2016 Postmortem

Tierra_y_Libertad

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37. Did he tell the FBI that "I would prefer not to comment on an ongoing investigation..." ?

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Mon May 9, 2016, 09:07 PM

May 2016

If so, how did they respond?

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Sidney Blumenthal On Hardball And Chris "Actually" Asked Him If He Was Interviewed By The FBI.. [View all] CorporatistNation May 2016 OP

This was the guy giving advice to Hillary after Obama fired him? Skink May 2016 #1

Obama Strictly Forbade Hillary From Employing Sidney... She Did So Against His Orders... CorporatistNation May 2016 #4

He did not forbid her from getting advice from Blumenthal. That's 2-dimensional thinking. randome May 2016 #10

Why did she keep it secret from Obama and everyone else then, if it was okie-dokie? polly7 May 2016 #19

Who says she kept it a secret? Even if she did, he was HER advisor, not Obama's. randome May 2016 #21

I'd need a link to wherever you're getting your info that Obama knew. polly7 May 2016 #22

I would think a cabinet position is somewhat on par with a regional manager. randome May 2016 #23

LMAO. nt. polly7 May 2016 #24

That's some serious pretzel-twisting "logic" farleftlib May 2016 #98

are you implicating Obama in this? grasswire May 2016 #33

Implicating him in what? What kind of moebius strip of logic are you on? randome May 2016 #42

Sidney Was Behind Much Of Hillary's Nasty Campaigning in 2007-'08, Hence Obama Made It Clear CorporatistNation May 2016 #51

Yet he's practically endorsed Clinton for President. That doesn't sound like it's a big deal to him. randome May 2016 #64

Yes, but Hillary, as Secretary of State, serves at the pleasure of the President CoffeeCat May 2016 #78

Has the President said he's displeased with her over this? No? Then case closed. randome May 2016 #90

Actually, the case is very open and the FBI has been investigating for a year now CoffeeCat May 2016 #96

How FOS Can You Possibly Be? UFB! CorporatistNation May 2016 #105

So what is illegal about getting advice from Blumenthal? randome May 2016 #106

The Sharing Of Classified Information... Back And Forth On Your Home Server UnSecured As SOS... CorporatistNation May 2016 #109

Oh come on!! lol,this pissed Obama off royally.She snuck around,behind Obamas back to do it! wendylaroux May 2016 #26

Why do you think he was pissed off? randome May 2016 #30

Did You Ever Hear The Saying 'Don't Get Mad - Get Even'..... global1 May 2016 #62

I thought this was very interesting... CoffeeCat May 2016 #81

When he offered Hillary SOS he said NO SID, NO ADVICE FROM SID. I'm not HIRING SID. ViseGrip May 2016 #77

And yet he isn't. Case closed. randome May 2016 #91

Obama hated this guy,told clinton NO WAY to hiring him,which says alot, wendylaroux May 2016 #87

Your Description of Hillary's Behavior In This Instance Is Defined As... Deviously Going Behind... CorporatistNation May 2016 #38

Are you saying that Obama personally approved all her aides & interns & dictated who she spoke with? randome May 2016 #44

He specifically said and dictated no Blumenthall. HooptieWagon May 2016 #58

Yet Obama has, for all intents and purposes, endorsed Clinton for President. randome May 2016 #65

No, he's not made an endorsement during the primary. HooptieWagon May 2016 #70

"...for all intents and purposes..." randome May 2016 #71

Of Course... We Have Yet To See IF... It Matters If She DID Break The Law... Likely As Not She DID.. CorporatistNation May 2016 #73

On top of using Blumenthal as an advisor... tex-wyo-dem May 2016 #80

He might but he clearly isn't. randome May 2016 #92

Blumenthal apparently had financial interests... tex-wyo-dem May 2016 #99

A bit of a nitpick... Hare Krishna May 2016 #95

Stupid autocorrect :P tex-wyo-dem May 2016 #97

So she gets a pass on that because a technicality? Peachhead22 May 2016 #76

How do you fire someone who wasn't employed there in the first place? randome May 2016 #89

Well OK Peachhead22 May 2016 #94

BULLSHIT I CALL THIS! Obama specifically said I don't want Sid advising you, even though he has for ViseGrip May 2016 #104

How do you know what Obama's words were to her in this respect? randome May 2016 #107

He was paid by the Clinton Foundation. What he did was perfectly legal. hedda_foil May 2016 #28

Blumenthal was feeding highly sensitive (confidential) info to Hillary... tex-wyo-dem May 2016 #83

He didn't get the info through official channels. He had his own source. hedda_foil May 2016 #86

Certainly, ONE MORE EXAMPLE Of ... Her EXTREMELY POOR JUDGEMENT AND Her LAZINESS! CorporatistNation May 2016 #93

The $10,000 per month came from The Clinton Foundation too. PufPuf23 May 2016 #31

I just wondered what the Clinton Foundation would gain from a destroyed Libya and polly7 May 2016 #32

the point is that Blumenthal was going to profit from a destroyed Libya!!! grasswire May 2016 #35

That makes sense, but why would she jeopardize her position and national security polly7 May 2016 #39

the Clintons are addicted to reckless narcissistic behavior. grasswire May 2016 #41

They sure do seem to be. polly7 May 2016 #43

Shades of Ahmed Chalabi Peachhead22 May 2016 #79

Here is some off the cuff speculating. PufPuf23 May 2016 #49

Thanks very much. polly7 May 2016 #55

Pretty much like Cheney / Haliburton / Must Invade Iraq and then the rest of the M.E. 2banon May 2016 #67

I believe that's part of it. nt grasswire May 2016 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #61

This was the (Clinton Found. employee civilian with no clearance) guy collecting leaks from the CIA HereSince1628 May 2016 #12

Have you ever been interviewed by law enforcement? ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #2

I think that's the point op is trying to make NWCorona May 2016 #6

No ... That's the opposite point the OP is trying to make ... transparancy, and all. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #63

What, Wut? I've been interviewed, but never told NOT to tell anyone about being questioned. ebayfool May 2016 #15

Don't tell me it was for trading nuclear secrets on Ebay Skink May 2016 #48

Hahaha! Nope. I live in a very drug-ridden, high crime neighborhood. And have a big mouth. ebayfool May 2016 #56

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #66

Welp, 45 years of real life experience says I'm not ... ebayfool May 2016 #68

I apologize ... I keep forgetting that we are on the internet ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #69

"... where prosecutorial procedure is different." ebayfool May 2016 #72

Sidney Was Oh So... Inadvertantly "Transparent.." Of Course He Was Interviewed... His Response Was CorporatistNation May 2016 #17

Bernie Sanders isnt going to be the Democratic nominee. JaneyVee May 2016 #3

As The Great Allman Brothers Song Goes... "It Ain't Over Yet! CorporatistNation May 2016 #5

Had to hear... 4139 May 2016 #7

+1, This needs to be said over and over again, they're hurt reality is going to hard uponit7771 May 2016 #8

Hi Again! Seems Whereever I Go... You Are Sure To Follow! Hmmm... Wonder Why? CorporatistNation May 2016 #13

Cause Sanders fans are funny? jus throwin it out there uponit7771 May 2016 #29

Hillary "Fans" Are Funnie In A Manner That Is Antithetical To The Term! Just Hillaryous! CorporatistNation May 2016 #45

lol...whatever uponit7771 May 2016 #47

It's looking more and more like Hillary won't be either. NWCorona May 2016 #9

A Very Telling Reply: That's All You Care About, Isn't It? Chasstev365 May 2016 #27

You Just Described The Crux Of The Issue With Hillary... She IS THE ONE... Irrespective of ANYTHING CorporatistNation May 2016 #54

Imo, they'd jump down first to catch her .. polly7 May 2016 #59

He probably plead the 5th 4139 May 2016 #11

Or refused to show up. NWCorona May 2016 #14

Whose idea was it to set up the server? My money is on Sid... 4139 May 2016 #20

Bill Clinton. You will find that it was his people. FlatBaroque May 2016 #25

I doubt it was sid. HooptieWagon May 2016 #36

9th Grade Level Deviousness As GroupThink! CorporatistNation May 2016 #46

Here's the video NWCorona May 2016 #16

THANKS... IT IS IN A WORD... HILLARYOUS! CorporatistNation May 2016 #18

he changed the word "investigation" to "inquiry" very carefully. grasswire May 2016 #40

Sidney Presents As Being of A Somewhat Soft Physical And Emotional "Constitution.." CorporatistNation May 2016 #50

he would not grasswire May 2016 #52

Of course he's nervous hootinholler May 2016 #53

Wow. That's some transparency there... demwing May 2016 #57

Interesting! HooptieWagon May 2016 #34

Did he tell the FBI that "I would prefer not to comment on an ongoing investigation..." ? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #37

Inspirational! H2O Man May 2016 #60

Spot on....well said. Important to get the facts straight now. ViseGrip May 2016 #74

And remember, Obama told Hillary, NO SID, he was NOT going to hire him, NO ADVICE FROM SID ViseGrip May 2016 #75

and that's what burns me the most grasswire May 2016 #84

I hope Camp Weathervane wind direction analysts democrank May 2016 #85

Which of the FOIA laws carry criminal penalties? pnwmom May 2016 #88

People seem to be skipping over the $10,000 a month from the Clinton Foundation quite easily Kentonio May 2016 #100

Great point. nt. polly7 May 2016 #102

Google Brock Blumenthal. merrily May 2016 #101

Obama said I'm not hiring him, and I don't want him advising you. Hillary agreed, but she lied. ViseGrip May 2016 #103

So True..! KoKo May 2016 #108

Yep, and no one talks about this! Not even Obama! ViseGrip May 2016 #110