OK one more time...Hillary had a lapel mic, Trump did too. IT requires a transmitter. We just never got a good look at the one Trump had on his back too.
One good possibility was posted in another thread,. One for the TV feed, one for the house PA system.
I agree with you, I put absolutely nothing past Hillary, she is absolutely evil. That was my immediate first impression, first time I ever saw her just before Bill was elected. In a half second, I knew she was evil. They both will stop at nothing to achieve more power.
I thought I saw a hint of an earpiece in her right ear a couple of times, but can’t be sure. Her answers were so scripted I wouldn’t doubt her campaign wrote the questions and handed them to Holt. But in her right ear where Trump could easily see it would be beyond stupid, even for her. So I wrote it off as imagination or reflection on a sweaty earlobe.
She was VERY robotic with her answers. I assume the network gave her the questions days or more in advance for her prep. She has paid off a lot of people, and has threatened even more. Look at Dr. Drew.
We just never got a good look at the one Trump had on his back too.
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Trump’s may well have been in his suit coat inside pocket since it is was attached to his coat lapel.
I think that this is quite possible. Hillary was energetic (comparatively), and calm. I theorize that it was, in part, because she knew she wasn't going to get any rough questions from Holt.
Was it in her ear as shown in the top right pic in post #1, posted by Bruce Dickinson?