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Can We Really Believe That a Federal Prosecution of the Clinton Foundation Is Underway?
The American Thnker ^ | August 14, 2016 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 08/14/2016 7:20:57 PM PDT by drewh

A lot of conservative hearts were gladdened by a report from the highly credible Daily Caller News Foundation’s Jonathan Haggerty:

A joint FBI-U.S. Attorney probe of the Clinton Foundation has begun, and the federal prosecutor leading the charge has a history of taking down politicians.

Preet Bharara, dubbed “The Showman” in The New Yorker for his penchant for theatrics and wisecracks, runs the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York and has racked up an impressive number of corruption convictions — from Wall Street bankers, hedge funds, and New York organized crime to prominent politicians.

But a lot of other conservatives scoffed at the notion that the Obama Justice Department would ever take such a step. Given the track record, there is ample reason for doubt. And yet.

I wonder if James Comey is playing a long game? He knew that Loretta Lynch would never go after Hillary Clinton over her breaches of law regarding the treatment of classified information. There is just too much wiggle room. And besides, the public would not be able to see the evidence since it is classified. If you are going to go after somebody that powerful, the public needs to grasp very tangibly what the crime was.

It may well be that he saw a stronger case, much easier to prove and transparently corrupt in appearance to the public, in the Clinton Foundation maneuvers he saw from recovered emails. And then there are Wikileaks emails yet to come.

Instead of gong to Lynch, the referral to Bharara, who is known for going after influential pols of both parties, may have been very shrewd. Not a man to shut up if strings are pulled.

I am keeping my fingers crossed. And postponing a final verdict on Comey.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clintonrico; comeyrico; hillaryrottenclinton; lynchrico; treasonrico
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1 posted on 08/14/2016 7:20:57 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

I’m sure they’ll announce a clean bill of health in October.


2 posted on 08/14/2016 7:21:41 PM PDT by Crimson Elephant
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To: drewh

They are having a roaring good backgammon tourney in the basement. In between the fits of laughter.


3 posted on 08/14/2016 7:23:17 PM PDT by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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To: drewh

Not NO, but HELL NO!


4 posted on 08/14/2016 7:23:49 PM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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5 posted on 08/14/2016 7:25:00 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: drewh

I can’t help but think Comeys reasoning was the same as Whitewater.

The Indictment was drawn up, but every prosecutor in the land knew/knows there is no way Hillary would ever be convicted by a jury of her “peers” in Washington DC.

Most of those in the jury pool couldn’t spell “classified” if you spotted them the letters in correct order.


6 posted on 08/14/2016 7:25:51 PM PDT by digger48
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To: drewh

if it seems to good to be true...


7 posted on 08/14/2016 7:27:09 PM PDT by dontreadthis (I finally came up with this tagline)
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To: drewh

Ummmm.... No, I don’t believe it. This country died on July 5, 2016 (Google it if you don’t recall what happened about 11am that day). This is just more click-bait. Like thinking Roberts would uphold the Constitution and declare Obamacare unconstitutional on all theories. Trump should win in a landslide but he won’t. Me, I intend to keep looking up, waiting for Christ’s return. Glad I won’t be here to see the final destruction of the U.S. Sorry my children and grandchildren will have to live through it.


8 posted on 08/14/2016 7:29:19 PM PDT by Bulldaddy
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To: drewh

No.


9 posted on 08/14/2016 7:30:16 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: drewh

Smokescreen


10 posted on 08/14/2016 7:30:42 PM PDT by 38special (For real, y'all.)
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To: drewh

No.


11 posted on 08/14/2016 7:31:25 PM PDT by sport
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Hillary is off limits,

Maybe an “investigation” where no one is put under oath and no transcription or recording of any kind is done, and David Kendall is told up front, we just need to close the investigation.

It’s the same people, folks.

Every lawyer and politician in Washington, DC knows that Hillary and team are free to do - as they do.

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12 posted on 08/14/2016 7:31:38 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano
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To: drewh

Nope


13 posted on 08/14/2016 7:32:04 PM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: drewh

A more interesting question is if they were, and if they charge the Foundation and the Clintons with racketeering...would she still lead in the polls?


14 posted on 08/14/2016 7:33:08 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: drewh

Just another phase in the ongoing government cover-ups that Obama and Hillary have had going for years to hide the misdeeds of both.


15 posted on 08/14/2016 7:33:22 PM PDT by Will88
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To: drewh

This may be a ploy to block the Congressional investigation into the same subject matter. I think this is a typical Clinton stall tactic.


16 posted on 08/14/2016 7:33:36 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: drewh
NO
17 posted on 08/14/2016 7:33:41 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: Crimson Elephant

I’m sure they’ll announce a clean bill of health in October.


That’s about it.


18 posted on 08/14/2016 7:33:53 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: drewh

Headline is questionable, there is no “prosecution” until formal indictment(s). Right now there may or may not be some kind of “probe” or initial investigation, but that is far short of a “prosecution” (so far).


19 posted on 08/14/2016 7:34:02 PM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: AnthonySoprano

Why do we keep asking such stupid questions. DC is controlled by politicians and all they want is to keep control. America needs a Revolution to some extent because the government is dead set on keeping the status quo and we know between Lawyers,Unions and government workers they control everything in America.


20 posted on 08/14/2016 7:34:04 PM PDT by Herman Ball
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