Decision time for FBI on Clinton

[KoKo]

Decision time for FBI on Clinton
By Julian Hattem - 05/08/16 06:00 AM EDT

The FBI investigation swirling around Hillary Clinton’s presidential run appears to have entered its final stages.

Many of the former secretary of State’s top aides have been interviewed over the course of the last month, and Clinton herself is expected to answer investigators’ questions about her use of a private email server in the coming days or weeks.
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Multiple media outlets have reported federal officials have yet to find any evidence that Clinton intended to violate the law.

Still, that might not necessarily get her off the hook from some misdemeanor charges, according to national security lawyer Bradley Moss.

“The extent to which the person intended to remove classified documents is irrelevant,” he said in an email to The Hill. “All that matters for strict legal purposes of culpability is whether the person, by virtue of their official position, came into possession of classified information and affirmatively removed the information to an unauthorized location (i.e., the private server).

“Whether the person knew or suspected the information was classified is irrelevant.”

Other legal experts questioned the claim, hinting at the legal minefield that could await any potential criminal case.

The FBI did not respond to an inquiry about the investigation. A spokesman with the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, which is reportedly assisting in the case, declined to comment.

In addition to the interviews, federal investigators will have reams of files to go through.

It remains unclear whether officials have managed to recover any of the roughly 30,000 emails Clinton deleted from her machine, which she claimed were personal. If they did, the messages could provide a treasure trove of information.

Bryan Pagliano, the IT specialist believed to have helped set up and maintained Clinton’s server, was granted immunity in exchange for his help with the investigation.

Whatever the outcome of the case, the political controversy over Clinton’s email setup is unlikely to subside.

Even if the Justice Department comes up empty, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits are currently making their way through the courts and are likely to shed additional light on Clinton’s setup for months to come.

Over the next two months, at least six current or former aides to Clinton will be asked to give depositions as part of those cases, which are being led by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch. Clinton herself could be asked to testify as well, a federal judge has ruled.

“Our litigation’s going to continue,” Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton told The Hill in a recent interview.

“It doesn’t really matter what the FBI does, what the Justice Department does, in the sense that we have an independent right to get some accountability and to have the FOIA law vindicated.”


http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/279077-decision-time-for-fbi-on-clinton

[Autumn]

1. More smears by that old RW FBI.

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2. Yep. All sexists, too. n/t

[annavictorious]

4. Judicial Watch

and attorney Bradley Moss are making the claims, not the FBI.
And Clinton's sever was not an unauthorized location.

It's so ironic that people who consider themselves progressive are suddenly relying on Judicial Watch for information. Soon you'll be quoting Sean Hannity.

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6. I didn't see you criticizing any Clinton supporter

for linking directly to stormfront.

What's more, my guess is that you'd most likely be at the head of the line here if the shoe were on the other foot.

Scram.

[COLGATE4]

3. "Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch" = Crazy Larry Klayman.

When does Larry depose her on the death of Vince Foster???

[Doctor_J]

5. Between this and the transcripts of her speeches to the white collar criminals and the

constant lying and flip flopping, I don't see this ending well. She now has the support of most of the billionaires and big media which, together with her gender, may be enough.