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Brace yourself for the greatest prosecutorial discretion event in history
americanthinker.com ^ | 2/29/2016 | James Longstreet

Posted on 02/29/2016 7:38:00 AM PST by rktman

Loretta Lynch has already broken the seal on her foray into the morass of prosecutorial discretion. She dismissed the IRS investigation.

Justice Department officials used "prosecutorial discretion" to shelter former IRS official Lois Lerner from a grand jury after she was held in contempt of Congress. "I believe that in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, the matter was handled and was resolved," Attorney General Loretta Lynch told the House Judiciary Committee.

Lerner is just the beginning. The IRS dismissal, large enough on its own scale and importance, will be but a side event in this attorney general's career. For the longer the Hillary email "scandal" plays out, the more protracted the discovery and analysis by the FBI, and the deeper into the campaigning and nomination process we go, the less likely any indictment of Ms. Clinton. It will likely involve a discretionary event by Loretta Lynch.

The more Hillary becomes the likely nominee, the greater the political aspects of the FBI’s work. To now dethrone the Democrat nominee with an indictment is much more difficult than if it had been done after the Iowa caucus. And the closer we get to the convention, the more distasteful and difficult any action against Hillary.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: fbi; irs; liars; loislerner; lorettalynch; treasonous
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Might as well oil up the skates. As a lot of us have seen in the drawn out discovery proceedings, she will skate on these treasonous activities with nary a scratch. You or me? We'd already be cooling our heels. And some wonder why there are those out there that support Donald. He may be feeding us a line, but at least it's a different line than we've been getting fed. As far as I can tell, he doesn't owe anybody anything with the old "you scratch my back I'll scratch yours".
1 posted on 02/29/2016 7:38:00 AM PST by rktman
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To: rktman

Impeachable offense, IMO


2 posted on 02/29/2016 7:38:58 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: rktman; newgeezer

Eccl 5:8 If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.


3 posted on 02/29/2016 7:40:53 AM PST by DungeonMaster (the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.)
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To: rktman
American justice is dead! Double standards abound. The fix is in. Our Government is an organized crime syndicate. The 2 party system is the political version of “crime families.” Work your way into the “family” and you are protected.

Seriously past time to take to the streets!

4 posted on 02/29/2016 7:42:27 AM PST by Awgie (truth is always stranger than fiction)
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To: rktman

From The Way-Back Machine

“Senate votes 56-43 to confirm Lynch as attorney general”

“Senators voted 56-43 to confirm Lynch, more than 160 days after she was first nominated for the position by President Obama.”

Ten Republican senators broke ranks and sided with Democrats to get Lynch over the 50-vote threshold:

Kelly Ayotte (N.H.)
Orrin Hatch (Utah)
Lindsey Graham (S.C.)
Susan Collins (Maine)
Jeff Flake (Ariz.)
Mark Kirk (Ill.)
Rob Portman (Ohio)
Thad Cochran (Miss.)
Ron Johnson (Wis.)
Mitch McConnell (Ky.).

READ MORE HERE: http://tinyurl.com/WORTHLESS-REPUBLICANS


5 posted on 02/29/2016 7:43:37 AM PST by Iron Munro (Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth -- Mike Tyson)
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To: rktman

> To now dethrone the Democrat nominee with an indictment is much more difficult than if it had been done after the Iowa caucus. And the closer we get to the convention, the more distasteful and difficult any action against Hillary.

Garbage.


6 posted on 02/29/2016 7:44:10 AM PST by Ray76 (Judge Roy Moore for Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
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To: rktman

Justice Department officials used “prosecutorial discretion” to shelter former IRS official Lois Lerner from a grand jury after she was held in contempt of Congress. “I believe that in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, the matter was handled and was resolved,” Attorney General Loretta Lynch told the House Judiciary Committee.

Lerner is just the beginning.


7 posted on 02/29/2016 7:44:57 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: rktman

This is no surprise.

My only question is, how much of this can be reviewed by Attorney General Chris Christie and charges brought in another year or so?


8 posted on 02/29/2016 7:48:42 AM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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You or me? We'd already be cooling our heels.

Sure thing. Let's just ask General Petraeus what he thinks...

9 posted on 02/29/2016 7:50:08 AM PST by pgkdan (The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
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To: Awgie
Our Government is an organized crime syndicate.

I think ALL governments are organized crime syndicates.

10 posted on 02/29/2016 7:54:34 AM PST by RC one (I will vote for the Republican nominee period. end of story.)
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To: rktman

“Prosecutorial Discretion” = Licensed Corruption


11 posted on 02/29/2016 7:54:47 AM PST by fwdude
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For the longer the Hillary email "scandal" plays out, the more protracted the discovery and analysis by the FBI, and the deeper into the campaigning and nomination process we go, the less likely any indictment of Ms. Clinton.

An indictment was never going to happen.

12 posted on 02/29/2016 7:55:00 AM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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To: BenLurkin

It is impeachable; and now that we don’t have Boehner to deep-six it, House Judiciary Committee needs to take up hearings on impeaching Loretta. She would probably call it a high-tech Lynching, but so what? People could then be called up under oath — the sorts of underlings who made Watergate stonewall begin to crumble.
Bob Goodlatte is chairman. There is also a sub-committee on the Constitution and civil rights chaired by the very hard-nosed Arizonan, Trent Franks; also on that sub=committee is Louis Gohmert. But they need to get crackin’, as the dems will try to run out the clock, as usual.


13 posted on 02/29/2016 7:57:21 AM PST by Migraine (Diversity is great -- until it happens to YOU.)
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To: ScottinVA

LOL! It’s like those that still hold out for “hope and change” in impeaching the lyin’ king. Uh, new flash. It’s about 7 and a half years to late at this point. Helloooo!


14 posted on 02/29/2016 7:57:42 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: rktman

The protected and the unprotected. If there was ever a more glaring example.


15 posted on 02/29/2016 8:00:32 AM PST by Hildy
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And that was by design. Instead of actually taking specific action, the DOJ can "work things out" with the FBI to slow-roll this investigation until it simply becomes "too late" to act on it.

Don't believe that pabulum about Comey being incorruptible. Obama and his cabal know every possible detail about Comey's life as a result of his background check. A quiet reminder about some embarrassing aspect of the life of Comey or a family member can keep even the most powerful figures quiet.

16 posted on 02/29/2016 8:00:33 AM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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Exactly. Hard to tell whether this little saga is for OUR entertainment or that of the regime.


17 posted on 02/29/2016 8:02:28 AM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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To: Awgie
"American justice is dead!"

In this we are in agreement.

Furthermore, when blacks protest the inequity of the justice system we conservatives need to understand that they are not far wrong, even though I think their fire is misdirected.

The law has become a pay-to-play endeavor and those that can't pay up big receive the full brunt of a merciless system.

This is what happens when lawyers are allowed to control the system w/ no effective oversight.

18 posted on 02/29/2016 8:04:09 AM PST by Pietro
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To: Iron Munro

From The Way-Back Machine

“Senate votes 56-43 to confirm Lynch as attorney general”

“Senators voted 56-43 to confirm Lynch, more than 160 days after she was first nominated for the position by President Obama.”

Ten Republican senators broke ranks and sided with Democrats to get Lynch over the 50-vote threshold:

Kelly Ayotte (N.H.)
Orrin Hatch (Utah)
Lindsey Graham (S.C.)
Susan Collins (Maine)
Jeff Flake (Ariz.)
Mark Kirk (Ill.)
Rob Portman (Ohio)
Thad Cochran (Miss.)
Ron Johnson (Wis.)
Mitch McConnell (Ky.).

READ MORE HERE: http://tinyurl.com/WORTHLESS-REPUBLICANS


So excited my RINO, Kirk, is being primaried!
Looking forward to casting that vote :)


19 posted on 02/29/2016 8:04:24 AM PST by Freedom56v2 (I stand with Sheriff Joe, Phyllis Schlafly, Jerry Falwell Jr, Sarah Palin, Pat Robertson, Willie :))
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To: BenLurkin

...is it really surprising? The usurper running the country into the ground. Judges ignored, hearing upon hearing, McConnell’s a bought lacky....Ryan is no better. I fully expect assainations to rule. Trump will be nominated Only as a result of the peoples frustration.....as far as getting elected BY THE PEOPLE, I THINK we’re about to see “history” being made but not anything to be proud of......


20 posted on 02/29/2016 8:07:16 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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