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cynzke

(1,254 posts)
2. SEMANTICS!
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 09:34 AM
Oct 2016

Semantics are key to this firestorm. People keep referring to these emails as evidence. At this juncture, they are NOT evidence. Even the FBI and Comey's letter do not refer to this material as evidence. They don't even know if any emails are EVIDENCE. They have YET to determine IF there IS evidence. Some media are putting the cart BEFORE the horse! These emails are not evidence until they are reviewed by the FBI. Upon FINDING any emails that support a crime, THOSE emails will be ENTERED INTO COURT as the BASIS for an INDICTMENT. Only then can the emails be presented/described as EVIDENCE. Don't let some BIASED media color/lead by semantics. At best right now, the FBI is conducting a fishing expedition. NO EVIDENCE HAS BEEN found, let alone entered into a court case. Look how Trump is trying to mislead voters with rhetoric and semantics!

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