hillary is not quiiiite in the clear just yet regarding the email server crap

[unblock]

ghouliani was on cnbc earlier saying that the doj should prosecute anyway, notwithstanding comey's recommendation not to.

obviously partisan crap, but as a matter of formality, i don't think the fbi has the final say on this.

granted, it would seem like all the more of a partisan smear campaign if some republican career prosecutors decide to indict anyway after comey said "no reasonable prosecutor would".

but since when have republicans been known for being reasonable...?


i imagine the doj wouldn't normally comment on a decision not to prosecute, but they might well in this case. let's hope that happens soon.

[onehandle]

1. Well, if Giuliani says so... nt

[bravenak]

4. Oh.

[tonyt53]

2. The DOJ would act based upon recommendations from the FBI - it is OVER.

[Justice]

3. Guiliani - comical.

[brush]

5. Stop it already. It's over. Who cares what partisan hack Giuliani says?

[JoePhilly]

6. lol

[etherealtruth]

7. I am sure tRump would agree

Seriously ... what do we expect the right wing to say (given their history)?

[lapucelle]

8. Let's hope that the Democrats focus on the gross lapse in ethics that Comey engaged in today.

What entitled him to editorialize in the way he did today?

[emulatorloo]

9. The FBI has the final say. Sorry.

[rtracey]

14. wow

Wow not correct, the department of Justice has the final say. The FBI did the investigating and only recommended that Hillary Clinton not be prosecuted. Ms. Lynch did say the justice department would follow the FBI recommendations.

[emulatorloo]

16. I'm responding to OP, who claims HRC is 'not in the clear' because GOP idiot said otherwise.

No need to nitpick, we all understand the roll of the FBI vs DOJ.

[rtracey]

17. ahhhh

not nitpicking, but your response did not state that.

[emulatorloo]

18. Ok n/t

[MohRokTah]

10. I can see you are concerned.

[unblock]

21. lol. i can see you are concerned about someone w/27k+ posts since 2001.

nice to know you glanced at one of them.

[Blanks]

11. ... and then he talked about 9/11. eom

[Lil Missy]

12. The Indictment Fairy is dead. Get over it. n/t

[Gman]

13. Lynch has the final say

And the airport meeting with Bill not withstanding, she won't approve it.

[Orrex]

15. And we still have all those unanswered questions about Whitewater.

[Gabi Hayes]

19. don't forget vince foster!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/clintons/bodycount.asp

[Orrex]

20. She killed him with her HAARP earthquake satellite.

[cwydro]

22. Oh please.

Guiliani? Really?

[unblock]

24. the point is that people are celebrating as if it's all over and the media will shut up now.

and they won't. comey's statement isn't the final decisions not to prosecute.

i'm not taking ghouliani's comment as any authority, i'm simply taking it as proof that the media won't shut up about it.

until the doj itself says they won't prosecute, the media and republicans will keep this b.s. story alive.

[cwydro]

25. I see what you're saying, but I think it'll die out given time.

Or be forgotten whenever the next "big story" happens.

[unblock]

26. well, fade into the background anyway. of course they'll have a new angle the week of the election..

[cwydro]

27. Lol.

True dat.

[Else You Are Mad]

29. One word.

Benghazi.


Sadly, this will never disappear for the next 8 years because the GOP will notice let it die. That said, it will not be headline making news but it will be talked about and the media will report on it.

[Lizzie Poppet]

33. Only after the election.

The issue isn't the potential for an indictment at this point...it's in the fact that Comey condemned her actions and judgement in about the harshest possible way he could short of recommending indictment. He basically handed perfect attack ad fodder to Trump. That's not a trivial matter.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

36. If it were any other candidate than Trump

*maybe* you might have a point. But still, at the end of the day, attacking Hillary over her private e-mail server, while it will nonetheless be ongoing fodder for wingnuts, won't put food on (most) people's tables or more money in their pockets, solve global warming, end police brutality, etc. IOW most people not already predisposed to vote against Hillary didn't, don't, and won't care about this in the long-term IMHO. The only time this would be a story is if the FBI recommended indictment. The story- to the extent that most people knew or care about it- will die outside right-wing circles. And Trump is seriously the LAST person anybody with half a brain would trust with classified information, let alone "the button".

[Initech]

23. Fox News will get their crack team of reporters on it.

[silvershadow]

28. It is nothing short of an epic mess. Only time will tell. nt

[Adrahil]

30. Lol.... No...... Not gonna happen. NT

[AntiBank]

31. 0% chance DOJ indicts

[DemocratSinceBirth]

32. Ghouliani is absurd....

[Proud Liberal Dem]

34. Why would the DOJ choose to prosecute HRC

if the FBI is not even recommending it? I believe that the phrase Comey used was, "no reasonable prosecutor...." Of course, Guiliani is not somebody I would consider "reasonable", so there you go.

[unblock]

35. i don't think they will either.

all i'm saying is that republicans like ghouliani and the compliant media can keep the story alive given that comey isn't the final word on it.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

37. Oh sure. They might chatter about it for a few days

and the right-wingers will almost certainly continue to bring it up to keep their "base" in line and the donations coming in but the "issue" is effectively dead IMHO.