Hillary Clinton stumbles -- will her campaign follow? cnn front page

[TheSanityAnnex]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton's former chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, and two other staff members were granted immunity deals in exchange for their cooperation in the now-closed FBI investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state, says a Republican congressman.



Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told The Associated Press on Friday that Mills gave federal investigators access to her laptop on the condition that what they found couldn't be used against her.
Democrats on the committee said Friday the immunity agreements were limited in scope and did not cover statements made to investigators or to potential testimony before Congress.


Still, Chaffetz said he was "absolutely stunned" that the FBI would cut a deal with someone as close to the investigation as Mills. By including the emails recovered from the laptops in the immunity agreements, the Justice Department exempted key physical evidence from any potential criminal case against the aides.


"No wonder they couldn't prosecute a case," said Chaffetz, R-Utah. "They were handing out immunity deals like candy."
Copies of the immunity agreements were provided to the House oversight committee by the Justice Department this week under seal.


Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon accused House Republicans of "trying to make something out of nothing by rummaging through the files of a Justice Department investigation that was closed months ago without any charges whatsoever, and leaking selective details three days before the first presidential debate."


"Congressman Chaffetz continues to abuse his office by wasting taxpayer dollars to try to second-guess the FBI in what amounts to a desperate attempt to boost Donald Trump's chances against Hillary Clinton," Fallon said.
A yearlong investigation by the FBI focused on whether the Democratic presidential nominee sent or received classified information using the private server located in the basement of her New York home, which was not authorized for such messages.
FBI Director James Comey said in July that his agents hadn't found evidence to support any criminal charge or direct evidence that Clinton's private server had been hacked. He suggested that hackers working for a foreign government may have been so sophisticated they wouldn't have left behind any evidence of a break-in.



Chaffetz said in addition to Mills, others granted immunity include John Bentel, then-director of the State Department's Office of Information Resources Management, and Heather Samuelson, Clinton's executive assistant.
The revelation brings the total number of people who were granted immunity as part of the FBI's investigation to at least five.



It had previously been reported immunity had been granted to Bryan Pagliano, a tech expert who set up Clinton's email server, as well as Paul Combetta, a computer specialist for a private firm that later maintained Clinton's email setup.
Chaffetz said he is looking forward to asking Comey questions about the immunity deals when Comey testifies Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. Chaffetz is also a member of that panel.



Mills, who was among Clinton's closest confidants, voluntarily appeared last year for a lengthy interview as part of the House GOP's investigation into the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that left three Americans dead.
Pagliano and Combetta, however, have refused to testify before Congress by invoking their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. On Thursday, the GOP-led House oversight committee voted along party lines to hold Pagliano in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with its subpoena.



Congressional Democrats on Friday accused Republicans of playing politics by speaking publicly about the details of the immunity agreements, which had previously been kept confidential.
"Of course, Republicans are trying to make political hay out of this, but the facts are that Ms. Mills cooperated fully with the Justice Department and Congress, the FBI concluded that there was no basis for any criminal prosecution," said Rep. Elijah mings of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the oversight committee.


In a statement, the campaign of the Republican presidential nominee criticized both Clinton and the Justice Department.
"No one with judgment this bad should be allowed to serve as president of the United States or hold any public office," Trump spokesman Jason Miller. "What has become abundantly clear is that the Obama Administration is protecting Hillary Clinton from accountability at all costs because she will keep the rigged system in Washington in place."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-lawma...46.html?ref=gs

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http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/22/boom-...720&yptr=yahoo

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AP-GfK Poll: Just 36% Confident of Hillary's Health

[rmt]

Why would he wait till October? And furthermore, why does anti-American Assange want Trump to win?

He feels that Trump just opening his mouth harms him enough - lol.

[ElNono]

Comey on Clinton email probe: 'Don't call us weasels'
The normally-stoic FBI chief grew emotional as he rejected claims that the FBI was in the tank for Clinton.

FBI Director James Comey is passionately defending the integrity of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email setup, arguing that critics are unfair to suggest that agents were biased or suc bed to political pressure.

“You can call us wrong, but don’t call us weasels. We are not weasels,” Comey declared Wednesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. “We are honest people and … whether or not you agree with the result, this was done the way you want it to be done.”

The normally stoic FBI chief grew emotional and emphatic as he rejected claims from Republican lawmakers that the FBI was essentially in the tank for Clinton when it recommended that neither she nor any of her aides be prosecuted in connection with the presence of classified information on Clinton’s private email server. He acknowledged he has “no patience” for such allegations.

“I knew there were going to be all kinds of rocks thrown, but this organization and the people who did this are honest, independent people. We do not carry water for one side or the other. That’s hard for people to see because so much of our country, we see things through sides,” Comey said. “We are not on anybody’s side.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...n-email-228835

[RandomGuy]

Comey on Clinton email probe: 'Don't call us weasels'
The normally-stoic FBI chief grew emotional as he rejected claims that the FBI was in the tank for Clinton.

FBI Director James Comey is passionately defending the integrity of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email setup, arguing that critics are unfair to suggest that agents were biased or suc bed to political pressure.

“You can call us wrong, but don’t call us weasels. We are not weasels,” Comey declared Wednesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. “We are honest people and … whether or not you agree with the result, this was done the way you want it to be done.”

The normally stoic FBI chief grew emotional and emphatic as he rejected claims from Republican lawmakers that the FBI was essentially in the tank for Clinton when it recommended that neither she nor any of her aides be prosecuted in connection with the presence of classified information on Clinton’s private email server. He acknowledged he has “no patience” for such allegations.

“I knew there were going to be all kinds of rocks thrown, but this organization and the people who did this are honest, independent people. We do not carry water for one side or the other. That’s hard for people to see because so much of our country, we see things through sides,” Comey said. “We are not on anybody’s side.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...n-email-228835

Ish.

That is the level of shrillness the GOP has sunk to.

"truthiness" wins over truth.

[TheSanityAnnex]

Comey on Clinton email probe: 'Don't call us weasels'
The normally-stoic FBI chief grew emotional as he rejected claims that the FBI was in the tank for Clinton.

FBI Director James Comey is passionately defending the integrity of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email setup, arguing that critics are unfair to suggest that agents were biased or suc bed to political pressure.

“You can call us wrong, but don’t call us weasels. We are not weasels,” Comey declared Wednesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. “We are honest people and … whether or not you agree with the result, this was done the way you want it to be done.”

The normally stoic FBI chief grew emotional and emphatic as he rejected claims from Republican lawmakers that the FBI was essentially in the tank for Clinton when it recommended that neither she nor any of her aides be prosecuted in connection with the presence of classified information on Clinton’s private email server. He acknowledged he has “no patience” for such allegations.

“I knew there were going to be all kinds of rocks thrown, but this organization and the people who did this are honest, independent people. We do not carry water for one side or the other. That’s hard for people to see because so much of our country, we see things through sides,” Comey said. “We are not on anybody’s side.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...n-email-228835

Can't recommend prosecution when the five most important people being investigated are all given immunity by the DOJ.


Comey should have kept his mouth shut, the more he speaks the worse the FBI looks


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Two revealing, if largely unnoticed, moments came in the middle of FBI Director Jim Comey’s Wednesday testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. When combined, these moments prove that Mr. Comey gave Hillary Clinton a pass.

Congress hauled Mr. Comey in to account for the explosive revelation that the government granted immunity to Clinton staffers Cheryl Mills and Heather Samuelson as part of its investigation into whether Mrs. Clinton had mishandled classified information. Rep. Tom Marino (R., Pa.), who was once a Justice Department prosecutor and knows how these investigations roll, provided the first moment. He asked Mr. Comey why Ms. Mills was so courteously offered immunity in return for her laptop—a laptop that Mr. Comey admitted investigators were very keen to obtain. Why not simply impanel a grand jury, get a subpoena, and seize the evidence?


Mr. Comey’s answer was enlightening: “It’s a reasonable question. . . . Any time you are talking about the prospect of subpoenaing a computer from a lawyer—that involves the lawyer’s practice of law—you know you are getting into a big megillah.” Pressed further, he added: “In general, you can often do things faster with informal agreements, especially when you are interacting with lawyers.”



The key words: “The lawyer’s practice of law.” What Mr. Comey was referencing here is attorney-client privilege. Ms. Mills was able to extract an immunity deal, avoid answering questions, and sit in on Mrs. Clinton’s FBI interview because she has positioned herself as Hillary’s personal lawyer. Ms. Mills could therefore claim that any conversations or interactions she had with Mrs. Clinton about the private server were protected by attorney-client privilege.


Only here’s the rub: When Ms. Mills worked at the State Department she was not acting as Mrs. Clinton’s personal lawyer. She was the secretary's chief of staff. Any interaction with Mrs. Clinton about her server, or any evidence from that time, should have been fair game for the FBI and the Justice Department.


Ms. Mills was allowed to get away with this “attorney-client privilege” nonsense only because she claimed that she did not know about Mrs. Clinton’s server until after they had both left the State Department. Ergo, no questions about the server.
The FBI has deliberately chosen to accept this lie. The notes of its interview with Ms. Mills credulously states: “Mills did not learn Clinton was using a private email server until after Clinton’s tenure” at State. It added: “Mills stated she was not even sure she knew what a server was at the time.”


Which brings us to the hearing’s second revealing moment. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R., Utah) pointed out that the FBI’s notes from its interview with Clinton IT staffer Bryan Pagliano expose this lie. In late 2009 or early 2010, Mr. Pagliano told investigators, he approached Ms. Mills to relay State Department concerns that the private server might pose a “federal records retention issue.” According to Mr. Pagliano, Ms. Mills told him not to worry about it, because other secretaries of state had used similar setups.
More damning, Mr. Chaffetz held up an email that Ms. Mills sent in 2010 to Justin Cooper, whom the Clintons personally employed to help maintain the server. The email reads: “hrc email coming back—is server okay?” Mr. Cooper responds: “Ur funny. We are on the same server.”


To be clear: When Mrs. Clinton had an email problem, Ms. Mills didn’t call the State Department’s help desk. She didn’t call Yahoo YHOO 1.30 % customer service. She called a privately employed Clinton aide and asked specifically about Mrs. Clinton’s “server.” She did this as chief of staff at the State Department. Mr. Chaffetz asked Mr. Comey why the FBI wrote that Ms. Mills was ignorant about the server until later.


Mr. Comey suddenly sounded like a man with something to hide. “I don’t remember exactly, sitting here,” he said, in what can only be called the FBI version of “I don’t recall.” He then mumbled that “Having done many investigations myself, there’s always conflicting recollections of facts, some of which are central, some of which are peripheral. I don’t remember, sitting here, about that one.”


Really? Only a few minutes before he had explained that the Justice Department was forced to issue immunity to Ms. Mills because she had asserted attorney-client privilege. Yet he couldn’t remember all the glaring evidence proving she had no such privilege? Usually, the FBI takes a dim view of witnesses who lie. Had the FBI pursued perjury charges against Ms. Mills—as it would have done against anyone else—it would have had extraordinary leverage to force her to speak about all of her communications regarding the server. It might have even threatened to build a case that Ms. Mills was part of a criminal scheme. Then it could have offered immunity in return for the real goods on Hillary.






But going that route would have required grand juries, subpoenas, warrants and indictments—all things that Mr. Comey clearly wanted to avoid in this politically sensitive investigation. Much easier to turn a blind eye to Ms. Mills’s fiction. And to therefore give Mrs. Clinton a pass.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/jim-come...eye-1475191703

[Reck]

^This is the way TSA decides to make his comeback.

[TheSanityAnnex]

^This is the way TSA decides to make his comeback.

What is this comeback you are talking about?

[Splits]

Former Shillary staffer speaks surprisingly good French.

[Reck]

What is this comeback you are talking about?

Haven't you been gone since last week? Or is it just me. I have in and out of this place lately.

[Winehole23]

I'm sure the 2016 concern trolls who knitted their brows. and tut-tutted over the hazard to the republic posed by HRC's health and her campaign's lack of transparency about it, will carry this thread another 14 pages.








Nah.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/pre...t-honest-info/

[Winehole23]

VERY IMPORTANT NEWS FROM QANON

[koriwhat]

VERY IMPORTANT NEWS FROM QANON

[Spurtacular]

I'm sure the 2016 concern trolls who knitted their brows. and tut-tutted over the hazard to the republic posed by HRC's health and her campaign's lack of transparency about it, will carry this thread another 14 pages.

Nah.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/pre...t-honest-info/

Hillary's health as it related to doing the POTUS job was obviously in play. She may be fine enough now getting five days of bed rest in between events.

[ChumpDumper]

Turns out Trump can't handle the physical rigors of being president.

Go figure.

[Spurtacular]

Turns out Trump can't handle the physical rigors of being president.

Go figure.

Fake News

Go figure

lol Dump

[ChumpDumper]

Fake News

Go figure

lol Dump

I agree. Announcing routine physicals are done in "phases" at Walter Reed is a prime example of fake news.

Have you ever heard of such a thing, derp?

Yes or no.

Derp folds.

lol derp

[Spurtacular]

I agree. Announcing routine physicals are done in "phases" at Walter Reed is a prime example of fake news.

Have you ever heard of such a thing, derp?

Yes or no.

Derp folds.

lol derp

Trump has had no health issues significantly hindering him.

@ you trying to justify your fake news.

lol dump

[Winehole23]

When I don't have any significant health issues is usually when I make unscheduled visits to the doctor, how about you, Spurtacular?

[ChumpDumper]

Trump has had no health issues significantly hindering him.

@ you trying to justify your fake news.

lol dump

Derp, why did he go to Walter Reed on a Saturday?

Let's see your "real" news.

[Spurtacular]

Derp, why did he go to Walter Reed on a Saturday?

Let's see your "real" news.

I don't know. Tell us your conspiracy theory.

[Winehole23]

Read the in story, there's a link a few posts above you.

[ChumpDumper]

I don't know.

ignorant derp can't read anything relevant to the discussion.

He's just here to bite ankles.

[Spurtacular]

ignorant derp can't read anything relevant to the discussion.

He's just here to bite ankles.

Tell us your conspiracy theory.