Melania Trump, the candidate's spouse, is clearly guilty of plagiarism or she is a liar. That point is clear.
The Trump Campaign'a Chairman, Paul Manafort, says that Melania's choice of words were "common words and phrases:"
“What she did was use words that are common words,” Manafort said. “To think she would do something like that knowing how scrutinized her speech was going to be is really absurd.”
Heh. The Trump Campaign says that her speech did use words. Michelle Obama's 2008 speech also had words. Therefore, there was no plagiarism. But he was clear that she wrote the speech.
Here's the thing: Melania Trump said publicly she wrote her own speech with little help. Campaign watchers have said, in contrast, that she did not write it and that a staff speechwriter must have plagiarized the First Lady and should be immediately fired.
Manafort's statement, however, makes it clear that she did write the speech. That is why the campaign is not taking any responsibility for it because this is her fault. Which leads me to one final conclusion: Melania Trump is a dumb ass.
Pundits are right that someone needs to be fired. Problem is, it is the candidate's spouse. Then again, Trump has had no problem firing his previous wives.