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DeepModem Mom

(38,402 posts)
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 08:49 PM Aug 2015

State Department confirms Hillary Clinton email violated no laws or policies: (HILLARY GROUP)

The State Department publicly confirmed today that Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email while serving as Secretary of State violated no laws or policies that were in place at the time, bringing an end to the substantive side of the “email scandal” if certainly not the political side. Clinton’s opponents in the 2016 election and their followers have been hoping the issue would force her out of the election, but now they’ll be reduced to simply trying to create a scandal where none exists, after the department’s official words today.

State Department official spokesperson John Kirby appeared live on CNN today and flat out stated that “she was not violating policy.” Like many other high ranking officials who came before and during her tenure, Hillary Clinton opted to bypass the wonky email servers provided by the department due to the fact that they couldn’t, for instance, properly work with mobile email apps on smartphones. Previous Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice have acknowledged having done the same. The news comes as a disappointment to those in politics who viewed the controversy as their best shot at catching up to Clinton, who has a massive lead in national polls both within her own party and across party lines.

Clinton turned over her email server to the FBI earlier this month in the name of full disclosure. But with the State Department having now confirmed that her use of that server violated no laws or policies, the FBI investigation is moot and will confirm the same. Opponents will continue to attempt to turn Hillary Clinton’s email into a scandal by making ongoing remarks about the supposed impropriety or illegality of what she’s done, but those statements can now officially be regarded as lies going forward. The remaining question is how many, if any, undecided voters will believe those lies.

http://www.dailynewsbin.com/news/state-department-confirms-hillary-clinton-email-violated-no-laws-or-policies/21851/ via DailyNewsBin

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State Department confirms Hillary Clinton email violated no laws or policies: (HILLARY GROUP) (Original Post) DeepModem Mom Aug 2015 OP
Hopefully, but quite doubtful, this will end this faux scandal. George II Aug 2015 #1
True. n/t DeepModem Mom Aug 2015 #2
Blackmail, The Muslim Brotherhood, Insider Connections, rpannier Aug 2015 #25
Oh no, heads will be exploding, where will it all end. Scarborough will be on a tear now. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #3
Joey Scar is already saying the State Dept is just trying to cover up for Hillary RussBLib Aug 2015 #32
Cover up, huh, maybe Joe should know these scandals are mostly conspiracy theory by the GOP. They Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #33
I'm shocked at how many still don't understand anything about this KMOD Aug 2015 #4
"Our" media are not useless. hay rick Aug 2015 #13
The US media is the goPropaganda Machine. Cha Aug 2015 #28
can we get another news source? ericson00 Aug 2015 #5
What is your problem? seriously. William769 Aug 2015 #14
hey, I'm just trying to get something to post to reddit ericson00 Aug 2015 #15
I hear ya. I'll look for one. n/t DeepModem Mom Aug 2015 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author ericson00 Aug 2015 #17
Here's a Tweet with CNN video -- first link I found: DeepModem Mom Aug 2015 #19
it won't let me post "rehosted content" ericson00 Aug 2015 #20
I think the problem may be that this news is new and hit late.... DeepModem Mom Aug 2015 #21
watch them try to gloss over this ericson00 Aug 2015 #22
Right! n/t DeepModem Mom Aug 2015 #24
Next up, Benghazi! stopbush Aug 2015 #6
Lots people haz sad now. okasha Aug 2015 #7
Yep, a few DUers on that list. leftofcool Aug 2015 #31
State Department spokesman John Kirby BlueStateLib Aug 2015 #8
LOVE!! ericson00 Aug 2015 #18
Thanks for posting! n/t DeepModem Mom Aug 2015 #23
"State Dept. Spokesman Tells CNN: Hillary Clinton "Was Not Violating Policy" With Personal Email" Cha Aug 2015 #29
The STUPID part of the US population will never believe this, they will spin conspiracy RKP5637 Aug 2015 #9
After all, they are still on their eleventy billionth investigation of Benghazi, even after tblue37 Aug 2015 #26
Get ready for Hillary was born in Kenya 6chars Aug 2015 #34
Yes, please move on. Fake scandal outraged already. onecaliberal Aug 2015 #10
Good, now lets get back to issues.... blackspade Aug 2015 #11
Thank you. That is excellent. Kath1 Aug 2015 #12
Again. Hekate Aug 2015 #27
Glad to see State Dept reaffirring this important point. riversedge Aug 2015 #30

rpannier

(24,338 posts)
25. Blackmail, The Muslim Brotherhood, Insider Connections,
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 11:52 PM
Aug 2015

These will probably be 3 of the *ahem* *uhh* reasons why she was cleared
Can't let the meme die.
Just have to find any excuse
So, she blackmailed the investigators, the Muslim Brotherhood has so infiltrated the US government that the truth has been deleted, her being their former boss they're too connected to her for it to be impartial
Sunspots, Alien Sunspots...

It's kind of old and tiresome
But...

Benghazi, Vince Foster, Whitewater,

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
3. Oh no, heads will be exploding, where will it all end. Scarborough will be on a tear now.
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 08:56 PM
Aug 2015

I am thinking this is the real reason Hillary is not losing her cool, nothing is there.

RussBLib

(9,036 posts)
32. Joey Scar is already saying the State Dept is just trying to cover up for Hillary
Tue Aug 25, 2015, 10:41 AM
Aug 2015

we've seen this so often from the GOP: they don't care about the truth, they only want to push stories that confuse and obfuscate so they can suggest "where there's smoke...." etc.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
33. Cover up, huh, maybe Joe should know these scandals are mostly conspiracy theory by the GOP. They
Tue Aug 25, 2015, 11:45 AM
Aug 2015

do not materialize, the cover up is with the GOP covering their lies.

 

KMOD

(7,906 posts)
4. I'm shocked at how many still don't understand anything about this
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 09:08 PM
Aug 2015

fake scandal. Our media is useless.

 

ericson00

(2,707 posts)
5. can we get another news source?
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 09:20 PM
Aug 2015

it might carry more currency on the main primaries forum. I'll also have it posted to reddit by a friend if you can get another news source.

William769

(55,147 posts)
14. What is your problem? seriously.
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 11:09 PM
Aug 2015

You seem to take issue in this Group with every post you make here and quite frankly I am getting tired of it.

 

ericson00

(2,707 posts)
15. hey, I'm just trying to get something to post to reddit
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 11:11 PM
Aug 2015

so the masses can see the truth. If it gets enough up arrows on r/politics, thousands of people could be seeing it.

Response to DeepModem Mom (Reply #16)

DeepModem Mom

(38,402 posts)
19. Here's a Tweet with CNN video -- first link I found:
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 11:25 PM
Aug 2015

State Dept. Spokesman Tells CNN: Hillary Clinton "Was Not Violating Policy" With Personal Email http://mm4a.org/1JOb0dF

Will check for text.

 

ericson00

(2,707 posts)
20. it won't let me post "rehosted content"
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 11:29 PM
Aug 2015

so yea an article from a reputable source with the text would work. I'd post the New Day transcript but since Reddit requires the title be the same (as does DU), it wouldn't do any good, it would get auto-deleted, if not reported very quickly

DeepModem Mom

(38,402 posts)
21. I think the problem may be that this news is new and hit late....
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 11:39 PM
Aug 2015

The story I posted is dated August 24, and I don't see anything else re. this news dated today except the video. Hopefully, other online "print" sources will follow.

 

ericson00

(2,707 posts)
22. watch them try to gloss over this
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 11:40 PM
Aug 2015

but that doesn't stop people from posting the video as a comment in rags like WaPo articles....

Cha

(297,661 posts)
29. "State Dept. Spokesman Tells CNN: Hillary Clinton "Was Not Violating Policy" With Personal Email"
Tue Aug 25, 2015, 02:21 AM
Aug 2015

That's right.. and, why did I already know that?!

Thanks BSL

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
9. The STUPID part of the US population will never believe this, they will spin conspiracy
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 09:51 PM
Aug 2015

theories saying she is being protected by the State Department and she can pull strings to destroy any saying otherwise. The STUPIDS are sadly unreachable.

tblue37

(65,488 posts)
26. After all, they are still on their eleventy billionth investigation of Benghazi, even after
Tue Aug 25, 2015, 12:12 AM
Aug 2015

all the other Republican investigations have cleared her and Obama of wrongdoing.

And Birthers still hold fast to their nonsense despite having seen both forms of Obama's birth certificate.

6chars

(3,967 posts)
34. Get ready for Hillary was born in Kenya
Tue Aug 25, 2015, 11:25 PM
Aug 2015

Maybe Trump will claim to have her "real" birth certificate.

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