The Republican presidential nominee received a cease-and-desist letter by the Phoenix regarding a television advertisement that includes a snippet showing the Republican candidate talking with on-duty Phoenix police officers.

The letter wrote by the City Attorney Brad Holm reads that, the Trump campaign violated federal and state law by using copyrighted material, including images of officers in uniform and at work, without permission.

The attorney demanded that the campaign immediately remove the ad from airwaves and cease using it under any circumstances.
Holm wrote in the letter that, "The officers depicted in the ad were in uniform precisely because they were on duty performing work for Phoenix at the time."  

"In this context, the ad unmistakably and wrongfully suggests that Phoenix and the officers support or endorse Mr. Trump’s campaign."

Brian Seitchik, Trump's Arizona state director, declined to comment. State Rep. Phil Lovas, R-Peoria, Arizona campaign chairman for Trump, said he could not comment because he had not seen the letter.

The officers "were unaware that they were photographed and videotaped, and they did not consent to the use of their on-duty images in any Trump (or other) campaign advertisement," Holm said.

Ken Crane, president of the Phoenix police union, said that, “They’re trying to cover themselves, if you will.” “Quite frankly, I think they would do the same thing if Clinton’s campaign was doing that, or at least they should."  

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