[PJ Media] Even as Hillary Clinton tries to put questions about her private email server behind her, the FBI has stepped up inquiries into the security of the former secretary of state's home-made email system and how aides communicated over email, POLITICO has learned.
The FBI's recent moves suggest that its inquiry could have evolved from the preliminary fact-finding stage that the agency launches when it receives a credible referral, according to former FBI and Justice Department officials interviewed by POLITICO.
"This sounds to me like it's more than a preliminary inquiry; it sounds like a full-blown investigation," said Tom Fuentes, former assistant director of the FBI. "When you have this amount of resources going into it .... I think it's at the investigative level."
One of the greatest political sleight-of-hand feats in recent history has been the Democrats' united front about Hillary Clinton's email scandal being nothing more than a partisan political attack even though the reason it won't go away is because the FBI is still looking into it. It is difficult to make the case for the FBI being a purely political attack dog, mostly because it isn't. Conspiracy theory fans might be able to craft a fantastical connect-the-dots scenario to make it seem so, but that doesn't change reality.
Mrs. Bill's scandal is sticking around because it is, and always has been, a potential breach of national security that any responsible United States official who swore to defend the Constitution should want to be thoroughly cleared up.
The elected officials who still insist this is a political hit job are egregiously violating their oaths of office.
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I read a discussion of Krauthammer piece (which I can't find) suggesting that Hillary had a charity based out of Canada that bundled foreign money donations and sent them into her American operations (laundering the money basically) and that was likely what was deleted from her email. She was willing to take the huge political hit because jail was the obvious result if that stuff came out.
#2
Less a criminal investigation and more the Obama gang stacking up chips to play against the Clintons. Hillary is not going to jail. Not anytime soon, anyway.
#3
Operation Slow-Walk is in full swing. The FBI is as aggressive in investigating her as they were Whitey Bulger in the 1970s and 80s.
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Operation Slow-Walk is in full swing. The FBI is as aggressive in investigating her as they were Whitey Bulger in the 1970s and 80s.
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Ironically, the motivation to do little or nothing appears to be much the same.
#5
The Clinton Machine has enormous ability to do damage to its enemies and to the Democratic Paty in general and the Obama administration in particular. It is also enormously corrupt and holds many, many political power brokers' misbehaviors in its memory banks. SO how to defeat it but not destroy the party or actually send her to jail, creating the cascading disaster that would envelop the entire democrat machine. ValJar is moving towards more and more pressure points, Huma and Cheryl indictments, press reporting of hacking of the server, fiscal audit of the CGI and Foundation subsidiaries, hard look at Chelsea's hubbies finances, all designed to create doubt, and eventually perhaps a health event or really dark FBI cloud. The voila, Uncle Joe, with less time for him to be on stage and gaffing. White Knight to the rescue scenario. Poof, Presidential pardon or interdiction of any serious charges, couple of bus bumps of senior staffers (not Huma, she is too.....close to the Beest) and the blowback is managed. Then Champ and his minions move on to reaping the harvest in the afterglow of his Presidency....
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From numba 5 .....SO how to defeat it but not destroy the party or actually send her to jail, creating the cascading disaster that would envelop the entire democrat machine.
#7
From my point of view the best thing the Democrats can do is destroy the Clinton machine, put someone honorable up for the election with the expectation they will lose, and plan to rebuild around the blue-color 'actually like America' wing of the party.
Of course what I see as best for the party and what Obama sees are likely polar opposites.
it seems logical to me for a political player seeking nomination for the presidency to try to secure their email
clearly she didnt trust government servers -- and given recent hacks why should she?
please do not interpret this position as support in any way for the clintons. Christopher Hitchens devastating book No-one left to lie to - the triangulations of Bill Clinton was a masterpiece at exposing Americas worst family.
she stood by while her husband lied about his repeated abuse of women not just philandering but worse and on multiple occasions.
but vis a vis the emails -- big deal. Why shouldnt she secure her emails with whatever provider she can find.
it doesnt make her a crook. She is scrutinised and every move criticised, i would do the same if i were her.
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The FBI is in a tight spot. Some people -- like me for instance -- are waiting to see who is charged for leaking Top Secret codeword information. If nothing happens, I feel that the secrecy oath means nothing and I can reveal all that I have learned over the years. What's fit for the goose...
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all that is allowed to Jove is not permitted for the cattle....
we are the cattle so our rulers must keep the secrets from us
and yet we are supposed to vote for them and without information democracy is meaningless
so the pantomime rolls on.... imperfect but better than the alternative largely due to civil rights protected by law, which are being eroded at a frenetic pace
#12
all that is allowed to Jove is not permitted for the cattle....
No Joves in America, anon1. And it is singularly amusing that the one thing Ms Clinton's private servers did not do was to keep her emails secure. The scandal broke because at least one of Ms Clinton's correspondents' email accounts was hacked, and the results published. With that information others found her server and discovered enough of the contents that powerful people started asking questions and demanding answers.
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make proud.
1) Federal Records Retention laws
Being a government official (Secretary of State) her official correspondence must be archived. This happens automagically for government servers, but not for a home-brew email setup.
2) Classified information
Classified info is supposed to be kept inside secure government systems. These are often air-gapped to prevent 'leakage'.
3) Security
While govt systems have been hacked, they are more secure than your run-of-the-mill, server in a closet, ISP account. A private server would be a juicy target for hackers ranging from high school script kiddies to foreign governments.
4) Caesar's Wife
Hillary assures us that anything that no violations of records retention laws took place, no classified info was shared. She has even showed us selected emails to prove it. Some of us are suspicious. Especially since leaked emails demonstrate the contrary.
Numbers 1 and 2 are violations of the law. #3 is stupid behavior. You can argue #4 is no big deal, but who are you going to believe: Hillary or your lying eyes?
[IsraelTimes] Letter also urges president to 'provide the necessary and appropriate measures to deter Iran'
The first mistake lies in thinking the man with a phone and a pen will be bound by a memo carrying his signature, though it's a lovely thought.
Democratic senators in a letter called on President Barack Obama I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody... to write a new and strengthened "Memorandum of Understanding" on security assistance to Israel.
The 16 senators, led by Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D--Conn., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., -- the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent the letter to the president on Monday, the day Obama met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
How many of those sixteen would vote with the Republican majority to override a presidential veto on this subject?
The letter called on Obama to conclude the new memorandum as well as to "provide the necessary and appropriate measures to deter Iran," such as ordinance and delivery systems, as well as to enhance Israel's qualitative military edge over countries in the region.
"These measures are necessary to deter conventional and asymmetric threats to Israel. We also support providing missile defense funding, as necessary and appropriate, to accelerate the co-development of missile defense systems, and increased bilateral cooperation on cyber, intelligence, and research and development for tunnel detection and mapping technologies," the letter said.
The senators commended Obama's "commitment to an unprecedented level of military, intelligence and security cooperation with Israel to address new and complex security threats."
Applying current management theory for performance reviews: for every negative feedback, a positive. This leads to confusion about how one's overall performance is perceived.
The current "Memorandum of Understanding" (MOU) provides $30 billion in U.S. assistance to Israel through 2018.
"As threats in the region continue to evolve, we urge you to engage at the highest levels to continue a process to develop a shared understanding of the threatening environment confronting Israel, and to take bold steps to strengthen the MOU that serves as the foundation of our bilateral security efforts," the senators wrote. They told Obama that a new MOU with Israel would serve as a "lasting legacy of your presidency."
The letter also was signed by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J.; Robert P. Casey, Jr., D-Penn.; Chris Coons, D-Del; Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.; Tim Kaine, D-Va.; Edward Markey, D-Mass.; Barbara Mikulski, D-Md.; Chuck Schumer Senator-for-life from New York, renowned for his love of standing in front of cameras. Schumer has been a professional politician since 1975, when disco was in flower. , D-N.Y.; Jon Tester, D-Mont; Mark Warner, D-Va.; Ron Wyden, D-Oregon; Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn; and Bill Nelson, D-Fla.
How many of them are looking shaky going into their next election, how many have strongly Jewish constituencies who must be placated, and how many support Israel as a matter of conscience?
[AnNahar] President Barack Obama They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them... 's administration on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to uphold White House measures shielding up to four million undocumented migrants from deportation.
Thrusting the country's top court into the role of arbiter in a emotionally charged political debate, the Justice Department said it would challenge lower court rulings that blocked Obama's efforts to reform immigration policy.
A year ago, Obama tried to bypass Congress by ordering government agencies to focus on deporting serious criminals, rather than undocumented immigrants who live and work in the United States.
Republicans and Democrats agree that sweeping immigration reform is long overdue, but bitterly disagree about how to do it.
Conservatives -- in the throes of the 2016 election cycle -- reacted furiously, saying the president had effectively granted amnesty to people who broke the law by entering the United States illegally.
They also argued that Obama had gone well beyond his executive powers, prompting governors of 26 US states to take up the case.
A federal court in Texas in February ruled in their favor -- putting the program on hold and prompting a White House appeal, which failed on Monday.
In response to that "adverse ruling," the Department of Justice said it "intends to seek further review from the Supreme Court of the United States."
There are nearly 12 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States, but only an estimated four million would qualify under Obama's orders.
Obama's appeal to the Supreme Court could mean that he is unable to enact the reforms before 2016 elections.
If the Supreme Court does not take up the case before then, it is sure to become a major point of contention during the election campaign.
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Why should Obama pay any more attention to the Supreme Court than he does to Congress? He is the Supreme Leader, after all.
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So while immigrants have stormed the ink ramparts of Europe, hobbling at the least the EU theory, our honcho goes to present the case it should also happen in the USA.
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our honcho goes to present the case it should also happen in the USA.
More, it seems to me, that our honcho was doing the same here, was paused by the courts, and is now trying to hurry the process by which that pause is ended in resumption.
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