07-07-2016, 12:31 PM
There's already precedent for not prosecuting governmental officials who mishandled sensitive and classified information (where there was no intent to give access to such information to anyone without clearance).
One good thing to come out of the Clinton email controversy, in my opinion, is exposure. I would be surprised if another high ranking official or cabinet member makes the same terrible judgment call in the future. And, I wouldn't be surprised if some others already had similar systems in place and abruptly got into compliance with standards and policies after the Clinton case hit the news.
FBI Director Comey is known as a straight shooter and well-regarded by both Republicans and Democrats. He's publicly contradicted Obama in the past. Today, he testified in front of the House and re-iterated that Clinton's actions did not warrant prosecution. Now, the House wants to launch an investigation about whether she lied under oath.
This is an example of why I'm not a fan of Hillary Clinton. The whole thing could have been avoided if Clinton was not so worried about political foes accessing her communications, in my view. I think that was probably her motivation for making such a terrible and short-sighted decision; a decision that is biting her in the ass big-time and feeding the very kind of activity she was trying to avoid.
Bill's chit chat with Loretta Lynch was another unforced Clinton error and scandal-enabler. No matter what he and Lynch did and didn't talk about, the timing was awful and they both should have known better. Perception matters. Fuel to the fire.
Nobody made Hillary Clinton set up a homegrown server in her private residence. Nobody made her mislead the public about it. And, nobody made Bill Clinton pay a visit to the Attorney General days before the FBI Director was set to announce the results of the investigation.
The scandals surrounding the Clinton are not all witch-hunts. Some of them are definitely their own doing.
One good thing to come out of the Clinton email controversy, in my opinion, is exposure. I would be surprised if another high ranking official or cabinet member makes the same terrible judgment call in the future. And, I wouldn't be surprised if some others already had similar systems in place and abruptly got into compliance with standards and policies after the Clinton case hit the news.
FBI Director Comey is known as a straight shooter and well-regarded by both Republicans and Democrats. He's publicly contradicted Obama in the past. Today, he testified in front of the House and re-iterated that Clinton's actions did not warrant prosecution. Now, the House wants to launch an investigation about whether she lied under oath.
This is an example of why I'm not a fan of Hillary Clinton. The whole thing could have been avoided if Clinton was not so worried about political foes accessing her communications, in my view. I think that was probably her motivation for making such a terrible and short-sighted decision; a decision that is biting her in the ass big-time and feeding the very kind of activity she was trying to avoid.
Bill's chit chat with Loretta Lynch was another unforced Clinton error and scandal-enabler. No matter what he and Lynch did and didn't talk about, the timing was awful and they both should have known better. Perception matters. Fuel to the fire.
Nobody made Hillary Clinton set up a homegrown server in her private residence. Nobody made her mislead the public about it. And, nobody made Bill Clinton pay a visit to the Attorney General days before the FBI Director was set to announce the results of the investigation.
The scandals surrounding the Clinton are not all witch-hunts. Some of them are definitely their own doing.