Clinton campaign sends legal warning on ads claiming she's 'under investigation'

CNN Politics ^ | Nov. 7, 2016 | Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent

[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."

[Robert357]

Interesting. In the Great State of Washington, the State Supreme Court has rendered a decision that Politicians are expected to lie and therefore anything contained in their advertisements need not be true.

Horrible decision, but in WA State it would not be a State Crime.

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/State-s-highest-court-backs-lying-in-politics-1251683.php

[TexasTransplant]

**** “She’s still under investigation for the foundation” ****

She still under Investigation for EVERYTHING... it doesn’t end until it is resolved or the Statute of Limitations expires

(As per Trey Gowdy)

[TexasTransplant]

*** “SHE is under INVESTIGATION BY THE FBI for the Clinton Foundation and other issues...the only thing Comey dropped was the personal server investigation” ***

WRONG ... the Investigation has never stopped and will not and that is a good thing

[TribalPrincess2U]

Citizens can say she is still under investigation BY THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA.

[Tallguy]

And she would argue that it is the Foundation (and not she) who is technically ‘under investigation’. Guess what? She could probably get a jury or judge to rule that way. Not that this threat is meant to do anything other than stiffen her weak-kneed support. As such it’s just P-R.