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Forbes: State Department Report On Email Vindicates Clinton Rather Than Nails Her
May 25, 2016 @ 01:34 PM 5,407 views
State Department Report On Email Vindicates Clinton Rather Than Nails Her
http://www.forbes.com/sites/charlestiefer/2016/05/25/state-department-report-on-email-vindicates-clinton-rather-than-nails-her/#597d62512c7d
Charles Tiefer ,
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I cover government contracting, the Pentagon and Congress.
The report released Wednesday by the State Department Inspector General on its email records management is being reported as heavy-duty criticism of former Secretary Hillary Clinton. However, the report has more in it that vindicates Clinton than nails her.
It does not add any new serious charges or adverse facts. And, it shows she was less out of line with her predecessors, notably Colin Powell, than has been charged. Powell’s handling of his email was so similar, in fact, that when House Republicans drag this issue through hearings up to Election Day, Powell should be called as a witness – a witness for Clinton. To put it differently, she is having a double standard applied to her. Here are five key aspects of the report.
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton addresses supporters at the IBEW Local 11 union hall during a campaign event in the city of Commerce, outside of Los Angeles, Tuesday. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
First, and foremost, it is simply not about classified email. It is about regular, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, unclassified email. Yet it is the classified email, not these messages, that are the focus of the FBI investigation of Clinton. In other words, the report does not, and cannot, talk about the most serious issues. It is about a sideshow. If you are serious about the email charges against Hillary, you should keep your powder dry until at least Clinton is interviewed by the FBI in a matter of weeks, and then until the result of that probe is released.
Moreover, it is no accident that this report does not deal with the most serious issues: The FBI expressly told the State Department IG to stay away from classified records. That would have involved the State Department IG interfering with and possibly foreshadowing the FBI criminal investigation. But, this meant the FBI left the State Department IG with a subject involving much less grounds for potential criticism of Clinton, as we see in this report.
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Not only is she guilty but the cover-up story is starting to crumble. She refuses to talk to anybody and her aides are getting immunity in exchange for their testimony.
Nope, nothing to see here...these are not the droids you're looking for....
"she is having a double standard applied to her" 
