Trump moves ahead...

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has edged ahead of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by a point for the first time since May, an ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll out on Tuesday has found.

The poll also registered a seven point decline for Clinton in the share of likely voters who are strongly enthusiastic about her, a possible reflection of the renewed controversy over her use of a private server while secretary of state, pollster Gary Langer said.

Trump’s 46-45 per cent lead in the fourway race for the White House, while well within the margin of error, is the first time he has polled ahead of Clinton in the survey since May.

The new poll was taken from October 27-30, a period that includes FBI director James Comey’s October 28 announcement that his agents had found a new trove of email that may be pertinent to an earlier probe into Clinton’s handling of classified information.

The results flip 46-45 in the Democrat’s favour when combining the last seven days, Langer said. “Either way the results are exceedingly close.”

Meanwhile, Trump has warned that electing Clinton could mire the country “in a constitutional crisis that we cannot afford.”

It is not clear what Trump means by a “constitutional crisis” but he suggested on Monday to supporters in Michigan that Clinton could face a lengthy criminal investigation and possible a criminal trial as a sitting president as the FBI continues to examine her email practices.

The Justice Department’s office of legal counsel said in 1973 that criminally prosecuting a president would be unconstitutional because it would undermine the executive branch.