Clinton meeting with top law enforcement leaders in New York

Source: Associated Press

By KEN THOMAS
Aug. 18, 2016 6:05 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton is poised to meet Thursday with a group of top law enforcement leaders, including the retiring New York City police commissioner who recently said Donald Trump's presidential candidacy scared him.

Clinton campaign aides said she will meet in New York with eight leading law enforcement leaders, including retiring commissioner Bill Bratton of New York City and his successor, James O'Neill; Charles Beck of the Los Angeles Police Department and former police chief Charles Ramsey of Philadelphia. Other participants include law enforcement leaders from Tucson, Arizona; Seattle; Camden County, New Jersey; and Dallas County, Texas.

Bratton said in an interview earlier this month with CBS News that Trump's "shoot from the hip" style and "lack of depth" on policy issues scared him.

Clinton's meeting comes as Trump, the Republican nominee, has accused her of being "against the police" and vowed to restore law and order if elected president.

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