Plagiarism allegations overshadow Republican convention

Published July 19, 2016 8:08pm ET



A day that should have been the triumphant culmination of Donald Trump’s improbable rise to the top of the Republican Party was rocked by allegations that his wife, Melania Trump, plagiarized portions of her convention speech Monday night from the remarks Michelle Obama delivered at the 2008 Democratic convention.

GOP lawmakers and operatives seemed to agree Tuesday that somebody within the Trump campaign should lose their job over the decision to crib a lengthy passage from the first lady’s eight-year-old speech.

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