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2016 Postmortem

Avalux

(35,015 posts)

14. Hillary used her position to help the Clinton Foundation.

Reply to BernieforPres2016 (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2016, 11:19 AM

May 2016

The private email server, Sidney Blumenthal....I can't even imagine the emails we haven't seen and the deals made that were not State Department business. We'll never know because there's no audit trail.

She didn't fill the IG position on purpose, so she could do whatever she wanted with no oversight. Haughty.

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For those who don't recall, Hillary left the Inspector General position at State unfilled [View all] BernieforPres2016 May 2016 OP

Kerry had one nominated, vetted, confirmed and seated within 6 months after taking over. NWCorona May 2016 #1

Imagine Hillary's people telling computer security people this issue is never to be brought up again BernieforPres2016 May 2016 #2

That is an important point. It is a glimpse into how she would run the executive. morningfog May 2016 #3

No doubt about it NWCorona May 2016 #5

And that's something people really need to realize. NWCorona May 2016 #4

that's what makes me nervous shanti May 2016 #23

It is the President who puts forth the nomination of cabinate-level positions such as the riversedge May 2016 #6

I'm aware of that. I said Kerry because it's his department. NWCorona May 2016 #7

You are being silly. Facts are immaterial. LiberalFighter May 2016 #8

If you think I am incorrect-then prove the proof. Waiting. riversedge May 2016 #11

Did you read the last part? (Facts are immaterial.) LiberalFighter May 2016 #15

You can thank the GOP for that. The SOS doesn't make the appointment, the prez does. tonyt53 May 2016 #9

WTF are you talking about? Octafish May 2016 #10

As I said above--it is the President to nominates the IG of cabinate-level positions (eg. SOS) riversedge May 2016 #12

Great, thanks! I stand corrected. Octafish May 2016 #18

Recommend for exposure... KoKo May 2016 #13

Sunlight Foundation Octafish May 2016 #19

RW smears. tazkcmo May 2016 #26

This claim has the minor problem that there is currently a State IG jeff47 May 2016 #24

Hillary used her position to help the Clinton Foundation. Avalux May 2016 #14

What do you mean we'll never know? The FBI recovered all those deleted emails. THEY know pdsimdars May 2016 #16

I don't believe I've heard that, do you have a link? Avalux May 2016 #17

A very balanced informative overview pdsimdars May 2016 #20

Thank you. Avalux May 2016 #25

She should sue you. Darb May 2016 #22

She is sooooo crafty. Darb May 2016 #21

This is as nonsensical as the claim that Clinton gave a stand down order to the military annavictorious May 2016 #28

They're worse than the birthers annavictorious May 2016 #27

A person who avoided oversight felix_numinous May 2016 #29