Clinton Meeting With Top U.S. Law Enforcement Leaders
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NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/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 Dallas County; Tucson, Arizona; Seattle; and Camden County, New Jersey.
In an interview earlier this month with CBS News Bratton said, "Mr. Trump scares me, scares the hell of out me, being quite frank with you. And I just don't get it in terms of the support for him. The lack of depth on issues... the 'shoot from the hip' -- I've just watched his whole campaign and I just shake my head."
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.
Aides said Clinton's meeting had been planned for several weeks and would build upon her outreach to law enforcement during the campaign.
Following a deadly shooting of police officers in Dallas, Clinton urged Americans to try to walk in the shoes of law enforcement and Democrats had law enforcement officials speak at their summer convention, including Ramsey.
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