“Listening to this it sounds like Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd are not concerned about the cover up and the violation of laws. They are concerned about how to best help Hillary hide this and move on.”
I got the exact opposite impression from what I heard. Remember, both these two have been very supportive of her in the past, even making excuses for her. But they trashed her this morning, especially Andrea. She said it was impossible to believe her now. Chuck said he has to twist himself like a contortionist to listen to the lies.
Hillary is toast once she loses the MSNBC crew. I believe that these two, and many more in the MSM, actually believed Clinton up to this point. After this report proves that Clinton has been lying on many different issues for a year, I think they feel like they have been used (which they have of course) and are very angry.
When Mika asked Mitchell if she thought Hillary had lied, Mitchell said she would let the voters decide.
Todd and Mitchell are reporting this as if it is just another story.
If Hillary were a Republican all three would say without hesitation that she lied and that she is a serial liar.
Mitchell and Todd are talking about this because it is so blatant, but if they can make it go away they would.
“...actually believed Clinton up to this point...”
You might be right, but I tend to interpret their behavior as more cynical. Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd are not complete imbeciles (well, at least not AM). They have access to the same information we do (probably much more), and therefore have to have known all along that Hillary is lying. As Democrats, they just don’t care.
Little in the IG report is new, but it puts in full public view overwhelming, undeniable evidence that Hillary Clinton is lying, and that she willfully violated rules, laws and common sense to evade FOIA requirements and hide things she does not want the public to know. (Must be important things to take such risks.) Pretending Clinton is innocent at this point would destroy their illusions of “credibility”, and lucrative careers. To them, Hillary has screwed up big time by being caught so clearly. My dream is that the Hillary Wall of Silence has been breached, making it impossible for DoJ not to indict her.
I agree with you.... Mika, Mitchell and Todd all had the same "turn out the lights, the party's over...." look on their faces.