'Such a nasty woman'
Some of the sharpest exchanges came when Trump accused Clinton and her campaign team of drumming up allegations that he has groped several women.
"I believe," Trump said, "she got these people to step forward," accusing Clinton of running a "very sleazy campaign" and adding of the claims aired by several women dating back decades: "It was all fiction."
Trump boasted, "I didn't even apologize to my wife," saying he did nothing wrong and so had nothing to apologize for.
Trump interjected: "Nobody has more respect for women that I do. Nobody."
At which point, derisory laughter from the audience was audible. He repeated: "Nobody has more respect", prompting debate moderator Chris Wallace to try and hush the crowd, urging: "Please, everybody."
However, just one day ago, Ms Trump said that her husband apologized for the leaked, decade-old audio where he bragged about groping women with a giggling Billy Bush.
Later, when the topic turned to taxes, Clinton suggested that Trump might try to wriggle his way out of paying.
"Such a nasty woman," Trump said, leaning into the microphone.
Trump has been accused of various accounts of sexual harassment, as well as being recorded appearing to discuss sexual assault. He has strongly denied the allegations.
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