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leveymg

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161. To tell you the truth, I think a deal has already been reached. They've had since March 2015 to

Wed May 25, 2016, 04:04 PM

May 2016

do succession planning for her candidacy. All she has to do is agree to release her delegates, to never again run for public office, and the President will pardon her at the end of his term. The AG runs out the clock until then. The FBI may not ever make a recommendation, but will list her acts that mishandled classified information and the laws implicated, and will state it is up to the DoJ to determine whether to indict her.

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State Dept. watchdog: Clinton violated email rules [View all] laserhaas May 2016 OP

Has Kerry been interviewed about this? Apparently he initiated the internal investigation at State JudyM May 2016 #1

I think everybody is starting to distance themselves (like Virgina Gov.) - from her laserhaas May 2016 #3

OMG!! Please! Laser102 May 2016 #22

Bingo. forest444 May 2016 #43

They are on board a modern day Titanic, and are spell bound by the music of lady may laserhaas May 2016 #46

"I don't belong to an organized political party," Will Rogers famously quipped. forest444 May 2016 #47

JFK - expanded on Rogers greatest, with the remarks, apropos, lambasting secrecy laserhaas May 2016 #55

"Herr" Allen Dulles and his entourage musn't have liked that speech one bit. forest444 May 2016 #122

Like Dulles being put in charge of Warren laserhaas May 2016 #127

Like Dulles being put in charge of Warren laserhaas May 2016 #128

Like Dulles being put in charge of Warren laserhaas May 2016 #129

Naturally. forest444 May 2016 #135

Ah ..Ha Ha...so apropos...I'm stealing this picture laserhaas May 2016 #141

Happy you liked it, Laserhaas. forest444 May 2016 #144

I know...part of keeping everybody partly content laserhaas May 2016 #146

Works with my girlfriend. forest444 May 2016 #157

I think Sanders has stayed in b/c he knew this was coming psychopomp May 2016 #180

Do hope so laserhaas May 2016 #187

I'd vote for her but her numbers against Trump really going down. 2 polls show her losing 2 Trump bjobotts May 2016 #82

More GOP hack job attacks on HRC45 Cryptoad May 2016 #45

That damn RW Associated Press! Ned_Devine May 2016 #77

This is getting to be a tired response to EVERYTHING about the Clintons... Moostache May 2016 #81

If u goijng to stand with GOP attacks Cryptoad May 2016 #88

Because every criticism of HRC is either a RW hack job or sexist. Yeah, we know... JudyM May 2016 #128

Yup...but dont dare call crtiques of Bernie laserhaas May 2016 #142

This pretty much sums up how I feel at this point. thucythucy May 2016 #183

Everything is always the fault of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. ... spin May 2016 #132

What specifically and objectively leads you to that belief? LanternWaste May 2016 #86

Pelosi is doing it too...and you dont see other politicos laserhaas May 2016 #98

In the full report the only current and past SOS who did not consent to in view was Clinton LiberalArkie May 2016 #4

Wondering about more public media interviews, sorry, my question was ambiguous. JudyM May 2016 #8

It says he was interviewed as part of the report. Hillary declined. nt IdaBriggs May 2016 #5

Right, I meant in the media. I haven't seen him. This might be the start... JudyM May 2016 #6

He will probably stay out of it. If he comes forward.... IdaBriggs May 2016 #10

Seems so, but since he's the 1 who started the ball rolling, the media is going to want him up front JudyM May 2016 #12

You can't sugar coat the fact that Hillary, nor her aides, had any right to delete laserhaas May 2016 #18

Boxer on CNN said she didn't do anything differently than prior SOSs - and that she apologized(!) JudyM May 2016 #134

I did mothing...I know nothing laserhaas May 2016 #164

Kerry has to stay out of it since this is an inspector generals investigation. He really LiberalArkie May 2016 #13

And the report is finished, and since he's the head of State... JudyM May 2016 #15

Damn, I read that story 3 times and each time I read it that the report was leaked to Politico, LiberalArkie May 2016 #24

Yeah, right?! 83 pages, done. Released midweek. I'm thinking Kerry is going to have to step out JudyM May 2016 #27

I think both will take a "it is what it is" and neither condemn nor apologize for her behavior. LiberalArkie May 2016 #30

The State Department IG should be at the cameras. I think both Kerry and Obama are in Vietnam. karynnj May 2016 #53

I think Kerry has handled it exactly correctly Yupster May 2016 #25

Totally agree. Totally professional in all respects. As are most public servants. LiberalArkie May 2016 #31

What part of he handed it over to the SD IG did you miss? That is the sense in which it is said that karynnj May 2016 #64

Interviewed by the media. But thanks for the "tone." JudyM May 2016 #120

I have a list of email news that were "Yuuuge" Douseeme May 2016 #2

.. frylock May 2016 #14

I love you, frylock dorkzilla May 2016 #90

Ha ha.... laserhaas May 2016 #99

Oh, you! frylock May 2016 #106

Reminds me of a really old felix_numinous May 2016 #104

She chop, she chop... dorkzilla May 2016 #119

Yep, grade-A fresh off the shelf Brockoli! n/t Jester Messiah May 2016 #110

Complying to FOIA is for little people. bahrbearian May 2016 #7

Another much ado about nothing. leftofcool May 2016 #9

The fact that you are so obtuse to how sad that state of affairs is - vexes the entire nation laserhaas May 2016 #11

OMG Pearl clutching! leftofcool May 2016 #17

If being obtuse is contagious, I best put someone on ignore ChairmanAgnostic May 2016 #34

Nothing criminal. Just sloppy. Oh dear. What are we to do now? I know. Let's go to the next scandal. Laser102 May 2016 #16

I think Bernie supporters already have. Vince Foster, Monica leftofcool May 2016 #19

Oh please! Duval May 2016 #54

Yes, the DOJ is full of Bernie supporters. Derr! Ned_Devine May 2016 #79

Say What!....Sorry Ned...I'm calling bullchit on this one. laserhaas May 2016 #101

Sorry, I don't know how to use the sarcasm thingy Ned_Devine May 2016 #102

Ha ha...its at the bottom of the smileys...tap the 3 dots laserhaas May 2016 #115

Done! Ned_Devine May 2016 #123

This report is something new - a lambaste critique laserhaas May 2016 #67

Back to Benghazi we go. L. Coyote May 2016 #23

Great defense for a president. "I wasn't criminal, just incompetent." (n/t) thesquanderer May 2016 #26

You can't point out - how dark the cave is - to the willfully blind laserhaas May 2016 #35

I am willing to bet that could be applied to almost every President at time or another cstanleytech May 2016 #76

She chose not to comply. That's not sloppiness, that's not accidental, that's on purpose. panader0 May 2016 #40

I'm not so sure about the mens rea/scienter of this particular issue; but do concur with the laserhaas May 2016 #41

"Vote Clinton, she's Not Criminal!" yeah ok go with that. yodermon May 2016 #107

Or a certain future of 999 other politicis pulling similar stunts laserhaas May 2016 #170

Care to bet on that? DisgustipatedinCA May 2016 #29

I think criminal obstruction is already established; but I'd make a wager laserhaas May 2016 #36

Why not - because it's Clinton? 840high May 2016 #69

Becasue fuck ethics! nt Gore1FL May 2016 #92

Been that way...for a while laserhaas May 2016 #103

If that is the biggest concern, this is bigger than Benghazi! And that is Yooouuuuge! L. Coyote May 2016 #20

Still going through the motions. No crimes. No indictments. Sorry, 'Not Hillary' Party. nt onehandle May 2016 #21

"Hillary Clinton did not comply with the agency’s policies on records" blackspade May 2016 #33

Its not "her turn" yet CountAllVotes May 2016 #48

State Department report on Clinton's email practices LiberalArkie May 2016 #28

It Begins Worldly Traveler May 2016 #32

Her diehards will just blame it on Bernie laserhaas May 2016 #39

H. Clinton is lawyered up and "remaining silent." tabasco May 2016 #37

For sure. Trump (or Mitt - or who ever) will not play as nice as Bernie has laserhaas May 2016 #38

Glad the report is out -- let's get the slap of the hand overwith Politicub May 2016 #42

You think this is the ONLY report? merbex May 2016 #50

Concur! - But we shouldn't have to buckle up - this crap should have been written off - already laserhaas May 2016 #56

That post reminds me of the Affluenza kid. n/t Jester Messiah May 2016 #112

Except for the fact...they cant run....anywhere laserhaas May 2016 #171

Oh NO,,,,,, Emails,,,, Oh the horror of it all! Drink! Cryptoad May 2016 #44

You are embarrassing yourself, whether you know it or not. Drank too much kool-aid? Read the report. JudyM May 2016 #138

Yup...you and Kerry should never dare... laserhaas May 2016 #143

I knew abt the counting disabilty Cryptoad May 2016 #153

I'll say it slower: Powell. And. Rice. Had. Different. Rules. JudyM May 2016 #154

I try it slower,,,,,,,report says no such thing Cryptoad May 2016 #155

. JudyM May 2016 #158

Ha...this one is Spot On true..but the other one with fox in laserhaas May 2016 #165

Why is Politico using the word "Review" instead of calling it what it is; an INVESTIGATION? nt 99th_Monkey May 2016 #49

Hey, she may still skate by to the nomination, and get into the WH, by (whatever) type of election laserhaas May 2016 #57

It's exceedingly odd, after the FBI itself goes out of its way to scream "stop using 'review'" 99th_Monkey May 2016 #61

Evidently, you don't know who I am - and how much my whistleblowing, against RICO Romney laserhaas May 2016 #65

Ok vadermike May 2016 #51

I don't know about that. He's got issues, including misogny - that will be banging away at a woman laserhaas May 2016 #59

Why no mention that this kind of sloppy practice was a long-standing problem at the State Dept? stopbush May 2016 #52

On this item, I concur, this report could actually be a well thought out - Test the Waters dynamic laserhaas May 2016 #60

There isn't any exculpatory evidence for Hillary in the DOS Report. leveymg May 2016 #71

She isn't going to be president? stopbush May 2016 #78

Rice is mentioned 13x, Powell 17x, Hillary 125x in the report. riderinthestorm May 2016 #73

Er, could the mentions be high for Hillary stopbush May 2016 #80

I was responding to the "others did it too" statement only riderinthestorm May 2016 #85

With oligarchs..the wheels grind super slow laserhaas May 2016 #118

Even then, all the Rice counts simply are listing her in various places karynnj May 2016 #91

I`m really curious.... democrank May 2016 #58

If it were anybody else, even Bill or Obama (much less Kerry) - this would NOT be okay laserhaas May 2016 #63

Nothing will happen to Clinton hollowdweller May 2016 #62

Sad state of affairs that your reflection - is possibly - Spot On laserhaas May 2016 #68

Nothing will happen because her practices were no worse than multiple Secretaries before her. pnwmom May 2016 #70

Which former SOS routed 100% of their emails Press Virginia May 2016 #83

Colin Powell exclusively used his AOL account for non-classified govt. emails, pnwmom May 2016 #87

That is untrue. Press Virginia May 2016 #93

That is untrue. There has been no evidence that anything on her server was classified pnwmom May 2016 #96

Sigh. Still makin' stuff up. Here's your evidence. Android3.14 May 2016 #105

Yup...Luv the babbling banter obfuscating ...incongruous laserhaas May 2016 #121

You apparently aren't capable of reading and understanding your own links, pnwmom May 2016 #136

I believe Clinton did not even have a state.gov account so explain what you mean by she used secure hollowdweller May 2016 #178

She used the SCIF system for classified emails. That was the only secure system pnwmom May 2016 #179

No. Nothing will happen because the money and power are behind her. hollowdweller May 2016 #177

So? youceyec May 2016 #66

Yes. And the bottom line is that Clinton's set up was no worse than multiple pnwmom May 2016 #72

Powell didn't decline to use a SD E-mail because of privacy Press Virginia May 2016 #94

Neither Hillary nor Powell used a .gov account for non-classified. And both of them pnwmom May 2016 #95

Again. That is untrue. Press Virginia May 2016 #100

You have a fundamental misunderstanding. Hillary, like Powell, used the secure SCIF system pnwmom May 2016 #133

Then how did TS/SAP information end up on her server. Press Virginia May 2016 #137

That information was retroactively classified. And she could and did access the secure SCIF system. pnwmom May 2016 #139

No, it was not. The IG has already stated he found 4 e-mails that were classified at the time Press Virginia May 2016 #140

You keep making false assertions with zero evidence. She had the full authority to decide pnwmom May 2016 #148

As someone who worked for a contracter that built SCIFS, I can say without a doubt Press Virginia May 2016 #150

There was construction on her house that was done for the SCIF. pnwmom May 2016 #152

good to know. Press Virginia May 2016 #160

Yawnn...facts scmacks...gimmie more millions laserhaas May 2016 #166

The contents of the Sid "Keep 'em Coming" Blumenthal emails were NSA documents leveymg May 2016 #156

Some people are going to be really surprised when she's actually charged with a crime Press Virginia May 2016 #159

To tell you the truth, I think a deal has already been reached. They've had since March 2015 to leveymg May 2016 #161

Do you really think she's going to give up? The one thing the Clinton's don't do Press Virginia May 2016 #162

This is a lot bigger than marital infidelity, and she has made many enemies, including at NSA leveymg May 2016 #163

And the Secret Service and (possibly ) Obama laserhaas May 2016 #169

This wo7ld be plausible...if she already stepped down laserhaas May 2016 #168

Yup..^^.this + 1000 ^^ laserhaas May 2016 #167

And so did Condoleezza . nt leftyladyfrommo May 2016 #108

Rice claims not to have used e-mail Press Virginia May 2016 #109

Not at all? leftyladyfrommo May 2016 #114

That's the claim. I don't know if it's true or not. Press Virginia May 2016 #117

In January NBC and CNN leftyladyfrommo May 2016 #124

yeah but only one person was using a personal server. Press Virginia May 2016 #126

Powell destroyed "millions" of emails? yodermon May 2016 #111

It's the HRC defense. Sure Hillary had a nonsecure server in her basement Press Virginia May 2016 #116

OMG...is that why he didnt run for President? laserhaas May 2016 #175

But no consequences. nt valerief May 2016 #74

"Did Not Comply"... "Chose Not To Cooperate"... Didn't she proclaim full/complete cooperation? AzDar May 2016 #75

she's evolved on this issue Press Virginia May 2016 #113

I think we are all...being tested...by this P.R. laserhaas May 2016 #125

I think the media is going to do their best to bury the story Press Virginia May 2016 #131

Its possible...its possible laserhaas May 2016 #172

We also find out there were, at least, 2 hacking attempts Press Virginia May 2016 #84

She violated rules, but is too big of a name to be prosecuted fbc May 2016 #89

They weren't rules they were federal regulations and laws SusanLarson May 2016 #97

Former USAG Mukasey said the same bout § 2071 laserhaas May 2016 #173

"Clinton declined to be interviewed" Babel_17 May 2016 #145

She pled the.....umm...I have the right to laserhaas May 2016 #147

Clinton’s actions were unlawful under either federal records preservation laws or criminal laws Justice May 2016 #149

Oligarchs are only unlawful....if the puss off other oligarchs laserhaas May 2016 #151

By the way..thanks for Bloomberg link laserhaas May 2016 #174

... FailureToCommunicate May 2016 #176

My perfect world of Bernie v Romney..just may happen laserhaas May 2016 #181

Thanks for the heads-up, laserhaas! Octafish May 2016 #182

So much wrong..and so little we can do about it laserhaas May 2016 #184

The Aspens look like a forest, yet they're cloned from one tree, grown from the roots. Octafish May 2016 #185

Whoa laserhaas May 2016 #186