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amborin

(16,631 posts)
Wed May 11, 2016, 01:19 PM May 2016

Cheryl Mills Leaves FBI Interview, Briefly, Over Questions that Were "off limits"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/clinton-aide-leaves-interview-once-the-fbi-broaches-an-off-limits-topic/2016/05/10/cce5e0e8-161c-11e6-aa55-670cabef46e0_story.html

Near the beginning of a recent interview, an FBI investigator broached a topic with longtime Hillary Clinton aide Cheryl Mills that her lawyer and the Justice Department had agreed would be off limits, according to several people familiar with the matter.

Mills and her lawyer left the room — though both returned a short time later — and prosecutors were somewhat taken aback that their FBI colleague had ventured beyond what was anticipated, the people said.

Investigators consider Mills — who served as chief of staff while Clinton was secretary of state — to be a cooperative witness. But the episode demonstrates some of the tension surrounding the criminal probe into possible mishandling of classified information involving the leading Democratic presidential candidate. In the coming weeks, prosecutors and FBI agents hope to be able to interview Clinton herself as they work to bring the case to a close.

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Cheryl Mills Leaves FBI Interview, Briefly, Over Questions that Were "off limits" (Original Post) amborin May 2016 OP
FBI proves the investigation to be politcially-based... scscholar May 2016 #1
Not looking good for the Clinton Machine... NewImproved Deal May 2016 #2
Why should there be limits on questioning in a criminal investigation? Vinca May 2016 #3
It's like dealing with John Gotti and Bruce Cutler... Human101948 May 2016 #6
Sounds more serious than I thought yourpaljoey May 2016 #4
There's a very long thread already going on this> leveymg May 2016 #5
 

scscholar

(2,902 posts)
1. FBI proves the investigation to be politcially-based...
Wed May 11, 2016, 01:20 PM
May 2016

by going off the rails and dishonestly asking political questions as they had previously given their word not to. They lie. They lie so much.

Vinca

(50,255 posts)
3. Why should there be limits on questioning in a criminal investigation?
Wed May 11, 2016, 01:25 PM
May 2016

Why is the Justice Dept. making deals about what can and cannot be asked? If Mills doesn't want to answer questions she can take the 5th or make a deal for immunity.

yourpaljoey

(2,166 posts)
4. Sounds more serious than I thought
Wed May 11, 2016, 01:26 PM
May 2016

This line is quite surprising:

"Investigators consider Mills — who served as chief of staff while Clinton was secretary of state — to be a cooperative witness."

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