Posted on 05/09/2015 11:06:51 AM PDT by John Semmens
Suspicion that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have been involved in questionable financial transactions between foreign governments and the Clinton Foundation was brushed aside as a "matter of no interest" by Department spokesman Jeff Rathke.
"Secretary Clinton has assured us that there were no improprieties," Rathke said. "We 'd have to have some concrete proof before we 'd undertake any moves that could impugn her integrity. Now that her private server has been erased it doesn't look like there could ever be any concrete proof."
"Personally, I find it hard to believe that a woman who has dedicated here life to public service could be influenced by any amount of money to deviate from pursuing the public good," Rathke added. "Besides, the Clintons are already quite wealthy. They'd have no need to engage in anything so sordid as taking bribes in exchange for favorable policies or actions by the State Department."
Rathke's views appeared to conflict with those of State Department Assistant Secretary Joyce Barr who characterized Clinton's use of a private server for official business as "not acceptable" in testimony at a Senate Judiciary hearing. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) used a bit stronger language saying Clinton's actions "amounted to a premeditated and deliberate violation of the law."
Lawyers for Clinton rejected these allegations and contended that "the private server gave the nation an added layer of security. A government server would have been vulnerable to a 'freedom of information' disclosure of its contents, but her private server could be and was simply erased—protecting vital secrets from unwarranted prying."
In related news, Hillary Clinton's campaign declined to disclose who its major donors are. Campaign Manager Robbie Mook said "revelation of the names of key donors will remain confidential. The only reason why people demand to know names is so they can try to intimidate these donors and deny the candidate the resources she needs to fight for the rights of everyday Americans. Anonymity is an important protection with significant historical precedence. We will resist all efforts to breach this protection."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/176034-2015-05-09-semi-news-semi-satire-may-10-2015-edition.htm
Can’t we get Jade Helm to target the State Dept as hostile to the US and do their infiltration and black ops in DC’s Foggy Bottom this summer?
This satire isn’t very “semi”. It’s what actually happened, as I understand it, in government news conferences.
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