Trump: Clinton is not the victim

Hillary Clinton has no one to blame but herself for her “mounting legal troubles,” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Monday at a rally in Michigan.

Trump has seized on the FBI’s decision to review new emails obtained from former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-N.Y.) computer to criticize his Democratic rival for the White House.

{mosads}“Hillary wants to blame everyone else for her mounting legal troubles, but she brought all of this on herself,” Trump said.

“Hillary is the one he set up an illegal private email server in a closet to shield her criminal activity. Hillary is the one who engaged in a corrupt pay-for-play scheme at the State Department,” he added during his rally in Grand Rapids, Mich. 

“Hillary is not the victim. The American people are the victims of this corrupt system. And this is your one chance, Nov. 8, to change it.”

Friday’s disclosure by FBI Director James Comey that the FBI is looking at new Clinton emails has roiled the presidential race in its final days, putting the controversy back into the spotlight. Clinton used a private email server while secretary of State.

Comey over the summer said the FBI had not found evidence that Clinton knowingly sent classified information over the summer. On Friday, he said new emails had been found that appeared to be pertinent to that investigation.

Democrats have raced to accuse the FBI director of meddling in the election, criticizing the lack of detail in Comey’s letter to congressional committees notifying them of the news.

Republicans have defended Comey, arguing that his disclosure underscores the serious nature of how Clinton handled classified information while serving as secretary of State.