Posted on 08/18/2015 3:43:06 PM PDT by jazusamo
You're sorta correct, but actually I think Hewitt set the bar a lot lower than simply "classified" material.
I think what I heard him say was that if Hilary or persons acting in her stead had tried to wipe any government-related email -- even unclassified -- from the server, and if even one such official email should be found either (a) still on the original server or (b) on Platte River's backup devices, then there would be evidence of obstruction of justice.
The reasoning here seems to be that as a consequence of various judicial orders, plus the House Benghazi investigation, Hilary was supposed to turn over ALL emails that dealt with her official duties, not just the classified traffic. Any deliberate attempt to avoid handing over official email would therefore be interference with a lawful judicial proceeding and/or a congressional investigation -- hence, obstruction of justice.
O, what a tangled web we weave, When again we practice to deceive!
PS: Hilary's attempted wiping of the server would also seem to be a violation of the government records act. But that crime would probably strike the voting public as less serious than obstruction of justice.
PPS: An apology to Sir Walter Scott for the slight modification of his wording in the poetry cited above.
Yes! Sounds right.
Hillary is in very very big trouble and it looks like se is going to hang for this.
Fox News swoons for that sexy pair of Clinton Cankles!
They might try to cover up their true feelings (Hannity and Greta excepted, of course) but they are really deep down liberals in love with Hillary and Bush.
But so what? Trump will brush them aside like the other gnats in the media and speak directly to the people.
>> The Feds can compel her in about 30 seconds if they want to <<
Sure. But that’s not the half of it, because a very serious national security investigation is now underway by career FBI agents who are not political appointees, and who report to an FBI director who has a reputation for non-political toughness.
Anyway, just imagine that you’re a low-level employee at the Platte River outfit. Then the FBI comes calling. Your lawyer explains to you that you could go to jail for simply misleading an FBI agent, even if you don’t actually lie to him. So you spill (a) the beans and (b) a lot more.
Then the investigators work back up the chain of command to successfully intimidate the Platte River execs, then their administrative contacts at the State Dept and Chappaqua, then Cheryl Mills and Huma. All along the way, the pressure to be forthcoming is immense. By the time the agents are ready to interview Hilary, the noose is totally prepared.
I believe that in the end, and like Petraeus, she’ll be spared prison time thanks to a plea bargain — that is, unless Obama issues a presidential pardon. But either way, she doesn’t survive politically. It will be a fun spectacle. Bring out the popcorn!
He did have a lot to smile about... he was getting mucho a$$ on the side when he was presidink. /s
She tries to be cute with the “wiping the drive” motion with her hand. She is pathetic and her followers should be considered enemy combatants.
Timid worthless Repubbies won’t do jack s***!
Hillary skates & her fat @zz waddles into the WH in 2017.
Her tentacles are everywhere & she is extremely vindictive.
Hillary, dahlin’ I got just two words of advice for you whilst in prison lassie, AUQA VELVA.
The ‘angovah taint as bad as distilled rubbing alcohol.
...snorkel...snorkel....
Thank you for your mercy, it was getting a bit uncomfortable down here with rice sticking into my knees :)
Maybe she's preparing for her perp walk... whenever someone in the future tries to google her booking photo, the only thing that will come up are thousands of pics of her in her orange pantsuit.
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