Rudy Giuliani: "Today Hillary Clinton Was Put Way Above The Law"

zero hedge ^ | Jul 5, 2016 3:48 PM | Tyler Durden

[vannrox]

The reactions to the FBI's shocking announcement in which it announced it would not seek charges against Hillary Clinton are coming in fast and furious, with House Speaker Paul Ryan announcing moments ago that, at least in his view, Trump was spot on when he tweeted over the holiday weekend that the system is rigged when he said that the FBI's decision not to suggest the Department of Justice brings charges against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "defies explanation."

While I respect the professionals at the FBI, this announcement defies explanation. No one should be above the law. pic.twitter.com/OqctxglquI

— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) July 5, 2016

"While I respect the law enforcement professionals at the FBI, this announcement defies explanation. No one should be above the law. But based upon the director's own statement, it appears damage is being done to the rule of law," Ryan said in a statement, adding that declining to prosecute Clinton for her handling of classified information "will set a terrible precedent."

"The findings of this investigation also make clear that Secretary Clinton misled the American people when she was confronted with her criminal actions," Ryan said in the statement.

Yes, but since no "reasonable judge" would prosecute Hillary (by which we assume he means no judge that has received quid-pro-quo from the Hillary foundation or affiliated and related parties),  and since the FBI "cannot find a case that would support bringing criminal charges on these facts" despite the FBI bringing criminal charges in precisely such a case less than a year ago, the "fix is in."

Next, it was Judicial Watch's turn to chime in: Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton made the following statement regarding the decision by Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James B. Comey that the Department of Justice not indict former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the disclosure of classified information on her non-state.gov email:

FBI Director James Comey detailed Hillary Clinton’s massive destruction of government records and grossly negligent handling of classified information.  Frankly, there’s a disconnect between Comey’s devastating findings and his weak recommendation not to prosecute Hillary Clinton.  Federal prosecutors, independent of politics, need to consider whether to pursue the potential violations of law confirmed by the FBI.

 

Judicial Watch helped break open the Clinton email scandal and, in the meantime, will independently continue its groundbreaking litigation and investigation.

Finally, none other than former presidential candidate and NYC mayor, Rudy Giuliani, opined when he told CBS that "No one should be above the law. Today Hillary Clinton was put way above the law."

Rudy Giuliani: It's "mind-boggling" @FBI didn't recommend charges against @HillaryClinton https://t.co/VVNfSdX01O https://t.co/86O9GnC4aE

— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 5, 2016

He also spoke to CNBC when he said that he is "shocked" at Comey's conclusions because he "clearly concluded that Hillary violated 18 US Code section 793 when he said she was extremely negligent" while on Hillary's intent Giuliani said that the circumstances of extreme negligence "over and over and over again" is the best proof of intent, "also her destruction of 34,000 emails also proves intent."

Former prosecutor & NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani: "Shocked" at FBI director Comey's conclusion in Clinton e-mail probe pic.twitter.com/3HLxmkVjRD

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) July 5, 2016

Giliani's conclusion: "This is an extremely hard conclusion to justify. People have been charged under these statues for far less than this", but... when one is Hillary Clinton, the laws don't exactly apply like they do for ordinary people.

[vannrox]

DUH!

[Behind the Blue Wall]

No Paul, it doesn’t “defy explanation”. The rule of law in this country is broken, and you’re one of the main people who are letting it happen.

[Jack Hammer]

Well Rudy gets it, anyway.

[HomerBohn]

Hillary may be a murderess, a thief, a liar, a lesbian, a traitor....but she gets away with anything!

[mia]

The announcement is all over my facebook friends postings and the comments are not in her favor. The supporters started posting positive comments and were immediately shot down by so many other people who up until this time have been quiet about their political opinions. Now. . . it’s like “gang busters.” Wow, people are really angry. Myself included.

[crz]

Rudy should be brought in a Trump administration as a special prosecutor. He has experience in dealing with the mob.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I can’t wait to see how.liberal lapdogs such as Juan Williams spin this.

Heck I wonder what the MSNBC crowd will say.

See if these media types and hangers on such as James Carville get trotted out, and say that today’s decision is a complete exoneration of Hillary.

[FredZarguna]

"While I respect the professionals at the FBI...

... you are the last person in the United States who does.

[Donglalinger]

Today?

[mkjessup]

The answer is just what Donald Trump said: “THE FIX IS IN”. The corrupted and compromised so-called FBI Director James Comey is now just one more Clintonista/Obamunist cog in the machine. He has himself become an un-indicted felon for his failure to act. The crimes of the Clintons are manifest, proven and well documented.

If America EVER needed an ‘Elliot Richardson’, it was today - but all we got was a sniveling, double-talking, two faced coward as we all watched Comey prostitute himself to his political masters.

J. Edgar Hoover had many faults, but he would NEVER have stood still for this kind of rampant subversion and corruption that has seized the federal government.

Never has there been a better demonstration of the saying “The fish rots from the head down” than the current state of what was at one time, in another lifetime, a government “Of the people, by the people and for the people”. The federal fascist regime now knows no bounds whatsoever.

The Republic is dead. God save the Republic.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

And this is the biggest part of it. Maybe Trump is helped in the election...but if Hillary is elected, there is no law whatsoever that binds her. Her word becomes law just like the Kings of the middle ages. She becomes the law. And God save us if that happens.

[Ann Archy]

TWO AMERICAS!!! The “JUST US” Dept. struck again!! COMEY must be REALLY DIRTY to throw away his good reputation for the Clintons!! FILTHY , CORRUPT COMEY!!!

[shelterguy]

No big deal. Her old man met the with head of the DOJ, promised her a ton of cool stuff. and all is well. The clintonistas no doubt have many paid accomplices in the FumblinBumblinIdiots agency.

[ExTexasRedhead]

The Mob is DC.

[Parley Baer]

“Well Rudy gets it, anyway.”

He sure does. Rudy for Attorney General

[TMSuchman]

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.—Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States

[PROCON]

This explains the Clinton/Lynch meeting

[crz]

Exactly.

[EnquiringMind]

Rudy should be President right now. But no, he wore a dress on Halloween. That disqualified him, didn’t it, Freepers? So look what you gave us.

[Sacajaweau]

I think Rudy for Homeland Security and Christie as AG.

What I'd really like to see is Rudy run for Governor of NYS.