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Re:FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Befo... by trendia on Friday October 28, 2016 @02:13PM (#12819008)
It would be rather funny if America's justice system is so inefficient that one agency would have all of the evidence necessary for an investigation and another would fail to at least ask for it.
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Re:FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Befo... by ls66 on Friday October 28, 2016 @02:44PM (#12819371)
Career government officials are not likely to be activist about investigations. As with Clinton's denials, which are very passive and "I didn't know" or didn't question something, one can cover oneself very well by simply not offering anything or refusing to ask for something. Sins of omission are much harder to prosecute.
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Re:FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Befo... by swissoak on Friday October 28, 2016 @03:16PM (#12819677)
Except this is exactly what happened last time. They had concrete evidence, they essentially said what she did was illegal, it would have been a slam-dunk case, but regardless said they didn't recommend prosecuting because they didn't think it was feasible.
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Re:FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Befo... by oldmanjay on Friday October 28, 2016 @02:35PM (#12819274)
It's not like the FBI is institutionally clamoring to disqualify Clinton and ensure Trump's victory
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