Clinton calls for ‘trade prosecutor’

Published October 20, 2016 2:43am ET



Hillary Clinton proposed during Wednesday’s presidential debate to create a special “trade prosecutor” to enforce the rules of international deals.

The Democratic candidate made the proposal as a way to stress that she would protect domestic industries from competition caused by such issues as illegal dumping of steel, which the U.S. has accused China of doing.

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