The Clinton Email Controversy

To my mind there are two issues of relevance about the Clinton e-mails:(1) unsecured classified information was on a private server -- there are several people that put classified information on a private device and were then prosecuted for breaking protocol, losing their classified status and being black-listed for ever seeing classified information ever again.So there is the appearance of "Well it was Hillary, so it is okay" and that laws don't apply to the big name people.(2) the coverup -- this was the issue that brought Nixon down, the stonewalling and the coverup. This is also why she has such high unfavorable ratings: instead of being transparent and forthcoming they tried to hide what had happened and pretend that it was all approved sop etc etc.Same for the bank speeches (which we now have bits and pieces of from Podestas hacked emails), again pretending that it was nothing special (in spite of the high $$ fee). So we now know that she has one "private face" and one "public face" on issues, confirming that she is not open and fully disclosing her positions on a number of topics, from bank regulation to TPP to fracking, etc. One for raising funds and one for getting votes?Hillary has so much baggage from their previous occupation of the white house, this only adds to her perceived problems with trustworthiness.And I find it somewhat amusing that the first time around they blamed a "vast right-wing conspiracy" and this time it's the Russians -- even to saying that the Russians are organizing protests to fracking and pipelines.Really? All those Native Americans protesting #NoDAPL are Russians?There's always a scape-goat to blame ...Enjoy

The server may have been set up by the SS for Bill's use. The person who set it up for Hillary's use was not SS: IT worker who helped set up Hillary Clinton email server gets immunity - CBS News

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WASHINGTON -- Bryan Pagliano, the State Department IT staffer who helped set up and maintain Hillary Clinton's private email server in her Chappaqua, N.Y. home in 2009, has been granted immunity by the Justice Department, CBS News confirmed Tuesday. Pagliano is cooperating with the FBI in its investigation.

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The FBI obtained Pagliano's cooperation, the Washington Post first reported, citing a senior law enforcement official. The Post also suggested that granting immunity to Pagliano is a sign "the FBI investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing is progressing." Pagliano was paid separately by the Clintons to set up the server before he was hired by the State Department.

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It wasn't intended for Sec of State use when set up for Bill.Enjoy

Not quite, but more to the point:N.S.A. Contractor Arrested in Possible New Theft of Secrets - The New York TimesThe latest in a long line of relatively unknown people that have been found to have classified material on their private computers.More "famous" people would be Snowden and Manning ... they sent the information they had to wikileaks, but one of the charges against them is stealing classified information -- ie having it on their computers.There was another instance that I ran across earlier this year, where the guy did nothing with the information and was still prosecuted, but do not have the link saved.It has happened, it continues to happen, it just isn't high profile.Enjoy.

And Anthony Weiner is back in the news ... But they are about how the Clinton machine shook down donors to the foundation for the enrichment of the Clintons (Bill Inc). They are about skirting the laws and not following the intent of the agreement with Obama..They demonstrate character flaws similar to what we see in Trump's use of his position (such as his "charity"), he was just more blatant about it.

(Or the press reporting on it) Interesting question.Trump will be in court in November on fraud charges (Trump U iirc) and in December on Child Statutory Rape charges, but there is little noise about this as well.There was a facebook post that claimed Comey was trying to bias the election towards Trump. I can't find it now but did find these:
Update Your Browser | FacebookAgreed that facebook is next to worthless for valid information because people post opinion more than fact.Could it be that Comey is a lifelong republican who served in the Bush Whitehouse?Enjoy