Posted on 11/08/2017 9:58:59 AM PST by jazusamo
Former FBI Director James Comey’s explanation for not prosecuting Hillary Clinton was always improbable. Now it seems impossible.
The Espionage Act makes it a crime to mishandle classified documents “through gross negligence” (18 USC 793-f). Punishment upon conviction carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.
With 110 emails on Clinton’s private server that were classified at the time they were sent or received, the Democratic nominee for president could have been prosecuted on 110 separate felony counts. Yet Comey scuttled the case.
But a story in The Hill this week by John Solomon says a newly discovered document shows that then-FBI Director Comey authored a draft statement accusing Clinton of mishandling classified documents and being “grossly negligent.”
The document was confirmed by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, who is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. It was written a full two months before Clinton was ever interviewed by the FBI.
However, sometime later the words “gross negligence” were edited out with red lines. The words “extremely careless” were substituted. This would appear to show that Comey knew Clinton violated the law but subsequently resolved to conjure a way to exonerate her by altering the language.
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Did Comey obstruct justice by protecting Hillary Clinton from prosecution?
aaah ..... YES!
I couldn’t agree more.
God bless Roger Ailes for believing in him and getting him help.
Correct, the resulting investigations would have exposed the entire executive branch. It could not be allowed to continue.
I sure hope Greg Jarrett has good security. I wouldn’t want to hear about him having an “accident”. Or is the current Dem way to get rid of someone (a conservative) to have some woman accuse a man of sexual harassment? I guess that’s not as messy as their old way....
I hear you. He’s been coming out on these Rat scandals and telling it like it is according to laws on the books.
To say these criminals are not happy with him is probably an understatement.
This is a valid accusation. James Comey definitely did obstruct justice by protecting Hillary Clinton from prosecution.
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Soloman and Jarrett have as much to do with Hannity’s ratings going up lately, as does Hannity himself. Two of the last great reporters left in the country, hopefully Sean keeps having them on regularly.
last week Sessions said he couldn’t comment on possible or on-going investigations...
hopefully that’s why they didn’t offer info to the House..
My goodness....Is that bear still in the woods....
“extremely careless” or “grossly negligent”, the results were the same.... classified info was transferred and the markings scrubbed.
Lock. Her. Up. !!!
Bump!
No doubt, but at whose orders ??? Who was in charge that could order this stand down? Stand down... like in Benghazi?
SS1
Not only did he obstruct justice, he conspired to conceal violations of the espionage act. He is a conspirator in acts of treason against the U.S.
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The elites keep thinking they can write their own rules and hold themselves above the law because “politics”, it’s gonna end up with military tribunals and firing squads for the lot of them.
If they’re lucky and We The People don’t get fed up enough to just drag them out into the street for a Full Mussolini.
He hasn’t done squat. He has no intention of ever going after high profile Democratic targets. Face reality. All these Republicans except Trump are afraid of being accused of being politically motivated. Thats the game, its how they play it.
I agree that it’s very unlikely they will indict Clinton.
They would have to have strong enough evidence to sway even many of her most die hard supporters, or you would start a partisan civil war.
But they can expose her. Put the truth out there for everyone to see.
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