Mrs. Trump’s speech: Writer’s statement keeps flap going

CLEVELAND (AP) — Seeking to put out a political fire, a Trump Organization staff writer took the blame Wednesday for the plagiarism controversy that has threatened to overshadow Donald Trump’s triumphant Republican National Convention.
The nation is to get its first good look Wednesday night at Trump’s vice presidential pick, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, as he addresses the convention. But the noise surrounding Melania Trump’s Monday night speech was all but drowning it out.