Democrat front-runner Hillary Clinton and her rival Bernie Sanders ratcheted up their attacks in a bruising, final debate in Brooklyn, New York, as he cast doubt on her judgment and she criticised his command of policy and record on guns. The debate was hosted by TV channels CNN and NY1 News on Thursday night and came only a few days before New York's critical primary on April 19. It's the first debate the two Democratic candidates have done in over a month.
Sanders delivered first opening statement where he accused Clinton of "lacking the kind of judgment we need to be the kind of president we need." But he found himself on defence for not releasing his taxes and said he would do so on Friday, CNN reported.
Clinton again found herself in the spotlight for her paid speeches to big banks, declining to release the transcripts when pressed by CNN moderators. But she counterpunched by referring to Sanders' trouble explaining some of his core policies in an interview with the New York Daily News.
The debate was the most combative yet, with the two delivering harsh attacks that at points needed intervention from the moderators. The event, held just across the river from Wall Street, in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, quickly turned to the issue of the big banks and their perceived excesses.