DOJ: No, We Weren't Asked To Launch A Criminal Probe Into Clinton's Emails

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

The U.S. Justice Department said Friday that, contrary to media reports, it did not receive a request to open a criminal investigation into how sensitive information was handled in Hillary Clinton's private emails.

The New York Times reported Thursday that two inspectors general asked the Justice Department "to open a criminal investigation into whether sensitive government information was mishandled in connection with the personal email account Hillary Rodham Clinton used as secretary of state." The language of that report originally cast Clinton as a target of the requested probe, but notably was changed after Times reporters received complaints from Clinton's presidential campaign.

The agency now says that it what it received was "not a criminal referral," but a request related to the potential compromise of classified information, according to Washington Post report Sari Horowitz:

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/doj-no-hillary-clinton-criminal-inquiry

[misterhighwasted]

1. Waiting for the NY Times to make a Front Page Correction ..waiting

How about:
"WE WERE WRONG & APOLOGIZE TO SEC HILLARY CLINTON FOR THE RW BIASED MISLEADING ARTICLE"


Smells like rancid old Rove.

[cosmicone]

15. Won't happen .... this was a dirty trick probably from Clinton's primary opponent

or one of their supporters.

[misterhighwasted]

19. Agree. I should have used the sarcasm/eye roll thingy. We should expect more of the same.

I think Team Clinton knows what to expect from the RW throughout her campaign and is prepared.

I do know that Hillary hired, in the beginning of her campaign, a group of the best attorneys in the country for the specific purpose of taking on the expected Rovian RW attacks & smears.
I expect them to light a fire under the source of the Lie.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

32. LOL!!! You really believe Bernie was behind this?

Next you will claim the New York Times is a liberal rag.

[cosmicone]

36. Guilty conscience? I never mentioned Bernie. n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

37. My mistake. You meant O'Malley.

[Cal33]

38. I thought they meant the Republicans.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

39. I was not aware that any republicans were running against her in the democratic primary.

[Cal33]

43. The term used was "primary opponent." I immediately thought of the

Republicans. I consider them as my opponents, too. And I'm not running for any office. But I guess your way of looking at it also makes sense.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

44. I consider her "primary opponent" in that sense to be Trump.

[AlbertCat]

34. this was a dirty trick probably from Clinton's primary opponent

I see the paranoia and desperation runs deep.

[NutmegYankee]

42. I think this is a dirty trick from Republicans, not primary opponents.

[liberal N proud]

2. Everyone is so quick to throw dirt on Hillary

The media, the republicans and even some here.

[misterhighwasted]

3. Well, like the last scandal Gowdy put out there as to the emails..

Hillary's popularity & trust polling numbers should grow even higher with this attempt at derailing her.

Appears their cryptonite turned out to be coal dust. Again.

[lark]

4. Actually, with her bad trust #'s, think this is having an impact, sadly.

So tired of the fucking double std. Bush & Cheney were found to have 2 sets of emails, one private, one public and they conducted business using both wehn in office. They had the PC's totally expunged when caught so no evidence. The fact that Clinton didn't go and delete all of the emails and then expunge and crush the servers shows her usage wasn't anywhere near as pernicious as was the BFEE's. Where was the investigations and outrage then? Jeb did the same, again, crickets, but total outrage for Clinton.

So sick of this.

[misterhighwasted]

6. IT won't have much effect as to a drop in popularity. It Will, however tighten the solidarity of

her already solid voting base.
Funny how it works this way with Hillary. Gowdy & the NY Times are the ones losing credibility over this smear.

Didn't affect her the first time around and it won't this time either.
They cannot break the TRUST she has with the massive supporting voter base.
This hit piece just pisses them off, and Rove & Co should know that by now. They have been playing the same stupid gotcha game with the Clintons forever.

Problem with the RW by now is Hillary's people don't take them serious anymore. Whatever smear they put out about Hillary at this point is met with suspicion. And then, "told you so" when the Lie is debunked.

Rove will not break the solid base of Hillary supporters.

[lark]

7. It's not the base I'm concerned about.

It's the Independents that she or any Dem needs to win the election.

[misterhighwasted]

13. Yes, I do understand your concern. I can't believe people believe anything as to the EMAIL scandal.

Or more like, "what can we really believe when it is from the RW & directed at Hillary Clinton."

I know that Hillary's got one serious legal team and a superior PR/media team.

I also know that this sort of crap slinging from the RW has been expected from the beginning of Hillary's campaign.
They are ready for what ever the RW throws at them, and this will not be the big gotcha drama that they hoped for.

I'll trust them to do the necessary damage control & keep their girl on course for the Nov 2016 Pres win.

Of course there will be RW hacks who will splay this NY Times headline all over social media, but they are simply preaching to the choir that never had any intention of supporting for Sec Clinton in the first place.

I think, to most people, this actually reads just like the last Gowdy drama that went ppfffft.
It will be ignored like the other drama was.

I believe people see it as just "beating the dead horse" sort of campaign smear that is to be expected and leave it at that.
RW hacks are going to have to come up with something other than the Email Scandal to change anyone's mind about Sec Clinton.

But I'm sure they are working on it..something..anything, cuz the EMAIL thingy isn't working so well anymore.

I'll trust Team Hillary on this one.

[Sunlei]

12. just wait, soon one of the thousands of anti-Hillarys, will trot out, Monica Lewensky sp? again.

[wolfie001]

5. Maybe the NYT is using Breitbart as a source?

How can a "reputable" paper like the Gray Lady swing and wiff so badly? Pathetic.

[Sunlei]

11. someone sent the New York Times a 'press release' of lies, who was it?

[Botany]

8. Wake up and smell the Rove

[Sunlei]

10. whoever made that request, the DOJ needs to give their name.

[Botany]

16. All part of theright wing's plan to sell "Can you really trust Hillary?" meme.

But back at the ranch Jeb bush's help in cheating and stealing the 2000 Presidential
Election somehow just doesn't get mentioned.

[Sunlei]

18. yes, I know. republican media will trot out the WH blow job again too, closer to the primary.

[brer cat]

20. FOX will probably try to hire Monica

to put on air every day to keep reminding people.

[Sunlei]

25. republican-fox would have to pay monica more then the million + benefits a year they paid palin

[Sunlei]

9. so who made the "request about classified material"? That person must have hacked Mrs. Clintons ser

server to know what emails she held, were classified?

The agency now says that it what it received was "not a criminal referral," but a request related to the potential compromise of classified information,

[Thinkingabout]

14. Thanks Don, the truth needs to be posted, those trying to derail the truth should be ashamed.

[Hekate]

17. KnR

[Kingofalldems]

21. Looks like somebody 'stubbed' their toe.

[George II]

22. I heard a report that the NYT changed their story "overnight". Why do people have to do....

...crap like this. "Journalism" used to be an honorable profession, now they're all sloppy and inaccurate.

[ismnotwasm]

23. K&R

Thank God--some sanity

[candelista]

24. So this as an exoneration? I don't think so.

It is a small lawyerly revision that provides a way for Mrs. Clinton to blame it all on her staff.

Huma may have to take the hit. I hope not. She's been through enough with Anthony Weiner. But hat's what you sign up for when you become a staffer for a politician. You take the blame when the boss screws up.

[Sunlei]

26. BONUS POINTS- for mentioning Huma and her husband and Mrs. Clinton in the same post!!

[candelista]

28. You can take it anyway you want.

Frankly I don't care.

[cosmicone]

29. You'd have won the gold medal

if in addition to Huma and her husband, had you mentioned Vince Foster, Watergate, Monica Lewinsky, Travelgate and oh .... shhhhhhhhhh... that secret lesbian thing.

[AlbertCat]

35. Don't forget the White House Christmas tree.....

..... decorated with crack pipes!

[BainsBane]

31. Evidently you don't care about the facts of this either

Just more grist for the anti-Clinton mill.

I like the Human reference. Are we gonna have Weiner's wiener again?

[Kingofalldems]

27. Got any proof or even evidence for that statement?

[BainsBane]

30. The Times is as bad as CNN now

It's disgraceful.

[shenmue]

33. Sorry

Road closed.

[Cha]

40. Mahalo Don.

[sheshe2]

41. Thank you Don!