Posted on 04/10/2016 3:00:55 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy
President Barack Obama is guaranteeing that evidence, not politics, will dictate the outcome of the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s handling of emails as secretary of state.
Obama’s comments came during an appearance on Fox News Sunday, his first as president. Obama said he continues to believe Clinton didn’t jeopardize America’s national security with her private email server, but he added that “there’s a carelessness in terms of managing emails” that she has recognized.
“What I also know, because I handle a lot of classified information, is that there are — there’s classified, and then there’s classified,” Obama told Fox News. “There’s stuff that is really top-secret, top-secret, and there’s stuff that is being presented to the president or the secretary of state, that you might not want on the transom, or going out over the wire, but is basically stuff that you could get in open-source.”
Obama said no one has suggested that Clinton’s handling of government emails detracted in any way “from her excellent ability to carry out her duties.” When asked specifically whether he can guarantee that Clinton will “not be in any way protected” during the course of the investigation, Obama said he maintains a strict line about not talking to FBI directors about pending investigations.
“I guarantee that there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the Justice Department, or the FBI, not just in this case, but in any case,” Obama said during an interview that was taped during his visit to the University of Chicago School of Law, where he taught.
The FBI is investigating whether sensitive information that flowed through Clinton’s email server was mishandled. The inspector generals for the State Department and U.S. intelligence agencies are separately investigating whether rules or laws were broken.
Obama touched on several issues during the interview, including the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court and how he deals with the threat of terrorism.
– On Garland’s nomination, Obama said he will stick with him through the end of his term. “What I think we can’t have, is a situation in which the Republican Senate simply says, ‘Because it’s a Democratic president, we are not going to do our job, have hearings, and have a vote,’ ” he said.
– On terrorism, Obama said he doesn’t think Americans have made too much of the threat of terrorist attack. He also said he hasn’t let acts of terror disrupt some of his regular activities because it’s important to communicate a message of resilience and “that we don’t panic, that we don’t fear.”
“There isn’t a president who’s taken more terrorists off the field than me, over the last seven-and-a-half years,” Obama explained to Fox News. “I’m the guy who calls the families, or meets with them, or hugs them, or tries to comfort a mom, or a dad, or a husband, or a kid, after a terrorist attack. So let’s be very clear about how much I prioritize this: this is my number one job.”
– On what he most looks forward to when leaving office: “Being able to take a walk outside.”
– On his best and worst day in office. Obama said the best was the day health insurance reform passed and the worst was the day he traveled to Newtown, Connecticut, after the massacre at Sandy Hook.
It wasn't rape, rape.
Was going to repeat Whoopi,the brainless wonder, but you covered it.
And he’s a lawyer. This excuse would not hold up in court. Obama is an idiot.
‘There’s Classified, And Then There’s Classified’
classified - the new “is”
And then there is - is, and then there is - is.
How the hell would he know???
Great minds. Whoopi's "It was rape but it wasn't rape, rape" comment was the first thing I thought of when I read the article.
“Well, that depends on what the meaning of “is”, is”...
Fix is in.
It also depends on the meaning of the words "classified," "corrupt," "crook" and "laws are for little people."
Ya know...I’d like to see a few Dems rotting in ....wherever
Im not saying they were aliens.......
It depends on what the meaning of “is” is...
Typical lawyerspeak...
She makes a better queen of mean than Leona Helmsley ever did...
Still more obama doubletalk.
Hey O...there’s asshls and then there’s you
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