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| Continuing Update: New FBI release on HRC email probe refers to 'Shadow Government' |
| 2016-10-18 |
| [CBS] A new trove of interview summaries and notes from the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails lays out a series of allegations that could prove fodder for future attacks on the Democratic presidential nominee. The 100 pages, released Monday morning, include claims that Clinton "blatantly" disregarded protocol. Other claims include that a group of powerful State Department employees attempted to coordinate a document release, and that a department official asked for a "quid pro quo" related to the former secretary of state's emails. The documents, part four of four to be released by the FBI, include notes and interview summaries that may illuminate more about the bureau's decision not to recommend Clinton be prosecuted for her actions. Many Republicans have criticized that decision, but FBI Director James Comey has repeatedly insisted the move was apolitical. "I want the American people to know we really did this the right way. You can disagree with us, but you cannot fairly say we did it in any kind of political way," Comey said in July. "We don't carry water for anybody. We were trying to do what the right thing is." One revelation in the documents came from an interview with an unidentified person who suggested that Freedom of Information Act requests related to Clinton went through a group sometimes called "the Shadow Government." "There was a powerful group of very high-ranking STATE officials that some referred to as 'The 7th Floor Group' or 'The Shadow Government.' This group met every Wednesday afternoon to discuss the FOIA process, Congressional records, and everything CLINTON-related to FOIA/Congressional inquiries," the FBI's interview summary said. That group, according to the summary, argued for a Clinton document release to be conducted all at once "for coordination purposes" instead of on a rolling basis as would normally be the case. But the "Shadow Government" did not get its way, and the agency in charge decided for a rolling release, the FBI summary said. Another claim from the documents is that one unidentified interviewee said Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy pressured the FBI to unclassify certain emails from Clinton's private server that were previously deemed classified. The interviewee said Kennedy contacted the FBI to ask for the change in classification in "exchange for a 'quid pro quo.'" |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-10-18 13:43 |
| #3 You mean the country is not being run by the man who reads the teleprompter? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2016-10-18 10:48 |
| #2 The Illuminati!!! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-10-18 09:15 |
| #1 "Conspiracy theory" indeed. Wikipedia: The shadow government (cryptocracy, secret government, or invisible government) is a family of conspiracy theories based on the notion that real and actual political power resides not with publicly elected representatives (for example, the United States Congress) but with private individuals who are exercising power ... |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-10-18 08:45 |