“I bet these meetings have been ongoing. We just know about this one because a reporter put his nose to the ground.”
Trust me, that reporter was SUPPOSED to discover this meeting. Nothing is ever left to chance by political players at that level.
The only way we will know is if he dies in a freak firework accident over the weekend. Then we will know he stuck his nose where it didn’t belong.
Here's my take: the CIA/NSA intelligence community has the entire BHO/Jarret/Hillary gang dead-to-rights. They want a scalp - if BHO gives up Hillary, then he will be left alone during/after office.
BHO has seen how lucrative the pay-to-play speech for foundation cash set-up works. If he can exit office with a clean reputation, he can enjoy many many years of luxury. But he has to play it smart. So, how do you give up Hillary while looking as an objective player?
The Lynch-Toon meeting was meant (and did) achieve two things:
(a) It allows LL to recuse herself - and provides Barry a strong firewall - by leaving the responsibility to a career functionary who will process the FBI criminal report like any other normal referral;
(b) For his role in the charade, Bill gets some heat off his back about his own legal problems. He knows how serious the charges are against Cankles, and wants to have a safe exit route. Think of rats leaving a sinking ship.
Everyone wins in this scenario - except the Witch. But the Witch was going down regardless. That was the minimum demand from the spooks. The threat was, we can get to you if you let her go. Play it smart and have a nice life.