Posted on 06/03/2016 9:43:56 PM PDT by Utilizer
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace clashed Sunday over a watchdog report released that showed Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton didn't comply with rules set by the State Department.
"She was mistaken. She thought it was approved, and the practice was allowed, and she wrong," Schiff said about Clinton's use of a personal email server during her tenure as secretary of State. "The report also makes clear that Secretary Powell also thought it was appropriate to use a personal server, private server," said Schiff, who is also a ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell also used a personal email account while in office, the report found, but did not do so exclusively, like Clinton did. Schiff claimed the report said Powell used personal email exclusively, which Wallace disputed. Schiff also pointed out that Clinton turned over 55,000 pages of emails while Powell did not.
"The fact that she provided 55,000 pages of emails mitigated the fact that she used a private server," Schiff said. "In the case of Secretary Powell, there was no mitigation. None of those emails were turned over."
Wallace pointed out that it took Clinton two years after leaving office to turn over the emails. "It was two years later," Wallace said, adding that Powell's and Clinton's situations were completely different. "I think we've shown that it is different, and it is a red herring, sir, and I expect more from you," Wallace said to Schiff.
You are assuming that the details will be allowed to be released to the public.
Unfortunately, I can all too easily imagine that someone will block any information that might be detrimental to a person of political importance or wealth (such as a former Wife of a President *cough* *Mrs. Bill!* *cough*) and decide that it would be “detrimental to the nation’s image” and seal everything up.
There’s no assumption required at this point. DEtails have appeared in a book while be leaked to the media constantly.
She’s already being tried in the court of public opinion. Based on the downward slide in her approval rating, she’s losing her case.
Now that her electability is being discussed, it makes her vulnerable. When the decision makers realize she can’t win the presidency, her support will fall off rapidly. No money means no viable campaign.
You do? Why?
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