Hillary Clinton email megathread

[Mr. Morden]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/top-secret-e-mails-were-sent-on-clintons-private-account-official-says/2015/08/11/f3117f08-403d-11e5-9561-4b3dc93e3b9a_story.html?tid=pm_politics_pop_b

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[rbt48]

If it is found that she handled classified e-mail on her dot-com server (as appears to be unavoidable to me), she will surely face charges for violating Federal law.  I think she should end her campaign now and focus her energy on defending herself.  Also, she could provide a credible Democrat with time to organize an effective campaign.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

[Yelnoc]

If it is found that she handled classified e-mail on her dot-com server (as appears to be unavoidable to me), she will surely face charges for violating Federal law.  I think she should end her campaign now and focus her energy on defending herself.  Also, she could provide a credible Democrat with time to organize an effective campaign.

Do you really think Obama's AG will go after Clinton in a serious way?

[dmmidmi]

"We got her this time!" -most Republicans who don't realize that nobody gives a sh!t about this "scandal."

[Landslide Lyndon]

If it is found that she handled classified e-mail on her dot-com server (as appears to be unavoidable to me), she will surely face charges for violating Federal law.  I think she should end her campaign now and focus her energy on defending herself.  Also, she could provide a credible Democrat with time to organize an effective campaign.

You forgot to mention how she is about to get indicted for BENGHAZI!!!

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Yes

[An American Tail: Fubart Goes West]

She'll quit after they find hidden emails saying that she personally ordered the attack on Benghazi. Obviously.

[NewYorkExpress]

She shouldn't have been running in the first place...but Democrats have no plan B (even if Biden does jump in)

[andrew_c]

Hell no.

[henster]

Yes, the best thing she could do is encourage Kirsten Gillibrand to run.

[rbt48]

So far, it appears most responders don't view Clinton's mishandling of classified information to be a serious matter.  Whether the average voter cares or not, mishandling classified information is a crime that Federal employees must acknowledge when they accept a security clearance.  I believe the penalty is a $10,000 fine, 5 years in prison, or both.

If the 10% rate of classified material that the IG reportedly found in the first forty e-mails checked continues, the AG would be hard pressed not to prosecute.  Even if they just strike a plea bargain (likely for her to have no further access to classified material ever), how is she supposed to continue forward as a credible candidate?  (And, if you think about it, how would the government be able to prosecute or penalize others who breech classified information if they don't go after her?) 

Sure, the 40% of hard-core Democratic voters won't care, but a solid majority will take note and she will be mercilessly hammered for this during what is turning out to be a 15 month campaign   I'm not a Democrat and won't likely vote for whoever might run in her place, be it Warren, Biden, Cuomo, or even Webb.  But I can't believe it is too late for a strong candidate to emerge to take her place.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/08/12/clinton_campaign_seeks_to_calm_supporters_about_emails_127750.html

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Let's be honest here... if there was a scrap of evidence of illegal activity, the campaign would be over. Since there's none so far and not likely to be, this is a moot point that no one outside of us political nerds and those with Clinton hate-boners care about.

[DrScholl]

Not only that, but I believe Obama should resign his office and allow Republicans to select a President of their choice. Elections will only be held once the voters are re-educated to vote the proper way and if they refuse to, they will be sent to prison.

[rbt48]

Check this out: 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/08/12/this-e-mail-story-keeps-getting-worse-for-hillary-clinton/

[RFayette]

Not at all; however, her clear "electability" argument has eroded quite a bit compared to 2 months ago, which could be a problem.

[CLARENCE 2015!]

In your dreams pal......

[dudeabides]

Should Hillary Clinton end her campaign, it would spell defeat for the Democrats so long as the GOP nominates either Rubio or Bush.

[Mr. Morden]

Apparently the server had been stored at a computer services company in New Jersey:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-e-mail-server-turned-over-to-fbi/2015/08/12/aba5feea-4160-11e5-8ab4-c73967a143d3_story.html?postshare=4201439434969963

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[DS0816]

Re: Is It TIme for Hillary Clinton to End Her Campaign?

If everyone who is running for the president of the United States from the Republican Party drops out first … your question and concern about Hillary Clinton may be considered.

[Mr. Reactionary]

But ... but ... muh faux scandal!

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

So far, it appears most responders don't view Clinton's mishandling of classified information to be a serious matter.  Whether the average voter cares or not, mishandling classified information is a crime that Federal employees must acknowledge when they accept a security clearance.  I believe the penalty is a $10,000 fine, 5 years in prison, or both.

If the 10% rate of classified material that the IG reportedly found in the first forty e-mails checked continues, the AG would be hard pressed not to prosecute.  Even if they just strike a plea bargain (likely for her to have no further access to classified material ever), how is she supposed to continue forward as a credible candidate?  (And, if you think about it, how would the government be able to prosecute or penalize others who breech classified information if they don't go after her?) 

Sure, the 40% of hard-core Democratic voters won't care, but a solid majority will take note and she will be mercilessly hammered for this during what is turning out to be a 15 month campaign   I'm not a Democrat and won't likely vote for whoever might run in her place, be it Warren, Biden, Cuomo, or even Webb.  But I can't believe it is too late for a strong candidate to emerge to take her place.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/08/12/clinton_campaign_seeks_to_calm_supporters_about_emails_127750.html

My prediction: her defense is going to be that someone else screwed up, and she had no idea there was all that classified information on her server.  And it'll play well enough that the only people who will care will be people who would never vote for her in the first place.

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I've been ignoring this email thing, but for the first time, it seems like there's some chance it might not just be some right-wing noise machine nonsense.

[Donald Trump 2016 !]

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/congress-told-hillary-clinton-had-top-secret-emails-121277.html

She mishandled two messages that contained top secret information.

...and Hillary hacks wonder why Republicans and Independents on these forums prefer Sanders over her.

[Torie]

Yes, I really do at this point think the email issue is a sword of Damocles hanging over her. And although I know nothing out IT, my impression is that the FBI, with its forensic tools, will be able to recover the deleted emails now that it has her computer in hand. If they do, then the issue is if and when they are disclosed (and of course what is in them). But even absent that, given about 10% of the emails reviewed were classified, and 5% top secret, more of those will be uncovered.

Keep an eye on Biden.