1. Trump coy about intentions
A zany speech by Donald Trump in Ohio on Wednesday fueled speculation that he ... does not actually want to be president. The New York Times asked him on Thursday whether he might walk away if he won.
Summary
I’ll let you know how I feel about it after it happens.
– Donald Trump, on whether he would serve if elected
2. Cruz gets speaking slot
Ted Cruz said Trump asked him to speak at the Republican national convention and he accepted. But they didn’t talk about an endorsement, Cruz mentioned. Also, he hasn’t released his delegates.
No one wants to be Trump’s veep
3. Sanders to stump with Clinton – reports
Bernie Sanders is likely to endorse Hillary Clinton at a rally in New Hampshire next week, according to Democratic sources. Sanders himself made a new call for supporters to back Clinton.
Sanders releases platform priorities
Summary
We have got to do everything that we can to defeat Donald Trump and elect Hillary Clinton.
– Bernie Sanders, in an interview with Bloomberg News
4. Trump scraps with senators
Trump dropped by Capitol Hill, where Senator Jeff Flake told him to tone it down about Mexicans and other stuff. Trump predicted Flake would lose re-election. Flake informed Trump he’s not up for re-election.
Summary
The Trump camp denied the Hill outing was contentious, and House speaker Paul Ryan called it a “great meeting”. Senator Ben Sasse said through a spokesman that meeting Trump was fine but “this election remains a dumpster fire”.
5. FBI defends Clinton decision
In nearly five hours of testimony, FBI director James Comey told Congress that Clinton did not lie to the FBI about her use of private email and did not break the law in mishandling classified material, in his judgment.
Comey on Clinton: ‘celebrity hunting’
Summary
I see evidence of great carelessness ... [but not] evidence that they knew when they did it, they were doing something that was against the law … No reasonable prosecutor would bring the second case in 100 years based on gross negligence.
– James Comey, explaining advice against prosecuting Clinton
... and another thing:
Ryan doesn't comment on Trump standing by his Star of David tweet: "I'm just not going to get into the tweet talk." https://t.co/GZNnCvH1EG
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 7, 2016
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