FBI director recommends Hillary Clinton not be indicted in email investigation

[pat34lee]

For what exactly? What state law has she broken?

The FOIA for one. She mixed personal and government emails
in order to keep them all private, and unavailable to auditors.

 

[PapaZoom]

The FOIA for one. She mixed personal and government emails
in order to keep them all private, and unavailable to auditors.

And that was calculated.

 

[pat34lee]

Anyways. America desperately needs the GOP party to be the GOP party and adhere to their principles and not the whims of their extremists.

Especially not the RINOs and other left-wingers
and compromisers in the party.

 

[tulc]

Most were probably Bernie supporters decrying her corruption just a few weeks ago. Now defending her. Some probably hoped she would be indicted so the Bern could keep on Bernin.

I have to give the liberals credit....they lock step when left with no options.

Well, it helps that the Republicans managed to find the one person in America that makes Sec. Clinton look like the very best candidate this year.
tulc(still is supporting Cthulhu this year!)

 

[TLK Valentine]

You just don't have all your facts correct. The same rules weren't in place when Powell was sending and receiving his emails.

I'm still getting over your "Bush never used email" hoot....

 

[TLK Valentine]

BTW, this: -->Bush and Cheney sent all their Executive branch email through a server at the RNC headquarters

is totally untrue. There were two servers. One official for White House use and one for RNC business. Look it up.

And which one was used? Look that up.

 

[TLK Valentine]

Because her actions were illegal. Prove any of Bush's or
any of the others were, that were not prosecuted.

If prosecution is the yardstick for determining illegality, then what are we arguing about?

 

[redleghunter]

Well, it helps that the Republicans managed to find the one person in America that makes Sec. Clinton look like the very best candidate this year.
tulc(still is supporting Cthulhu this year!)

You might want to check in at RNC HQs. There's no way they wanted Trump. Given what's going on in DC perhaps a non-DC candidate is in order.

 

[redleghunter]

Hmm mm good point.

Okay, how about this line of attack.
The criteria to be president as defined by the Constitution entails getting votes. Your credit history, high school gpa, physical fitness level and ability to "normally" qualify for a security clearance are irrelevant as far as the actual Constitutional requirements are concerned.

The people voting will know all that stuff and if they choose you despite that baggage than that choice overrides other qualifiers that would be in effect for typical jobs.

Of course Central Clearance overlooks a lot for politicians when it comes to personal indiscretions. If they did not Bush (drunk driving) and Obama (undisclosed foreign travel) would not get a security clearance without a waiver.

That is not the point and your approach is missing the point. Neither Bush nor Obama demonstrated prior to their swearing in that they were incompetent managers of the nation's highest secrets. Comey's comments yesterday read like a relief for cause evaluation report. Comey made it clear that from the FBI's perspective they would not prosecute, however he made it clear Hillary Clinton, her staff and most of the Dept of State were incompetent.

I guess Hillary can go on the campaign trail now and say "officially I'm not a crook, just incompetent." Guess she is good to go as that NOW seems to be a requirement for higher office in our government within the Beltway.

 

[bhsmte]

How does anyone get indicted? Someone gets a pet prosecutor to call a grand jury/accuse her of a felony, they present whatever evidence that's needed to get the person indicted, and then a pet judge signs off on it. That there's never been any sort of charges brought tells me they have nothing that she can be charged with, so instead they "indict" her on fox news and "try" her by screaming about how guilty she is...apparently what she's mostly guilty of is not actually committing an illegal act.
tulc(just a thought)

And who in the justice system will that pet prosecutor be, that can basically act on their own?

 

[tulc]

You might want to check in at RNC HQs. There's no way they wanted Trump. Given what's going on in DC perhaps a non-DC candidate is in order.

uhmmm...the actual Republican Party picked Mr Trump, that the leadership that pandered to this element of the Party for years now regrets doing so doesn't change the fact the Republican Party picked this particular clown from the clown car.
tulc(is pretty sure the Republicans are going to blame those evil Democrats for Mr Trump winning the Republican nomination, but that doesn't change the fact that Mr Trump the face of the Republican Party!)

 

[redleghunter]

uhmmm...the actual Republican Party picked Mr Trump

Not yet.

 

[tulc]

And who in the justice system will that pet prosecutor be, that can basically act on their own?

Beats me, someone asked how it could happen so I posted a scenario I thought might work, but then again I was just speculating.
tulc(not a lawyer, just sometimes plays one online!)

 

[tulc]

Not yet.

Yep, hope springs eternal!
tulc(wonders if redleghunter has ever considered voting for Cthulhu? remember his slogan "why vote for the lesser of two evils?")

 

[bhsmte]

Beats me, someone asked how it could happen so posted a scenario I thought might work, but then again I was just speculating.
tulc(not a lawyer, just sometimes plays one online!)

As an fyi, lawyers in the justice dept, dont indict people (especially high profile people) without the approval and support of their superiors.

 

[dgiharris]

Not yet.

Please elaborate on this? I mean, it is a 99.9% done deal so are you just going to quibble over that last 0.1%

Basically, it sounds like quibbling to say the Republican party did not pick Trump as their nominee.

 

[redleghunter]

Please elaborate on this? I mean, it is a 99.9% done deal so are you just going to quibble over that last 0.1%

Basically, it sounds like quibbling to say the Republican party did not pick Trump as their nominee.

The party did not pick him yet. People voted in caucus and primaries which in turn determined delegates. The parties will nominate their candidate at the national convention.

 

[PapaZoom]

I'm still getting over your "Bush never used email" hoot....

"Aides to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former President George W. Bush said neither official routinely sent e-mails to staffers while they held those posts."

"
"President Bush never used email in the White House. We only ever spoke on the phone or in person, or through memos, of course. I think it was the same at the Treasury Department, too. I never emailed with any of the three secretaries I worked with," said Tony Fratto, a former Deputy White House Press Secretary in the George W. Bush administration. Fratto is supporting Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential run.

"Everyone in government is wary of email," he added. "I'm surprised that Secretary Clinton used a personal account. I'm surprised she used email at all, to be honest. It's so hard to keep it secure.""

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...mail-use-differed-other-top-officials-n316611

 

[civilwarbuff]

uhmmm...the actual Republican Party picked Mr Trump, that the leadership that pandered to this element of the Party for years now regrets doing so doesn't change the fact the Republican Party picked this particular clown from the clown car.
tulc(is pretty sure the Republicans are going to blame those evil Democrats for Mr Trump winning the Republican nomination, but that doesn't change the fact that Mr Trump the face of the Republican Party!)

Nope, the voters picked him...the RNC has been trying to figure out how to deny him the nomination without alienating the voters......no luck yet.

 

[TLK Valentine]

"Aides to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former President George W. Bush said neither official routinely sent e-mails to staffers while they held those posts."

"
"President Bush never used email in the White House. We only ever spoke on the phone or in person, or through memos, of course. I think it was the same at the Treasury Department, too. I never emailed with any of the three secretaries I worked with," said Tony Fratto, a former Deputy White House Press Secretary in the George W. Bush administration. Fratto is supporting Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential run.

"Everyone in government is wary of email," he added. "I'm surprised that Secretary Clinton used a personal account. I'm surprised she used email at all, to be honest. It's so hard to keep it secure.""

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...mail-use-differed-other-top-officials-n316611

Well, if you trust them...