This seems like a new slant. Have others been reading about a racketeering charge?

[bkkyosemite]

What do people think about this. Huffington post had it on their site and it was removed.

[underthematrix]

1. context?

[Schema Thing]

2. looks like a bullshit article posted by a bullshit writer

Not saying that might not happen down the line, but that article is just propaganda.

[Aerows]

22. Click bait.

It got removed from HP anyway, so that should tell everybody something. It wasn't a journalist piece, just a blowhard opinion pusher.

I'm a Sander supporter, but I hate these types of tactics no matter who they are directed against. It cheapens the news source.

[CorporatistNation]

50. The Media IS Mostly CORRUPT !

Then again...

MSNBC To the deniers... Watch THIS Video... It is not comforting to think that she may well be the Democratic Nominee...

Hillary really betrayed Andrea Mitchell... The entire context of this report was of a solemn nature... A Funeral so to speak...

Andrea Mitchell "I do not see this report as ...ANYTHING BUT... DEVASTATING!"

Chuck Todd "After this I don't think that she could get confirmed for Attorney General!"

Lots of FIBBING by Hillary here.. for more than a year!

[Schema Thing]

67. agree.

[MattP]

3. Did you check the writer of said post

http://www.spectrumradionetwork.com/Archive/frank-huguenard-beyond-belief-a-beyond-me.html

[bravenak]

4. It was removed because it was bull

[onenote]

5. If you've been checking it out, you have to know it was written by a bullshit artist

yet you intentionally fan the flames.....


hmmmmm.....

So the question is now that its known that you know, will you take down your post?

[bkkyosemite]

26. You assume wrong. I did not know who the person was or anything about him. I am

not flaming anything. Was just wondering about it. I saw it on my FB wall.

[onenote]

27. Fine. Now you know. Do you leave up a reference to a story written by this guy or not?

[onenote]

46. And will you stop complaining about them?

Or will you agree that its okay for me to point out that this OP is knowingly and willfully pushing a story by a crazy bullshit artist.

Or do you want your cake and eat it too?

[cantbeserious]

6. Given What Is Already Known About The Clinton Foundation - Seems Very Reasonable

eom

[onenote]

9. seems very reasonable that the the author is your kind of guy

[cantbeserious]

12. Seems Very Reasonable That One Is A HRC Supporter Incapable Of Considering Possibilities

eom

[Agschmid]

28. This citizen can tell the difference between possibilities and total bull.

[emulatorloo]

39. Gullible Citizens Who Align With Internet Nutjobs May Find Their Credibility In Tatters

[cantbeserious]

40. Gullible HRC Supporters Have Already Surrendered Their Credibility

eom

[emulatorloo]

41. Do Some Research On Your New Friend, He Is A Nut Who Thinks He Invented Skype

http://www.spectrumradionetwork.com/Archive/frank-huguenard-beyond-belief-a-beyond-me.html

[aspirant]

59. Al Gore invented the internet and he is a Dem.

[emulatorloo]

65. ...

[beachbumbob]

7. All made up....

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. I saw it posted on DU twice today.

Both OPs were hidden.

[winter is coming]

10. It's an opinion piece, not reporting.

Not the first time I've seen people wondering if the FBI investigation is also looking at the Clinton Foundation, but there has been zero factual reporting to back that up. It's a guess. Perhaps a correct one, but a guess nonetheless.

[Fawke Em]

37. Actually, there has been SOME reporting on that, however slight.

It's like it went down the memory hole, though.

January 11, 2016: The FBI's Clinton investigation could be looking into Clinton Foundation corruption. Fox News reports, "The FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of private email as secretary of state has expanded to look at whether the possible 'intersection' of Clinton Foundation work and State Department business may have violated public corruption laws," according to three unnamed "intelligence sources." One source says, "The agents are investigating the possible intersection of Clinton Foundation donations, the dispensation of State Department contracts, and whether regular processes were followed." Clinton denies this, saying, "No, there's nothing like that that is happening," However, Fox News points out, "Experts including a former senior FBI agent said the bureau does not have to notify the subject of an investigation." (Fox News, 1/11/2016) One month later, The Washington Post will report that the State Department issued a subpoena to The Clinton Foundation in late 2015. (The Washington Post, 2/11/2016)

Source: The Clinton Email Scandal Timeline ©2016 #ClintonEmailTimeline
http://thompsontimeline.com/The_Clinton_Email_Scandal_-_Long_Version_-_Part_6

[creeksneakers2]

51. That's different

We can trust unsourced reports from Fox News.

[Waiting For Everyman]

11. It has been said for several months

by unnamed sources claiming to be in a position to know, that the FBI has opened up a second track to its investigation about racketeering/RICO with regard to the overlapping of large donations to the Clinton Foundation and access or favors or special treatment by the State Dept. while HRC was SoS.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Actual working media

Two choices.

1.- Story was supposed to be embargoed, and left that early. Oopsie and unlikely...contributor, not staff.

2.- there have been a shitstorm of emails, some involving lawyers...and if the story cannot, 100 percent be backed, well you have precious choice

I can bet on number 2 for the most part, and threats of libel suits...we shall know if the column is taken down, as in contributor, permanently.

[MattP]

14. Or a writer who thinks he invented skype and a way to talk to god

Has contacts with the fbi

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Don't knock the unnamed sources

A lot of this has been slow rolled that way. But in this case the story was not 110 percent ironclad.

[MattP]

16. This writer is not a political writer he a "lifestyle" writer

http://www.spectrumradionetwork.com/Archive/frank-huguenard-beyond-belief-a-beyond-me.html

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. As I said, I just know how this works

Regardless of what you do as a writer, you need to be 110 percent with a story like this. If it was, Huffpost would keep it.

The two watergate writers had the court beat. They went there because the paper supported them. The first question was...why are these two low lives not defended by the public defender but the top criminal lawyer in town.

My point, even a lifestyle writer can get a scoop of this level, but it needs to be ironclad, bullet proof, whatever you want to call it

[TwilightZone]

30. People put nonsense on the internet 24/7

Don't be daft.

[OilemFirchen]

68. Indeed.

Like this:

The two watergate writers had the court beat. They went there because the paper supported them. The first question was...why are these two low lives not defended by the public defender but the top criminal lawyer in town.

What the actual fuck?

[LuvLoogie]

31. A wet noodle is not 110 percent iron clad.

[TwilightZone]

29. 3) The guy is a nutcase.

Five minutes worth of research would have told you that.

[amborin]

17. racketeering includes money laundering.....Giustra.....

http://www.inquisitr.com/3146704/hillary-clinton-to-face-racketeering-charges/

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. They are referencing that article b

I prefer to read the original, which was "gone."

[amborin]

24. yes, "gone" the same way Kornacki's video explaining how Bernie can still win is "gone"

except the clip was preserved

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. Well, nothing is ever gone on the net

[Barack_America]

20. Google News links to a couple of articles discussing this.

This topic is a big one. You'd better have your sources in order to print something like this.

For those who are curious, it's about a source claiming the FBI is going to indict Clinton on racketeering under RICO.

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. Yup

On a Sunday during Memorial Day. That is the other...really

[Demsrule86]

43. Yeah a previous post

was alerted and is now gone..

[MattP]

23. It's all the same bullshit article wrote by a guy who thinks he found

A way to talk to god with technology, maybe god told him

[aspirant]

60. Do Christians talk to God thru prayer?

[TwilightZone]

25. It was an article written by a hack who insists that he's proven that God exists using science.

That should probably be a pretty good clue to its veracity.

There's a reason HuffPo yanked the article.

[Demsrule86]

47. From what I heard it was never on Huff

It is complete crap..first attempt to post this alerted and locked...no doubt this one survived 4-3...but it is total...nonsense. June 7th can't come quickly enough.

[TwilightZone]

49. It was briefly on Huff. They included a disclaimer that said they aren't responsible for its content

which I found kind of interesting.

Obviously, they figured out that it was crap and yanked it.

[pugetres]

57. It was on Huff

but it appears to be bunk.

https://archive.is/bERJ6#selection-1399.0-1399.15

[aspirant]

62. Do Christians believe God exists?

[bobbobbins01]

32. If the FBI goes that deep and actually finds something, Hillary is fucked.

If they find anything she's fucked, but a racketeering charge wouldn't just sink her campaign, it would sink the Clintons.

I think if they do indict, they'll hit her with violating the espionage act and perjury. She supplied and received classified information from people without proper clearance, and exhibited gross negligence in protecting her communications. Then she made false statements in regards to providing all the emails when requested.

[grasswire]

53. obstruction of justice, also

Remember, Nixon's hatchet man Chuck Colson went to prison for obstruction of justice.

[bobbobbins01]

54. Most likely.

Especially with the wiped server.

[ReRe]

38. Reading comp question?

The last thing that I remember on DU about a RICO charge was against Michigan Gov Rick Snyder a couple or few days ago. I don't remember anything about it's legitimacy, i.e. whether it was a bogus report or not.

[Demsrule86]

42. It was alerted and deleted

Yours will be too ...they said it was from huff..but it was not..maybe FR...

[Demsrule86]

44. source...give a link please

A post about this has already been alerted and locked.

[Agschmid]

61. There isn't one...

What else is new?

[Demsrule86]

45. you know that is not true.

Old Klayman case which had no merit and picked up by BS websites...you guys love...June 7th can't come quick enough.

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/250866-judge-dismisses-racketeering-case-against-clintons

[One Black Sheep]

48. Just did a google news search of Hillary and racketeering

articles come up, but who knows for sure if its legit...if its true, we will have to wait and see in "a few days". If it does actually happen, that would be the end of the Hillary campaign.

[grasswire]

52. yes, a thread here was hidden.

I had thought about that from the getgo. Having to do with the Foundation and the bribes received there for favors from the Sec State.

I wouldn't count it out.

[coco77]

55. Sounds like Trump to me...

Where is the media?

[Cobalt Violet]

64. No, there where complete thoughts and sentences used.

That would rule out Trump.

[unc70]

56. Stories on CF and its partnership with Guistra in Canada

There have been various reports over recent weeks connecting Clinton emails, SD actions, large donations to CF, and the strange CF partnership with Guistra in Canada. There have been discussions, mostly among RW pundits and sites about possible pay to play corruption and money laundering and about money laundering through Canada. The FBI did subpoena CF computers and records, providing a bit more credence.

I'm skeptical of the HP RICO story. While I think there are too many coincidences to ignore, any investigation would require extraordinary evidence before making what would be extraordinary accusations. I can't imagine what would happen if there were proof of public corruption involving the CF, the Clintons, or their associates.

[merrily]

58. Focus on the fact that it was pulled in under an hour, unless and until

a reputable publisher publishes it and does not pull it publish a retraction.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1280&pid=204084

[Arkansas Granny]

63. This sounds a lot like Dick Cheney, "I read it in the Times" in the lead up to Iraq.

Baseless accusations with no proof, whatsoever.

[YouDig]

69. I don't think what Bernie did qualifies as racketeering. It was just one loan he arranged, so far.