In matters such as this I come to FR to drink the wisdom, but in this case there are two fountains and both seem appealing. One side says the fix is in, the other is more optimistic.
I don't care for optimism in politics, but your conclusion seems sound. Furthermore, Bill Clinton is Hillary's nuclear option. Extreme, can be messy, but gets the job done. I am inclined to think that if Hillary deployed Bill, she had nothing to lose and she's desperate.
What's confusing about that, though, is why Bill Clinton would approach Lynch when he has the unique stature to approach Obama, a fellow POTUS. Because this can't be up to Lynch or Comey.
But there can be no reason at all for Bill Clinton to have a half hour of chit-chat with Lynch, unless Hillary needs him to do so.
Buttons12 wrote: “What’s confusing about that, though, is why Bill Clinton would approach Lynch when he has the unique stature to approach Obama, a fellow POTUS. Because this can’t be up to Lynch or Comey.”
Sure, he could approach Obama but there would be no possibility of keeping that secret. Nor, would there be any chance of keeping Obama clean. Remember “plausible deniability”? As it stands, Obama can deny everything.