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razorman

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66. At least the president is not supposed to control the AG.
Mon Feb 1, 2016, 02:06 PM
Feb 2016

That has not always been the case, in numerous administrations. I believe the president's best option in this case is to stay out of it and just tell the AG, "Do your job." Go where the evidence leads.

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Another Clinton, another monumental lapse in judgement. I just want them to go away! onecaliberal Feb 2016 #1
Have you been awaiting HRC indictments for 20 years Hortensis Feb 2016 #27
No, and you're support of her proves you are the right leaning one. onecaliberal Feb 2016 #39
Even without an indictment or a recommendation of an indictment, this has been a blemish on Obama's karynnj Feb 2016 #48
Bypassing the State Department to rely on Blumenthal may have hedgehog Feb 2016 #53
I agree that it was not illegal karynnj Feb 2016 #56
Don't deflect to Obama. This is about the blemish Hortensis Feb 2016 #57
What person are you speaking of who wants HRC in prison? It's not me and not the op, that I have karynnj Feb 2016 #65
The people I'm talking want indictments, Hortensis Feb 2016 #70
oh, and another risk factor for Obama grasswire Feb 2016 #2
Not necessarily - we don't know how his email worked karynnj Feb 2016 #50
Not necessarily... Merryland Feb 2016 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author 840high Feb 2016 #60
If they're gonna indict her, do it soon tularetom Feb 2016 #3
Conservative Venus Fly Trap method. glinda Feb 2016 #6
Shouildn't this post be on the Primaries page? CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #4
Blatant Repugnant dishonesty, repeated......... Darb Feb 2016 #5
Hillary is the MOST ADMIRED WOMAN ON THE PLANET. Hortensis Feb 2016 #38
I'd be willing to bet she's also the most disliked woman in the U.S. cali Feb 2016 #41
Maybe this will help you with your thesis, Darb Feb 2016 #42
The "most admired" and "most disliked" are often one and the same. razorman Feb 2016 #67
The president doesn't control the Attorney General. Renew Deal Feb 2016 #7
At least the president is not supposed to control the AG. razorman Feb 2016 #66
You're being duped by the Rethugs. The only issue, as stated by Obama's spokesman, pnwmom Feb 2016 #8
you are operating on old information... grasswire Feb 2016 #9
Then link to the new information. Has the state department taken back pnwmom Feb 2016 #10
The only new information murielm99 Feb 2016 #11
I get most of my information from car thieves. Agschmid Feb 2016 #26
Drudge has it first. Hortensis Feb 2016 #34
Some Sanders Supporters, apparently. vorgan24 Feb 2016 #37
+1,000. Thank you for facts, pnwmom. Hekate Feb 2016 #15
And you're wrong again. jeff47 Feb 2016 #40
Won't happen, but the beneficiary will certainly be Martin O'Malley, not BS. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2016 #12
sincerely, how is that? hopemountain Feb 2016 #21
O'Malley is the only other Democrat in the race. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2016 #71
Watergate involved, among other things, illegal breaking and entering lovemydog Feb 2016 #13
+1,000. Thank you for facts, and I love your dog, too. Hekate Feb 2016 #16
Thanks Hekate. lovemydog Feb 2016 #18
And that's why even her accusers say that they're certain she'll never be pnwmom Feb 2016 #19
So it's just smears and innuendo, without any charges. lovemydog Feb 2016 #20
I agree that this is not Watergate and closer to the impeachment, but I differ on how to describe it karynnj Feb 2016 #64
Does the term "ex post facto" mean anything to Bernie Bros? Sheesh! jmowreader Feb 2016 #14
+1,000. Thank you for facts, jmowreader. LOVE your second point. Hekate Feb 2016 #17
who are berniebros? what do they have hopemountain Feb 2016 #22
Manning and Snowden? Really? thesquanderer Feb 2016 #28
And you'll want to claim that Clinton's 'mishandling' was to subvert our way of life or something? randome Feb 2016 #43
*If* she mishandled data, it would have been for her own benefit. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2016 #47
+1 to your last paragraph treestar Feb 2016 #35
Not actually "ex post facto" backtomn Feb 2016 #73
Wrong forum, but you knew that before posting didn't you. B Calm Feb 2016 #23
oh my god, it's all bullshit. it's another Benghazi ginned up by Republicans Lil Missy Feb 2016 #24
The facts still remain the same, none of the emails were classified top secret when she received B Calm Feb 2016 #25
What if she sent top secret info to Huma? Yupster Feb 2016 #44
and she might have called the Benghazi terrorists and said attack now. Blah, Blah, Blah B Calm Feb 2016 #45
What kind of a response is that? Yupster Feb 2016 #49
if she's to be indicted, I sure as hell hope it comes soon , preferably KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #29
This is the anti-Hillary campaign if she is the nominee. Vinca Feb 2016 #30
But she raises a lot of money for the party! All those moneyed interests buying US off. RiverLover Feb 2016 #31
If it wasn't the emails, the cons would have fabricated some other type of BS. B Calm Feb 2016 #32
Unfortunately Hillary's home server was real & not fabricated awake Feb 2016 #59
You seem to have forgotten that the majority of Americans justiceischeap Feb 2016 #36
There is nothing "hanging over her head", Darb Feb 2016 #46
Of course I'm not on his side. Don't be silly. Vinca Feb 2016 #52
Is there any of her "baggage" that is ACTUALLY REAL? Darb Feb 2016 #62
some say she's campaigning precisely to shield herself from prosecution grasswire Feb 2016 #55
Okay Trey mythology Feb 2016 #33
If a criminal referral comes down from the FBI... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #51
I used to have to go to free republic or Fox Noise for such right-wing smears joeybee12 Feb 2016 #58
You can thank Hillary for all this. 840high Feb 2016 #61
Nope joeybee12 Feb 2016 #63
I don't think Hillary should be indicted, but it's a real possibility DemocraticWing Feb 2016 #68
This is just another smear that she will rise above mwrguy Feb 2016 #69
Locking In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #72
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