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Related: About this forumNBC News - "Newfound Emails Unlikely to Trigger Clinton Charges: Experts"
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/newfound-emails-unlikely-to-trigger-clinton-charges-experts/ar-AAjCMEK?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehpWhen FBI Director James Comey told Congress that the FBI intends to review newly discovered emails in the investigation of Hillary Clinton, some observers speculated that the evidence could lead to federal charges against Clinton. According to former prosecutors and legal experts across the political spectrum, however, that is unlikely.
While experts caution that it is hard to weigh the impact of largely unknown evidence, they say both the history of the FBI inquiry and the nature of the new emails make it unlikely that federal authorities would reverse course to charge Clinton.
"Given the fact that they reviewed 30,000 emails, most of which were from Hillary Clinton, it's hard to imagine there could be new emails that are from Hillary Clinton that could result in the prosecution of her," said Paul Butler, a former Justice Department attorney who has prosecuted politicians and federal officials for corruption.
Comey did not name the source of the new emails in his letter to Congress on Friday, but federal sources say the emails are linked to Clinton aide Huma Abedin, the estranged wife of Anthony Weiner, who is under investigation for allegedly messaging a minor.
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NBC News - "Newfound Emails Unlikely to Trigger Clinton Charges: Experts" (Original Post)
TomCADem
Oct 2016
OP
End of Story for Clinton -- but hopefully NOT the end of the story for Comey and FBI
Farmgirl1961
Oct 2016
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DarthDem
(5,256 posts)1. Thanks For Your Concern!
We're still not worried.
Farmgirl1961
(1,494 posts)2. End of Story for Clinton -- but hopefully NOT the end of the story for Comey and FBI
Let's get back to campaigning and exposing Trump for what he is.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)3. Just a pacifier for the whining Republicans.