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FreakinDJ

(17,644 posts)
Thu Mar 3, 2016, 06:54 AM Mar 2016

As Presidential Campaign Unfolds, So Do Inquiries Into Clinton’s Emails

WASHINGTON — As Hillary Clinton moves toward the Democratic presidential nomination, she faces legal hurdles from her use of a private computer server as secretary of state that could jar her campaign’s momentum in the months ahead.

Foremost among a half-dozen inquiries and legal proceedings into whether classified information was sent through Mrs. Clinton’s server is an investigation by the F.B.I., whose agents, according to one law enforcement official, could seek to question Mrs. Clinton’s closest aides and possibly the candidate herself within weeks.

It is commonplace for the F.B.I. to try to interview key figures before closing an investigation, and doing so is not an indication the bureau thinks a person broke the law. Although defense lawyers often discourage their clients from giving such interviews, Democrats fear the refusal of Mrs. Clinton or her top aides to cooperate would be ready ammunition for Donald J. Trump, the Republican front-runner.


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Federal law makes it a crime to mishandle classified information outside secure government channels when someone does so “knowingly” or — more seriously — permits it through “gross negligence.” Mrs. Clinton has correctly pointed out that none of the emails on her server were marked as classified at the time.



http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/us/politics/as-presidential-campaign-unfolds-so-do-inquiries-into-hillary-clintons-emails.html



Pretty sure they are all going to plead the 5th - so far its been their MO all along
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As Presidential Campaign Unfolds, So Do Inquiries Into Clinton’s Emails (Original Post) FreakinDJ Mar 2016 OP
Im sure they will sort this out Fairgo Mar 2016 #1
Unless it's her. n/t tazkcmo Mar 2016 #2
It's not her. Just more piling on. They will have to get all former SOS for doing much the same Jitter65 Mar 2016 #3
No way Hillary is charged Abouttime Mar 2016 #4
 

Jitter65

(3,089 posts)
3. It's not her. Just more piling on. They will have to get all former SOS for doing much the same
Thu Mar 3, 2016, 09:23 AM
Mar 2016

thing except they had no server. Not one thing ever leaked from Bill and Hillary's server...but plenty did from government servers. That aside, there was no classified info passed to or from that server...except after the fact.

 

Abouttime

(675 posts)
4. No way Hillary is charged
Thu Mar 3, 2016, 09:48 AM
Mar 2016

Does anyone honestly think President Obama is going to let the Democratic frontrunner and presumptive nominee get indicted in the middle of the campaign? This would throw our party and the entire election into chaos and certainly hand the presidency to the repukes, can you say President Trump? NO WAY Obama lets this happen!
I support Bernie but I'm a realist, Hillary all but has the nomination locked up. She is going to be the nominee and our next President. If Obama's Justice Dept charges anyone it will be Trump, how many shady dealings are in his past? Trump has committed real crimes, the location of Hillary's email server and her email address while SOS fall far short of criminality.
Look for this to wrap up sooner rather than later with Hillary being cleared of any and all wrongdoing.

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