Posted on 08/06/2015 8:02:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The FBI’s probe into Hillary Clinton’s email server security is reportedly a criminal probe. A source told the New York Post it’s definitely a criminal probe and isn’t sure why the feds are saying it’s not.
The DOJ and FBI can conduct civil investigations in very limited circumstances. In this case, a security violation would lead to criminal charges. Maybe DOJ is trying to protect her campaign.
This is kind of a “duh factor” because why else would the FBI be investigating the server? It certainly wasn’t to see if Clinton was trading recipes with Huma Abedin. Unless, of course, this probe is simply part of the possible criminal misconduct investigation into Abedin. Clinton could end up being nailed in the same thing which caught General David Petraus. At least that’s what ex-federal prosecutor Bradley Simon said to New York Post.
They didn’t hesitate to charge General Petraeus with doing the same thing, downloading documents that are classified. The threshold under the statute is not high — they only need to prove there was an unauthorized removal and retention.
This doesn’t mean Clinton could face time behind bars. Petraeus was only given two years probation and a $100K fine, while Bill Clinton’s ex-National Security Adviser Sandy Berger got a $50K fine and two years probation. Both of them admitted to the unauthorized removal of classified documents, although Petraeus’ was in a black book and Berger took something from the National Archives. The Clinton campaign told The Washington Post the emails didn’t contain classified information and want transparency.
[Clinton] did not send nor receive any emails that were marked classified at the time. We want to ensure that appropriate procedures are followed as these emails are reviewed while not unduly delaying the release of her emails. We want that to happen as quickly and as transparently as possible.
This, of course, contradicts what the intelligence community IG Charles McCullough told Congress, based on statements from State Department Freedom of Information Act officials.
There are potentially hundreds of classified emails within the approximately 30,000 provided by former Secretary Clinton.
McCullough also noted there were emails which should have had classification markings, but didn’t, and should have been on a secure network. Ed’s already written about the Clinton email situation, pointing out how the security arrangements weren’t great. There are questions as to whether Bill Clinton’s former aide Justin Cooper had access to Hillary Clinton’s server or if Bryan Pagliano had taken over by the time she became Secretary of State. But The Washington Post notes Pagliano was paid through a Hillary PAC until April 2009, when he joined the State Department. Clinton became Secretary of State in January 2009. So it’s completely possible whoever was running Clinton’s private server didn’t have security clearance until April. Unless the Clintons show either Cooper or Pagliano had security clearance before then, it might be a problem.
It’s important to note New York Post is relying on “sources” so it could be an FBI agent or someone else putting this out. It could also just be completely false and a way for the FBI to tamp down on leaks. The Justice Department backed away from calling the probe criminal last week, but that doesn’t mean the New York Post isn’t right. It’s still pretty interesting, but might not cause waves in the Democratic primary (unless “Feel the Bern“ is actually real). From a general election standpoint, it might be a good thing for Clinton that this is coming out now and not next year. Clinton can fend off questions about it now, then laugh it off during the general election campaign, if she’s the nominee.
There are plenty of people already on “Team Hillary” who probably won’t change their minds going into November 2016. A 30-to-60-second commercial on Fox News or CNN isn’t going to solve anything, and it’s doubtful MSNBC would take the money for said ad. It might work on network TV, but it all boils down to when they’re being aired and what audience is watching them. This doesn’t mean the GOP nominee should rely on just bashing Clinton to win the election. They’re have to present their own ideas and policies, which are starkly different from Clinton’s (and Obama’s and Bernie Sanders). It’s still pretty interesting and falls under the category of political popcorn.
It depends on how things are going between the Clinton Crime Family and the Chicago Mob.
If the Mob wants SlowJoe or Squaw Warren, this is the perfect way to torpedo Hillary.
We’ll know by late fall I believe.
the server did not do anything illegal..
WOW! Who the hell keeps coming up with these headlines anyway? The other day it was something about the hildebeast and a gap and now it’s something about probing her? Come on folks. I can only hurl so many times a week.
Okay, so some sort of investigation is going on. No warrants, no Marshals dispatched(and won’t be) so what’s the point? Just makin’ room for jojo to run?
There is no way the Queen is going to jail for her crimes. She should, but won’t.
They don’t even have the server -how can they be investigating anything? This is all lies.
I’m sure if she bowed out of the race in favor of a Chicago candidate, a POTUS pardon from Caliph Baraq would be forthcoming.
I’d love to see Hildabeast and Huma get “swatted” complete with flashbangs and black-clad law enforcement. Icing on the cake would be if Bill was “entertaining” a guest at the time too.
” “entertaining” a guest at the time too.” Buxom blonde that lives in the area? Weird if hildebeast and huma weener were “entertaining” at the same time. Oh crap. Did I say that out loud. yewwwwwwww!
Community Organizer paybacks are a MFer.
Now that we are nearing the end of our national nightmare, nobama sees no need to keep paying attention to his Big Money controllers like soros and Buffett (who like the unlimited money they make through the klintoons).
This investigation is one of two things, it will bring to a halt any investigations of the oversight committees or 0 is going to bring down the Clintons.
This so called investigation is to destroy all evidence and give her a clean record. By the time the report comes out she’ll be declared a living saint by “Francis the Talking Pope”.
When talking about email that contains Classified information, it is impossible to secure.
A user could save the email as a file on a removable drive or take a screenshot while reading it and there is no way to follow those bread crumbs.
I would prefer that the investigation be done outside of the federal government - they cannot be trusted.
Barry had better tread lightly..clinton has the dope on his pedigree, and may spill to the media, or better yet, to Trump.
“Due to recent events the Democratic Party lacks a strong candidate to continue the fundamental transformation of America that we have started. We can’t allow the partisan Republicans and their allies turn back the clock on the progress that we have made therefore I have after careful consideration with my family along with leaders of my party have made the decision to again seek another term as your President. There will be some who say that it would be Constitutionally impermissible for me to seek another term of office but these are not ordinary times. In order to secure the recent gains that we have achieved and to continue the march towards a better America I must take this extraordinary step to protect what we have accomplished together. I invite the other party to nominate their candidate and let’s have a free and open debate on were folks want to move on the direction of this country, whether this country will move forward or return to the failed policies of the past. I welcome the opportunity to put forward our ideas and our record of success but let me be clear in this election any misrepresentation or false narrative by the other party in order to device the electorate will be meet with swift and decisive action by this administration in order to ensure a clean and fair election. Thank you!”
In his book, The Rich and Super Rich, Ferdinand Lundberg says when you see criminals being nabbed by the law, it means the protection payoffs were not big enough.
THE CON ARTIST CLINTONS GRABBED EVERYTHNG THAT WASNT NAILED DOWN-—Lucrative business interests were cunningly intertwined w/ the Foundation’s “do-good” activities....enabled by Hillary’s catbird seat at the State Dept. At last count the Clintons apparently raised $2 billion from their foundation activities and their political campaigns.....
.....does not include monies flowing in from the various lucrative business ventures, interest accrued, safe deposit boxes, real estate assets, passive income on which they pay no taxes, income from Chelsea’s hubby’s hedge fund, monies invested in Goldman Sachs, interest in financial powerhouse Teneo..... etc etc etc.......They are worth a bundle.....accumulated in record time.
=Hand-picked by Obama to run State, Hillary ran it like a shadow govt....w/ her husband taking notes WRT buck-raking opportunities available from Hillary’s actions OR inaction.
Secy Hillary never e-v-e-r uttered a discouraging word e-v-e-r......as the Clinton Foundation sucked up hundred of millions of foreign dollars from shady characters.
The avaricious Clintons devised hundreds of obscure programs to collect billions.....bragging about do-goodism, how the money was supposedly dispersed to “assist” endless charitable projects.
No question——Obama’s protecting the Clintons-—b/c they’re his meal ticket. The Clintons deposit Obama’s cut into his two “foundations” (two that we know of). All of them are living happily ever after—getting rich on other people’s misfortune.
Looks like he and the greedy Mrs think they’re being shortchanged....so the Clintons are gonna feel the Obamas’ wrath.
ACADEMY-AWARD WORTHY-—Obama puts on a convincing act.
He “knows nothing.” Obama didn’t even know about this (snix). Circa 2010—Ex-Pres Clinton was in Moscow having a laugh w/ Putin as strategic US uranium deposits were sold off to Russia for Big Bucks.
With all the top-level intel available to him, Americans cannot actually believe:
<><>Obama was oblivious to the Clintons jerking around US foreign policy?
<><> Obama knew nothing of Hillary and Sid Blumenthal’s emails WRT Iran (the man Obama banned from US govt employment)?
<><> Obama knew nothing about the Clinton Foundation/slush fund buck-raking activities?
<><> Obama never noticed Bill Clinton trotting around the globe?
<><> Obama never noticed the Clinton “charity” used to worm his way into the confidences of foreign leaders.... but only those leaders w/ untapped reserves of gold, uranium, oil, and other valuable commodities?
<><> Obama never knew Hillary’s brother got a gold-mining permit in Haiti?
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