Posted on 08/23/2015 3:23:08 PM PDT by Hojczyk
1. Crime and politics.
Even if Clinton—or any presidential candidate—were to be convicted of a felony, he or she would not technically be barred from being elected president. Additionally, whether or not Clinton is ever formally accused of any crime, President Obama could issue her a pardon, if he so chose.
2. Time was of the essence.
The more time that passes between an event and the collection of evidence, the greater the likelihood that the full record will not be complete and/or accurate.
3. Turning a blind eye?
Raymond Maxwell. A year ago, Maxwell alleged he witnessed a Benghazi document sorting operation in the basement of the State Department with Clinton aides Cheryl Mills and Jake Sullivan present.
4. What difference does it make?
Clinton has shifted her verbiage in significant ways:
No matter the wordplay, the inspector general of the Intelligence Community has provided information that, if true, means all of Clinton’s statements are false.
5. FBI as custodian.
For example, hypothetically, what if the FBI were to discover that some of Clinton’s missing emails contain information that could be damaging to President Obama on Benghazi or another matter? It should be noted that the FBI is not, historically, immune from the effects of politics or mistakes. For example, the FBI falsely claimed that accused spy Wen Ho Lee had failed his lie detector test when he had actually passed; admits falsifying some evidence over two decades to obtain convictions; sometimes fails to lawfully comply with Freedom of Information Act law; took part in the questionable IRS effort to prosecute groups for political reasons; and hid evidence in the botched prosecution of Senator Ted Stevens.
(Excerpt) Read more at sharylattkisson.com ...
Sharyl, Hillary Clinton has asserted at least once, publicly, that she had permission to use the private server. I have yet to hear a single reporter ask her:
1. Who gave you permission to use a private server for official government business?
2. Where is the written authorization (proof) for you to use a private server for official government business?
If you have the opportunity, please pursue an answer to that question. Thanks for your reporting.
BTTT
Paging all attorneys. How does this work? Wouldn't she have to have been convicted for Zero to give her a pardon? If this goes the way I want it to, she'll be convicted after the next GOP president is inaugurated so that she spends at least 4 years in prison.
Don't be too sure. Remember the Clintons have a way of cleaning up messes like that. See alamogirl's site.
I believe a president can pardon someone, even from being charged with a crime.
Didn’t Gerald Ford pardon Nixon, and some said it was a quid pro quo, for making him vice president? Even so, I do believe issuing a pardon for Nixon helped the country to heal.
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