NOT PLEASED: 'Oh for goodness - that is not going to happen. I am not going to even answer that question,' she told Univision's Jorge Ramos
Hilary's fury at being asked if she will drop out if she is indicted over emails: 'I'm not even going to answer that'
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Hillary Clinton was none-too-pleased tonight as she was questioned about her email scandal and whether she would drop out of the race if she's indicted.
'Oh for goodness - that is not going to happen. I am not going to even answer that question,' she told Univision's Jorge Ramos
Ramos had to ask her the question twice before she finally answered. Bernie Sanders likewise avoided taking a stance and instead changed the subject to climate change and wealth inequality.
Clinton said her emails will not be issue in the election and her party's voters shouldn't let it bother them.
'I am not concerned about it. I am not worried about it. And no Democrat or American should be either,' she said.
She again apologized for her behavior, but stated that it was 'not prohibited' or 'disallowed.'
'It wasn't the best choice. I made a mistake,' she said.
Ramos wanted to know who gave her 'permission' to operate a server out of her home and use a private account to conduct government business.
'There was no permission to be asked,' a clearly frustrated Clinton asserted.
The candidates are facing off in their second debate of the week, this time in Miami, Florida, ahead of Tuesday's primary in the state.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both promised to not deport children or non-criminal undocumented immigrants, and criticized President Barack Obama for doing so. If either of them becomes president, the pledges will be difficult to keep.
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Both are in a tough spot on the issue of deporting children. Univision moderator Jorge Ramos challenged them repeatedly on whether they would send home children apprehended at the border. Ramos brought up Clinton's statement in 2014 that unaccompanied minors -- who at the time were being apprehended in surging numbers -- "should be sent back" to their native countries.
Clinton said her stance at the time has been represented, and that she meant that current law must be followed, and would change the law to guarantee more safeguards for children. She said for undocumented immigrants, she would prioritize violent criminals, terrorists and others who threaten safety.
"I do not have the same policy as the current administration does," Clinton said. She added the U.S. should "stop the raids."
"I will not deport deport children. I would not deport children," Clinton said later. "I do not want to deport family members either."
She also said she wasn't contradicting her past statements on people who crossed the border, because the country must follow its asylum laws. Clinton quickly pivoted back to saying undocumented people "living in our country" should be given a path to citizenship.
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It could be tough to square the two statements, however. Discussions about children
being deported are almost exclusively around the unaccompanied minors crossing the border -- not necessarily people already living in the country. Following current asylum laws means that if the children are rejected for relief, they can be deported. If a president promises not to deport children -- any of them -- as a blanket matter, that would be blown up.
Sanders hit Clinton for her comments, and made promises of his own. He said Obama "is wrong on this issue of deportation."
"I will not deport children from the United States of America," Sanders said, adding that he also "can make that promise" that he won't deport non-criminal undocumented immigrants.
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