Posted on 07/05/2016 8:39:52 AM PDT by Zakeet
In a surprising statement which concluded moments ago, FBI directos James Comey announced that Federal officials have decided not to pursue federal charges against Hillary Clinton for her private email setup, an announcement that will send a shockwave throughout national politics.
In a press briefing at the bureau's headquarters in downtown Washington, Comey said investigators and prosecutors had concluded there was not sufficient evidence to push forward with an indictment against Clinton, clearing her of a federal investigation that has loomed over her presidential campaign for nearly a year. Comey's announcement comes just three days after the former secretary of State sat for a 3.5-hour interview with the FBI on Saturday, and just a few hours before President Obama is set to campaign with Clinton in Charlotte, N.C.
What is shocking is that Comey admitted that Clinton used not one but several different email servers, adding that 110 emails contained classified information and 8 contained top secret information, he also reported that Clinton did not turn over "several thousand" emails to the FBI and added that due to Hillary's sloppy set up, it is possible that "hostile actors" got access to Clinton's emails.
Yet, despite all these facts, the FBI has decided not to proceed with recommending charges.
Odd.
As the Hill adds, the juxtaposition is likely to inflame White House critics, who have insisted that political pressures would prevent any chance of an indictment for Clinton, regardless of the damage to national security. Obama has previously weighed in to dismiss concerns about the investigation - to the ire of Republicans and federal investigators.
Last week, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said that she would defer judgment to the FBI and career Justice Department prosecutors, following a private and extremely controversial 30-minute meeting with former President Bill Clinton. The decision left Comey as the public face of the investigation, in what some viewed as an opportunity for the hard-nosed maverick to buck political pressures and act against Clinton.
"It is impossible for the FBI not to recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton," her presumptive general election opponent, Donald Trump, said on Twitter this weekend. "What she did was wrong! What Bill did was stupid!"
The FBI began its probe connected to Clinton last summer, when inspectors general at the State Department and federal intelligence agencies referred Clinton's "homebrew" email arrangement to the Justice Department for review. The bespoke setup might have jeopardized sensitive national secrets, investigators warned.
Roughly one-in-15 of the work-related messages that Clinton sent or received on the private server have been classified at some level, according to the trove of 30,000 emails that she handed over to the State Department. Twenty-two emails were classified as top secret - the highest level of secrecy.
In May, the State Department's inspector general released a scathing report claiming that Clinton had never asked to use the unconventional setup while in office, and that the request would have been denied if she had.
Comey has been under the gun to finalize the investigation before the presidential nominating conventions later this month.
While the FBI director has insisted that he had no deadline to complete the probe, a delay past the end of the month would have been interpreted as a sign of trouble for her campaign.
What this means is, the Dems have the Presidential race fixed and can get any scum elected. Proof if current sitting president.
Didn’t Clinton effectively alter and clandestinely augment the structure of the State Dept’s already-in-place and otherwise secure computer network system in the first place? How would she have been authorized to act as an IT manager other than by her having assumed the role or illegally outsourcing the task? Were there any actual State Dept. IT managers that were made aware of her actions? Who are they? Comey needs to answer some questions.
Weeelll...can a POTUS HRC be trusted to not repeat her exploits?
That was all crap about the rank and file being very upset. Nothing is going to be released or leaked, and no mass resignations. There might be some firings, though.
Any FBI agent that leaks WILL be prosecuted.
They aren’t Democrat politicians.
Don’t forget the FBI is still investigating the clintoon foundation as well ,,, I would like them to explain that mess .
Someone should start a Free General Petraeus movement at Hillary campaign events.
The sad thing is that he explained first how she had broke the law. And for horrible reasons she should not be prosecuted.
1) He said nobody had been prosecuted for this. But thats not true. People have been. But further, the law has changed, and congress intentionally strengthened it. In technology you can’t look for history. Email has only been around for 20 years.
2) He said she got nothing for this. And always worked in the governments interest. But its clear she put her political career above the interests of the US security. That is personal gain above US security. And that is illegal.
,,,,, FBI agents find anonymity by using reporters who refuse to give up their source ,,, happens a lot in these cases . BTW who was DEEP THROAT ???
Who would have thought that Justice Scalia would sit back and let a man he knew was not a natural born citizen take the oath of office?
Not just him, either. All of them. Dick Cheney knew, you can see it in his eyes in that famous picture on Usurpation Day. None of them said anything.
They all took an oath to defend the Constitution and none of them did.
Some of them actively colluded with the Democrats to obscure Obama’s ineligibilty.
The Republic was lost on that day.
Trump is our only hope of a restoration.
(A year ago, I thought Trump was not a serious candidate)
Mark Felt.
The ‘eff bee eye has been co-opted and corrupted since the days of the Clintons, and most likely much earlier.
Disband them.
Nah... the Republic was lost years before...passage of the 17th Amendment... it just took a while for us taxpayers to get the picture via the internet and not the “news” outlets...
it will not end well with the Uniparty
And Obama knew she wasn’t going to be indicted or he wouldn’t have jeopardized his “legacy” by attending functions today with someone who would be indicted. That, my friends, is evidence the fix was in.
Bill traded himself for Hillary at the phoenix meeting with AG.
yeah sure, as if they were ever going to indict her. The whole thing was a dog & pony show set up by globalist establishment to give her cover. Anyone who ever thought otherwise was being delusional.
We need to understand that Hillary Supporters and Democrats in general have no problem with the Ruling Class getting away with Murder.
They believe these People are there to take care of them, so it’s whatever it takes. They circle the Wagons no matter what.
Hillary and Obama could be on live Television drowning Kittens and Puppies and PETA would come out with a new Book “Drowning Kittens and Puppies for Dummies” which would become a Nationwide Best Seller.
The only caveat is if the Ruling Class consists of Conservatives and Republicans who are hounded if they spit on the sidewalk.
The fix is in, and it will continue to be if Hillary gets Elected.
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“......Trump is our only hope of a restoration.....”
A very slim hope.
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“......Trump is our only hope of a restoration.....”
A very slim hope.
Hillary, you are supposed to be making a speech.
Go to hell. I’m not in the mood for shit-for-brains dumb asses today.
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