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Clinton Email Scandal: Has Putin Played All His Cards?
Oilprice.com ^ | 07-07-2016 | Will Grigg

Posted on 07/07/2016 11:47:29 AM PDT by bananaman22

“All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.” This brutal quote from George Orwell’s Animal Farm comes to mind instinctively in light of the latest developments around the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers during her term in office.

A Tuesday statement by FBI’s director James Comey dropped a bombshell: he recommended no charges against Clinton and referred the matter over to the Department of Justice. Many, both critics and supporters of Hillary Clinton, expected this. The anticipation factor, however, does not change the fact that in his statement, Comey made a recommendation that goes against the law.

Defense and Foreign Affairs quoted sources from the intelligence community that said the decision on whether to release the information will be made by President Putin at a time he considers right and that meanwhile, both he and those around him are getting annoyed with the slow pace at which the investigation into Clinton’s email communication practices is moving.

Hillary Clinton has made no secret of her attitude towards Russia, so Moscow clearly has reasons to worry about further tensions should Clinton become President. In light of this, it’s no surprise that DFA’s sources have suggested that the sensitive information would be released at such a moment as to make a maximum impact on the presidential race.

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: emailscandal; hillary; putin; trump
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1 posted on 07/07/2016 11:47:29 AM PDT by bananaman22
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Clinton Email Scandal: Has Putin Played All His Cards?

Of course not, he's former KGB.

2 posted on 07/07/2016 11:50:20 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Madam Benghazi's attitude toward the people would make Marie Antoinette look empathetic.)
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To: bananaman22
This talk of Putin releasing the e-mails is really kind of silly for one simple reason:

The value of the threat of releasing the e-mails is higher than the value of the e-mails themselves.

3 posted on 07/07/2016 11:52:46 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' Cindy Sheehan")
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To: The Sons of Liberty

Anyone that believes democrat voters care enough about America to not vote for an imminently blackmailable liar such as Hillabitch is not in touch with reality. In the final analysis, it is Catholics who vote blindly for democrats who will lend their votes to the Hillabitch and if she is elected, they will be the cause of it.


4 posted on 07/07/2016 11:54:13 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Democrats bait then switch; their fishy voters buy it every time.)
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To: bananaman22

No way he plays any cards he has until he want’s something from her. If he has damaging emails and Hillary gets elected, he’ll own her.


5 posted on 07/07/2016 11:54:43 AM PDT by LostPassword
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To: bananaman22

Last week- Comey save us!
This week-Putin save us


6 posted on 07/07/2016 11:54:44 AM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: MHGinTN

Not just Catholics, Jews too, are more than willing to sow the seeds of their own destruction by blindly voting for the dems.


7 posted on 07/07/2016 12:01:19 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Madam Benghazi's attitude toward the people would make Marie Antoinette look empathetic.)
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To: bananaman22

Correct me if I’m wrong but I have seen ZERO evidence that Putin would prefer Trump over Hillary. And particularly a Hillary for whom he could be holding evidence suitable for blackmail.


8 posted on 07/07/2016 12:03:47 PM PDT by InterceptPoint (Still a Cruz Fan but voting for Trump)
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To: Donglalinger
Last week- Comey save us!
This week-Putin save us!

Funny! Also true.

9 posted on 07/07/2016 12:07:03 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: MHGinTN

Post #4 :

~ In the final analysis, it is Catholics who vote blindly for democrats who will lend their votes to the Hillabitch and if she is elected, they will be the cause of it. ~

Ridiculous, unsubstantiated slander! It will be the atheists, agnostics, queers,Communists/Marxists/Anarchists who might possibly vote to elect this degenerate.

You owe an apology to all Catholics. I take it personally anytime a misinformed, hate-filled bigot tries to smear the world’s oldest and largest form of Christianity! Shame on you...


10 posted on 07/07/2016 12:08:30 PM PDT by heterosupremacist ("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." Thomas Jefferson)
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To: bananaman22

He’s waiting to see who will be the Republican and Democrat nominees first.


11 posted on 07/07/2016 12:19:09 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: Michael.SF.

Absolutely. The idea that Putin would derail the candidacy of a woman he now owns is preposterous.


12 posted on 07/07/2016 12:54:07 PM PDT by FredZarguna (And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Fifth Avenue to be born?)
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To: MHGinTN

0bama carried the nominally Catholic vote 50-47.
Catholics who attend mass weekly — in other words, real Catholics — went for Romney.


13 posted on 07/07/2016 1:00:00 PM PDT by FredZarguna (And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Fifth Avenue to be born?)
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To: heterosupremacist
You spittled out, "I take it personally anytime a misinformed, hate-filled bigot tries to smear the world’s oldest and largest form of Christianity!" You are a inept, first to try and twist what I posted, then to try and attach that twist to Christianity. The current Catholic religion is not Christianity, and there are lots of democrat voters who call themselves Catholics. As Fred posted, they are 'nominally' Catholic. As to whether they are Christians or not is not in my purview. If they are striving to obtain Salvation, they are not yet Christians. You in that category, trying to work your way to Heaven?

To which political party do the majority of self-identified Catholics give their votes? Yes, the democrat party.

14 posted on 07/07/2016 2:04:58 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Democrats bait then switch; their fishy voters buy it every time.)
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To: heterosupremacist

Hillabitch cannot win without the Catholic vote ... and she will get it. The task will be to counter that disgusting reality by conservative turnout to vote against her supporters.


15 posted on 07/07/2016 2:06:47 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Democrats bait then switch; their fishy voters buy it every time.)
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To: MHGinTN

Post #14 :

I refuse to debate with imbeciles; especially Catholic haters with an agenda.

May God bless you and yours...


16 posted on 07/07/2016 2:08:16 PM PDT by heterosupremacist ("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." Thomas Jefferson)
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To: MHGinTN
"blackmailable"

And that is what Trump should talk about. Constantly.

17 posted on 07/07/2016 3:27:13 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian
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To: MHGinTN

As a recovered Catholic I have to agree with MHGinTN.


18 posted on 07/07/2016 3:32:15 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Hillary is Satan's spiritual advisor.)
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To: FredZarguna

Would Putin, the Russian crime boss, want to deal with Hillary, another crime boss? I would think that Putin wouldn’t want to deal with someone that is more crooked than he is. He could never make a deal with Hillary because she is not an honorable, honest or ethical person. She would stab him in the back for the right price. I would think Putin is smarter enough to not want to deal with a snake.


19 posted on 07/07/2016 3:42:57 PM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: Dutch Boy

Wgatever folks say about Vladimir Putin, he DOES love his country. Unlike the regime ruling America.


20 posted on 07/07/2016 5:08:48 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Democrats bait then switch; their fishy voters buy it every time.)
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