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Trump Zeroes In on Abedin, Comey; Says DOJ Should 'Act'
Townhall.com ^ | January 2, 2017 | Leah Barkoukis

Posted on 01/02/2018 7:01:05 AM PST by Kaslin

President Trump on Tuesday seemingly called for the Justice Department to look into Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s former aide, and James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

“Crooked Hillary Clinton’s top aid, Huma Abedin, has been accused of disregarding basic security protocols,” he wrote on Twitter. “She put Classified Passwords into the hands of foreign agents. Remember sailors pictures on submarine? Jail! Deep State Justice Dept must finally act? Also on Comey & others.”

Crooked Hillary Clinton’s top aid, Huma Abedin, has been accused of disregarding basic security protocols. She put Classified Passwords into the hands of foreign agents. Remember sailors pictures on submarine? Jail! Deep State Justice Dept must finally act? Also on Comey & others— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018

The comments come after a report published Monday by the Daily Caller said Abedin forwarded State Department emails, including passwords to government systems, to her private email account on Yahoo before it was hacked. Their analysis was based on emails obtained by Judicial Watch as part of a lawsuit.

Abedin, the top aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, used her insecure personal email provider to conduct sensitive work. This guarantees that an account with high-level correspondence in Clinton’s State Department was impacted by one or more of a series of breaches — at least one of which was perpetrated by a “state-sponsored actor.”

The U.S. later charged Russian intelligence agent Igor Sushchin with hacking 500 million Yahoo email accounts. The initial hack occurred in 2014 and allowed his associates to access accounts into 2015 and 2016 by using forged cookies. Sushchin also worked for the Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital, which paid former President Bill Clinton $500,000 for a June 2010 speech in Moscow.

A separate hack in 2013 compromised three billion accounts across multiple Yahoo properties, and the culprit is still unclear. “All Yahoo user accounts were affected by the August 2013 theft,” the company said in a statement. (DC)

According to an FBI report, Abedin regularly forward government emails to her Yahoo account.

“She would use these accounts if her (State) account was down or if she needed to print an email or document. Abedin further explained that it was difficult to print from the DoS system so she routinely forwarded emails to her non-DoS accounts so she could more easily print,” the report states.

In August 2009, the emails forwarded to her private account included one that contained password information for her government laptop.

Comey said in 2016 that emails of Clinton associated had been compromised.

“We do assess that hostile actors gained access to the private email accounts of individuals with whom Secretary Clinton was in regular contact from her private account,” he said.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: abedin; comey; emailgate; hillary; humaabedin; jamescomey; presidenttrump; weiner
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To: thinden

McCabe, Comey and Strzok are in deep doo doo...


101 posted on 01/02/2018 12:02:32 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

What a photo. That whole scheme, years of servicing Hillary, she was almost in that White House office, she could practically smell Jarrett’s perfume in the leather chair... all for nothing.


102 posted on 01/02/2018 12:08:27 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: vette6387

Hope so.


103 posted on 01/02/2018 12:11:50 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: Fantasywriter

Thank you. Take away his antics and he might become a great president.


104 posted on 01/02/2018 12:13:08 PM PST by joesbucks
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To: Fantasywriter

He cast his hook and snagged you. I don’t see him shaking up justice despite his constant contempt for it and it’s leadership. There’s a reason why. And it has nothing to do with the deep state or other nonsense.


105 posted on 01/02/2018 12:14:52 PM PST by joesbucks
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To: joesbucks

Your incessantly negative Trump posts are tiresome at best.


106 posted on 01/02/2018 12:24:51 PM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono.)
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To: Yaelle

Years of SERVICE, all for naught


107 posted on 01/02/2018 12:25:53 PM PST by BigEdLB (To Dimwitocrats: We won. You lost. Get used to it.)
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To: JohnnyP

“Huma, coffee in one hand, Hillary badge in the other.”

Is that what they’re calling it now? We used to call it beaver.


108 posted on 01/02/2018 12:47:59 PM PST by polymuser (Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterton)
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To: Yaelle

Yep! And I wonder if she’s crying because of what you just said OR she is freakin’ out because of the possibility of going to jail just because real to her. I really think that’s what happened, she was so damn sure Hillary would be the next POTUS that she had no issue with breaking the law because Hillary was in on it. What I want to know, is Huma going to talk?


109 posted on 01/02/2018 12:57:43 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (The remoulade was a trifle tart, but the souflee for dessert more than made up for it.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

No one has ever talked.


110 posted on 01/02/2018 1:05:05 PM PST by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: Kaslin
"Abedin further explained that it was difficult to print from the DoS system so she routinely forwarded emails to her non-DoS accounts so she could more easily print"

Security dictates that no one is supposed to be able to print from within a SCIF.

Abedin just admitted to deliberately committing multiple breaches of National Security!


111 posted on 01/02/2018 1:07:01 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias | "Islamists": Satan's assassins | "Moderate Muslims": Useful idiots.)
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To: Fantasywriter

Again, thank you. I’m still waiting for my awesome health care program and tax break that the wealthy won’t get.


112 posted on 01/02/2018 1:08:28 PM PST by joesbucks
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To: Fantasywriter

The public schools and universities, WHERE HISTORY IS TAUGHT, are more liberal than ever. Liberals also control the news, entertainment world, and the legal system. But my main point was that those who write the history books and teach the subject in our schools won’t be fans of Donald Trump no matter how much he accomplishes.

While it is undoubtedly true that conservative books do sell surprisingly well, and that our websites are somewhat effective in countering the liberal narrative, popular culture still leans decidedly left. Because...most people like the idea of getting something for nothing, resent those who create wealth, and fall prey to the liberal Group Think mentality and their promotion of big government and utopian ideals. Its an easy audience to manipulate and the Left does it quite well.

The historical facts of the Trump presidency will run against a strong current of emotionalism and the false promises of socialism.


113 posted on 01/02/2018 1:13:40 PM PST by Starboard
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To: joesbucks

How many times can you make negative Trump comments before you tire of it yourself?


114 posted on 01/02/2018 1:15:38 PM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono.)
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To: BigEdLB

What she had to do.... she showed more dedication to the Muslim Brotherhood than any of those other jihadis, that’s for sure.


115 posted on 01/02/2018 1:18:48 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

What I want to know, is Huma going to talk?


How to vaccinate her against “witness flu?” Or keep her from exercising?


116 posted on 01/02/2018 1:19:50 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: polymuser

The problem for Trump is that he’s not going after fish.
Rather he’s trying to eradicate Swamp Dwellers that are wily and cunning creatures who are not often on the defensive.

Politics is all about timing. He has a golden opportunity to take a bulldozer to the Swamp RIGHT NOW. The morass in the FBI and DOJ has been exposed, Hillary is politically wounded, and Huma was caught red handed. The stars are aligned in his favor and its time to act. If not now, then when?


117 posted on 01/02/2018 1:22:24 PM PST by Starboard
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To: Starboard

I have some wonderful news for you. The pendulum swings. The Left has dominated for decades, and they’ve finally pushed too far. The PC police have cracked down too hard. The leftist bs has become too dominant and oppressive. The older millenials bought the party line, but younger millenials and Gen Z are in revolt. Conservatism is the new counterculture.

You wouldn’t know any of this if you you’re mainly exposed to the MSM and older conservatives’ pushback. But if you visit sites where young conservatives congregate, it’s all over the place. I’ve read untold posts, comments and rants on the subject. It’s the way of human nature. You can forcefeed an ideology only so long. In the end, the result is rebellion. We’re coming into that phase now. It’s very exciting.


118 posted on 01/02/2018 1:24:26 PM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono.)
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To: Kaslin
Abedin, the top aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, used her insecure personal email provider to conduct sensitive work.

I guess the provider lacked confidence.

119 posted on 01/02/2018 1:34:11 PM PST by Concentrate (ex-texan was right and Always Right was wrong, which is why we lost the election. Podesta the molest)
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To: Kaslin
Abedin regularly forward government emails to her Yahoo account.

I apologize. Must be a non native speaker who wrote this article, in which case the English is nearly perfect.

120 posted on 01/02/2018 1:38:14 PM PST by Concentrate (ex-texan was right and Always Right was wrong, which is why we lost the election. Podesta the molest)
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