Despite decades in public life, Clinton is fiercely resistant to the notion that the price of public life is surrendering any claim to a zone of privacy, thereby stoking voter distrust and resentment that makes her a virtual equal to Trump as the must untrustworthy candidate to seek the White House.

One of her champions in the US media, former New York Times editor Jill Abramson, wrote on Sunday: "The time has come to do something daring to try to restore trust. It goes against every fibre of her nature, but Clinton should now become radically transparent.

"She should release the transcripts of her Wall Street speeches. She should release a comprehensive list of all of her paid speeches. She should release any records or correspondence that help clarify her role at the Clinton Foundation. She should announce that no member of the Clinton family, including her daughter, Chelsea, will be involved in the foundation while she is president. She should release detailed health records, including the treatment she received following her concussion several years ago.

"And, now, [she should release] the full details of her abrupt departure from the 9/11 ceremony. The campaign should n

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