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Trump says he could still go after Clintons, Obama

Trump claimed in a Newsmax interview Thursday that he possesses significant information on the Clintons and Obama, though he said he chose not to pursue them previously.

On air: Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 9:51 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by The Hill: “Trump says he could still go after Clintons, Obama to 'destroy their reputations'”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 9:51 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Vera Bullock.
Topics: Obama, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Obama Presidential Center Construction Costs Hit $1 Billion (October 15).

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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPresident Trump said Thursday he could still criminally investigate the Clintons and Barack Obama, claiming he has a lot of information on all three.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe told Newsmax he could have gone after them before but chose not to.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorJoining us from a minimum-security prison is Winston Cobb, who has opinions. Winston, good morning.
Winston Abernathy CobbMorning, Vera. Allegedly, in my case, I've got experience with holding a lot of information and choosing not to use it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo when someone says he has the goods but is being generous, what are we looking at?
Winston Abernathy CobbA threat in a nice coat. The information is never the point, the waiting is.
Winston Abernathy CobbAllegedly, in my case, I waited eleven months with a stack of envelopes.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEnvelopes?
Winston Abernathy CobbClerical. Very clerical. This golf pencil is all they let me keep, and I use it to count other people's mail in my head.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut you didn't answer the question. Does a person with real evidence announce on television that he has a lot of it?
Winston Abernathy CobbNever. Real evidence goes quietly to a prosecutor. The loud version is a man tapping his pocket.
Winston Abernathy CobbAllegedly, in my case, the pocket was a neighbor's mailbox.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWinston, did you just say mailbox?
Winston Abernathy CobbI said pocket. The mailbox was a separate matter, and the statute of limitations on my pocket remarks is ongoing.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo what is your professional advice to anyone sitting on a lot of information this morning?
Winston Abernathy CobbPut it all in writing, keep a detailed list of who you have it on, and whatever you do, label the folder. That's how they found mine.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWinston Cobb, everybody. Rex, I assume you have a cleaner record than that, or at least a better bench.

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