Donald Trump said he was ending the controversy about whether President Obama was born in the United States. Below is a short history of similar unsubstantiated claims Trump has repeated. 1) That President Obama did not attend Columbia UniversityAt the height of birther movement, Trump also insinuated on occasion that the president had not truly attended Columbia University. "I can tell you one thing: I am audited when I shouldn't be audited," Trump said later. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 201210) That Obama bribed New York's attorney general to investigate Trump UniversityAt times, Trump's claims have seemed calculated to deflect attention away from himself.

Source: Washington Post September 16, 2016 22:01 UTC