Posted on 05/05/2017 8:29:07 AM PDT by Kaslin
Hillary Clinton was back yesterday, taking "absolute personal responsibility" by blaming Russia, FBI Director James Comey and misogyny for her second presidential election loss. If the election had taken place on Oct. 27, Clinton maintained, she'd be president. Perhaps if we were to all live in a vacuum where the electorate ignored everything the Democratic Party's flawed nominee said and did (and tried to hide), she would be in the White House -- although even that's debatable.
Clinton's counterfactual tale about the infamous Comey letter has been a security blanket for many Democrats. But, as luck would have it, the FBI director was testifying in front of a Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, and he reminded us of some factors that Clinton ignored. That's because even if we concede that Comey's letter to Congress helped sink Clinton, Clinton deserved that letter and Comey had no choice but to send it.
In essence, what many Democrats have been arguing for the past six months is that Comey should have actively buried evidence that was pertinent to an ongoing congressional investigation -- one that incidentally turned up plenty of potential wrongdoing -- because it might hurt their preferred candidate's chances.
Comey confirmed that the FBI learned that classified emails were forwarded from Clinton's email account by Clinton aide Huma Abedin to her husband, former Rep. Anthony Weiner, so he could print them out. (This appears to be illegal, but perhaps all those immunity deals Comey was handing out came in handy.) Her computer, like other servers and laptops Clinton's staff tried to dispose of, hide, clean and whatnot, were supposed to have been in the hands of the FBI.
It's worth pointing out that everything in the Comey letter was almost surely going to leak anyway, not only because of its connection to the Clinton investigation but also because this "fella Anthony Weiner," as Comey referred to him, had access to classified information. That may not have made things any better for Clinton, but it certainly would have made the FBI look like it was actively protecting a candidate -- which is undoubtedly why Comey said it was potentially "catastrophic."
Whatever his political calculations, however, there was simply no reason for him not to apprise Congress of that kind of discovery. As an article by Newsweek pointed out at the time, Comey had an ethical obligation to inform Congress despite the best contrary efforts of overt partisans like Attorney General Loretta Lynch, not only because Department of Justice rules maintain that relevant committees should be apprised of new evidence but also because Comey had informed Congress that he had completed its review. Once he did that, and once he came into possession of significant evidence that would have to be examined by the FBI, Comey had a duty to notify Congress to amend his initial testimony, which was no longer true.
Setting all that aside, however, it's also worth reiterating that it was Hillary, not Comey, who initially set up a secret server to circumvent transparency, likely to hide favor trading related to her foundation. It was Hillary, not Comey, who sent unsecured classified documents through that server, which she almost surely knew was wrong. (The New York Times pointed out that chances are high these documents were intercepted by foreign powers.) It was Hillary, not Comey, who was responsible for attempts to destroy all evidence related to that server. It was Hillary's people, as Comey noted in his original congressional testimony, that had "cleaned their devices in such a way as to preclude complete forensic recovery." And it was Hillary's aide who failed to inform the FBI about classified emails on her computer.
It was Hillary who ran a poor campaign and lost to one of the most unpopular presidential candidates in history. As former President Barack Obama's adviser David Axelrod pointed out Wednesday, she never took responsibility for any of it.
He said: "But Jim Comey didn't tell her not to campaign in Wisconsin after the convention. Jim Comey didn't say, 'Don't put any resources in Michigan until the final week of the campaign.' One of the things that hindered her in the campaign was a sense that she never fully was willing to take responsibility for her mistakes, particularly that server."
Moreover, as Comey basically admitted again today, Clinton had clearly broken the law. The only struggle was proving intent (though gross negligence was the standard). So rather than smearing Comey, Clinton should be thanking him for not suggesting she be indicted.
Judge Janine (FNC) randomly went outside the FNC building in Manhattan and stopped the first ten folks that came along and asked them if Hillary Clinton should stay hidden in the woods or surface back into politics.
The answer from all ten men & women was....send that disgusting woman into the woods for eternity!!! The Democrat Party has to be high on reefer to entertain this poor, incompetent, excuse for a human being for anything!!! End of story!!!
BS...they have dirt on Comey. If they didn’t he’d have nuked the entire DNC machine. No one will convince me otherwise w/out considering what is OBVIOUS. I’m so pissed only my fear of ruination/prison/etc restrains me from what is nessacary. This sucks. I’m a nobody (lol) but a “nobody” w/out standing...which is ludicrous...I’m an American citizen with more standing than tbese pukes but I digress...so mad I could spit
As long as the rat party continues to cuddle up to the grifter duo of Bill and Hillary they will guarantee their demise.
As long as we allow the rat party to EXCIST do we let their threat to our liberty to remain...my further comments would land me in jeopardy...I’m done playing nice.
STATIST SCUM HAVE NO RIGHTS
BS...they have dirt on Comey.
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The dirt on Comey is all self applied.. Comey wallowed in the Clinton slop 25 years ago. Time to get real busy at Justice and FBI with indictments.. and that won’t happen while Comey is there.
It was Hillary who ran a poor campaign and lost to one of the most unpopular presidential candidates in history.
Most unpopular?? I have never seen so many people turn out for rallies in favor of any Political Candidate like they did for Mr Trump. I call BS and the writer should be ashamed for not smacking this nonsense down.
BS...they have dirt on Comey. If they didn’t he’d have nuked the entire DNC machine
Not likely, he has been an integral part of the CLinton Machine since being tasked with investigating Whitewater, where every last person went to Prison except the CLinton’s, and don’t forget his prestigious position at HSBC where he managed the Laundering of Drug Money for Governments worldwide.
He is and always has been a Team Player the way I see it.
Yep...kind of funny he helped broker the White Water deal, and Lynch helped to save Comey from the HSBC corruption...and yet no major media outlet sees any of of this as suspect...talk about nausea lol
Bingo
Yeah, but the latest Oberlin College/MSNBC tracking poll for the 2020 General Election - in a theoretical match up between the President and Mrs Clinton has her up by 12% among likely voters!
LOLOLOLOL H-> H-> H->
Comey’s testimony the other day was disgraceful.
Back in November he said there was no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by her thighness .
Was he lying then or is he lying now?
don’t forget his prestigious position at HSBC where he managed the Laundering of Drug Money for Governments worldwide.
He is and always has been a Team Player the way I see it.
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Him getting that position is just as unlikely as me being chosen to be an astronaut ,, it was given to him because he was an insider and he is corrupt.
Harry Truman once said that you could not get rich in politics unless you were a crook.
The Clintons have amassed over $250 million during their years in politics without producing any goods or services.
Corrupt Hillary is a lying sick old crook, who accepts bribes and betrays our country. Everything she says and does, or causes to be said or done, must be viewed with the utmost suspicion. Her promises are worthless, unless they enrich her in some way.
Her husband is a rapist and a pedophile whom she has actively enabled.
Least we forget, those are the reasons she lost the election.
Even to whatever extent Comey may hve been a factor, had Hillary not done what she did, Comey would have had nothing to investigate.
Bkml
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