Update: Hillary Clinton is the subject of a FBI criminal investigation. In light of recent discoveries, why no indictment?

2015-08-06T09:50:02-04:00

*Update: Things aren't looking too good for the home team.* Hillary Clinton. The name itself evokes both dislike and adoration in millions of people. Like her or not, it is undeniable that both she, and many of her actions, are controversial. From Whitewater and Vince Foster to "dodging sniper fire" to negotiating with the Russians for American urianium and Benghazi to her current woe: Emailgate. Can someone who is currently the subject of a criminal investigation effetively campaign? That is, she's bound to be asked questions about her numerous scandals that she'll undoubtedly decline to answer. Won't that create or perpetuate the image of an untrustworthy candidate?

The question is: Should Hillary end or suspend her campaign while she is under criminal investigation?

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/us/politics/second-review-says-classified-information-was-in-hillary-clintons-email.html?_r=0

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Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 6 at 2015 9:51 AM

2015-08-06T09:51:33-04:00

In her own words, "what difference does it make?" She's a Clinton, and therefore will NEVER see the inside of a jail cell. Another benefit to being a part of the political ruling class....

Response by SSG Warren Swan made Aug 6 at 2015 9:53 AM

2015-08-06T09:53:09-04:00

No. The FBI is looking into her server, those who set it up, and those who maintained it. Not into her directly in a criminal sense. Should that change where charges are filed, then she should step away and face the music.

Response by SSG John Erny made Aug 6 at 2015 10:00 AM

2015-08-06T10:00:50-04:00

The country needs a course correction, we have gone to far to the left to the point of socialism which has never worked well for economic prosperity. It might seem like a great idea to tax the hell out of the wealthy but with current gov. spending if you took all of the money from any one who has more than 1 million dollars it would run the gov. for about 2 weeks.
Many peoples retirements are tied to stocks and bonds of the fortune 500 so taxing corporation in the end hurts small investors and the everyday people who work for them. This is why I can never support the Democrats.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Aug 6 at 2015 10:19 AM

2015-08-06T10:19:30-04:00

Are you kidding? We've elected and reelected people who are already in prison. We're not going to let a little thing like a scandal or an investigation stop us, are we? The simple truth is that those who adore Hillary adore her all the more as they believe she is being persecuted unjustly for political reasons. Those who hate her hate her all the more inasmuch as they believe where there's smoke there's fire. So it's "Run Hillary, run". Either you're running for office or running from the law, just keep on running...

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Aug 6 at 2015 10:30 AM

2015-08-06T10:30:00-04:00

Hillary, is not personally being investigated (yet). Currently they are probing to see if there was anything classified that was sent through her server. The problem (more accurately one of the problems with this) is that they don't know what they are looking for. When the whole server thing was going to be made public there were items that were not immediately labeled classified that were deemed to be classified. At the time she was secretary of state, there was no rule in place mandating that she use a government E-Mail account. I find that ridiculous because working in the financial industry we are required to archive all E-Mails for a seven year period. It pisses me off that the government would say you must do this, without putting that same level of oversight on their own people. If the FBI probe finds that there was classified information sent to that server, then it is going to be a matter of how far up does the breach of security go. I will vote for Hillary if they find that evidence, and actually file an indictment against her. Why? Simple, Unless they find classified information preceded by Hillary herself saying word to the effect of "I know you should not send classified information here, but I don't care. Send it anyway." there is no way that they are going to indict a former Secretary of State, Under a Sitting U.S. President, who also happens to be a party front runner for the next election cycle. It is just not going to happen.
As to her worthiness of a candidate, I REAAALLLY do not want to see her on the ballot. Regardless of FBI probes, winks and nudges as to what was done and not done, I do not find her believable. I do not think that she is going to improve the global image of the United States. I do not think she gives two rats fucking in a wool sock about the American people. I do not think that she has any beliefs conservative or liberal. I think she is a shifty, sneaky, underhanded, slimy, bureaucrat that is better suited to selling guaranteed finance used cars to kids straight out of boot camp than she is to being the leader of the free world. My opinion of Hillary has not changed based on the FBI probe, but then again, when my opinion of her is as low as it is, there is not much that could make me think worse of her.

Response by Sgt Mitchell Sporar made Aug 6 at 2015 10:54 AM

2015-08-06T10:54:19-04:00

She's a scumbag. Her entire history is filled with underhanded, despicable, and cut throat activities.

She is the purest definition of a 2 faced politician. I can't believe she can even be vetted to run for President, let alone receive endorsements, funding, and political backing.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 6 at 2015 11:01 AM

2015-08-06T11:01:00-04:00

It is interesting to me that the Feds are investigating Mrs Clinton, when so many other things done within the Federal Government were not. It is no secret that there is no love lost between the President and the Clintons.
Having said that, this has to be run to ground. There are obvious security violations pertaining to classified material, and a good probability some or all of it was compromised. This implies a high degree of incompetence, hubris, and attempting to evade public scrutiny.
Knowing these answers will do much to determine if Mrs Clinton is fit to be President.

Response by SSG Ray Strenkowski made Aug 6 at 2015 11:15 AM

2015-08-06T11:15:59-04:00

I'd rather just see her go to jail.

Response by COL Ted Mc made Aug 6 at 2015 11:33 AM

2015-08-06T11:33:09-04:00

An interesting question.

Is the next one going to be "Should we toss out the presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law and replace it with the presumption that anyone we don't like is guilty of something (even if we don't know what it is) and should be punished severely (even if we don't know what we are punishing them for) BUT anyone we do like is innocent (regardless of how well documented the facts showing that they did what they were accused of doing are) and should never be punished at all (regardless of what the law says)?

Possibly the country would be better served by actually finding someone who is actually qualified for the job rather than simply looking for the person with the largest financial backing and who is "saleable".

Response by PO2 Dennis Fritz made Aug 6 at 2015 12:16 PM

2015-08-06T12:16:25-04:00

The biggest question still unanswered is: "What positive thing has she accomplished"? She is all about dishonesty and deception.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Aug 6 at 2015 12:47 PM

2015-08-06T12:47:48-04:00

She should quit until a full and impartial investigation is complete. National security should come before anything else!

Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made Aug 6 at 2015 3:36 PM

2015-08-06T15:36:08-04:00

If Perry can run while being actively indicted, I think Clinton can run while under investigation.

Response by MSG Brad Sand made Aug 6 at 2015 3:50 PM

2015-08-06T15:50:26-04:00

Now it is vast Left wing conspiracy...if she was a person with a sense of honor, she would not run BUT for some, a sense of entitlement and desire for power clouds out all other things.

Response by PVT Robert Gresham made Aug 6 at 2015 5:38 PM

2015-08-06T17:38:39-04:00

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/250400-judge-asked-to-seize-clinton-email-thumb-drive

Mrs. Clinton has stated that the information, may have BEEN classified, but was not, at the time she had control of it, MARKED as classified.

This sounds like the biggest BS cop out that I have ever heard. After all, at any level of security it is one of the jobs of the clearance holder to insure that potentially classified information is not disseminated to those who are not cleared to know it.

However, Mrs. Clinton's defense may hit a snag when it comes to the thumb drive, WITH classified information, that she gave her lawyer (for "safe keeping") last week. I'm fairly sure that her lawyer doesn't have the appropriate clearance, and may indeed possess no clearance whatsoever.

If GEN Petraeus was convicted, and it cost him HIS career. It seems only fair that Mrs. Clinton's career should circle and exit the same proverbial, toilet, before fading to a distant memory. If she is indicted she may never be punished to level that others might be, but she has no business running for President of the United States.

Judge asked to seize USB flash drive containing Hillary Clinton's email

The motion comes as part of an ongoing racketeering lawsuit.

Response by LTC John Shaw made Aug 6 at 2015 5:39 PM

2015-08-06T17:39:06-04:00

Hillary needs to stay in the run, why be ethical now?
I think she can be beat, even with all the Dem machinery behind her.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Aug 7 at 2015 2:43 AM

2015-08-07T02:43:43-04:00

I voted no. Just because I don't support Hillary doesn't mean she shouldn't be allowed to run for President. We've had other people who were/are under investigation/indicted. Rick Perry for instance.

Response by SrA Matthew Knight made Aug 7 at 2015 3:39 AM

2015-08-07T03:39:10-04:00

Pending an investigation such as this, yes. It seriously calls doubt into her abilities to perform such an important government position. This whole thing should be handled as if she were any other government employee that had done the same thing regarding classified information handling. Put her last name and political title aside and treat this in a fair and just manner.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 7 at 2015 3:42 AM

2015-08-07T03:42:55-04:00

yes and she should be in prison for a whole lot of different reasons guilty guilty guilty

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Sep 8 at 2015 1:30 AM

2015-09-08T01:30:01-04:00

Clinton said she will NOT apologize for her emails & repeated she never sent or received any information marked "Classified". She also stated this issue is not a criminal investigation but rather a security investigation being played up by her opponents. She has turned over @32000 pages from her server. So to summarize Clinton says this is only a temporary distraction from her campaign to re introduce herself to the voters.