Emails: Clinton camp clashed over Obamacare tax repeal

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Some of Hillary Clinton’s top advisers advocated for a repeal of the controversial “Cadillac Tax” on high-cost health plans in Obamacare, but clashed over whether it was worth it since it wouldn’t distract from the email scandal, according to emails posted Sunday by WikiLeaks.

The emails were part of the latest batch illegally taken from Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. The emails on the tax date back to September 2015, and revolve around Clinton campaign staffers wondering how to thread the needle on the controversial tax, which has gotten opposition from both sides of the aisle.

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