2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Oh No! Not a Special Prosecutor [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)At first it seemed an inconsequential matter. But then the investigation of Watergate revealed a lot of activities that were possibly illegal and the public trust in Nixon evaporated to the point that he had to resign.
The problem for Hillary is whether there might have been some sort of pay to play going on or the appearance of pay to play.
In some countries in the world, that kind of corruption is expected. We do not allow it at least officially. But if the investigation or the documents show some financial hanky-panky or the appearance of corruption or conflicts of interest, then Hillary could be an unviable candidate.
When I see the venom coming out of the more strident Hillary supporters this evening, I honestly wonder whether some bad news is expected. Maybe they are just upset about possible primary victories for Bernie is some of the upcoming states, but I don't know.
I really thought the e-mail scandal was another Republican hissy-fit. I'm not so sure at this point.