Guest: James Rosen

Talking Points summarized Donald Trump's new strategy in his presidential campaign.
"To take the heat off their candidate, the Trump campaign is now focusing on Hillary Clinton's continuing email and Foundation controversies," The Factor said. "The plan is this - to demonize Mrs. Clinton with the corruption label; to demand an independent prosecutor be assigned to look at her behavior; and to tell voters that ongoing scandal will not benefit the country."
The Factor then brought in Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen, who reported on the latest developments with the Clinton Foundation scandal.

"Well, first of all, primarily that it's not good news for Hillary Clinton," Rosen said. "The Associated Press, which is widely respected. It's not anybody's idea of a right wing attack machine, has been using the Freedom of Information Act and they have gotten ahold of a number of Secretary Clinton's schedules, her calendars from when she was America's top diplomat.

"And A.P. analysis of these schedules finds more than half of the people who got a meeting with Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state or a phone call with her when she was secretary of state who were themselves outside the government. More than half of them either gave directly to the Clinton Foundation or did so through groups and companies."

The Factor also asked Rosen about the Clintons' use of private jets through the Clinton Foundation.

"My understanding is, having looked at this, the Clinton Foundation doesn't have its own airplane, it's own jet plane," Rosen said. "They are largely dependent on donors and others who are friends of the Clintons and there is evidence that Bill Clinton as former president used the same one rich guy's airplane, something like 15 times in a 10-year period or 25 times in a 10- year period. And so, but we can safely assume that no former president of the United States and no former First Lady of the United States has ever really lacked for transportation."

Guest: Larry Sabato & Rick Klein

With the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton's emails back at the front of the news cycle, The Factor asked University of Virginia Professor Larry Sabato and ABC News Political Director Rick Klein about the political implications.

"If this campaign is about Donald Trump, Donald Trump is on a path to losing," Klein said. "If the campaign is about Hillary Clinton, he has the potential path to winning and getting back in the conversation. So, this story touches on so many elements of Clinton's vulnerabilities. Transparency, conflicts of interest. Questions of honest and trustworthiness. All of those have tentacles that reached from the story."

Sabato said the recent reports are bad press for Clinton, but that most people have made up their mind already on the election.

"The question I have is how many people are even persuadable at this point," Sabato said. "There are very few undecided voters. So, I don't know what Trump gains over the long run except whipping up his supporters and maybe increasing their turnout."

Guests: Paul Booth & Keith Ablow


Time Magazine's cover story this week is about how the internet is contributing to a culture of hate.

The Factor asked psychiatrist Ketih Ablow and communications professor Paul Booth if they agreed.

Ablow said the internet does increase the amount of hate in culture.

"The internet invites people into it anonymously," Ablow said. "It does so via in and anonymous technological filter and therefore it short circuits empathy. So, it favors people who lack empathy, number one, and it threatens to turn just regular folks into less empathetic people as well.

"So it's doing that in a two-fold way. Not just through bullying. But, after all, ISIS and the like, used the internet to recruit. Why? Why is it seemingly so easy? Because people are depersonalized and dehumanized by the internet."

Booth said social media was not to blame for hate.

"I'm going to have to say I don't think social media is the cause of hatred," Booth said. "I think hatred has always existed. People have always hated each other. Social media maybe brings it out in certain ways but I don't think you can play the technology."

Guest: Melissa Francis


The Factor asked Melissa Francis to find out what celebrities were saying about the 2016 campaign on social media.

Francis said Cher had the most outrageous Tweet when she posted, "Many ppl say Donald Trump Wears UMPA LUMPA Depends,& Fills his"YUGE"Bellybutton With CHEAP Cavier...IM NOT SAYING IT,But Some Ppl Say That??"

Francis also said Miley Cyrus was active on social media. "She is another one spouting lots of wisdom on her Facebook page," Francis said. "She said no more hate and violence. Love is what we need."

Francis said Kristie Alley is one of the few celebrities who support Trump, but that she is roundly criticized for her views.

Guests: Kimberly Guilfoyle & Lis Wiehl


A federal judge has ordered Hillary Clinton to provide written testimony in a lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch about her email server.

Lis Wiehl explained the scope of what Judicial Watch can ask her.

"They have to limit their questions to, 'why was the server set up? How was it created?" Wiehl said.

The Factor next asked about former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette, who agreed to give back over $6 million he received for writing a book about the raid that killed bin Laden after the federal government sued him.

"The government basically proceeded against him to say that you violated your nondisclosure confidentiality agreements," Guilfoyle said.

Guests: Greg Gutfeld & Bernard McGuirk


Barack Obama visited the flooded areas of Louisiana Tuesday, but took some criticism for not going last week when he was on vacation.

The Factor asked Gutfeld and McGuirk if they thought the folks in Louisiana cared that Obama went to the Pelican State.

"Maybe it helps them," Gutfeld said. "Maybe it gives them some kind of emotional support, who knows?"

"He should have sent James Taylor down there," McGuirk said. "Look, things are going to happen when you're on vacation. In this case, it was the riots and it was the flooding."

"One of my college friends, Terrence McGowan, has led a fascinating life ... small town cop, Marine Corps captain, FBI agent.

"But McGowan simply will not retire. As an old guy, he actually went back to Iraq and Afghanistan working in the private sector.

"His new book "The Silence of War: An Old Marine in a Young Marine's War" comes out today. McGowan tells some amazing tales that will keep you turning pages.

"I wrote a forward for the book, even though McGowan doesn't deserve it, of course. But I am loyal to old friends who write good books."