The Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump Says His Comments on Judge Have Been ‘Misconstrued’

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Donald Trump Says His Comments on Judge Have Been ‘Misconstrued’

Candidate says ‘I do not feel that one’s heritage makes them incapable of being impartial’

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JANET HOOK

Updated June 7, 2016 5:49 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—Under heavy fire for his attacks on a federal judge handling Trump University litigation, Donald Trump Tuesday abruptly announced he would no longer discuss the roiling controversy, saying his comments were “misconstrued​.”​