Congressional Clinton probes will go forward post-election, GOP lawmakers say

At least four congressional investigations into Hillary Clinton’s personal email use and mishandling of classified information are expected to go forward even after the former secretary of state’s election loss last week, Republican lawmakers tell Fox News.

The probes, which cover allegations that Clinton lied to Congress about her email practices in October 2015 and that government records were destroyed, are ongoing and not dependent on the election's outcome, two senior Republican senators said.

"I still don't have the information I need," Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, told Fox News. Johnson said the work of his committee, with jurisdiction over government records and the mishandling of classified information, would be careful not to disrupt President-elect Donald Trump’s priorities.

“I think it’s one of the messages of this election that the public is disgusted when they see double standards, when they think people in high places, high government officials can get away with what ordinary citizens can't,” he said. “So, I just think it’s extremely important to follow this thing through and get all the information. Make it public.”

I agree. I said that I never thought Trump should have said he would look into her situation. Sure, it sounded great on the campaign trail and the crowds loved it, but is it really something he wants to waste political capital and time on? He wants to unify the country (which I think can only be done to some extent), and that’s going to cause a lot of controversy and division. However, now that he has said he is going to do it, if he doesn’t do it, there will be supporters (not me, but some) who will feel he’s not keeping his word. There is also the whole point of draining the swamp and some people being “too big” for prosecution - meaning that someone who wasn’t Hillary Clinton would be in serious hot water for what she did.

If Obama pardons her, Trump can just say that his hands are tied. There is nothing he can do about it. He won’t have to worry about any controversy or division. He can focus on jobs, immigration, healthcare, etc. Obama will be hated by the same people who already hate him and loved by the people who already do.

It will be interesting to see what Obama does, but I think he will. We can’t know for sure. I think he is salty over what she did with her emails as SOS. Remember that Wikileaks showed Obama knew that she had a private email. This is contrary to what he said about learning about it on TV. This case could involve him, and so that would be a reason to pardon her. On the other hand, her email situation may have cost him his legacy because it ushered in Trump. That could be reason to not pardon her.

Again, though, I agree it would be easy for our side if he does.

Are the ongoing Congressional Investigations going to be limited to their present scope?...................

What about Huma, classified intelligence information, Muslim Brotherhood ties & espionage?

What about Soros and the ongoing conspiracy to intimidate voters...?

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