White House calls FBI probe into Clinton's classified emails a 'criminal investigation' – to glee of Republicans – on the same day Obama endorses her
Barack Obama's spokesman described the FBI's probe into Hillary Clinton's classified email scandal as a 'criminal investigation' on Thursday, less than an hour after the president endorsed his embattled former secretary of state to succeed him.
Josh Earnest told reporters during a White House press briefing that Obama was committed to keeping his hands off the investigation, trusting career investigators and prosecutors to follow evidence wherever it leads.
'That's what their responsibility is,' Earnest said. 'And that's why the president, when discussing this issue in each stage, has reiterated his commitment to this principle that any criminal investigation should be conducted independent of any sort of political interference.'
A search Thursday through White House briefing transcripts for similar acknowledgements turned up none.
Republican National Committee spokesman Michael Short crowed to reporters that 'the White House’s admission that the FBI is investigating Hillary Clinton’s email server as a "criminal" matter shreds her dishonest claim that it is a routine "security inquiry".'
'This is another reminder of her reckless conduct as Obama’s secretary of state, where her attempt to skirt government transparency laws exposed highly classified information and put our national security at risk.'
Obama gave Clinton his official nod Thursday in a video message, saying: 'I know how hard this job can be. That's why I know Hillary will be so good at it. In fact, I don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.'
In the press briefing that followed, a Fox News Channel reporter challenged Earnest on the question of whether civil servants in the U.S. Department of Justice might see the presidential endorsement as a signal that it was time to wrap up their investigations.
Clinton has been dogged for more than a year by charges that she exposed state secrets to hackers and foreign governments by keeping all her email correspondence on a private homebrew server while she was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.
Depending on evidentiary nuances, that could violate the U.S. Espionage Act and subject Clinton to 10 years in prison, even if she put classified documents in an 'unsecured' location through simple negligence.
Clinton said Wednesday that she 'absolutely' will not face a criminal indictment.
More than 2,000 such documents have been identified in State Department reviews of emails that Clinton turned over in late 2014 – nearly two years after she was supposed to. She also deleted more than 32,000 messages, unilaterally deeming them 'personal' in nature.
Earnest insisted that 'the reason that the president feels confident that he can go out and make this endorsement and record a video in which he describes his strong support for Secretary Clinton's campaign is that he knows the people who are conducting the investigation aren't going to be swayed by any sort of political interference.'
'They aren't going to be swayed by political forces. They know that their investigation should be guided by the facts and that they should follow the evidence where it leads. The President has complete confidence that that's exactly what they'll do,' he said.
The reporter asked Earnest whether or not Obama had ever discussed the FBI investigation with Clinton, who is now the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee.
'He has not,' the president's spokesman answered.
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
Fox News Poll: Majority thinks Clinton is lying about emails
American voters think Hillary Clinton put national security at risk by mishandling classified emails -- and that she’s lying about it.
By a 60-27 percent margin, they think she’s lying about how her emails were handled while she was secretary of state, according to the latest Fox News national poll of registered voters.
And by 57-32 percent, voters say U.S. safety was at risk because of Clinton’s mishandling of national secrets.
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
OMG Buvkie!!! A FOXSNOOZE POLL??? YOU ARE REALLY POSTING THE OPINION OF FOXSNOOZE VIEWERS AS IF IT WERE AN ACTUAL REAL POLL OF NORMAL AMERICANS!!!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
OMG Buvkie!!! A FOXSNOOZE POLL??? YOU ARE REALLY POSTING THE OPINION OF FOXSNOOZE VIEWERS AS IF IT WERE AN ACTUAL REAL POLL OF NORMAL AMERICANS!!!
Questions 1-9 and 13-38 are for release after 6:00 P.M. ET Thursday, June 9, 2016.Questions 10-12 are for future release.
Methodology
The Fox News Poll is conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) andShaw & Company Research (R). The poll was conducted by telephone with live interviewersJune 5-8, 2016 among a random national sample of 1,004 registered voters (RV).Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus threepercentage points.Landline (471) and cellphone (533) telephone numbers were randomly selected for inclusion inthe survey using a probability proportionate to size method, which means phone numbers foreach state are proportional to the number of voters in each state. Fieldwork conducted by BraunResearch, Inc. of Princeton, NJ.Results are of registered voters, unless otherwise noted.
OMG Buvkie!!! A FOXSNOOZE POLL??? YOU ARE REALLY POSTING THE OPINION OF FOXSNOOZE VIEWERS AS IF IT WERE AN ACTUAL REAL POLL OF NORMAL AMERICANS!!!
Are you alright? Did your head explode? I am sorry. I usually put that warning disclaimer before I post something from Fox News. I forgot how much you leftist snowflakes are triggered by that.
Remember Boxy. Don't be a Trigglypuff
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Sanders supporters would shift to Clinton over Trump
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Nearly six times as many Bernie Sanders supporters are prepared to shift their support to Hillary Clinton than vote for Donald Trump in November, according to an exclusive new poll which suggests Democrats are in a strong position to convert energy from their passionate primary contest into general election success.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
“Hillary Clinton has raised a higher percentage of her campaign funds from women than any major party presidential candidate in recent history. She’s also raised a higher total in contributions from women than any other candidate at this point in the cycle.” “And Donald Trump has the dubious honor of achieving the exact opposite: He has raised the least from women, ever, for a major party’s nominee at this point in the presidential cycle.”
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
A new Fox News poll shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump nationally by three points, 42% to 39%.
Clinton’s edge over Trump is due to a six-point drop in support for him rather than an increase for her. Trump was up by 45% to 42% three weeks ago. Since then, he lost three points among self-identified Republicans and 11 points among independents.
The HuffPost Pollster average shows Clinton ahead 45% to 39%.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
A new Fox News poll shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump nationally by three points, 42% to 39%.
Clinton’s edge over Trump is due to a six-point drop in support for him rather than an increase for her. Trump was up by 45% to 42% three weeks ago. Since then, he lost three points among self-identified Republicans and 11 points among independents.
The HuffPost Pollster average shows Clinton ahead 45% to 39%.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
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