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CNN contributor Donna Brazile: 'Sometimes I get the questions in advance.'
[WAPO] It was not one of the 2016 primary's major moments.At a CNN-TV One town hall event on March 13, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton went face to face with Ricky Jackson, a man who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1975. He was just a teenager then. His exoneration came after spending 39 years in prison. His question for Clinton: "I came perilously close to my own execution, and in light of that, what I have just shared with you and in light of the fact that there are documented cases of innocent people who have been executed in our country, I would like to know, how can you still take your stance on the death penalty in light of what we know right now?" Clinton responded at length, expressing a lack of confidence that the states could capably manage the ultimate penalty. However: "Where I end up is this, and maybe it is distinction that is hard to support, but at this point, given the challenges we face from terrorist activities primarily in our country that end up under federal jurisdiction for very limited purposes, I think that it can still be held in reserve for those," said the candidate. On the campaign trail, candidates need to be ready for any sort of question -- and perhaps Clinton had a bit of extra preparation for this one. In a leaked trove of emails concerning Clinton campaign Chairman John Podesta, there appears one with the heading, "From time to time I get the questions in advance." The email was written by Donna Brazile, who was then a CNN contributor and a reputable Democratic strategist. Here’s the text of the email, which was sent a day before the town hall: Con't. Posted by: Besoeker 2016-10-12 |
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