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TacoD

(581 posts)
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:36 PM Mar 2016

Do you think Hillary will be indicted?

My first DU poll.


55 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited
I think she will be indicted, as she should be
16 (29%)
I think she will be indicted, but she should not be
0 (0%)
I don't think she will be indicted, but she should be
27 (49%)
I don't think she will be indicted, as she shouldn't be
12 (22%)
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Do you think Hillary will be indicted? (Original Post) TacoD Mar 2016 OP
This should be a good gauge of just how misinformed DU posters are ... nt salinsky Mar 2016 #1
Some are misinformed and some just want to see Hillary suffer. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #29
She will not be and should not be. morningfog Mar 2016 #2
This. Agschmid Mar 2016 #5
If she should not be TeddyR Mar 2016 #50
There are a variety of laws that could have been broken. morningfog Mar 2016 #56
I doubt it, but I don't know if she should be or not. ZombieHorde Mar 2016 #3
I'd like to see the results of the FBI investigation B2G Mar 2016 #4
For what? zappaman Mar 2016 #6
for being Hillary Clinton. nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #15
Three possibilities: indicted, unindicted co-conspirator, unindicted Impedimentus Mar 2016 #7
rule of law vs executive exceptionalism reddread Mar 2016 #8
For the email crap? No. Hell Hath No Fury Mar 2016 #9
If they'd just investigate the apparent sale of access while SOS senz Mar 2016 #38
To me, THAT is where the real story is -- Hell Hath No Fury Mar 2016 #48
I agree, this transcends party and goes to the heart of democratic governance. senz Mar 2016 #52
Accusation is proof. creon Mar 2016 #10
Recommended by FBI for indictment; not indicted by Obama DoJ. Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #11
Virtually no difference between Bernie Sanders supporters geek tragedy Mar 2016 #12
It will also be a good PPR list for Skinner n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #14
Push polling of a non-issue -- devious cosmicone Mar 2016 #13
it's a public service, this poll helps identify geek tragedy Mar 2016 #17
+1 ... very true. n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #18
the next step will be them accusing Lynch and Obama of official corruption for covering it up. geek tragedy Mar 2016 #21
Sadly it's true. Dem2 Mar 2016 #32
In what way is this a push poll? I tried very hard to word it fairly (nt) TacoD Mar 2016 #22
It is quite simple cosmicone Mar 2016 #24
In your example, TacoD Mar 2016 #25
I think your poll is very well worded and provides a useful service to the community geek tragedy Mar 2016 #27
Thanks :-) nt TacoD Mar 2016 #30
Just because the whole echo chamber is claiming something cosmicone Mar 2016 #46
I just posted this.... blueintelligentsia Mar 2016 #16
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaha cosmicone Mar 2016 #20
You're digging deep for this one. WhiteTara Mar 2016 #43
Since I'm not an FBI agent or the Attorney General, Vinca Mar 2016 #19
Democrats don't seem to care about Clinton's email server issue geek tragedy Mar 2016 #23
No idea and won't speculate. riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #26
Wealthy powerful bad guys always "get away with murder." senz Mar 2016 #28
This is an illuminating poll. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #31
Illuminating enough to open any eyes? senz Mar 2016 #45
A lot of law and order Bernie supporters apparently Onlooker Mar 2016 #33
I don't see a single Bernie supporter voting that Clinton shouldn't be indicted geek tragedy Mar 2016 #34
Reply #2? (nt) TacoD Mar 2016 #36
You're right, there's one! nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #40
Partial explanation for why we're not Clinton supporters. senz Mar 2016 #42
That is their last hope out of desperation. cosmicone Mar 2016 #47
thank goodness for closed primaries to prevent such people from sabotaging us nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #49
Hear hear!! n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #53
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #57
I doubt that she'll be indicted. Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #35
Powerful Clinton people don't get in trouble when they commit crimes jfern Mar 2016 #37
so you've concluded she's a criminal. Outstanding! geek tragedy Mar 2016 #41
I haven't got a clue whether she'll be indicted or not. BillZBubb Mar 2016 #39
Probably not bigwillq Mar 2016 #44
Of course not. Oligarchies don't work that way. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #51
Of course not. NanceGreggs Mar 2016 #54
Does it make any difference? tularetom Mar 2016 #55
 

morningfog

(18,115 posts)
56. There are a variety of laws that could have been broken.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 08:18 PM
Mar 2016

I don't know where it will come down. I know that her IT was criminally exposed enough to invoke 5th amendment protections and be granted immunity. I can't imagine he's the only one exposed. The FBI had been going at it too long and two federal judges found some evidence of bad faith or worse from state.
I think Hillary is smart enough to not have put herself and her candidacy at risk.

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)
3. I doubt it, but I don't know if she should be or not.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:39 PM
Mar 2016

I haven't been following that story very closely. I've only read a few things on DU about it.

Impedimentus

(898 posts)
7. Three possibilities: indicted, unindicted co-conspirator, unindicted
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:45 PM
Mar 2016

It will likely be one of the three possibilities. It's not for me to decide.

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
38. If they'd just investigate the apparent sale of access while SOS
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:36 PM
Mar 2016

and the appearance of quid pro quo aspects in other Clinton Foundation donors, really investigate, that would be a good thing.

 

Hell Hath No Fury

(16,327 posts)
48. To me, THAT is where the real story is --
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:55 PM
Mar 2016

and the REAL scandal. Some GOPer is going to figure that out at some point and, voila!, a new Congressional investigation is born.

And I do agree it needs to be looked at because that shit stinks, regardless of a Dem or GOPer having done it.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
52. I agree, this transcends party and goes to the heart of democratic governance.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 07:11 PM
Mar 2016

It should not go unexamined.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
12. Virtually no difference between Bernie Sanders supporters
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 05:47 PM
Mar 2016

and Republicans on this question. Zero daylight.

Imagine that.

The "should be indicted responses" are good source material for one's ignore list.

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
13. Push polling of a non-issue -- devious
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 05:51 PM
Mar 2016

However, anything to help their lord and savior Unicorn J. Sparklepony.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
21. the next step will be them accusing Lynch and Obama of official corruption for covering it up.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:08 PM
Mar 2016

They'll prove it by quoting articles from Townhall.com, Fox News, the New York Post, and Newsmax.

You know, where the activist left gets all of its news.

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
24. It is quite simple
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:22 PM
Mar 2016

If I were to put up a poll like

"Will XXX be charged with pedophilia?" it insinuates that XXX is a pedophile.

Hillary has broken no laws and thus there cannot be any indictment. However, asking if she will is push-polling and is utterly pernicious, nefarious and pejorative.

TacoD

(581 posts)
25. In your example,
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:23 PM
Mar 2016

if DU was rife with people accusing XXX of pedophilia, and I posted a neutrally-worded poll to find out who agreed with the accusations, how could you call it a push poll?

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
46. Just because the whole echo chamber is claiming something
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:52 PM
Mar 2016

doesn't mean it is so.

It is a classic tactic. One person insinuates, another gives support and a whole bunch of people nod. There is a story in the "Panchatantra" about the phenomenon.

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
20. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:05 PM
Mar 2016

The author's bio (in his OWN words)

I have no background in investigative journalism or law. I have not gone to law school, journalism school, or ever worked for a newspaper, magazine or any other publication. That’s why you may see scattered typos, grammar mistakes and incorrect legal phrasing. I tried to write this as deeply and as quickly as possible before I thought this story would be told by someone else. Please send proof-reads my way if you notice any, I am still going back and correcting mistakes here and there.

I have written only two other lengthy works.

My Economics thesis which analyzed the merger between two biotech companies – Thermo Fisher Scientific and Life Technologies.

And a class report for the Center for International Trade and Security – surrounding the United Nation’s decision to militarily intervene in Libya, but not Syria, during the Arab Spring.


Vinca

(50,279 posts)
19. Since I'm not an FBI agent or the Attorney General,
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:05 PM
Mar 2016

I haven't a fucking clue. If she is we're screwed for obvious reasons. If she isn't we're screwed because the Obama administration will be accused of a cover-up. It's a no-win situation and it was all self inflicted.

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
26. No idea and won't speculate.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:24 PM
Mar 2016

I've read everything there is about it but its hard to see what the FBI is doing.

Personally I sincerely hope nothing comes of this. It will be devastating to down ticket candidates that have already allied with her and I'll.be pissed if she jeopardizes any of them.

And President Obama doesn't need a scandal. I like him.

 

Onlooker

(5,636 posts)
33. A lot of law and order Bernie supporters apparently
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:30 PM
Mar 2016

Hillary should be indicted? My god, what are people thinking. I wonder if this kind of law and order mentality is what makes many people mistrust the Bernie supporters. After all, the long arm of the law has a tendency to frame and abuse people at times. But, those who think Hillary should be indicted should not be trusted with the law, since the scandal is a Republican construction that is reduced to finding some kind of violation by combing through her legal emails.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
34. I don't see a single Bernie supporter voting that Clinton shouldn't be indicted
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:31 PM
Mar 2016

Isn't that remarkable?

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
42. Partial explanation for why we're not Clinton supporters.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:41 PM
Mar 2016

Remember? Polls show she's the least trusted 2016 candidate.

Response to geek tragedy (Reply #34)

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
35. I doubt that she'll be indicted.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:33 PM
Mar 2016

I don't have enough info to form an opinion as to whether or not she should be.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
41. so you've concluded she's a criminal. Outstanding!
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:38 PM
Mar 2016

(no need to respond, I'm putting every single one of the "throw Hillary in prison" crowd on Ignore)

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
39. I haven't got a clue whether she'll be indicted or not.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:37 PM
Mar 2016

If evidence indicates she broke the law, I hope she is. If there is no such evidence, this issue needs to be dropped. I'll wait and see what the FBI reports.

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
44. Probably not
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:41 PM
Mar 2016

But is she does--OH, BOY.

Would not be good for Democrats. I don't think Hillary Clinton is good for this country to begin with. But, an indictment? Oh, boy.

 

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
51. Of course not. Oligarchies don't work that way.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 07:00 PM
Mar 2016

Clintons and Bushes don't answer to the proletariat.

NanceGreggs

(27,815 posts)
54. Of course not.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 07:18 PM
Mar 2016

It's sad to see some people clinging to the notion that she will be, simply because it's their preferred candidate's ONLY hope of getting the nomination.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
55. Does it make any difference?
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 07:42 PM
Mar 2016

Obama won't allow her to be prosecuted. Not that that will do her any good. Half the country already believes she is a liar and suspects that she is a criminal as well. If she survives to be the nominee, her opponent in the general election won't let this thing drop. She won't fare well against most republicans. If the whole emailgate is handled as clumsily as I suspect it will be, even Trump will be competitive against her.

And Obama will get a lot of the blame. He'll stick his neck out for somebody who dislikes him and wind up trashing his "legacy".

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