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Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:22 PM Apr 2016

Trump paints Democrats as corrupt, "shielding" Clinton from indictment.

“Do you think Hillary Clinton will be indicted?” Trump was asked April 20 on “The O’Reilly Factor.”

“No, because I think the Democrat Party is going to protect her,” Trump responded. “I don’t think she’s going to be indicted. I think what she has done is very, very serious.”

He then compared Clinton’s email scandal to Gen. David Petreaus, who resigned from his position as director of the CIA in 2012 after it was revealed that he shared confidential information with his biographer, with whom he was having an affair, according to Politico. He later pleaded guilty to mishandling confidential information.

“I know for a fact that what Gen. Petraeus and others have done was much less, and it destroyed their lives,” Trump said on “The O’Reilly Factor.” “So I do believe, Bill, that she’s being protected.”

“But how can the Democratic Party protect her from the FBI? Isn’t the FBI non-corruptible?” host O’Reilly asked.

“I hope they’re not working together,” Trump said, adding again that he thinks she is being protected.


http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/crime/trump-obama-administration-shielding-clinton-indictment


Prepare for the down-ballot blood bath. This message will appeal to many, particularly independents.
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Trump paints Democrats as corrupt, "shielding" Clinton from indictment. (Original Post) Barack_America Apr 2016 OP
Cheering on of Trump and Fox News. onehandle Apr 2016 #1
I thought she was vetted? n/t Loudestlib Apr 2016 #4
Hardly. Just disappointed Dems have left themselves so vulnerable... Barack_America Apr 2016 #5
Did you scold those in the Hillary group posting RW videos repeatedly today? bunnies Apr 2016 #8
And so it goes. Wellstone ruled Apr 2016 #2
Even a broken clock is right twice a day d_legendary1 Apr 2016 #3
And this is just the beginning. bunnies Apr 2016 #6
this is just a tiny hint of the attacks if she's nominated amborin Apr 2016 #7
They're already using her investigation to attack Dems as a whole. Barack_America Apr 2016 #10
So it is starting now. sadoldgirl Apr 2016 #9
and the email where Huma writes to aides that HRC is "confused a lot of the time" nt grasswire Apr 2016 #28
And... this has been in the circuit for both Cruz and Trump for a while nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #11
Nadin, you talked about "fake elections" to paraphrase it. sadoldgirl Apr 2016 #14
This is one of them likely nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #15
And their friends now. Wait til the GE :( nt riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #12
I'm not worries about the GE, she's nowhere near clinching the nomination including with what little sabrina 1 Apr 2016 #38
We need to buckle up. It's going to get bumpy. actslikeacarrot Apr 2016 #13
looka trump spouting the sanders campaign party line. cant hardly tell trump and bernie apart nt msongs Apr 2016 #16
now that's a blatantly false and scurrilous thing to say; Bernie has never said anything like that amborin Apr 2016 #20
She knows it. That poster 840high Apr 2016 #27
"We're tired of hearing about your damn emails" - Sanders. HooptieWagon Apr 2016 #29
Trump said 'I'm sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails'??? When? sabrina 1 Apr 2016 #40
+1. Great post. Barack_America Apr 2016 #43
thanks for the wingnut perspective Dem2 Apr 2016 #17
You don't seem to appreciate political strategy. Barack_America Apr 2016 #18
I love how people dump the negative stuff for their own partisan reasons Dem2 Apr 2016 #19
Democrats are making a huge mistake nominating Clinton... Barack_America Apr 2016 #21
Yes, and your "concern" is completely unrelated to your support for the OTHER candidate Dem2 Apr 2016 #24
I think Clinton is a disaster. Do I have an option other than Sanders? Barack_America Apr 2016 #30
not even on the forum for a whole year, yet amborin Apr 2016 #25
Are you saying she won't be faced with this and far more, if she wins the nomination, which is sabrina 1 Apr 2016 #41
And of course, all of Trump's dealings have been squeaky clean Art_from_Ark Apr 2016 #22
Trump doesn't have to look far for his talking points...it's all right here on DU Sheepshank Apr 2016 #23
why do you want to censor important information? this is about how a Clinton nomination amborin Apr 2016 #26
Geez, that's the depth of your thinking? BillZBubb Apr 2016 #31
Yes, that's the depth of my thinking. Sheepshank Apr 2016 #32
I read your sophomoric post and commented on it. Your thinking is shallow. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #33
And you think you have nobility and depth? Sheepshank Apr 2016 #35
He does not need to come here quaker bill Apr 2016 #42
Didn't see that coming. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #34
If we could just blame Bernie..... RobertEarl Apr 2016 #36
Skinner, would you mind? NuclearDem Apr 2016 #37
You've been with us for one general election, yes? Barack_America Apr 2016 #44
"Democrat party" oberliner Apr 2016 #39

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
1. Cheering on of Trump and Fox News.
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:25 PM
Apr 2016

The end is nigh.

What right-wing memes will be promoted when parity comes to DU?

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
5. Hardly. Just disappointed Dems have left themselves so vulnerable...
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:32 PM
Apr 2016

...to such an obvious attack.

This is why you don't nominate a candidate who is under FBI investigation.

If she's ultimately indicted...you lose.

If she's not indicted...you still lose.

d_legendary1

(2,586 posts)
3. Even a broken clock is right twice a day
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:26 PM
Apr 2016

I just wish that this clock didn't have its arms and numbers removed.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
10. They're already using her investigation to attack Dems as a whole.
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:36 PM
Apr 2016

Bit surprised they're doing this so early. Many of those targeted Dems are superdelegates. Could this give them pause to reconsider who they support?

Yeah, probably not. Dems haven't been that strategically savvy since, well, DWS took over.

sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)
9. So it is starting now.
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:33 PM
Apr 2016

And he just has to use the video of the POTUS
saying that "she was careless". And he will ask:
Who wants a careless POTUs?

And Trump will not be alone in these attacks, others
will join in.

This is going to be a disastrous campaign imo.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
11. And... this has been in the circuit for both Cruz and Trump for a while
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:36 PM
Apr 2016

because she is truly open for that attack.

And I doubt the party is ignorant of this.

Back to timeline, speaking off.. though this does not go into it.

sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)
14. Nadin, you talked about "fake elections" to paraphrase it.
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:54 PM
Apr 2016

I definitely think this is one of them. Both parties don't
care as long as the status quo is kept.

I believe also that the repug party will make other
choices than Trump or Cruz, because as long as they
have HRC to fight the party will be united.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
15. This is one of them likely
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:04 PM
Apr 2016

but Trump will likely be the candidate, He will get within 100 PDs, and the Rs are not stupid... After WI it looked like more than that. So they could do that, blow the convention open, Now I am not so sure.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
38. I'm not worries about the GE, she's nowhere near clinching the nomination including with what little
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 02:01 AM
Apr 2016

she took from the now very questionable NY primary, which itself may change when all the hundreds of thousands of voters purged from the rolls are allowed to vote. I'm certain that will happen, no? There's no doubt this happened, the just suspended the woman they claim was responsible for the 'mistake'. But the NY Post is reporting she is just a 'scapegoat'.

Why is it that every time she 'wins' see Mass, Az, Iowa, now NY there is so much election fraud?

actslikeacarrot

(464 posts)
13. We need to buckle up. It's going to get bumpy.
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:45 PM
Apr 2016

It dosent matter if she is innocent or not. It will still be used to attack her relentlessly.

amborin

(16,631 posts)
20. now that's a blatantly false and scurrilous thing to say; Bernie has never said anything like that
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:16 PM
Apr 2016

and you know it

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
40. Trump said 'I'm sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails'??? When?
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 02:12 AM
Apr 2016

You know, lying about another candidate isn't going to do that candidate any good. Bernie Sanders has defended Hillary time and time again when he COULD have taken the bait from the Corporate shills on the media, but I watched him get angry at them and tell them he was not going to attack her.

When I see comments like that from Hillary supporters, I know I cannot trust a word that comes from campaign because I can play the videos for you and prove your comment to be FALSE with no problem at all.

It's a good thing Bernie is a far better person than I am, because after doing everything he could NOT to atack her, David Brock is spreading his filty lies, yes, he admits it proudly, and I would be be doing exactly what YOU are falsely accusing him of.

But he's a far better person than I am, thankfully. And he has so much to work with too, she is so lucky Bernie is such a decent human being.

She otoh, has done nothing but attack him and his supporters. Brock today boasting about the 'fake trolls' he has had all over Social Media attacking Bernie supporters. Do you REALLY want to keep this up, because like I said, I am more than willing to post the FACTS that Bernie himself has not done. '

I defended the Clintons for years against Bush supporters, only to find out that the Bushes and Clintons are like 'family'. What a slap in the face that was.

She needs to worry about her legal issues, because Bernie may be 'sick and tired of hearing about it' but the Republicans are SALIVATING over them.

Dem2

(8,168 posts)
19. I love how people dump the negative stuff for their own partisan reasons
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:15 PM
Apr 2016

then act like they're doing the forum a favor by "showing them what the opposition is doing"




it's the oldest fallacy on the internets.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
21. Democrats are making a huge mistake nominating Clinton...
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:17 PM
Apr 2016

...in case the point of my OP was a bit too complex.

Dem2

(8,168 posts)
24. Yes, and your "concern" is completely unrelated to your support for the OTHER candidate
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:19 PM
Apr 2016

I've got a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
30. I think Clinton is a disaster. Do I have an option other than Sanders?
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:26 PM
Apr 2016

You are aware this is an either-or situation now, no?

amborin

(16,631 posts)
25. not even on the forum for a whole year, yet
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:19 PM
Apr 2016

presuming to know more than members who've been here since the forum was founded

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
41. Are you saying she won't be faced with this and far more, if she wins the nomination, which is
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 02:15 AM
Apr 2016

doubtful at this point? How is it 'wingnut' to post the words of the Republican Front Runner? I would say it is necessary to know what they will do, but then I'm a Bernie supporter BECAUSE I care about facts.

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
23. Trump doesn't have to look far for his talking points...it's all right here on DU
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:18 PM
Apr 2016

....call it Skinner, enough divisive talk and RW ammo.

amborin

(16,631 posts)
26. why do you want to censor important information? this is about how a Clinton nomination
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:22 PM
Apr 2016

would have far-reaching negative ramifications for the entire Democratic ticket.

many of us are concerned about down-ticket candidates;

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
31. Geez, that's the depth of your thinking?
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:37 PM
Apr 2016

Trump said what he said and it was commented on here, not the other way around.

If you are so clueless to believe that the republicans don't have far more ammunition against Hillary than what is posted here, you are beyond hope.

They don't need any help finding things with which to attack Her Majesty, Ms. Golden Sacks. Her actions and the content of her emails has given them a gold mine that has barely been tapped.

Unfortunately, Sen. Sanders was too nice a guy to get into that. The republicans will have no such generosity.

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
32. Yes, that's the depth of my thinking.
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:59 PM
Apr 2016

Oh and calling out when people make up shit while trying to read minds and motivations.

So with that in mind, you're just making up shit and you have no clue what I think. Hope it's not you day job.

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
33. I read your sophomoric post and commented on it. Your thinking is shallow.
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 12:14 AM
Apr 2016

Your post reflected that.

quaker bill

(8,224 posts)
42. He does not need to come here
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 06:32 AM
Apr 2016

his talking points are just laying all over the landscape. He picks up the ones that seem useful to him currently. If you think we get through the fall without Monica, Whitewater, Benghazi, Goldman Sachs, Vince Foster, Libya, Syria, E-mails and so much more, you have a rude awakening in store. There are political cudgels laying all over this battlefield, Trump will pick various ones up and swing them over and over, just to remind folks that they exist.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
36. If we could just blame Bernie.....
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 01:47 AM
Apr 2016

But Bernie's not a democrat, so he can't be accused of being part of the party protecting H. Damn. What else?

How about because Bernie said ""We are sick of hearing about your emails"". Aha! Got him there!! Bernie is coddling H!! If Bernie set off on H one-tenth as much as Trump has, we could all say he's attacking her and not protecting her.

Or, how about we start a rumor that Bernie is paying Trump to attack H because Bernie is afraid of making H mad? Would that work? ???... Nah, Bernie is not afraid of H, everyone knows that. Forget that one too. Damn!!

I got nothing else. Looks like Trump is on his own here. He's so mean, telling the truths. Wait!!!!! .... I got it!!!

Trump's a troofer!!

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
44. You've been with us for one general election, yes?
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 07:47 AM
Apr 2016

Discussion of our opponents' strategies against us has always been permitted during the GE on DU. Hell, coming up with ways to counter those strategies is why DU was founded...not for the 'Rah Rah' utopia you seem to think it will become.

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