Tag: Email-Gate

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Donald Trump “Hopes” Russia Will Hack U.S. Email Servers

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump invited Russia to hack into U.S. email servers to look for Hillary Clinton’s “missing” emails.

I shit you not.

The GOP White House hopeful asked Russia to literally engage in espionage or a cyber-attack in hopes it would help his campaign.

From Trump’s press conference earlier today via NBC News:

“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” Trump proposed from a podium at his Doral Resort. “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”

Trump faced questions about if he endorses foreign governments meddling in America’s election and domestic affairs, an allegation that he balked at despite issuing the above challenge just moments later. “What do I have to do with Putin?” Trump retorted when asked if he’d tell Putin to stay out of the election. “I’m not going to tell Putin what t do.”

Trump called the idea that Russia was behind the hack and leak of Democratic National Committee emails a “total deflection” he did say he “hopes” the Russians have Clinton’s emails if they are found responsible.

Trump has feigned outrage reporting a connection between his campaign and Russian intelligence operatives, tweeting last night, “Funny how the failing @nytimes is pushing Dems narrative that Russia is working for me because Putin said ‘Trump is a genius. America 1st!”

Cyber experts feel differently, according to CNN, “US officials have said the emails were hacked from DNC servers in an operation originating in Russia that appeared to be linked to Moscow’s intelligence agency.”

The Trumpster has repeatedly praised Russian President Putin calling him a “strong leader” in the same breath that he criticized President Obama.

Trump followed up on his call for Russia to :

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/758335147183788032

The Hillary Clinton campaign issued this statement:

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U.S. Attorney General Accepts “Unanimous Recommendation” Of No Charges For Hillary Clinton

Attorney General Loretta Lynch

From U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch:

“Late this afternoon, I met with FBI Director James Comey and career prosecutors and agents who conducted the investigation of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email system during her time as Secretary of State. I received and accepted their unanimous recommendation that the thorough, year-long investigation be closed and that no charges be brought against any individuals within the scope of the investigation.”

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House Republicans Ask FBI Director To Defend Decision To Not Charge Hillary Clinton

Because the House Republicans haven’t wasted enough time and money chasing empty dreams of bringing Hillary Clinton down.

In the wake of the FBI’s recommendation to not charge former Secretary of State over her use of a private email server, Rep, Jason Chaffetz, current chair of the House Oversight Committee, has summoned FBI Director James Comey to the hill to testify (read that – “defend”) the decision.

Less than a day after the FBI’s announcement, Chaffetz has set a hearing for Thursday at 10 a.m. ET, where Comey will testify before the committee regarding the Bureau’s investigation.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan foreshadowed such an event Tuesday night when speaking to Fox News saying, “There are a lot of unanswered questions here.”

Clearly, the Republicans are disappointed in the loss of attack fodder for the next four months of the presidential election, and are choosing to draw the issue out in the headlines as long as possible.

It’s worth noting that James Comey is a long-time Republican with no political allegiance to Hillary Clinton. So, the idea that Hillary somehow curried private favor with the FBI Director is nonsense.

(source)

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Hillary Clinton Campaign Responds To FBI Announcement On Email Investigation

"We are pleased that the career officials handling this case have determined that no further action by the department is appropriate. As the Secretary has long said, it was a mistake to use her personal email and she would not do it again. We are glad that this matter is now resolved."

Hillary Clinton’s campaign spokesman Brian Fallon issued this statement in response to the announcement today by FBI Director James Comey that he would not recommend any charges against the former secretary of state in the investigation into her use of a private email server during her time as Secretary of State.

“We are pleased that the career officials handling this case have determined that no further action by the Department is appropriate,” Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon said in a statement. “As the Secretary has long said, it was a mistake to use her personal email and she would not do it again. We are glad that this matter is now resolved.”

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FBI Announces “No Charges Are Appropriate” In Clinton Email Investigation

From the New York Times:

The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, on Tuesday said the F.B.I. is recommending no charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a personal email server while secretary of state.

Mr. Comey said “no reasonable prosecutor” would bring a case against Mrs. Clinton for her handling of classified information on her private server. But he said Mrs. Clinton and her staff were “extremely careless” in their use of email.

The F.B.I.’s recommendation to the Justice Department will have an enormous impact on the presidential election.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Friday that she would accept whatever recommendation she received from the F.B.I.

The statement by Mr. Comey concluded an investigation that began a year ago when the inspector general for the intelligence agencies told the Justice Department that he had found classified information among a small sampling of emails Mrs. Clinton had sent and received.

The inspector general, I. Charles McCullough III, said the emails contained information that was classified at the time they were sent but were not marked classified, and the information should never have been sent on an unclassified system.

“No intentional misconduct.”

For months it has been obvious: if Hillary was charged over her use of a private email server her haters would point and say how surprised that the FBI did a great job.

If she was not, they would still scream that she is guilty and that the system was rigged in her favor.

In regard to those that hate her, there was never going to be a way for her to “win.”

Here’s the full press conference:

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CNN: No Charges Are Expected In Clinton Email Probe

CNN’s Senior Producer Edward Mejia Davis took to Twitter today to indicate that Hillary Clinton will not be facing charges regarding the use of a private email server during her time as Secretary of State:

While the Hillary haters will immediately begin shouting “conspiracy” and “cover-up” headlines, the fact is for months legal experts have predicted that there would be no charges filed.

Hillary has said from the outset of the email server issue that what she did was not against the law – it may have been against policy, but that doesn’t mean it was against the law. The email server itself was not a legal issue. The question being investigated was any information that was at the time labeled “classified” knowingly or willfully transmitted? Clinton has said over and over that she never sent or received classified information via her private email.

It is notable that some of the information sent and received by Clinton was deemed “classified” after the fact. But that doesn’t mean she broke a law.

From Mediaite:

During an unexpected interview hit on MSNBC this evening with Chuck Todd, Clinton herself was asked about the reports that she would not face charges. “As we were talking, there are news reporters that indicate no charges may be brought against you and a final decision in a couple weeks,” said Todd in the waning seconds of the hit.

“Chuck I am not going to comment on the process. I have no knowledge of any timeline. This is entirely up to the Department,” said Clinton, who voluntarily sat with the FBI this morning for 3.5 hours as part of their final stage of the investigation into the possible violation of the law and the handling of classified material.

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Hillary Clinton Interviewed For 3+ Hours By FBI On Her Use Of Private Email Server

"Secretary Clinton gave a voluntary interview this morning about her email arrangements while she was Secretary. She is pleased to have had the opportunity to assist the Department of Justice in bringing this review to a conclusion. Out of respect for the investigative process, she will not comment further on her interview."

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton interviewed this morning by the FBI for 3.5 hours at the agency’s DC headquarters regarding the use of a private email server in her home during her tenure at the State Department.

Most legal experts are of the opinion that criminal prosecution is exceedingly unlikely. The interview today looks to be one of the last steps in the year long investigation.

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Hillary Clinton To Meet With FBI Over Email Server Investigation On Saturday

According to the New York Daily News, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with FBI investigators looking into the use of her private email server tomorrow.

The meeting will take place in Washington, D.C., and is probably one of the last interviews to occur before the FBI wraps up the investigation and makes it’s recommendations on whether Clinton mishandled any classified information via email.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch told reporters today that she will follow the recommendations of the investigators and prosecutors.

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Loretta Lynch: I Will Accept Clinton Email Investigators Recommendations

Earlier this week, Attorney General Loretta Lynch found herself on the receiving end of a visit by former President Bill Clinton when their two planes happen to be parked at the same airport in Phoenix.

According to reports, the chat was about friends and grand kids, with no talk of any official business.

The impromptu face to face immediately drew raised eyebrows from the political spectrum since there is an ongoing investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, and Lynch will weigh in heavily on the decision – depending on the investigators final report – on whether any charges might be brought in the aftermath of the investigation.

Today, Lynch assured reporters that she will accept the recommendations of the investigators, no matter the results of the findings.

Via Washington Post:

“I will be informed of those findings, as opposed to never reading them or never seeing them, but I will be accepting their recommendations and their plan for going forward,” Lynch said while speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado.

The move, first reported by the New York Times, came amid an uproar over Lynch’s meeting this week with former U.S. President Bill Clinton while his wife, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the White House, was under federal investigation.

Lynch said she understands how her meeting with Bill Clinton “casts a shadow” over the perception of the Justice Department’s probe into Hillary Clinton’s email use.
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The private meeting took place on Lynch’s plane after she landed in Phoenix on Monday night and Bill Clinton was leaving the airport after a rally for his wife earlier that day.

Lynch, appointed by Democratic U.S. President Barack Obama, told reporters earlier this week that she did not discuss the email investigation or other pending matters before the Justice Department with Bill Clinton, calling their meeting “primarily social.”