Clinton Presidential Library Releases Thousands Of Papers On Hillary Clinton

[Purveyor]

Source: Guardian UK

Hillary Clinton’s still-theoretical 2016 presidential campaign faced a possible new challenge on Friday, with the release of the first of 33,000 previously restricted documents touching on potentially embarrassing aspects of her previous occupancy of the White House.

The Clinton Presidential Library published an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 pages of records on Friday afternoon. The records include private advice from the former first lady’s press secretary, Lissa Muscatine, and documents related to her failed efforts at healthcare reform.

A further 28,000 or so pages will be released by officials with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) over the coming weeks, after the lapsing of legal protection from freedom of information requests.

“The individual pages … were previously withheld by NARA in response to FOIA requests that were processed during the first 12 years after President [Bill] Clinton left office, because they were exempt from disclosure under the Presidential Records Act restrictions concerning appointments to federal office and confidential advice among the president and his advisors,” said a National Archives spokeswoman.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/28/hillary-clinton-presidential-library-releases-papers

[Enrique]

1. i would like to remind everyone Hillary Clinton has already run for president

she has been vetted as much as anyone.

[OKNancy]

3. several other stories about this

and some interviews I've seen say that these papers will be pretty dry. Mostly official stuff.

[Xithras]

7. I think the point is that these docs aren't vetted.

By law, internal documents from a presidency are protected from scrutiny for 12 years. The 12 year window on Bill Clinton's presidency expired on January 20, 2014. These are new documents that have never been revealed before.

I don't expect them to reveal anything of any real significance, but you can bet that the righties are getting worked up anyway.

[global1]

2. Wow!!! Good Timing.....

I bet there will be a bunch of Repub operatives pouring over each and every word.

[wyldwolf]

4. uh oh! Every wingnut conspiracy theory about her will finally be proven - even that alien baby!

[onehandle]

5. Just read the first page of the first document. Karl Rove killed Vince Foster.

I knew it.

[SoapBox]

6. ...of course, from the Guardian.

Former , short lived home, to Brazilian Greenwad.

[Bill76]

8. What is your point?

And what's this "Greenwad" stuff? Is that an anti-gay slur?

[red dog 1]

9. The Guardian reports on stories that MSM refuse to cover.

"Greenwad"? What are you inferring by this obvious "slam" of, (IMO), a first-rate journalist?

What's wrong with Glen Greenwald?

Is it the fact that he is gay?

[groundloop]

10. Finally, proof that it was Hillary's fault Bill had an affair

Oh, and of course there was that communistic plot to provide everyone with healthcare.

Yes, the GOPers will be pouring through these looking for any ammunition. I expect them to come away very disappointed.

[Auntie Bush]

11. I sure hope you are right about ReThugs coming away disappointed.

Well these documents may displace all the Benghazi talk, impeachment talk, and accusations that Obama is a socialist Nazi etc.etc.etc.

[aquart]

12. A change is as good as a rest.

Bring on the plot to kill Diana!

[cosmicone]

13. The timing is perfect for Hillary

Whatever stir these documents cause, would be a big yawn by the time 2016 materializes. Americans have short memories.

If these were released in 2016, they would have been a day-in day-out fodder and damaging even if they contained nothing.

[2pooped2pop]

15. yep, that's how I see it too.

better now than later

[Auntie Bush]

16. Right, because Rethugs tell so many lies.

We'd need time to correct all those lies and right now we have plenty of time.

[Beacool]

14. You can bet that the media and every RW nut is scouring over them with a fine tooth comb.

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They are hoping to find anything that can cast aspersions on the Clintons.

Maybe they'll finally be able to figure out how Hillary killed Vince Foster from AR (she was visiting her ailing father) or how they caused Ron Brown's plane crash.

[Auntie Bush]

17. LOL LOL LOL nt