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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)DNC Clearly Worried About FBI Investigation of Emails: [View all]
WASHINGTON Senior Democrats in Congress have accused the inspectors general of the State Department and the nations intelligence agencies of politicizing their review of Hillary Clintons use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
The accusation made in an unusually pointed letter dated Wednesday underscored the increasingly partisan nature of the controversy over the email practices of Mrs. Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Those practices are the subject of an F.B.I. investigation, in addition to inquiries by the inspectors general and congressional committees.
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Jill Gerber, a spokeswoman for Mr. Grassley, dismissed the accusations of bias, noting that there was not a permanent, Senate-confirmed inspector general at the State Department while Mrs. Clinton was secretary. Maybe independent oversight looks like a political conspiracy to those who arent used to it, she said.
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In a letter last summer, Mr. McCullough said a sampling of 40 emails found four that contained highly classified information. Of those four, however, only one ended up being classified at the highest level, top secret. It was done so at the C.I.A.s request.
The sampling led to a referral to the F.B.I., which then became a criminal investigation. Officials said that the inquiry should conclude in six to eight weeks.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/11/us/politics/7-democrats-in-congress-say-clinton-email-inquiry-is-too-politicized.html
The accusation made in an unusually pointed letter dated Wednesday underscored the increasingly partisan nature of the controversy over the email practices of Mrs. Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Those practices are the subject of an F.B.I. investigation, in addition to inquiries by the inspectors general and congressional committees.
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Jill Gerber, a spokeswoman for Mr. Grassley, dismissed the accusations of bias, noting that there was not a permanent, Senate-confirmed inspector general at the State Department while Mrs. Clinton was secretary. Maybe independent oversight looks like a political conspiracy to those who arent used to it, she said.
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In a letter last summer, Mr. McCullough said a sampling of 40 emails found four that contained highly classified information. Of those four, however, only one ended up being classified at the highest level, top secret. It was done so at the C.I.A.s request.
The sampling led to a referral to the F.B.I., which then became a criminal investigation. Officials said that the inquiry should conclude in six to eight weeks.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/11/us/politics/7-democrats-in-congress-say-clinton-email-inquiry-is-too-politicized.html
wonder if that email is related to this:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1462278
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511468802
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Didn't Clinton say something about getting things done through "bipartisanship" very recently?
ish of the hammer
Mar 2016
#37
My fear is that we're watching a Pres. candidate version of Blanche from A Streetcar Named Desire
Fawke Em
Mar 2016
#30
Hillary's campaign is tanking... once she drops out, Obama will no doubt pardon her.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2016
#76
If this comes down after the convention and Hillary is the nominee then we all are going down
awake
Mar 2016
#8
I saw somewhere - not a Rethug website - that 150 FBI agents are on the case. Why so many I wonder?!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2016
#77
But it is absolutely certain that the government server has been hacked more than once.
Nitram
Mar 2016
#60
Please notice that the subject line is not in quotes; it is not intended as a headline,
amborin
Mar 2016
#28
That's the first time I've seen an estimate of when the inquiry will conclude.
winter is coming
Mar 2016
#20
The Clintonite enablers in Congress are trying to push the usual Clinton Persecution Syndrome
TwilightGardener
Mar 2016
#22
Pushing a "scandal"? This is a federal law enforcement investigation. It exists, and is serious.
TwilightGardener
Mar 2016
#34
I think you have your facts wrong. They're not going to announce who their target is.
TwilightGardener
Mar 2016
#38
Right, Gardener, you and your hubbie know more about the subject than a former lawyer with the DoS.
Nitram
Mar 2016
#52
I think he's wrong. I don't automatically defer to anyone's claim of expertise, especially
TwilightGardener
Mar 2016
#62
That's the State Dept. IG's earlier findings (Linick) --different from the FBI's investigation.
TwilightGardener
Mar 2016
#85
I've read otherwise--that the federal government is pretty stingy with immunity.
TwilightGardener
Mar 2016
#84
Did the bar just leap from "offical state dept. business" past "classified" to "top secret"?
merrily
Mar 2016
#27
drip . . . . drip . . . drip . . drip . drip.Drip.DRIP-DRIP!-DRIP!!-DRIP!!!!!!
Divernan
Mar 2016
#43
It's somewhat humorous and disgusting that those that claim that Hillary is a Republican
Trust Buster
Mar 2016
#47
WAKE UP - Hillary's emails which were on her home server are part of a FBI investigation !
awake
Mar 2016
#64
the Inspector General of the CIA is nominated by and reports to the President, not Congress.
magical thyme
Mar 2016
#56
Is That Why The E-Mails Were Released On Friday Evenings Before Primaries?
DrFunkenstein
Mar 2016
#63