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http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Loretta+Lynch+Loretta+Lynch+Meets+Victims+iJGZrZ1igIVl.jpg

Cankles of a feather cheat together

And Checkmate!

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/02/us/politics/loretta-lynch-hillary-clinton-email-server.html

This only means change if the FBI director hasn't already been compromised.
If he has, then this is just more political theater.

Yawn.

Loretta Lynch could hide 10 million dollars in small bills under her dress, and nobody would know the difference. Doesn't take long for a handoff, they didn't have to say a word.

"I did not speak with that woman."

HydroCabron says

Yawn.

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It's overdue for an independent prosecutor to take over. And her subordinates are not distant enough: They want to please the boss and many of them will be political appointees anyway.

"This is just a right wing conspiracy! Hitler Hillary did nothing wrong! Leave Hillary alooonnnnne!"

This is despicable. I'm not some right wing tea party supporter, but how does the husband of a woman who is under criminal investigation by the FBI get to meet privately on a plane with the attorney general of the United States?

I mean, does out legal system have a shred of decency left?

turtledove says

optics

At a basic level, the whole story seems to be about "optics", unless somebody is considering replacing the Democratic nominee. The issues involved are federal, so the President could simply pardon the Secretary of State if the investigation goes badly for her. The only questions would be about how that might affect the polls, and should someone replace her as the nominee. A slow investigation prolongs the questions, but a swift conclusion would simply lead to more accusations of political interference. Nobody is going to jail, and the voters will decide who goes to the White House.

As for DC insiders being friendly, it happens often. The "vast right wing conspiracy" forgets about Scalia flying in Air Force 2 to go hunting with VP Cheney, who shot birds and a lawyer. Cheney and the W administration had constant litigation before SCOTUS including Scalia. It did raise concerns, and it does, but it has continued from the founding of the republic through the present day. Ironically, when people complain about legislative gridlock, they lament the loss of collegiality, and each major faction blames the other for not spending enough time socializing with adversaries.

curious2 says

At a basic level, the whole story seems to be about "optics", unless somebody is considering replacing the Democratic nominee. The issues involved are federal, so the President could simply pardon the Secretary of State if the investigation goes badly for her. The only questions would be about how that might affect the polls, and should someone replace her as the nominee. A slow investigation prolongs the questions, but a swift conclusion would simply lead to more accusations of political interference. Nobody is going to jail, and the voters will decide who goes to the White House.

a mis-characterization and a softening of the situation. there's nothing simple about a potential pardon of this magnitude, and it most certainly would be granted after clinton removed herself as a candidate. this is what is running through the public's imagination at this stage in the game. that airplane meeting sounds an awful lot like a plea deal.

landtof says

a mis-characterization and a softening of the situation. there's nothing simple about a potential pardon of this magnitude, and it most certainly would be granted after clinton removed herself as a candidate. this is what is running through the public's imagination at this stage in the game. that airplane meeting sounds an awful lot like a plea deal.

They are so desperate to show how the left is good and the right is bad that they are willing to overlook anything, no matter how egregious. They won't even ask questions... Cuz it might offend someone, somewhere, and we cannot have that. They haven't been concerned about justice in a very long time.

landtof says

running through the public's imagination

Both major party presumptive nominees have majority disapproval ratings, but more people seem scared of Donald Trump. The former Goldwater Girl remembers LBJ's "Daisy" ad worked against her candidate, and seems to be recycling it against her opponent. She remembers the same image driving her vote for the Iraq war, which most of her constituents supported at the time, for the same reason. Given the choice between a pardoned felon and a mushroom cloud, frightened voters would vote the pardoned felon.

curious2 says

At a basic level, the whole story seems to be about "optics", unless somebody is considering replacing the Democratic nominee.

This whole post was spot on.

turtledove says

They are so desperate to show how the left is good and the right is bad that they are willing to overlook anything, no matter how egregious.

I agree that Hillary fucked up with the emails, but doubt it was intentionally taking a big risk. Hard to know exactly what she was thinking.
It's hard for me to take the right wing allegations seriously, though, anymore. They have been crying wolf and over investigating the Clintons for 18 plus years to gain political points.

YesYNot says

I agree that Hillary fucked up with the emails, but doubt it was intentionally taking a big risk. Hard to know exactly what she was thinking.

It's hard for me to take the right wing allegations seriously, though, anymore. They have been crying wolf and over investigating the Clintons for 18 plus years to gain political points.

The strongest point in her favor is when she had a hacker attack that required someone from the state department to help with resolving it... No one said anything... Well, that would have been a good time to say something, right? She seems to find herself associated with questionable situations.... since the 1970s... But it's hard to distinguish which details are legitimate and which are political theatre. I wish they would just investigate the situation objectively and resist the urge to grandstand for a minute.

Ironman says

but doubt it was intentionally taking a big risk. Hard to know exactly what she was thinking.

You attributed the quote to me, but I want to make sure that you are addressing the right respondent. Wouldn't want to confuse anyone.

He was delivering a box of fried chicken she ordered He dindu nuffin.

Ironman says

"Let's get separate address or device but I don't want any risk of the personal being accessible," Clinton wrote in reply to Abedin's Nov. 13, 2010 suggestion that she use a government email account.

And I assure everybody the thousands of "Personal" emails weren't the details of the Centerpieces on the tables at Chelsea's wedding.

The thing that bugs me about this is what appears to be the elephant in the room. The Clintons went from broke to having billions in their Foundation. Where is the connection to any irregularities. The Dems claim that the foundation passes audits with flying colors and 87% of the donations go to charity. OTOH Chelsea makes 600k to run the organization she is married to Mezvinsky, the father of the Nigerian scam, who is a convicted felon for these fraud charges.

She is FUBAR, but where is the evidence?

Ironman says

Well, if they tell you that information, they will have to kill you. Go give Vince Foster a call.

Oh wait, you can't...

I'm a guessing she is really good at burying the bodies.

This is only news because what we've always known is now being flaunted in our faces. The "justice system" is only meant for poor people.