FBI Director James Comey had to make a decision. Indict Hillary Clinton or not. Or pass it all on to Loretta Lynch’s Justice Dept. and let her make the decision. He offered a laundry list of charges and lies by Hillary and then expresses he will not call for legal action, such as an indictment, because there was a lack of intent on her part. Former Ast. CIA director James Kallstrom says, “I don’t know what got into the guy. It makes no sense. When you tell your associate(s) to remove top secret headings (on emails) that’s intent.”
So what happened? There are two scenario’s. First, Attorney General Loretta Lynch was never going to indict Hillary Clinton. Two reasons. 1. The New York Times reports when Bill Clinton entered Lynch’s plane, he offered her to stay on as Attorney General should Hillary get elected President. A bribe. Because of that happening and press leakage it was obvious she should not being making the indictment decision upon Mrs. Clinton. Also, she was not going to indict anyway. To do so would have brought Obama into the picture because he was aware of her server and sent email messages on it. An indictment would produce a grand jury with Hillary and Obama involved. An absolute Democrat disaster and possible impeachment proceedings. So Director Comey was forced to make the call against his will. He would have preferred to simply passed it all onto the Justice Depatment. Reason 2. Comey was faced with what must have been an intolerable position and decision. He had all the goods on Hillary. But did he want to be the one to change the course of the Presidential election and history. And, who knows what skullduggery the Clinton’s might be up to. Threats would not be out of the question. The Clinton’s are the Francis Underwoods (fictional evil stop at nothing political figures from the House of Cards series) of contemporary politics. So Director Comey made the best plan he could make under the circumstances.
Comey felt his best action would be to “throw the book” at Hillary Clinton and then let her “off the hook.” Point out lie after lie she committed over the past 16 months. And he did a smashing good job. “She misled the American people over 16 months.” She lied about never receiving classified material (110 were classified)…she lied about turning over all her emails. 1,000 worked related, some classified never turned in…she lied about having just one server for convenience. She had several different servers and used mobile devices in conjunction with her home servers….She lied about her server being permitted by the State Dept…she lied about having security for her home servers.
But, in the end, FBI Director James Comey claimed he couldn’t find a single case that would support criminal charges on these facts. He supported his conclusion with the issue she had no intention to commit crime. Comey said he didn’t feel these issues should be prosecuted. What was unusual for Comey was he took no questions. He stated his case and walked out. That said something about this entire episode. He simply did not want to defend his decision. Comey, a good man, had to be sick inside, perhaps ashamed in knowing what he had done.
The Republican’s are calling James Comey before Congress as soon as Thursday or Friday. Trump is obviously touting all of it. Including Hillary could be blackmailed by other Countries who have and could expose content of her emails. Clinton Foundation money raising for favors anyone? TV commercials with Comey exposing and showing Hillary lying.
House Speaker Paul Ryan is aghast. “This announcement defies explanation. No one should be above the law.” He and others now want everything that was used in the FBI investigation to be released. Said famed columnist Charles Krauthammer…”She is a non criminal liar.” Even the liberals on Morning Joe, MSNBC are incredulous. Joe Scarborough and his sidekick Mika B. agreed. Every time some liberal would try to defend Hillary, Joe would say…”She lied…She lied.”
Traditional GOP candidates for President normally do not make as much of these type issues as they should. Too polite for fear of losing possible Independent voters. But not now. Like him or hate him, Donald Trump, for the first time we have a candidate that is afraid of nothing. “The system is rigged.” we will hear over and over. His rallying cry. And he is correct and the public knows it. The Democrat’s are saying it won’t matter. The Democrat’s will vote for Democrat’s and vice versa. What they are not saying is what about the Independents? The poorly informed…the no nothings and semi no nothings…they know about this one. And Trump will fight like no other. The Clintons merely want power. Trump want two things…he loves to win. And, he truly wants the chance to fix a Country that 70% of the public feels is headed in the wrong direction. One thing about Trump that people never think about. He is very smart. There aren’t too many dumb billionaires running around.
Because of this weeks events, all has changed at the Republican convention. Any of the “anybody but Trump” people have to be taken aback. Change in candidates is likely now kaput. And, maybe it’s for the best. The GOP has finally got a candidate to fight like crazy against the Clintons. And they, the Clintons, have lost much of their ammo and how to deal with this type fearless candidate who might, just might, put up an excellent lady Senator, a military veteran, a most popular woman in Iowa’s Joni Ernst. She’ll be no Sarah Palin. She’d be an excellent choice.
All of what’s been said and done brings us to a little known law professor at the University of Tennessee, Glenn Reynolds who says…”Laws are for the little people.”
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