Posted on 11/14/2017 3:44:25 PM PST by jazusamo
Full title: Gregg Jarrett: Hillary Clinton must face the consequences of her actions and the scrutiny of a special counsel
No person in this country is so high that he or she is above the law. This includes Hillary Clinton.
There is no station in life or standing in government or political aspiration that absolves someone from criminal conduct. In this way, we are all creatures of the law and are bound to obey it. An orderly society cannot function if it permits individuals to disregard the law with impunity.
This fundamental principle, enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court more than a century ago, is what gives sustenance to our democracy. Without it, lawlessness, chaos and tyranny at the hands of the few would inexorably ensue.
It follows, then, that Clinton is no higher or lower than any American. She must abide by the rule of law regardless of her condition or circumstance. Running for high office, including the presidency, does not somehow establish an entitlement to legal absolution.
Yet, this essential doctrine seemed to be entirely lost on Democrats during Tuesday’s hearing by the House Judiciary Committee in which Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified.
Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, the ranking Democrat, asked the following question: “In a functioning democracy, is it common for the leader of the country to order the criminal justice system to retaliate against his political opponents?”
Sessions responded that “the Department of Justice can never be used to retaliate politically against opponents and that would be wrong.”
Conyers, a notorious partisan, appears to have deliberately misstated both the law and facts. The Justice Department is duty-bound to investigate acts that appear to have violated criminal statutes. If there is sufficient evidence to support an indictment of charges, our system of justice demands they be brought.
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Hillary is above the law because of her political connections to the democrat party. Plain and simple.
That may be plain and simple but it doesn’t make it legal.
I hear what you’re saying but Jarrett is absolutely right.
Ditto, with a TON of other Democrats and RINO Republicans! Purge all of them, asap!
She must, she should. but not sure she ever will.
That, and she can have you killed...
Bump!
There. Fixed it.
Corker, Flake, Ryan, McCain, Graham, etc. aren't Democrats, but they ARE Deep State hacks.
Lets wrap this FReepathon up by Thanksgiving, folks!
John Conyers is a colossal dumb@ss and is extremely senile. That he is the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee is laughable.
I couldn’t agree more.
He’s another lifer who wants to be carried out on a stretcher.
No, it is not legal.
Let’s just take for example her perjury to Congress on numerous cases, including having turned over all of her work related emails. She should be prosecuted. Instead members of Trump’s campaign team have been charged with perjury by Bob Mueller’s investigation.
Gregg Jarrett also saying that Sessions should resign. That he’s recused himself out of a job.
I love Gregg, but really....when are any of these things gonna happen??
Gregg, I agree with you, but you are not the Attorney General.
As manbearpig once said, “there is no controlling legal authority”
IOW, no controlling legal authority that has not been corrupted & politicized by the left.
The DOJ is irreparably CORRUPT. Loyal to the left. Congress is irreparably corrupt (They are unindicted co-conspirators to Obama’s 8 years of wholesale TREASON and LAWLESSNESS). They allowed and funded it all.
A solution for justice will have to come from outside of D.C.
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