks before Trump launched his campaign. According to a new report from The Washington Post, Clinton called Trump in May and "encouraged Trump's efforts" to become more influential within the GOP, according to four "Trump allies" and one Clinton associate "familiar with the exchange." From The Washington Post's Robert Costa and Anne Gearan: "Four Trump allies and one Clinton associate familiar with the exchange said that Clinton encouraged Trump’s efforts to play a larger role in the Republican Party and offered his own views of the political landscape." "The tone of the call was informal and Clinton never urged Trump to run, the four people said. Rather, they said, Clinton sounded curious about Trump’s moves toward a presidential bid and told Trump that he was striking a chord with frustrated conservatives and was a rising force on the right." Hillary Clinton, Bill's wife, is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. The Clintons have long had ties with the real-estate magnate. As The Post notes, Hillary Clinton attended Trump's wedding in 2005, and the reality-television personality donated money to her past Senate campaigns, though he has also HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030015