10-29-2016, 05:39 PM
(10-29-2016, 03:01 PM)Duchess Wrote:
Pete Williams who reports on the DoJ has reiterated that the letter was a formality and has said that his sources in the FBI told him that not only were the emails not from Hillary (they weren't sent to or from her) they had nothing to do with her. I tend to believe what he reports, he's cultivated contacts within the DoJ/FBI for many years and is highly respected by them.
I hope he's right.
But, if he's wrong, it all goes back to Clinton. I know I've said this before, but I think she let her paranoia about her detractors really cloud her judgment when she established a personal server, without authorization and without considering how it could bite her in the ass. Now, she's paying for it.
Based on the Wikileaks of Podesta's emails, seems as though Huma considered it a bad idea too. She was interviewed at length by the FBI and, IIRC, didn't take the 5th or anything, so I'm hoping she turned over everything during the course of the initial investigation and this latest batch of emails discovered on her and Weiner's laptop turns out to be dupes or just completely unrelated to Clinton.
In my opinion, it works in the Republicans' favor if Comey declines to provide details about the emails prior to the election -- they can stoke suspicion and innuendo while Clinton is forced to remain on the defensive. So, while I think Clinton is smart to push Comey for more details asap, I don't know why Trump and Pence are doing so unless they're convinced that the emails contain classified information or something incriminating.
Anyway, the next 10 days will be interesting. I expect there will be one or two more surprises for Clinton and/or Trump before November 8th.