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erpowers

(9,446 posts) Tue Nov 20, 2018, 12:12 PM Nov 2018

Did Hillary Clinton Really Have Her Aides Smash Her Devices? [View all]

Last edited Tue Nov 20, 2018, 01:18 PM - Edit history (2)

Today, on The View Meghan McCain claimed that Hillary Clinton had her aides smash the devices, on which she had received government emails, with hammers. Is that actually true? Was that claim ever made during the 2016 election? I had never heard that claim before. I assume if that accusation had been made during the 2016 election Donald Trump would have been saying that everyday until the election. He brought up the fact that her emails had been deleted, but I do not recall him ever going as far as to say that she ordered people to smash her devices with hammers. Can anyone give me accurate information?

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Did Hillary Clinton Really Have Her Aides Smash Her Devices? [View all] erpowers Nov 2018 OP

I remember RWers claiming this was true... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #1

Snopes underpants Nov 2018 #5

And many on the left who hated her also clutched their pearls at the very thought. ehrnst Nov 2018 #15

That is why I retain the hard drive of exboyfil Nov 2018 #26

I hammer nails in all my old hard drives I don't reuse. retread Nov 2018 #32

I probably should do that exboyfil Nov 2018 #33

Oh for the love of god. Are you my partner? Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2018 #35

I only have three HDs exboyfil Nov 2018 #36

I recall as well she was denied a secure blackberry during her SoS hearings. JHan Nov 2018 #27

"Aids"? brooklynite Nov 2018 #2

Misspelling erpowers Nov 2018 #18

Yes. It's actually US Govt procedure underpants Nov 2018 #3

+1 rogue emissary Nov 2018 #11

She's just repeating their nonsense underpants Nov 2018 #12

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2018 #19

Drill press thru the hard drive is how hubby's boss treats old hard drives. Hekate Nov 2018 #24

Consider the source, saidsimplesimon Nov 2018 #4

Article from Wired underpants Nov 2018 #6

AFAIK it is more or less true, prior to receiving any order to retain them, over the course of her mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #7

McCain's done worrying about Trump dissing the troops, I see gratuitous Nov 2018 #8

Destroying hardrives is procedure. This was another nonstory Trump fed the media and idiots cling to Freethinker65 Nov 2018 #9

It's exactly the procedure at my former employment TexasProgresive Nov 2018 #10

I think you mean aides oberliner Nov 2018 #13

Yes n/t erpowers Nov 2018 #17

You should bring it up one more time... LanternWaste Nov 2018 #21

They already made the correction oberliner Nov 2018 #23

Are we sure? LanternWaste Nov 2018 #28

Yeah, check the subject line oberliner Nov 2018 #31

Yes. I read the report on that. In It to Win It Nov 2018 #14

Meghan McCain is a very stupid person. that is all. JHan Nov 2018 #16

It's Meghan McCain. She hates Hillary Clinton because... Hong Kong Cavalier Nov 2018 #20

Yes, and so what? jmowreader Nov 2018 #22

All her servers were back up..so it doesn't matter... Sancho Nov 2018 #25

the downfall of Ivanka using her private email is that Hilary will be dragged in riversedge Nov 2018 #29

Meghan McCain is a fucking idiot RhodeIslandOne Nov 2018 #30

Was standard protocol in the DoD... Adrahil Nov 2018 #34