2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Of course Hillary won't get indicted. All that will happen is that the FBI will RECOMMEND indictment [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)The second Clinton administration will start roiled in scandal. Yes, the House, which will remain in the hands of the Rs, will start hearings after house keeping is done. I expect Comney, Lynch and perhaps Obama to be star witnesses. That will be fun, almost like a root canal
So here are the choices...agree to the recommendation and get some heat, or cover up and throw the country into scandal. From what I have read, they have more than enough for an indictment. This is not politics, but national security. Oh and from a few sources, they do not, the anger is such in the Intel community that none will be shocked if there are resignations, because the precedent is that the government will never again be able to go after people for mishandling this information in such a cavalier way.
That is my read. Since the interviews will have prosecutors involved, and the FBI seems to already know the answers to the questions they will ask with a nice rope to hand out. That is in both the LA times story and WAPO story. Put on your lawyer hat and get out the decoder ring. Professionally you should be able to decode that better than me, a mere civilian that covers local courts from time to time.