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Politics
Lisa Mascaro

A more measured Trump surprisingly stays on script amid Clinton's email trouble

LISBON, Maine _ Donald Trump appeared restrained Friday at a packed gymnasium in Maine as he worked to stay on message as Hillary Clinton's email troubles returned.

The crowd, however, was not.

Trump had barely begun speaking when he was wildly interrupted.

"As you might have heard today, the FBI _ " he began, before the crowd roared over him, some with calls to "lock her up!"

"The American people fully understand her corruption. Justice will finally be served," he said to more cheers. "This is the biggest scandal since Watergate and I'm sure it'll be properly handled."

The FBI told lawmakers Friday that it was looking at newly discovered emails for links to Clinton's private email server.

Trump spoke about the issue for fewer than two minutes before returning to his planned speech on his policy agenda, using the more measured tone that comes with using a teleprompter.

"Now, getting back to things that don't sound as exciting," he joked.

After running through his familiar campaign themes, he couldn't help but engage in a bit of conversation with the capacity crowd of 1,200 at the end.

"Get out and vote!" he said, asking who had already cast ballots.

"You haven't voted?" he said. "You're fired!"

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