Trump, Clinton foundation controversies absent from first debate

Published September 27, 2016 3:07am ET



Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump steered clear of attacking each other’s charitable foundations during their first one-on-one debate Monday night, choosing instead to criticize each other’s policy proposals and failures in business and government.

The two candidates have seen political gold in each other’s charitable foundations, with Trump alleging pay-to-play practices at the Clinton Foundation and the Democratic presidential hopeful’s campaign pouncing on reports that Trump has given less to his own foundation than other benefactors.

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