<sod>The first portion of the content was dominated by discussion of [[Donald Trump and Billy Bush recording controversy|a tape]] of Trump making lewd comments about women to [[Billy Bush]], which had been leaked two days earlier.  Trump attempted to deflect criticism by making counter-accusations of [[Bill Clinton sexual misconduct allegations|sexual misconduct against Bill Clinton]].  Trump had invited four people who had accused [[Bill Clinton]] of impropriety to a press conference prior to the debate. At one point in the debate, Trump raised the issue of [[Hillary Clinton email controversy|Hillary Clinton's email scandal]]. Trump stated that if elected, he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Secretary Clinton in relation to the scandal. Clinton responded by remarking that the country was lucky that someone with Trump's temperament was not in charge of the law, to which Trump promptly responded, "because you'd be in jail." Some Trump supporters in the audience cheered this line. An array of scholars, including [[Political science|political scientists]] and law professors, criticized Trump's pledge to imprison Clinton, saying that it reflected an [[Anti-democratic thought|anti-democratic impulse]].<ref>Max Fisher & Amanda Taub, [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/world/americas/united-states-democracy-clinton-trump.html Trump’s Threat to Jail Clinton Also Targets Democracy's Institutions], ''New York Times'' (October 11, 2016).</ref><ref>Charlie Savage, [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-special-prosecutor.html Threat to Jail Clinton Smacks of 'Tin-Pot Dictators,' Experts Say], ''New York Times'' (Octber 10, 2016).</ref><eod>
<sod>The first portion of the content was dominated by discussion of [[Donald Trump and Billy Bush recording controversy|a tape]] of Trump making lewd comments about women to [[Billy Bush]], which had been leaked two days earlier.  Trump attempted to deflect criticism by making counter-accusations of [[Bill Clinton sexual misconduct allegations|sexual misconduct against Bill Clinton]].  Trump had invited four people who had accused [[Bill Clinton]] of impropriety to a press conference prior to the debate. At one point in the debate, Trump raised the issue of [[Hillary Clinton email controversy|Hillary Clinton's emails]]. Trump stated that if elected, he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Secretary Clinton in relation to the matter. Clinton responded by remarking that the country was lucky that someone with Trump's temperament was not in charge of the law, to which Trump promptly responded, "because you'd be in jail." Some Trump supporters in the audience cheered this line. An array of scholars, including [[Political science|political scientists]] and law professors, criticized Trump's pledge to imprison Clinton, saying that it reflected an [[Anti-democratic thought|anti-democratic impulse]].<ref>Max Fisher & Amanda Taub, [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/world/americas/united-states-democracy-clinton-trump.html Trump’s Threat to Jail Clinton Also Targets Democracy's Institutions], ''New York Times'' (October 11, 2016).</ref><ref>Charlie Savage, [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-special-prosecutor.html Threat to Jail Clinton Smacks of 'Tin-Pot Dictators,' Experts Say], ''New York Times'' (Octber 10, 2016).</ref><eod>