Posted on 03/12/2015 12:30:33 PM PDT by grundle
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki couldn’t tell reporters on Thursday if Hillary Clinton signed an official records form presented to all employees as they leave the department — a crucial question in determining whether the former Secretary of State committed a felony by failing to turn over government e-mail records.
Former Department of Justice lawyer and National Review contributing editor Shannen Coffin noted this week that Clinton should have signed form OF-109 as part of her standard exit from the department. That form declares that she turned over all relevant records at the time of her departure — and stipulates that any failure to do so could result in felony fines and jail times.
Clinton did not turn over her government communications to the State Department until asked for them late last year.
“A former DOJ attorney has asked if, under department policy, Secretary Clinton — like all officials here in this building, when they depart or separate from this office, has to sign something called a form OF-109,” a reporter asked Psaki on Thursday. “It’s a separation statement declaring that when you leave office, you turn over not just classified materials, but any documents for official purposes. Did she sign –”
“I think this has been asked,” Psaki interrupted. “It was more than two years ago. I don’t have an update on that specific question at this point.”
“Dude, it was like two years ago.”
for later
It should take the State Dept less than 15 minutes to find Hillary’s exit documents. Anything more is obstruction of justice.
Hillary knows laws don’t apply to her. She’s proven it time and time again.
If she didn’t sign the form, that’s a felony as well as her failure to turn over promptly before her departure from office to the State Department all official records from her time as Secretary Of State.
I’d advise Mrs. Clinton to retain legal counsel.
“Shut up,” she explained.
1. Probability 75%. Yes, she signed it but we can't find it.
2. Probability 24.99%. No, this process was somehow overlooked when Ms. Clinton left office.
3. Probability .01%. Yes, she signed it and we will post a copy of it on the internet within the hour at OF-109.gov.
We located it and mailed it to Craig Livingstone.
contact him via LinkedIN
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/craig-livingstone/13/b46/767
100% probability “We think she signed it, but we can’t find it.” Leaves room for argument either way, a Clintonian hallmark. It’s impossible to prove anything.
Like “I never had sex with that woman. Not once, not ever. And you can take my word for it.”
Congress should require the form along with any and all communications regarding Clinton’s separation.
“At this point what difference does it make?”
Headline is very misleading and inaccurate, it should say something like:
CONGRESS allowing Hillary and State Department to keep Records Secret!!
Congress has ALL the power in washington, the executive and judicial branch operate according to the whims of CONGRESS!
Congress can Remove the President
Congress can remove the head of every executive agency
Congress can remove ALL of their employees
Congress can Abolish every agency they so choose
Congress can remove EVERY JUDGE IN AMERICA, including every supreme court justice.
Congress can abolish every federal court except the supreme Court
Congress can decide which cases the Judicial Branch can hear and decide
CONGRESS can Imprison ANYONE they want for any reason they so desire for as long as they wish.
Congress can declare WAR
No other governing body has even 10% of the power CONGRESS has!!
CONGRESS IS ALLOWING ALL OF IT!!!
Congress has the authority to arrest and imprison those found in Contempt. The power extends throughout the United States and is an inherent power (does not depend upon legislated act)
If found in Contempt the person can be arrested under a warrant of the Speaker of the House of Representatives or President of the Senate, by the respective Sergeant at Arms.
Statutory criminal contempt is an alternative to inherent contempt.
Under the inherent contempt power Congress may imprison a person for a specific period of time or an indefinite period of time, except a person imprisoned by the House of Representatives may not be imprisoned beyond adjournment of a session of Congress.
Imprisonment may be coercive or punitive.
Some references
[1] Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Volume 2, § 842
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/print_documents/a1_5s21.html
[2] Anderson v. Dunn - 19 U.S. 204 - “And, as to the distance to which the process might reach, it is very clear that there exists no reason for confining its operation to the limits of the District of Columbia; after passing those limits, we know no bounds that can be prescribed to its range but those of the United States.”
http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/19/204/case.html
[3] Jurney v. MacCracken, 294 U.S. 125
http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/294/125/case.html
73rd Cong., 78 Cong. Rec. 2410 (1934)
https://archive.org/details/congressionalrec78aunit
[4] McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 - Under a warrant issued by the President of the Senate the Deputy to the Senate Sergeant at Arms arrested at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mally S. Daugherty, who had been twice subpoenaed by the Senate and twice failed to appear.
http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/273/135/case.html
[5] Rules of the House of Representatives, Rule IV Duties of the Sergeant at Arms - [] execute the commands of the House, and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-105/pdf/HMAN-105-pg348.pdf
[6] An analysis of Congressional inquiry, subpoena, and enforcement
http://www.constitutionproject.org/documents/when-congress-comes-calling-a-primer-on-the-principles-practices-and-pragmatics-of-legislative-inquiry/
Sharkboy: “Shut up,” she explained.
I first heard that line from a guy named Ray O’Keefe, a lawyer from Florida.
ALL: As for Hillary’s emails, I hope we’re not all getting excited over nothing. It’s happened many times before.
“If she didn’t sign the form, that’s a felony”
So it’s a felony not to sign the paperwork.
It’s a felony to sign the paperwork and not turn over the server.
Sounds like Mrs. Clinton is a Felon.
Gotcha!
“The email is gone, what difference does it make?”
Who was responsible for making her sign it and filing it? Maybe it was some underling who didn't want to end up in Fort Marcy Park.
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