At the end of the day the DOJ isn't going to embarrass President Obama by indicting the president (Reply #44)

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Wed Jun 8, 2016, 07:23 PM

44. At the end of the day the DOJ isn't going to embarrass President Obama by indicting the president

At the end of the day the DOJ isn't going to embarrass President Obama by indicting the person he is working to elect. It would be a black mark on him and his administration.

Plus, she didn't have criminal intent or mens rea which is necessary to sustain a conviction in this instance:

He was equally succinct when asked if her use of a private email server, now the subject of an F.B.I. investigation, was a legitimate issue.

“No,” said Mr. Weld, a former prosecutor, adding that he had read of no evidence that would clear the bar for criminality. “I think it’s a nonstarter.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/us/politics/libertarian-party-gary-johnson-william-weld.html?_r=0

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113 replies	Author	Time	Post
FBI: Everything on Clinton is 'evidence' or 'potential evidence' [View all]	JudyM	Jun 2016	OP
Yup	NWCorona	Jun 2016	#1
I'm ratcheting up my prediction that we won't be voting for either of the	Purveyor	Jun 2016	#2
I will join you in that prediction	grasswire	Jun 2016	#59
Certainly possible... but, some elites are above the law, dontcha know?	InAbLuEsTaTe	Jun 2016	#109
Your signature of Hillary morphed into Trump is grotesque, The 16th can't come here quickly enough.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#3
How come I don't see that in the OP?	LAS14	Jun 2016	#71
The Bernie group has a thread to keep posting spam about investigations:	R B Garr	Jun 2016	#4
One would need a tetanus shot before entering.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#5
True. I enter so seldom, but it's always interesting to see the different versions	R B Garr	Jun 2016	#8
Too many showers dry the skin and that is what one needs after entering.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#10
That's both disgusting	Codeine	Jun 2016	#11
Absolutely, I thought so, too. n/t	R B Garr	Jun 2016	#19
Are you so biased to believe that posting a legitimately factual news story is spam?	JudyM	Jun 2016	#13
Eight more days	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#20
But that's not what it's really about. It's just an excuse.	R B Garr	Jun 2016	#23
"The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons."	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#25
lol, so true. "Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things	R B Garr	Jun 2016	#88
One of my favorite Emerson quotes. n/t	Ineeda	Jun 2016	#102
Jury Results	Capt. Obvious	Jun 2016	#45
Are you so biased that you need a photo of Hillary morphed into Trump	leftofcool	Jun 2016	#55
It is hateful	Renew Deal	Jun 2016	#57
I've been alerting on every single one of them that I see. Every last one of them	Number23	Jun 2016	#61
The Revolution from London to Ibiza	LuvLoogie	Jun 2016	#21
Here's to Justice	Jack Bone	Jun 2016	#6
Here's to clapping harder, jack	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#7
I fought for Justice...so I can clap for it too.	Jack Bone	Jun 2016	#14
Good for you... We all did.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#16
If you did, one could ask you..."what happened then"...	Jack Bone	Jun 2016	#24
See Post 25	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#28
Even if delayed...	JudyM	Jun 2016	#9
Maybe if you both clap in unison	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#12
The Indictment Fairy has very thin, wispy hair. Rogaine candidate?	Number23	Jun 2016	#64
I had it custom made.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#69
She's beautiful, DSB and you know I love you like a play cousin. But maybe some Viviscal could help	Number23	Jun 2016	#73
Losing hurts, huh?	LexVegas	Jun 2016	#15
Denying the Iraq war was wrong...	tex-wyo-dem	Jun 2016	#33
Losing hurts, huh?	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#34
Yeah, losing does hurt...especially when it's in Nov...	tex-wyo-dem	Jun 2016	#35
A wager. ..If Hillary loses the G E I leave DU forever. If Hillary wins you leave DU forever.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#36
Whatever...I will say one thing...	tex-wyo-dem	Jun 2016	#42
At the end of the day the DOJ isn't going to embarrass President Obama by indicting the president	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#44
Intent is open for legal interpretation...	tex-wyo-dem	Jun 2016	#49
I knew my answer would pull me into this morass... That's why I stick to memes and gifs.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#52
Well, if uncomfortable facts are a "morass" to you...	tex-wyo-dem	Jun 2016	#54
Because it's an academic exercise in every sense of the word...	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#56
BS stands for more than bull shit	Whimsey	Jun 2016	#65
I'm not the one who needs to read...	tex-wyo-dem	Jun 2016	#70
you need to get up to date on the facts	Voice for Peace	Jun 2016	#74
YOU need to get up to date	Whimsey	Jun 2016	#100
look up "born classified"	Voice for Peace	Jun 2016	#106
.	Dem2	Jun 2016	#17
Er, the reason they are "speaking about it this way" is because that's what you do	stopbush	Jun 2016	#18
There hasn't been a legal development in months that gives HRC cause for hope. Grasping at straws?	leveymg	Jun 2016	#37
+1	tex-wyo-dem	Jun 2016	#43
Rules are not laws.	stopbush	Jun 2016	#50
I couldn't be prouder of my fellow Clinton supporters for refusing to be pushed around.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#22
8 more days. nt	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#26
That poor horse.	Bleacher Creature	Jun 2016	#27
...	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#29
That horse is very much alive and kicking, and hasn't even been let out of the stall yet.	leveymg	Jun 2016	#38
My love is stronger than your hate...Let's clap as hard as we can...	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#41
You really like that wispy cartoon fairie. Maybe, too much.	leveymg	Jun 2016	#46
No thank you.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#47
I'm a fan of your material.	Bleacher Creature	Jun 2016	#95
I am flattered. Thank you.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#97
Bernie supporters are a lot like Bernie	Whimsey	Jun 2016	#30
That's a poisonous and combustible mix.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#31
"Entitled and vindictive" ... hmm, those words have been reported to be prominent descriptors	JudyM	Jun 2016	#48
Cite them	Whimsey	Jun 2016	#58
That might just be a handy way	CanonRay	Jun 2016	#32
The Bush Administration also destroyed emails en mass. But there's a Statute of Limitations	leveymg	Jun 2016	#39
One...Two... Three... Let's all clap at once !!!	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#40
And yet, her supporters choose to not see the gravity... every excuse under the sun...	JudyM	Jun 2016	#51
What is your agenda?	Whimsey	Jun 2016	#62
"There was no rule against a private server at the time Hillary became secretary."	JudyM	Jun 2016	#67
The documents weren't classified, but then again you knew that.	Tarc	Jun 2016	#72
the rules on classification are specific about	Voice for Peace	Jun 2016	#75
If it wasn't classified at the time, it doesn't matter	Tarc	Jun 2016	#76
look up "born classified"	Voice for Peace	Jun 2016	#78
Debunked again, as none of this material falls under that	Tarc	Jun 2016	#81
I am using my time well, thanks!	Voice for Peace	Jun 2016	#83
8 days to keep peddling Emailgate on the DU	Tarc	Jun 2016	#86
time will tell... be of good cheer.	Voice for Peace	Jun 2016	#105
here's a bit	Voice for Peace	Jun 2016	#82
that's very frightening......	grasswire	Jun 2016	#63
That kind of lack of rule of law led to the self-destruction of the Soviet Union	leveymg	Jun 2016	#108
Socialism led to the fall of the soviet union	Whimsey	Jun 2016	#111
What's plan c for you when yr "RICO violations" and "espionage charge" speculation falls apart?	emulatorloo	Jun 2016	#60
I think the only speculation is whether the indictment will be issued	Voice for Peace	Jun 2016	#77
The FBI is doing a thorough investigation, that's pretty the only fact I'm certain about.	emulatorloo	Jun 2016	#103
it seems they are; and Comey's reputation is nonpartisan and fair, which is good	Voice for Peace	Jun 2016	#107
That is...	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#80
If the FBI says something, it's proof Hillary is in trouble.	JoePhilly	Jun 2016	#79
William of Ockham says hi.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#84
No argument here.	JoePhilly	Jun 2016	#85
Folks here hate William Of Ockham.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#87
Be careful when using the razor argument in terms of politics	greiner3	Jun 2016	#93
You can never go wrong by being parsimonious with your assumptions.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#94
I don't get why people are complaining, this is a legit news story. It was posted today	One Black Sheep	Jun 2016	#53
Remember, we cannot say bad things	RoccoR5955	Jun 2016	#66
some poor clerk will be blamed, another Manning, right?	larkrake	Jun 2016	#89
who knows	One Black Sheep	Jun 2016	#91
YUP	larkrake	Jun 2016	#104
twitchy squirrels, ready to freak	larkrake	Jun 2016	#90
Tick-Tock...	AzDar	Jun 2016	#68
Gee, some people get really excited over this.	senz	Jun 2016	#92
A pending disaster for the whole party	Ash_F	Jun 2016	#96
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride	Tarc	Jun 2016	#98
It was Obama's State Department that referred the FBI	Ash_F	Jun 2016	#99
yes. but some prefer to blame bernie for	hopemountain	Jun 2016	#110
sounds ominous	amborin	Jun 2016	#101
I was speaking with a secret service agent the other day,	grahamhgreen	Jun 2016	#112
With all that "evidence" the President was willing to put his reputation on the line?	brooklynite	Jun 2016	#113

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