FBI interviews Clinton aides including Huma Abedin as part of email probe

CNN.com ^ | 05/05/2016 | DrDude

[Admin Moderator]

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[Chaguito]

Don’t think they would have the nerve to insert Biden/Warren and thus lose almost all the Bernie fans. Seems to me the Dems don’t particularly care if they lose this election, since they would prefer the coming economic collapse happen under a non-Democrat.

[MIA_eccl1212]

apparently, she knowingly published her emails on the unsecured server that made the itinerary and logistics of the entire Benghazi operation PUBLIC for use by the murderers of our people.

[utahagen]

“That would have to come from DoJ which has already granted him immunity.”

I believe the immunity Pagliano has been granted is narrow and covers only what he testifies to to the FBI.

[The Continental Op]

My take: The unnamed “government officials” are democrats. The “no willful violations” language is to try to imply no indictment possible.
Overlooked is the fact that many of the crimes under consideration do not require “willful” conduct, but simply negligence.

All in all, I have never believed they will indict her. Lynch will stop it. I’m just hoping FBI requests it.

[Roccus]

"What difference, at this point, does it make?"

(/s)

[SoCal Pubbie]

That may be the best hope. I can’t imagine that no fault will be found by the FBI.

[smoothsailing]

Seems to me the Dems don’t particularly care if they lose this election, since they would prefer the coming economic collapse happen under a non-Democrat.

That's a very good point, and it could be just that basic.

[MIA_eccl1212]

If I acted in such a way as to allow and cause the death of American “security” personnel, who were all former seals, rangers and government “special operators”...

I would be concerned that any of their buddies were still alive and able to get within 1000 yards of me.

I am just sayin’...

[DrDude]

I thought the wording was “funny”. Officials meaning Hillary’s Publicist and/or the WH

[LambSlave]

As I have noted before, political appointees have a staff, including a G-2/Security Officer, who are responsible for administrative duties to ensure proper handling/storage/sanitizing of classified sources. In my expereince, they rely on them heavily to make sure the i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed and often never open a safe or go on a classified information system personally. They may have their aide or security officer, or other staff prepare a classified briefing for them, but that person is responsible for the handling and storage. If Hillary asked them to strip out unclassified text of a message for her, or an unclassified summary that she could use in a public briefing, or even to use on an unsecured IS, they would take the fall if that was done incorrectly. They do this every day, and it is not at all uncommon for senior leaders to want unclassified snippets or summaries of information from classified sources. Likewise, if the aide (Huma) were asked to do this, she would take the fall. In my opinion, this is going to be nearly impossible to pin on Hillary. Someone or several someones may go down for it, but I don’t think it is because the FBI is being pressured to avoid Hillary, they are just going where the investigation leads them. On the other hand, the racketeering component of this, using her professional office to solicit/launder money through the Clinton foundation, that is the thing that she is probably worried about and would not be able to palm off on her staff. The cases where senior government personnel have taken the fall over mishandling of classified information have a common thread of those personnel operating outside of their staff to take home highly classified information, that was clearly highly classified, that was not secured properly and used in their domicile for unofficial use, and based on what I’ve seen so far, that doesn’t appear to apply here.