Will a plea deal be enough to stop the formal Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States for Hillary? Understanding the waivers, the dismissiveness and the constant ‘witch-hunt’ diatribe, likely not. Hillary is not qualified to be president and should have her own security clearance stripped and permanently.
Yet, the political machinery is always running on 12 cylinders.
The lead person at the Department of Justice assigned to the Hillary servergate case is Richard S. Scott, whom by the way was the exact lawyer assigned to the General David Petraeus case. It is unknown who is leading the other investigations concerning Hillary’s circle of people that were her firewalls much less her email forwarding clerical types like Jake Sullivan, Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills.
It should also be noted that David Petraeus hired David E. Kendall to represent him, a lawyer whom by the way has been Hillary’s lawyer for decades.
When one examines the investigation and full case of David Petraeus, there are some, only some similarities to Hillary’s investigation. Yet, Petraeus did plea to one count, a violation of 18 U.S.C.{} 1924, which held a maximum term of one year in prison, $100,000 fine or both and no more than 5 years probation.
In the matter of Hillary Clinton, she never had a dot gov email while one was in fact offered to her and further, an exclusive computer was also offered to her to transmit any material, classified, secret or top secret, which was turned down. Instead, Hillary and her team chose to use an unencrypted server for countless email accounts to perform diplomatic government business as well as personal business and for sure business related to the Clinton Foundation.
The final release of emails belonging to Hillary of which the State Department was charged by a court to release is complete as of February 29, 2016.
State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters Monday that one email was being withheld at the request of an unnamed law enforcement agency, but that no other emails were classified Secret or Top Secret. He noted that one email, previously classified Top Secret by the Intelligence Community Inspector General, was downgraded to Secret. The email pertains to North Korea’s nuclear program. But Kirby said 261 other emails released Monday were marked Secret and “confidential,” bringing the total to 2,050 emails that contain classified information. Two are being withheld as one deals directly with Barack Obama and the other was over intent of the use of the server itself and the FBI has taken ownership of that email.
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In part from CNN: The State Department is furthermore being sued for the emails of top aides, and for the tens of thousands of emails Clinton deemed personal and didn’t turn over for review.
Clinton and her aides insist none of the emails she sent or received were marked as classified at the time they were sent, but over 1,800 have been retroactively classified during the State Department-ledpre-release review process.
This includes 22 emails upgraded to Top Secret — the highest level — and withheld by the State Department in full.
On a separate occasion, Clinton and Sullivan exchange emails on a set of “tps” — presumably talking points, which he’s trying to send to her on a secure fax line.
“If they can’t,” Clinton replies, “turn into nonpaper w no identifying heading and send nonsecure.”
There’s no indication whether the talking point were classified, but the exchange led to criticism from Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, a frequent Clinton critic, who called the chain “disturbing” and asked the former secretary to “come clean.”
Additional emails, on which Clinton was not copied, also shed light on how her email set-up was viewed at the State Department. Important to read the full CNN summary here.
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What is most remarkable is this email from Hillary’s secret confidant Sidney Blumenthal to Hillary on Benghazi, Libya. It is exceptional the depth of his knowledge and control over events in Benghazi.
The January 25, 2013 email is here.
For: Hillary
From: Sid
Re: Libya security internal deliberations
SOURCE: Sources with direct access to the Libyan National Government, as well as the
highest levels of European Governments, and Western Intelligence and security services.
- As of January 24, 2013, while reviewing the decisions that are leading to the departure
of Western diplomatic and business personnel from Benghazi, Libyan Interior Minister Ashour
Shuwail informed Prime Minister Ali Zidan that national intelligence commander General Salim
Hassi and National Libyan Army (NLA) Chief bf Staff General Yousef Mangoush report that the
fighters of Ansar al sharia and their allied eastern militias located in the region between
Benghazi and the Egyptian border are gaining strength steadily. According to an individual with
excellent access to the new Libyan security services, Hassi’s officers believe that these
opposition militias have recovered from the government inspired popular attacks aimed at them
following the destruction of the United States Consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2013. At
the same time Mangoush believes that the opposition militias have made real use of the time that
has past, and Ansar al sharia is stronger now than before the consulate attack with their
infrastructure enhanced by support from Islamist groups in the Sahel, including al Qa’ida in the
Maghreb (AQIM). The full 4 page email.
In summary, the matter of Hillary’s countless communications violations of U.S. code as well as the 2009 Barack Obama Executive Order is far and beyond that of General Petraeus, but the political machine is spinning. The FBI will turn in a criminal referral to the Department of Justice, yet the powers at Justice will plea it for the sake of the Democrat party nominee Hillary Clinton.
Disgusting for sure.
