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Clinton campaign sends legal warning on ads claiming she's 'under investigation'
CNN Politics ^ | Nov. 7, 2016 | Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent

Posted on 11/07/2016 12:26:28 PM PST by Hadean

(CNN)Hillary Clinton's campaign sent cease-and-desist letters to broadcasters advising that they shouldn't air ads from pro-Donald Trump PACs that include the claim that Clinton is "under investigation by the FBI."

The letters were dated Sunday, the same day the FBI announced that it was sticking by its conclusion that no charges were recommended against Clinton following completion of a review of recently discovered emails belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin.

"These ads falsely claim Secretary Clinton is under investigation by the FBI," said the letter from Marc Elias, general counsel for the Clinton campaign. A copy of the letter was read to CNN by a recipient. The letter lists some pro-Trump PACs, including Rebuilding America Now and Future 45, and the titles of ads they are funding.

Elias' letter says that "at no point" did the FBI "reopen" the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.

That's a view Clinton campaign officials and their surrogates have repeatedly made since FBI Director James Comey sent an October 28 letter to Congress saying that the FBI was investigating a cache of thousands of emails found as part of an unrelated investigation. That unrelated investigation is focused on Abedin's husband, former Congressman Anthony Weiner.

"Therefore the claim in these ads is provably false," Elias wrote.

The fight over the use of the term "reopened investigation" stems in part from the Justice Department's announcement in July that Clinton matter was "closed."

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ads; clinton; comey; dirtytricks; fascism; fbi; hillary; hillaryemails; hitlery; intimidation; madamfuehrer
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To: Hadean

ABC,NBC,CBS, MSNBC, FOX & CNN networks don’t care what the truth is, they are just itching to pull Trump ads. The letter gives them the excuse.


21 posted on 11/07/2016 12:37:37 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: thorvaldr
Nope. The FBI still has an open investigation regarding the Clinton Foundation. She is under investigation regardless of the status of the email investigation.

There's also an open investigation at the IRS. It hasn't gotten the front page headlines, but it's happening:

The Dallas IRS Office That's Quietly Determining the Fate of the Clinton Foundation

22 posted on 11/07/2016 12:38:40 PM PST by justlurking
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To: Hadean

How clever. The stations freak out and pull the ads (which they would rather not air anyway). Perfect excuse. And by the time it’s cleared up, it’s Wednesday.


23 posted on 11/07/2016 12:38:53 PM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: apillar
It’s my understanding that she is still under investigation for the her roll in the Clinton Foundation Fraud, it was only the recently reopened email case that was closed.

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Where did you read that the reopened email case had been closed? I don't believe that is in yesterday's Comey letter.

24 posted on 11/07/2016 12:39:04 PM PST by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time.)
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To: Genoa
They know she is still under FBI investigation for matters other than the email server. This is meant to get anxious TV stations to pull the ads today. Cynical and typical Clinton tactic.

Yup, and this is what you can expect every day if she wins tomorrow.

25 posted on 11/07/2016 12:39:50 PM PST by justlurking
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To: Hadean

The lawyers got to show something for billable hours.


26 posted on 11/07/2016 12:40:59 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: Hadean

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/11/what_fbi_director_james_comey_emdid_notem_say.html


27 posted on 11/07/2016 12:41:57 PM PST by AJFavish (www.allanfavish.com)
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To: guido911

My response would be to issue a cease and desist order for being stupid.


28 posted on 11/07/2016 12:42:42 PM PST by richardtavor
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To: Hadean

Is there any reason why she shouldn’t be under investigation by the CIA?


29 posted on 11/07/2016 12:44:20 PM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator

She will be in January 2017


30 posted on 11/07/2016 12:48:03 PM PST by scooby321 (o even lower)
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To: guido911

I am not a lawyer, and my response to that letter would be the same. “Sue me.”


31 posted on 11/07/2016 12:48:10 PM PST by Gator113 (Vote TRUMP!! -- "Because you'd be in Jail!")
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To: scooby321

Why not now? Is it “out of season” or some damned thing?


32 posted on 11/07/2016 12:50:28 PM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Hadean

Too late bitc*.


33 posted on 11/07/2016 12:55:22 PM PST by boomop1 (Term limits is the only way to change this failed government.)
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To: Hadean

If there was more time in the campaign, I would add the phrase “not currently” ahead of the phrase ‘under investigation’. That should satisfy the legal letter, while leaving the meaning readily obvious to any viewer/listener of the ad.


34 posted on 11/07/2016 1:01:16 PM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: Hadean

She’s got the nerve of a burglar.
Not surprising for a criminal.


35 posted on 11/07/2016 1:05:46 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: InterceptPoint

The case is not closed. It goes back to what Comey said in July. Then he said that no reasonable prosecutor would bring the case. Reasonable might be defined as being aware of Arkanside.


36 posted on 11/07/2016 1:06:39 PM PST by Freee-dame
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To: Gator113

You are correct. And feel free to use all hand gestures necessary to communicate your point. :)


37 posted on 11/07/2016 1:07:42 PM PST by guido911 (Please ss)
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To: Hadean
It depends on the meaning of "She's".
38 posted on 11/07/2016 1:09:16 PM PST by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: thorvaldr
The FBI still has an open investigation regarding the Clinton Foundation.

Bingo. The truth is an absolute defense in any libel suit.

39 posted on 11/07/2016 1:25:02 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
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To: Hildy

The ads can legally say she is facing imminent indictment for her role in the foundation scandal.


40 posted on 11/07/2016 1:37:43 PM PST by Lisbon1940 (Trump-Pence 2016: No full-term Governors!)
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