OK, DU prognosticators. Will Hillary be indicted? Officially state it for the record.

[wyldwolf]

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	Hillary WILL be indicted.
	4 (16%)
	Hillary will NOT be indicted.
	21 (84%)
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[casperthegm]

1. how could anyone make an informed decision?

Without knowing what the FBI has or has not found? Unless someone here has a contact in the FBI or DOJ this poll basically boils down to a popularity contest.

[MineralMan]

2. When was the last cabinet officer ever indicted for

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a mistake made while in that position?

Answer that and you'll have your answer.

[NWCorona]

6. What other cabinet level official had an off the books private

Server that stored over 3000 sensitive to top secret level documents?

I'll wait for your answer.

[MineralMan]

13. Was any harm done by that?

As far as I know, none of those emails fell into the wrong hands.

So, I'm not sure it rises to an indictable level. Unless there was a law prohibiting a Secretary of State from doing that, I can't see where a crime was committed. Indictments are issued for criminal activities, not poor decision-making.

In this case, no harm, no indictment. Nothing illegal, no indictment.

It will not even go to a grand jury, and only grand juries indict at the federal level. It's simply not happening, no matter how much some would like it to.

[NWCorona]

15. What's the harm?

Hillary had a closed loop between her and her staff and she had no right to keep her work emails private. This isn't even taking the FBI investigation into account.

Everything else in your post is conjecture.

[SCantiGOP]

28. No point at all to this post

[leveymg]

34. That's demanding a false equivalency. HRC also isn't in the same position, anymore.

The closest parallel is 1997, when CIA Director Deutch was forced to resign after taking home classified laptops and hooking them onto an unsecured, uncertified home internet. His case dragged on under review at the Justice Dept until the last day of the Clinton Presidency when Bill pardoned him.

An actual indictment isn't necessary to effectively end Hillary's career goal. Publication of the FBI Findings, and a recommendation of prosecution or strong sanction for reckless action will be enough to kill her candidacy. That's coming before the election.

[wyldwolf]

4. they can't - but plenty on DU are claiming (hoping?) she will be just the same.

[NurseJackie]

3. This will be fun! :-P

[hrmjustin]

5. The better question is how many of them want her to be indicted.

[NWCorona]

10. Probably a few

But if Hillary does get indicted it won't necessarily save Bernie. Just another Democrat like Biden will jump in.

[LonePirate]

14. I think you are underestimating the numbers by using "a few."

I don't think she will be indicted nor do I think she has done anything to warrant an indictment. Segments of DU feel otherwise, though.

[NWCorona]

16. The numbers are up to interpretation

I'll agree to that.

[msongs]

38. or impeached on her first day is she wins nt

[H2O Man]

7. No.

[Live and Learn]

8. No. Laws don't apply to her. nt

[angstlessk]

11. Or Bill n/t

[Politicalboi]

9. I hope so

But with the way things work, Bush and Cheney are free also. Justice never reaches the rich. They should indict her for going behind the President's back alone. If they don't indict her, it's justice missed. And if this follows her in the GE I am going to be loving every minute of it. If we can't get justice, maybe someone else can. I won't vote for Donald Dump and I won't vote for her.

[casperthegm]

12. what will you do?

Write Bernie in? I've seen a number of people say they'll do that.

[Politicalboi]

20. If she gets indicted before the primary is over

Bernie's name should be on the ballot. We're in it till the END.

[casperthegm]

23. Agreed

I'm a Bernie guy too. Just curious what your vote will be if she's not indicted and you're not voting for HRC or Trump.

[brooklynite]

17. Second question: do you WANT Hillary to be indicted?

I think the answers here would be surprising...

[morningfog]

21. I certainly hope not. It would kill the Democratic Party this fall and for years.

[Chan790]

24. That's an easier one.

No, I think that would be catastrophic regardless who the nominee was and insure that we lose the WH in 2016.

(It's part of the reason I think if the Clinton campaign thought there was any chance of that happening they'd be out of the race by-now. I think they already underestimated how serious this allegation was going to get or else she would not have run. I think they are still being too optimistic about the outcome.)

[Chan790]

18. Passed.

My prediction isn't represented in the options.

For the record...I don't think she will be indicted but I think the allegations and seriousness of them will be sufficient to force her out of the race before election day. I do not believe she will be the nominee on the ballot on Nov. 8, 2016 because I do not believe her candidacy will be viable at that point and she's smart enough to know that preventing President Trump is more important than being elected.

Also, for the record...I can't believe I just accused Sec. Clinton of being capable of heroic action and self-sacrifice. I think I'm going to be ill.

[Politicalboi]

22. I was wondering that myself

She's in it for herself IMO. She won't go quietly.

[PoliticAverse]

39. "I don't think she will be indicted" - your prediction was represented by choice "2".

[Chan790]

42. Fine. Changed it just for you. n/t

[morningfog]

19. No. Not a chance. But, you should start another poll asking whether anyone associated with her will.

I am less sure about that.

[bluedigger]

25. How about a "Could She?" category.

I would bet against it, but I can't discount the possibility off hand, either. It's an uncalculated risk.

[chillfactor]

26. wishful thinking on the part of Bernie supporters...n/t

[Beacool]

27. No, she won't.

To the chagrin of those who seem to be hoping for it.

[BillZBubb]

30. Very few Democrats are hoping for it.

Some of us admit the possibility, hope it doesn't happen, but if it does it needs to happen sooner rather than later.

I don't even want her subpoenaed. If she is, it is best to get it out of the way.

I guessed NO in the poll. BTW I am a strong Bernie supporter.

[Beacool]

32. Have you been reading this board lately?

It's not clearly stated, they don't want their messages to be hidden, but some seem to be crossing their fingers and hoping for an indictment.

[ucrdem]

40. LOL, Obi-wan-indictment is their only hope. nt

[BillZBubb]

41. I read a lot of the Bernie posts. I don't see that at all.

The vast majority don't want that. Of course there are always a handful of fanatics in any political arena.

There are some think it is likely she'll be indicted and fear what that will mean in the general election. I think they are wrong about that, but I do admit the slim possibility. It is something we just don't have much information on.

Would you agree that if party A nominated a candidate B who was then indicted for some crime, that would be devastating for party A's prospects? If there was even a 25% chance of that, would you not be very concerned? Some Bernie supporters have convinced themselves that because the FBI got involved the chances are at least that high. Most likely they are wrong. But their concern about the consequences flows from that, not wishing she was indicted.

[BillZBubb]

29. I don't think so. But, I've been wrong before.

My guess is no for the record.

[maindawg]

31. She deleted 30,000 emails

To cover up her activities. That is a felony. The activities may be a whole different crime. Other Sec O states used private email, but they did not delete any. The act of deleting is why she will be charged with a crime.
Bernie will win all the rest of the blue States and by some very large margine . The more people get of Hill, the less they like her. She just not likeable. And she is very boring.
He also associations will hurt her too. Kissinger is a criminal. She is tied to too many disreputable people. Unlike Trump, her base is not growing. It is what it is and that's all.
I believe she will be charged with obstruction for the deletions.

[One_Life_To_Give]

33. 100 Agents, extraditing witness halfway round the world,

immunity deal given. Probably will indicte someone. Although it could well be a top aid will be the one where the evidence leads to. There is probably some truth to the leaks about somebody transcribing Secret/Classified information onto unclassified systems. That individual is probably going to get nailed. But that was probably not HRC.

[Shrike47]

35. To be indicted, she has to be charged with violating a law. What crime did she commit? Be specific.

Tell me the U.S. Code you think she violated, I'll look up the code and the case law interpreting it, the this question can be discussed. Until then, this is all speculation and a waste of energy.

The real question is, how can she counter Trump's claims about possible indictment, because he'll never shut up about it.

[hamsterjill]

36. No, she will not be indicted.

Officially stating it for the record.

[ucrdem]

37. Not a breath of a hair of a chance until after she's sworn in. Then, continuously.

[panader0]

43. Not enough options in your poll.

How about "I don't know yet'?

[cherokeeprogressive]

44. Better questions would have been...

Will Hillary be treated like any normal citizen would under these exact circumstances?

Will Hillary be given special treatment (read NO treatment) that a normal citizen could not expect?