Top aide: Trump wont pursue Clinton investigation

[sabra]

Source: The Hill

President-elect Donald Trump will not follow through on his campaign pledge to pursue an investigation into Hillary Clinton, one of his aides told MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

"I think when the President-elect, who's also the head of your party, tells you before he's even inaugurated that he doesn't wish to pursue these charges, it sends a very strong message, tone, and content" to other Republicans, former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday.

"I think Hillary Clinton still has to face the fact that a majority of Americans don't find her to be honest or trustworthy," she added. "But if Donald Trump can help her heal then perhaps that's a good thing."

Conway also said that "things that sound like the campaign" are not among Trump's priorities as he prepares his incoming administration.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/307153-top-aide-trump-wont-pursue-clinton-investigation

[ericson00]

1. He knows that it would be not only a massive waste of whatever political capital he does have

and would make it easier for Democrats and old NeverTrumpers to open Trump's (actually) shady shit up.

Not to mention taxpayer money as well!

[Botany]

2. Because she broke no laws.

[Sunlei]

11. Hillary broke no laws. Republicans spent 20 million & never could bring ONE CHARGE against her.

[Botany]

12. "They" have spent over 400 million in going after Bill and Hillary.

n/t

Trey Gowdy's Benghazi Committee spent over $10,000,000.

[Sunlei]

13. true , I was trying to be 'conservative' about how much of Americans money Republicans SQUANDERED.

[SharonClark]

18. GOP facist don't care if laws were broken or not - they want another witch hunt.

[Botany]

19. Why bother to govern when you can have another investigation?

Trump accusations and the republican's unceasing and unneeded investigations
are nothing more then modern day McCarthyism.

They are political terrorists amd at their core un-American.

[Grassy Knoll]

3. I'm Sure His Base Is Overjoyed....

[deminks]

4. "Dear Leader will not hang his opponent. For now."

See, we are not as banana republic as you think/sarcasm off.

[Mc Mike]

5. Yep. Can't trust one word he or his flunkies say. Ever. nt

[wordpix]

6. will this move open the base's eyes to what a Con he is?

I doubt it.

[mopinko]

15. you would think, but that would make you not them.

i keep wondering which walkback will bring out the torches and pitchforks.

[3catwoman3]

7. "But if Donald Trump can help her heal then perhaps that's a good thing."

Help her heal? HELP HER HEAL?

What a grandiose and self-aggrandizing thing to say. Pat yourself on the back much? Jesus H. Christ.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. Oh fuck that mousy voiced fascist. nt

[Sunlei]

9. were republican birthers ever 'honest & trustworthy'?

[truthisfreedom]

10. But we'll pursue you forever, Adolf Sniffler.

You'll get caught.

[JI7]

14. Conway is a sick disgusting fuck. worst than trump

In some ways since trump is an idiot

[Turbineguy]

16. The way they word it.

"She's guilty, but we're letting her off."

This has to pass muster with the "Jail Hillary" crowd.

[cstanleytech]

17. I suspect that in about 4 years we will see that about the only thing he pursued will be to

abolish medicare and to lower the taxes even further for the 1% and corporations and that most of the fucking idiots who voted for him will not be a single bit better off and in fact most of them will probably be in a worse financial situation.