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Attorney in Texas

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32. You say that you abhor the non-legal analysis of the issue. You should know there's no "exoneration"
Wed May 25, 2016, 04:07 PM
May 2016

There is "guilty" and "not guilty" but no blank for "innocent."

You quote the Washington Post: "Prosecutors and FBI agents investigating Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email server have so far found scant evidence that the leading Democratic presidential candidate intended to break classification rules."

Do you know what "scant" means? It does not mean none; it means some.

Let's try this sentence: "Prosecutors and FBI agents investigating Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email server have so far found some evidence that the leading Democratic presidential candidate intended to break classification rules."

No so rosy, is it?

Let's agree that the Obama administration DoJ is unlikely to prosecute regardless of the FBI recommendation. We should also agree that there will be no "exoneration" (in fact, the State Department report is more like a plea deal than anything else -- it seems like they are basically falling on their sword in the FOIA litigation in the hope of giving Hillary a defense in the criminal investigation), but I won't hold my breath.

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Great questions. A wonderful tribute to your username. RufusTFirefly May 2016 #1
Platform on Citizens United Gothmog May 2016 #2
I genuinely wish you luck getting substantive responses. It would be a pleasure to have real JudyM May 2016 #3
Here, here. LAS14 May 2016 #11
Fracking Gothmog May 2016 #4
Ack! a fracking supporter! panader0 May 2016 #6
A rare sighting, to be sure! Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #9
I'll drink to that! RufusTFirefly May 2016 #26
FBI investigation Gothmog May 2016 #5
She "chose" to ignore the rules. So it's not a "serious lapse in judgement". panader0 May 2016 #7
Waiting for a Clinton indictment? Don’t hold your breath Gothmog May 2016 #14
I disagree that no crimes were committed--we'll have to wait and see. panader0 May 2016 #16
Exactly. The fact that Obama's DoJ may not indict is not a demonstration that no crime has occurred. Attorney in Texas May 2016 #25
What? yallerdawg May 2016 #27
This spells doom in the 40 or so civil suits for Hillary's deliberate violation of the FOIA, but the Attorney in Texas May 2016 #24
"As a lawyer..." bvf May 2016 #8
No-but I may try for the rules committee at the DNC Gothmog May 2016 #13
Oooh...! bvf May 2016 #18
I am running to be a national delegate and I have been working with the Clinton campaign on issues Gothmog May 2016 #21
I've been fairly active since working Dennis Kucinich's bvf May 2016 #33
Your posts amuse me given the rather sad but silly nature of your posts Gothmog May 2016 #34
Who said anything about Philadelphia? bvf May 2016 #37
You'd better hurry before DWS is thrown out.... panader0 May 2016 #19
Texas gets 9 members to each of the Rules, Platform and Credentials permanent committees Gothmog May 2016 #20
Any statement about "mens rea" is ill informed. You don't have access to the FBI's investigation so Attorney in Texas May 2016 #23
Hillary Clinton is going to be exonerated on the email controversy. Gothmog May 2016 #31
You say that you abhor the non-legal analysis of the issue. You should know there's no "exoneration" Attorney in Texas May 2016 #32
Thank you for your thoughtful discussion. I however have to disagree (a little bit). ThinkCritically May 2016 #36
Happy to engage in civil discourse. LAS14 May 2016 #10
Thanks for numbering Buzz cook May 2016 #12
Hmmm Tarc May 2016 #15
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Well, you could learn something about Citizens United, for starters. TwilightZone May 2016 #22
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+ 1 JoePhilly May 2016 #29
On question 1, Sanders is talking about appointing judges to SC who would rule to overturn, the case Thinkingabout May 2016 #30
^^^Thank you for all your responses^^^ ThinkCritically May 2016 #35
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