I watched the transcript unfold on the WSJ website, along with the fact checks.
This summary from the WSJ:
Mr. Trump made an extraordinary statement that he would appointed a special prosecutor to look into Mrs. Clinton's use of email as secretary of state before then declaring she belongs in jail. He dodged and weaved on tough questions about his crude remarks in 2005 — repeatedly calling it "locker room" talk.
Mrs. Clinton tried to stay above the fray but ended up getting dragged into some uncomfortable exchanges about her email usage as secretary of state and her husband's alleged infidelities and indiscretions.
Both candidates steadied themselves after a very rocky and uncomfortable start, even ending up a positive note with both candidates saying positive things about one another and shaking hands.
Although Clinton's praise was for Trump's kids, which is hardly praise for Trump. Rehearsed line.
The idea of appointing a special prosecutor to pursue a defeated Presidential nominee is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. That was Trump playing to his core.
But otherwise, it was, pleasingly, policy-driven debate, which seems to have been mostly missing from this election.
