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FBI Director James Comey announced Tuesday he will not recommend the Department of Justice seek criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her personal email use while secretary of state.
The decision helps remove what was arguably the biggest threat to her presidential campaign going forward – a criminal referral that could have led to an indictment – just weeks before her party’s national convention in Philadelphia where she is set to seal her nomination as the Democrat standard bearer.
Clinton consistently had downplayed the FBI investigation, even calling it a “security review,” and as recently as June 3 said there was “absolutely no possibility” she’d be indicted. Weeks ago, a scathing State Department inspector general report directly countered her long-running claim that her personal email use was allowed, though her campaign continued to defend the candidate’s actions.
In the wake of that report, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump stepped up his criticism of her email actions and said she belongs in “jail.”
The DOJ decision does not strip the email controversy as a campaign issue – Trump and the Republicans are sure to keep hammering it as the campaign lurches into full general election mode post-conventions – but shows the federal investigation did not determine the actions to be criminal, even if they were ill-advised and potentially damaging to national security.
The decision comes more than a year after knowledge of Clinton’s use of a personal email and server first became public. Clinton responded at the time with a point-by-point written explanation and a press conference in which she said she had opted to use her personal server for “convenience.”
originally posted by: visitedbythem
a reply to: DeathSlayer
This indicates Treason throughout the government
originally posted by: visitedbythem
a reply to: DeathSlayer
This indicates Treason throughout the government
originally posted by: BIGPoJo
a reply to: DeathSlayer
Comey literally said she broke the law over and over, then he said no reasonable prosecutor would bring charges...
originally posted by: Nikola014
So, he described in details how she broke multiple laws, and YET HE'S NOT GOING TO PRESS CHARGES against that bitch????
originally posted by: Stormdancer777
a reply to: iTruthSeeker
of course right up to the top dog, Obama.
FBI doesn't recommend charges... as 'No "clear evidence" Clinton intended to violate laws"
originally posted by: crazyewok
originally posted by: Stormdancer777
a reply to: iTruthSeeker
of course right up to the top dog, Obama.
Obama not the tog dog.
He is just a dog. Serving a more powerfull masters.
originally posted by: Stormdancer777
a reply to: iTruthSeeker
of course right up to the top dog, Obama.