New YORK — Americans will today vote in a historic election that will see either Hillary Clinton, the Democrat nominee, emerge as the first United States woman president or Donald Trump, a business tycoon, who beat veteran Republican politicians in the primaries to represent the party, winning the presidency.
by Elias Mambo
An email scandal saw Clinton briefly slip in poll surveys, but on Sunday she received an unexpected boost after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) absolved her from any criminal wrongdoing, rekindling her hope of becoming America’s first female president. According to the FBI investigations, Clinton, during her time as Secretary of State, set up a private email server and email network for herself and her family to prevent her emails from being accessed by Congress.
Trump has, however, denounced his rival using the FBI investigations and claiming Clinton belonged in prison rather than at the White House.
Despite the FBI dropping the investigation, Trump insisted in Detroit that it was not possible for the law enforcement agency to clear close to 650 000 emails in such a short period.
The Republican leader believes the election is being rigged in favour of Clinton.
“Hillary Clinton is guilty. She knows it, the FBI knows it. The people know it,” he said.
But while campaigning on Sunday evening in Manchester, New Hampshire, Clinton, who was being supported by songwriter James Taylor, told her supporters: “You see, I am no criminal.”
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Clinton has attracted the support of celebrities, who include Jay Z and his wife Beyonce and Taylor, among many others, who graced her campaign rallies.
Last Friday evening, Clinton grabbed the support of one of the crucial swing states, Ohio, after she was accompanied to a campaign rally by Jay Z and Beyonce, a move that has attracted African American voters.
