Donald Trump tells Hillary Clinton, “You’d be in jail.” | Jamelle Bouie for Slate

Donald Trump’s Threat to Jail Hillary Clinton Was the Only Debate Moment That Mattered

ST. LOUIS-The most important part of Sunday night’s presidential debate happened within the first 20 minutes. The rest wasn’t uninteresting-at one point, Donald Trump confessed to not paying income taxes, at another broke with his running mate on what to do in Syria-but it wasn’t vital. It wasn’t, and shouldn’t be, the chief takeaway.