Posted on 11/16/2017 12:14:32 AM PST by digger48
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday warned that if President Trump directs his Justice Department to investigate her role in a 2010 sale of a uranium company, it would be “a disastrous step into politicizing the Justice Department.”
"This is such an abuse of power," Clinton said in an interview with Mother Jones, following reports that the Justice Department is considering appointing a special counsel to investigate.
"I regret if they do it because it will be such a disastrous step to politicizing the justice system," she said. "If they send a signal that we’re going to be like some dictatorship, like some authoritarian regime, where political opponents are going to be unfairly, fraudulently investigated, that rips at the fabric of the contract we have, that we can trust our justice system."
Several Republicans have called for a special counsel to be named to investigate the Obama-era deal, which happened while Clinton was secretary of State. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said this week that the State Department would only consider such a step if it fits "a factual basis that meets the standard of a special counsel.”
But Trump has expressed frustration with his Justice Department and Sessions, pointing to a "lack of investigation" into Clinton and citing the Uranium One deal.
The company, Uranium One, at the time the deal was made, controlled land equal to about 20 percent of the U.S.’s uranium capacity.
Republicans have sought to tie the takeover to $145 million in donations to the Clinton Foundation by stakeholders in the company.
Democrats have countered that Clinton wasn't personally involved in the sale. Nine agencies, including the State Department, approved the deal at the time. It was also investigated by congressional committees in 2015. Clinton said she is "not concerned" with whether a special counsel will be appointed or that she will face indictments "because I know that there is no basis to it."
"And at the end of the day, nothing will come of it, but it will, you know, cause a lot of terrible consequences that we might live with for a really long time," she said.
I messed up the linky.
For some reason, could not drag it over to a new window, so I tried typing it out.
Anybody help grab it for me?
They didn’t have history classes where she went to college?
She prefers to be ‘mattered’ or ‘security inquiried’. Fine.
Thank you!
really late now, so I’m heading off to bed.
Hope everyone has fun with this one
Ties in with the half-dozen Prog caucus member who filed Articles of Impeachment, citing Abuse of Power as the main reason
Hillary you so need to go to jail for the rest of your life.
Seeing what the RINO-RAT Uniparty is doing to Judge Roy Moore, I now know the DOJ, run by an incompetent and packed with Clinton lovers, will do nothing about Hillary. Neither will the equally incompetent and corrupt Congress and courts. F*** ‘em all.
Coming from the Wicked Witch, the bolded part sounds like a physical threat against President Trump.
Oh, that's rich.
Sally Yates tweeted this out on Nov 4:
"DOJ not a tool for POTUS to use to go after his enemies and protect his friends. Respect rule of law and DOJ professionals. This must stop."
Ain't that rich. Sally and Hillary are afraid of something and it ain't Jeff Sessions.
Sally Yates to Trump: Justice Department 'not a tool' to chase after Democrats
Got to give these marxists credit...they don’t have a problem with shame or hypocrisy.
She’s running
In leftist speak, enforcing the law is an abuse of power. See how that works?
And because Hillary ran for President as a demoncrat against Trump, she should get an immunity card for all past crimes including high treason. See how that works?
And because demoncrats are an opposing party they should all get an immunity card for past crimes including high treason /rolleyes
Open Letter to Mrs. Clinton,
I understand your desire to escape punishment for your apparently numerous crimes. That is understandable, but it isn’t how our system is intended to work. It is absolutely not “abuse of power” to investigate your apparent flagrant disregard for the law, truth, and common human decency. You should be prosecuted, if there is a shred of integrity left in the US justice system. If not, well, draining the swamp just becomes that much more urgent.
That said, the best outcome would be for you to drop dead as soon as possible of natural causes. That will save all of us the pain of listening to your incessant whining about your loss to President Trump, as well as the expense of prosecuting you and of your incarceration. I will continue to hope for this eventuality - besides, I’m sure Bill would be a lot happier really.
With all sincerity,
Me
Same thing Schiff came up with, the Dems will use this to impress Sessions and Sessions will of course not investigate.
Isn't that a far-left publication?
I guess none of the more mainstream magazines weren't interested.
Apparently she's preaching to the choir.
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