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2016 Postmortem

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RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
Mon May 9, 2016, 10:17 PM May 2016

Oh No! Not a Special Prosecutor [View all]

If you remember Whitewater like I do, you remember how the Special Prosecutor just kept digging until they hit Clinton dirt.

Damn if it isn't beginning to look like another one is gonna have to be appointed. Obama can't get involved, he needs to protect his legacy, and if the FBI finds intent, then it's gonna be a big mess.

How in the hell did this happen? Obama has been clean as a whistle. I guess he's facing some really difficult choices in the near future. Just what he needs, eh? One of his employees is under investigation and it ain't going away any time soon.

Damn!!

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Oh No! Not a Special Prosecutor [View all] RobertEarl May 2016 OP
These ops seem to be getting more desperate. hrmjustin May 2016 #1
Desperate times call for desperate measures. George II May 2016 #49
+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #71
Well your memory is a bit off it was "whitewater" not "watergate" awake May 2016 #2
Thanks, fixed RobertEarl May 2016 #4
Funny, because I don't see ANY meat in that OP whatsoever .. just more BS innuendo n/t SFnomad May 2016 #15
You want Obama in trouble? RobertEarl May 2016 #18
FFS, you people really are desperate, aren't you? Sounds like something you'd hear on Faux "News" nt SFnomad May 2016 #24
this quotes NYT saying HRC gets her military advice from Fox news pundit: amborin May 2016 #79
intent isn't necessary to conviction under those parts of Sec 793 leveymg May 2016 #27
I bow to your wisdom and knowledge RobertEarl May 2016 #31
Time to bring this to the only possible conclusion. leveymg May 2016 #34
Pardon? RobertEarl May 2016 #36
After she releases her delegates because she is no longer viable leveymg May 2016 #41
But this seems worse than Deutch RobertEarl May 2016 #42
It may be worse , but legally it's the same crime. leveymg May 2016 #51
No real doubt about it. If foreign spies didn't get in, they're probably in a prison right now Bob41213 May 2016 #66
Wash his hands of WHAT? You still haven't said, just vague innuendo in an apparent.... George II May 2016 #52
the mechanism of a McCarthyist campaign -- innuendo. "Who needs evidence?"_RNC Bill USA May 2016 #98
Meat? George II May 2016 #47
your memory of watergate is...faulty. watergate was about nixon, not clinton msongs May 2016 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #5
The FBI doesn't even need to find intent. Fawke Em May 2016 #6
True that RobertEarl May 2016 #8
That's Utter Nonsense Stallion May 2016 #12
Do you need a degree... dchill May 2016 #77
This ^ Betty Karlson May 2016 #78
The special prosecutor law expired in the Bush administration jberryhill May 2016 #7
How'd they get Libby? RobertEarl May 2016 #11
He leaked Demsrule86 May 2016 #17
Correction-- he was the fall guy for the Plame affair Art_from_Ark May 2016 #58
Libby supposedly got in trouble for lying, not for leaking as I understand it. JDPriestly May 2016 #81
Scooter wasn't prosecuted by the US Office of the Independent Counsel ... SFnomad May 2016 #23
No time for that RobertEarl May 2016 #28
He can't .. but don't let facts get in the way of your spew SFnomad May 2016 #30
US Attorney. hrmjustin May 2016 #26
Libby got in trouble for lying, not for a security breach. JDPriestly May 2016 #80
There you go posting facts like that. hrmjustin May 2016 #25
What exactly would her "intent" be? You think she was trying to disseminate secret info to Hoyt May 2016 #9
To anyone without proper clearance AgingAmerican May 2016 #22
And why would she do that? IF there was anything going on, I think it will be some staffers, not Hoyt May 2016 #60
I have no clue why AgingAmerican May 2016 #72
Not quite up to following through with following safeguards... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #75
Heck, Sanders has probably never read a really important national security email. Hoyt May 2016 #88
Interesting that you're saying having access to information trumps knowing how to handle it... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #90
Since there is no evidence information was compromised, she handled it well. Hoyt May 2016 #91
Well, I suppose in YOUR mind, anyway... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #92
There's no mention of a Special Prosecuter left-of-center2012 May 2016 #10
Obama has got to be real careful RobertEarl May 2016 #13
He's the one who hired her and looked the other way while she ran a rogue State Dept. tularetom May 2016 #14
"He knew she was a snake when he appointed her. Art_from_Ark May 2016 #63
Really, she was not qualified for SoS RobertEarl May 2016 #65
One of the problems of relying on staff to overcome weaknesses is HereSince1628 May 2016 #85
My opinion also. JDPriestly May 2016 #82
So desperate Demsrule86 May 2016 #16
Do you have a link or is this just Demsrule86 May 2016 #19
Wingnuttery Dem2 May 2016 #20
+1 JoePhilly May 2016 #38
Whitewater was a bust for the GOP Demsrule86 May 2016 #21
Not a word on this anywhere MFM008 May 2016 #29
This is a truly ignorant thread. Kenneth Starr spent millions investigating the Clinton's as a Trust Buster May 2016 #32
Why did you say this? I am interested because that is also where I believe this is going Samantha May 2016 #33
They Impeached a Clinton once already RobertEarl May 2016 #40
Legal terms won't stop them but a good Constitutional lawyer can Samantha May 2016 #54
I'm pulling for Obama RobertEarl May 2016 #61
I voted for Obama both times Samantha May 2016 #69
True but it is easy to find an excuse to impeach an unpopular president. JDPriestly May 2016 #83
This thread is comedy gold. hrmjustin May 2016 #35
It is! rusty fender May 2016 #73
Special Prosecutors don't exist anymore (nt) Recursion May 2016 #37
... SidDithers May 2016 #39
Why do you post this garbage? Who? What? Why? Do you really think this..... George II May 2016 #43
The hate is strong in some posters Andy823 May 2016 #59
Are you old enough to remember Watergate? I am. JDPriestly May 2016 #84
Yes, I was in my mid-20s at the time. As much as you people TRY to make this like.... George II May 2016 #87
Lol. Ok. This thread shows you are really really knowledgeable about these things. JTFrog May 2016 #44
Not ok for Obama RobertEarl May 2016 #46
Your stupid OP is taking a turn for the worse isn't it? Might want to do a little research. n/t JTFrog May 2016 #50
The Clintons have suggested Philip Zelikow whatchamacallit May 2016 #45
Of course they would RobertEarl May 2016 #48
Fitzmas! bigwillq May 2016 #53
Back to my original question Samantha May 2016 #55
A little birdie RobertEarl May 2016 #56
. hrmjustin May 2016 #57
Hillary did it to him. grasswire May 2016 #62
That's the point I tried to make RobertEarl May 2016 #64
why would he feel any loyalty to her? grasswire May 2016 #95
Oh. You again. okasha May 2016 #67
I remember that thread. hrmjustin May 2016 #68
That thread was pretty hard to forget. okasha May 2016 #70
Invade? RobertEarl May 2016 #94
Nice try, but too many people remember that thread. okasha May 2016 #96
The rays coming from Fukushima RobertEarl May 2016 #97
Don't lose mad. Just lose. nt LexVegas May 2016 #74
Congratulations! This is today's craziest OP. mikehiggins May 2016 #76
I don't see how we aren't witnessing the Sanders campaign last desperate push. NCTraveler May 2016 #86
I'm waiting for the "I am not a crook" statement. hobbit709 May 2016 #89
The AG can appoint a Special Council now days. pdsimdars May 2016 #93
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