They didn't sweep it under the rug. They just didn't know if it was true or not. How were they suppose to know?
They would have had egg on their face had they pursued it early on and he produced his birth certificate. Why would they want to put themself in such a position back then when there was much less to go on?
That's absurd. IF there was a shred of truth to this, the GOP would have been all over, as they should have been, and they would have brought the issue before a Court and it would have been settled.
You must think political parties don't try to ruin candidates of the other party. That's not how it works.
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