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big_dog

(4,144 posts)
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 04:44 PM Apr 2015

Boehner Says House May Subpoena Private Hillary Clinton Email Servers

Source: The Ed Show-MSNBC

House Speaker John Boehner, R-OH, said Hillary Clinton “violated the law” when she used her personal email address to conduct business while serving as Secretary of State, adding that the House may vote to subpoena Clinton’s private email server if she doesn’t offer it up voluntarily.

“All options are on the table,” Boehner said in an interview with Bloomberg. “If we need to do that, we may have to.” “The idea that [Clinton] was going to use her own server and do official business on it goes against every transparency issue that the president likes to tout,” Boehner continued.

“At some point, they just can’t ignore the fact that there a lot of public documents on this server that the American people have a right to see.” Boehner said it is important for Clinton to hand over her emails to the State Department’s Inspector General, especially to clear up what happened with the attack in Benghazi in 2012.

“It’s important for the American people to know the truth about what happened in Benghazi,” he said. “It’s important to know what was going on at the State Department before, during and after the events that occurred in Libya.”

Read more: http://wegoted.com/2015/04/boehner-says-house-may-subpoena-clinton-emails/



another overreach, just like Ken Star & impeachment which the Tea Party Wingnuts will pay dearly for at the polls...
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Boehner Says House May Subpoena Private Hillary Clinton Email Servers (Original Post) big_dog Apr 2015 OP
Go for it. geomon666 Apr 2015 #1
get all of the GOP wingnuts on record in the full house big_dog Apr 2015 #3
From Shelley's "Mask of Anarchy" re tears -- ananda Apr 2015 #14
They might as well get Colin Powell's private email while they are at it Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2015 #30
bring it agent orange..how many hearings do you need? lol SummerSnow Apr 2015 #2
Side effect of alcohol abuse Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2015 #4
he doesn't even remember what Obamacare is. SummerSnow Apr 2015 #10
"every american has a right to see"...except for the TPP. no credibility from Boner nt msongs Apr 2015 #5
The hard drive on that server is toast. candelista Apr 2015 #6
Boehner is telling folks on the hill that he can still get something out of the server big_dog Apr 2015 #20
tell me John... chillfactor Apr 2015 #7
I'm glad Boehner is speaker of the house: he keeps the important matters up front. C Moon Apr 2015 #8
It was OK for Bush's sec of state but not OK for Obama's Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2015 #31
You seem worried about Hillary what with all the OPs about her. Kingofalldems Apr 2015 #9
8. "Hillary and her campaign are a large balloon floating around in search of a pin." NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #18
Sounds to me like you back Boehner, the republicans and Fox Kingofalldems Apr 2015 #19
My good friend, my good Democratic Underground friend. I am trying to help you and your future. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #22
You do remember Watergate don't you? Kingofalldems Apr 2015 #23
Do you mean watergate or the Clinton's white water investments? karynnj Apr 2015 #29
She gave them this fodder Politicalboi Apr 2015 #11
this is why she wiped that damn thing clean. geek tragedy Apr 2015 #12
the point here is to get Boner to jump off the cliff big_dog Apr 2015 #13
It will destroy Bush's chances Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2015 #32
Trey Gowdy also uses a personal server. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #15
Big question ananda Apr 2015 #16
Go for it Renew Deal Apr 2015 #17
Bengaaaaaaaaaazhi! AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #21
Boehner can go pound sand Optical.Catalyst Apr 2015 #24
Saying she violated the law before there is even a hearing is pretty much davidpdx Apr 2015 #25
Will you subpoena bushco too? I want to know onecaliberal Apr 2015 #26
The hard disks were wiped if not broken up and incinerated. leveymg Apr 2015 #27
broke the law? rtracey Apr 2015 #28
nobody worried about Colin Powell Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2015 #33

ananda

(28,779 posts)
14. From Shelley's "Mask of Anarchy" re tears --
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 05:08 PM
Apr 2015

Next came Fraud, and he had on,
Like Lord Eldon, an ermined gown ;
His big tears, for he wept well,
Turned to mill-stones as they fell.

And the little children, who
Round his feet played to and fro,
Thinking every tear a gem,
Had their brains knocked out by them.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
30. They might as well get Colin Powell's private email while they are at it
Sat Apr 25, 2015, 08:31 PM
Apr 2015

Maybe we will find out what really went on under George Bush 9/11, yellow cakes... but they probably have been wiped clean?

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
4. Side effect of alcohol abuse
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 04:50 PM
Apr 2015

Boehner keeps blacking out and forgetting things have been done already. The 50+ attempts to repeal Obamacare for example.

 

big_dog

(4,144 posts)
20. Boehner is telling folks on the hill that he can still get something out of the server
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 05:34 PM
Apr 2015

lol! let that fool go on a fishing expedition for all of the world to see

chillfactor

(7,566 posts)
7. tell me John...
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 04:53 PM
Apr 2015

just WHEN are you actually going to get some work done to help the American people? Never? Thought so....

C Moon

(12,188 posts)
8. I'm glad Boehner is speaker of the house: he keeps the important matters up front.
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 04:55 PM
Apr 2015


What a useless lump of excrement.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
31. It was OK for Bush's sec of state but not OK for Obama's
Sat Apr 25, 2015, 08:35 PM
Apr 2015

Let us see Colin Powell's private email. Democrats should now be asking for Powell's.

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
18. 8. "Hillary and her campaign are a large balloon floating around in search of a pin."
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 05:18 PM
Apr 2015

Never mind the Warren part, here are 4 reasons someone other than Hillary needs to be selected to carry the mantle.

The Democratic race: Why Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will run in 2016 against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

1. Warren is the only national politician today from either party who conveys a sense of outrage over our current — deteriorating — national situation. Her passion is her signature calling card in a time when all the other candidates for president seem to have passion only for themselves and their candidacies.

2. At a recent 12-person in-depth focus group in Denver conducted by Peter Hart and reported in The Washington Post by Dan Balz, the only national politician who was viewed favorably was Warren — even by some of the Republican voters in the focus group.

3. Why? Because she is the only politician who is even talking about the powerlessness of the average person — and the seemingly too powerful corporate and Wall Street entities.

4. This issue cuts across all political lines. It is the issue that catapulted President Teddy Roosevelt into the political hall of fame. His trust busting led to today's anti-trust regulations and the belief that the federal government's role is to act as a neutral referee to ensure a fair playing field. But no one today believes the feds are neutral — or fair. Instead, big government is seen as corrupt and as "rigged" as big business.

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/231599-why-warren-will-run-against-clinton-in-2016
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
22. My good friend, my good Democratic Underground friend. I am trying to help you and your future.
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 06:44 PM
Apr 2015

We are conducting a job interview, Hillary is one of the candidates.

Whether it's her or someone else, they need to be vetted by us so that we don't get any surprises.

I'm very concerned about the candidate's ability to survive her scandals.

I'm very concerned with how she might rule if elected.

Finally, I am concerned with whether or not she can beat the opposition after all that she'll be put through and the impact of scandals, some of which may not even have been revealed!

For you and for me, we should keep an open mind to other candidates.

I do this for you and everyone in the party, and for the future of our nation.

karynnj

(59,474 posts)
29. Do you mean watergate or the Clinton's white water investments?
Sat Apr 25, 2015, 07:44 PM
Apr 2015

If the former, it was against a sitting President and about all that came out before the election was the arrest of the burglars - and info on their ties to anti Castro movements. I mentioned it a few times when canvasing for McGovern, but no one not already on our side believed the President of the US could have known anything. Very little was known pre election.

If you mean White water, that came up - in the NYT - only shortly before the general election. At that point, Perot had looked like a looney tunes character when he left the race and then returned and Bush was at about 33% approval. A vague, not clear cut possibly sketchy investment by Clinton could at worst have made him at worst the best of three bad choices. (In fact, it did little, and of the three, ONLY Clinton had enthusiastic crowds in October/November.)

The timing of this is entirely different and curious. I assume that the book's roll out was determined by the RW publisher - not that the story would break elsewhere. Now, hard as it is, put yourself in their shoes -- why now?

If they thought HRC could be more easily beaten than another Democrat, they would have waited until after the nomination was hers -- and used it to give their candidate a better chance.

I suspect it might be that it is because they DO think she would be tough to beat and want various stories to sink in tarnishing the image of both her and Bill Clinton. (Could it also be they want to make it harder to credit Bill Clinton with anything he has done post President? )

At any rate, I would not look to either white water or watergate to guess the impact.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
11. She gave them this fodder
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 04:58 PM
Apr 2015

Now they're using it. What did she expect? She probably knew she would run in either 2012 or 2016. Why on earth would she give them something to run on? Saying "They did it too" isn't good enough. She's been the target of the GOP for over 20 years. I'm not saying she's hiding stuff, but she must have known this e-mail shit wouldn't pass the smell test with this GOP bunch. Doesn't she remember the Rose Law firm papers, Whitewater. I know they led nowhere, but she should have handled this from the beginning.

 

big_dog

(4,144 posts)
13. the point here is to get Boner to jump off the cliff
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 05:05 PM
Apr 2015

and destroy the Wingnuts standing in the polls, rope-a dope style

ananda

(28,779 posts)
16. Big question
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 05:12 PM
Apr 2015

What law makes this illegal, particularly since many
prominent Reeps have done this and still do ...

... and since many many emails of GW Bush, Jeb Bush,
and Mitt Romney have just conveniently disappeared.

Hmm ???

Optical.Catalyst

(1,355 posts)
24. Boehner can go pound sand
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 07:38 PM
Apr 2015

The repukes have demanded this server more times than I can remember. They are not going to get it. They can all go pound sand.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
25. Saying she violated the law before there is even a hearing is pretty much
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 08:41 PM
Apr 2015

being the judge, jury, and executor. While we always think they will pay for their stupidity at the polls it never happens. Somehow they continue to get away with this shit.

onecaliberal

(32,471 posts)
26. Will you subpoena bushco too? I want to know
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 08:45 PM
Apr 2015

What they were emailing about before and after 9-11 and at the time the war was not going so well.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
27. The hard disks were wiped if not broken up and incinerated.
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 08:46 PM
Apr 2015

Sorry - you'll have to subpoena the NSA's servers. Now, that might be really interesting . . . Go for it, dudes!

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