2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary's classified email [View all]Samantha
(9,314 posts)I spent hours staying up late at night reading the leaked emails, just everything I could get my hands on. I was appalled at some of the things I read. They were jaw-droppingly shocking. I could not believe my eyes. And I formed the opinion that no matter how this ended, Hillary Clinton did not have the judgment to be in charge of this Country's national security. And as politics go, yes one can believe that she might skate, but on a practical note those handling the material (evidence) and making the decision must live here too, along with their families and children. Are they willing to put their safety at risk but putting someone in the Oval Office who has performed the acts laid out by the evidence? Some of these acts are felonies. There is no question about that.
The rumor is that the FBI wants to indict, the DOJ is convinced but that everyone else is too afraid to touch it with a ten-foot poll -- it is that toxic. And there is also a concern that if she is indicted she will fight a conviction all the way to the end. Do you have any idea how long that could take?
My personal hope is that she negotiates a deal. I do not want to see her in jail. The deal would be generous since no jail time would be involved, much of the evidence would be classified and the public would not see the most shocking things (meaning good for her as well), she would have to pay an enormous fine and give up her security clearance. Not holding a security clearance would make her ineligible to be President and she would have to drop out of the race. She could simply say she was resigning for health reasons for I care -- just do not put her in charge of the national security of this Country.
I make no secret of the fact I am a Sanders' supporter. I do not believe if Hillary drops out of this contest because of this issue, it will have any impact whatsoever on Sanders' destiny. The Establishment will drop-kick a New Dem or Third-Way type candidate in so fact it will be done almost too quickly to be seen -- probably Joe Biden. Hillary will give him her delegates and that will be that.
Sam