2016 Postmortem

Bob41213

(491 posts) Wed May 25, 2016, 09:57 PM May 2016

Someone better tell NBC that this is a vindicating report.

Ouch, this is a fairly critical review. They even start looking at things somewhat critically (like Hillary's carefully worded answers)...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-state-department-email-report-means-hillary-clinton-n580516

What the State Department Email Report Means for Hillary Clinton

The topline of the highly critical report by the State Department's inspector general into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server when she was secretary of state is that she "did not comply with the Department's policies." But what else does the report mean for Clinton — and for her presidential campaign?

Here are five key questions the report brings to the forefront:

Was Security Compromised?

Can She Be Prosecuted?

Has She Told the Truth?

What Light Does the Report Shed on Clinton Herself?

Will the Report Hurt Her Campaign?

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Someone better tell NBC that this is a vindicating report. (Original Post) Bob41213 May 2016 OP

Another question: How did she expect regular citizens to obtain FOIA requests on her work? Ash_F May 2016 #1

She didn't. Fawke Em May 2016 #2

Ding ding ding. Bob41213 May 2016 #6

Exactly. Privatizing our foreign policy, basically n/t arcane1 May 2016 #11

Why should regular citizens have a right to see her emails NWCorona May 2016 #3

People in public office are supposed to SheilaT May 2016 #4

If this is a serious question: It is a very important law from 1966 Ash_F May 2016 #7

Sorry I thought the S/ would give away the sarcasm NWCorona May 2016 #8

My mistake! Ash_F May 2016 #9

She is a Clinton after all. jillan May 2016 #12

Exactly! NWCorona May 2016 #13

Because in America we don't have government in secret. tabasco May 2016 #14

6th point. Yeah, she fucking well intentionality broke the law. Vote2016 May 2016 #5

GASP, a balanced report nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #10

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)

1. Another question: How did she expect regular citizens to obtain FOIA requests on her work?

Reply to Bob41213 (Original post)

Wed May 25, 2016, 09:59 PM

May 2016

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)

2. She didn't.

Reply to Ash_F (Reply #1)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:01 PM

May 2016

That was the whole point of keeping a private email server.

Bob41213

(491 posts)

6. Ding ding ding.

Reply to Fawke Em (Reply #2)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:04 PM

May 2016

I think that was a conclusion also somewhere in the report.

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

11. Exactly. Privatizing our foreign policy, basically n/t

Reply to Fawke Em (Reply #2)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:11 PM

May 2016

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

3. Why should regular citizens have a right to see her emails

Reply to Ash_F (Reply #1)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:01 PM

May 2016

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

4. People in public office are supposed to

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #3)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:03 PM

May 2016

have things like their emails available to the public. Not ones that are Secret, we all get that. But she showed remarkably poor judgement in the entire email thing.

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)

7. If this is a serious question: It is a very important law from 1966

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #3)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:07 PM

May 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_(United_States)

And you are not supposed to have to sue to get them.

I submit a lot of FOIA requests on cases for exploited families, so this is a sore spot for me.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

8. Sorry I thought the S/ would give away the sarcasm

Reply to Ash_F (Reply #7)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:09 PM

May 2016

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)

9. My mistake!

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #8)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:10 PM

May 2016

jillan

(39,451 posts)

12. She is a Clinton after all.

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #3)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:14 PM

May 2016

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

13. Exactly!

Reply to jillan (Reply #12)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:16 PM

May 2016

tabasco

(22,974 posts)

14. Because in America we don't have government in secret.

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #3)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:17 PM

May 2016

I thought everybody knew that.

Unless there is a specific exemption that applies, the public has a right to know about and see ALL GOVERNMENT CORRESPONDENCE.

Vote2016

(1,198 posts)

5. 6th point. Yeah, she fucking well intentionality broke the law.

Reply to Bob41213 (Original post)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:04 PM

May 2016

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

10. GASP, a balanced report

Reply to Bob41213 (Original post)

Wed May 25, 2016, 10:10 PM

May 2016

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