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complain jane

(4,302 posts) Thu May 5, 2016, 08:27 PM May 2016

Email Scandal Crushed as FBI Finds No Evidence Clinton Broke the Law

Some of Hillary Clinton’s closest aides, including her longtime adviser Huma Abedin, have provided interviews to federal investigators, as the FBI probe into the security of her private email server nears completion, U.S. officials briefed on the investigation tell CNN. The investigation is still ongoing, but so far investigators haven’t found evidence to prove that Clinton willfully violated the law the U.S. officials say.

The investigation is still ongoing, but it doubtful that the FBI’s upcoming interview of former Sec. of State Clinton is going to reveal the kind of bombshell that will change the likely findings.


http://www.politicususa.com/2016/05/05/email-scandal-crushed-fbi-finds-evidence-clinton-broke-law-private-email.html
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Email Scandal Crushed as FBI Finds No Evidence Clinton Broke the Law (Original Post) complain jane May 2016 OP
hahahahahahahahaha! I love unnamed sources Press Virginia May 2016 #1
Quite a scandalous headline! nt grasswire May 2016 #3
Easley's clickbait headlines are never supported by the text. (n/t) thesquanderer May 2016 #21
Unnamed sources TM99 May 2016 #2
not just unnamed sources... catnhatnh May 2016 #15
I'm sure the FBI will appreciate these "unnamed sources" speaking for them. Barack_America May 2016 #19
I fucking hope it gets ugly. TM99 May 2016 #22
Some people here seem upset she is not going to be indicted. hrmjustin May 2016 #4
Yeah. I feel sorry for them, too. complain jane May 2016 #9
I have actually seen posts wishing it will happen. Funny how some who say they are liberals believe still_one May 2016 #10
Amazing how now they hate unnamed sources. hrmjustin May 2016 #14
there is talk of pizza in July CorkySt.Clair May 2016 #28
ooooooops. Jane Sanders JanetLovesObama May 2016 #5
When the FBI sends the case back to the Justice Department without finding any violations, the still_one May 2016 #6
Bullshit headling from bogus faux "news" source. Get that shit out of here. CentralCoaster May 2016 #7
Though I am a Bernie fan, I am glad this is going nowhere. dinkytron May 2016 #8
So the investigation has been called off? AgingAmerican May 2016 #11
There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth if Hillary is not indicted. Arkansas Granny May 2016 #12
Didn't find "intent to mishandle." Unfortunately, there are other factors. pat_k May 2016 #13
that isn't what did in Patraeus dsc May 2016 #25
My bad. After posting, learned the guy's a Repub hack. pat_k May 2016 #29
I think if it were crushed... bobbobbins01 May 2016 #16
Dammit, I missed the official announcement! Damn Damn Damn! nt nc4bo May 2016 #17
it's just getting started. these were questions they already knew the answers. ViseGrip May 2016 #18
This is HRC & surrogates whistling past the graveyard. Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #20
LOL...uh-oh...if PoliticsUSA, the cesspool of yellow sensationalism is saying this... tritsofme May 2016 #23
Unnamed "US officials" and a dubious premise. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #24
So, Clinton's defense has morphed to: She broke the law, but she didn't understand that law. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #26
Anonymous sources saying there's nothing to it. Yeah... that's not how the FBI roles. Marr May 2016 #27

catnhatnh

(8,976 posts)
15. not just unnamed sources...
Reply to TM99 (Reply #2)
Thu May 5, 2016, 09:58 PM
May 2016

unnamed sources who attended a secret briefing about an ongoing FBI investigation!

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Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
19. I'm sure the FBI will appreciate these "unnamed sources" speaking for them.
Reply to TM99 (Reply #2)
Thu May 5, 2016, 10:11 PM
May 2016

This battle between the FBI and Obama admin is about to get ugly, IMO.

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TM99

(8,352 posts)
22. I fucking hope it gets ugly.
Reply to Barack_America (Reply #19)
Thu May 5, 2016, 10:22 PM
May 2016

I have thought better of Obama.

I hope Clinton doesn't drag him down to her level with this.

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still_one

(92,268 posts)
10. I have actually seen posts wishing it will happen. Funny how some who say they are liberals believe
Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #4)
Thu May 5, 2016, 08:39 PM
May 2016

that you are "guilty, unless you are proven innocent"

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still_one

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6. When the FBI sends the case back to the Justice Department without finding any violations, the
Reply to complain jane (Original post)
Thu May 5, 2016, 08:34 PM
May 2016

haters will say the FBI is covering it up.

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pat_k

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13. Didn't find "intent to mishandle." Unfortunately, there are other factors.
Reply to complain jane (Original post)
Thu May 5, 2016, 08:44 PM
May 2016

The likelihood of an indictment is not zero. The chances may be tiny, but factors other than intent may come into play.

Nathan Sales, an associate law professor at Syracuse University, disagrees with Lowell's and others' assessment. "Many scholars and lawyers think it's unlikely. I'm actually kind of in the minority on this," Sales says. "But, based on what we do know so far, I think there is a not insignificant chance that a grand jury could look at the facts and say, 'Actually, she may have violated various laws protecting classified information.'"

Sales points to the Petraeus case in particular, noting that the former CIA head did not, in the end, plead guilty to charges related to sharing classified information with his mistress and biographer, but rather to those related to him keeping the information in a desk drawer inside his home. "The conduct that is being investigated [in Clinton's case] — keeping the documents on an unclassified server — that's kind of the digital equivalent of locking it in your desk drawer, which is ultimately what did in General Petraeus," he says.


http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/what-should-we-make-of-the-hillary-clinton-indictment-speculation-20160503#ixzz47pDlWWxL
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dsc

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25. that isn't what did in Patraeus
Reply to pat_k (Reply #13)
Thu May 5, 2016, 11:49 PM
May 2016

what did in Patraeus was sharing the info with his mistress. They plea bargained him down, which was their perogotive but that doesn't change what he did.

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bobbobbins01

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16. I think if it were crushed...
Reply to complain jane (Original post)
Thu May 5, 2016, 10:02 PM
May 2016

The headlines would read "FBI Closes Email Investigation." But those anonymous sources seem totes legit.

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Waiting For Everyman

(9,385 posts)
20. This is HRC & surrogates whistling past the graveyard.
Reply to complain jane (Original post)
Thu May 5, 2016, 10:12 PM
May 2016

Lots of bravado, no substance.

I'll wait for the official reports, thanks.

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tritsofme

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23. LOL...uh-oh...if PoliticsUSA, the cesspool of yellow sensationalism is saying this...
Reply to complain jane (Original post)
Thu May 5, 2016, 11:30 PM
May 2016

Then maybe Hillary really is in trouble! Just not a fan of this outfit's style.

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Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
24. Unnamed "US officials" and a dubious premise.
Reply to complain jane (Original post)
Thu May 5, 2016, 11:46 PM
May 2016

Yeah...because the FBI releases info on ongoing investigations to vaguely-defined "officials" all the time.

Priceless...

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Marr

(20,317 posts)
27. Anonymous sources saying there's nothing to it. Yeah... that's not how the FBI roles.
Reply to complain jane (Original post)
Thu May 5, 2016, 11:53 PM
May 2016

That's how political campaigns role.

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