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Showing Original Post only (View all)Fox News Presses Obama on Clinton Emails, Then Criticizes Him For Commenting [View all]
During the highly-anticipated sit down with Fox News this weekend, President Barack Obama was predictably badgered over and over again by Chris Wallace over the ongoing Justice Departments investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons use of a private email server. While Obama admitted (again) to the general carelessness shown by Clinton in the matter, he again repeated that he did not think national security was jeopardized.
Some argued the President was deserving of criticism in October for speaking out on an ongoing case it rais[ed] the ire of officials who saw an instance of the president trying to influence the outcome of a continuing investigation, according to The New York Times but Wallace pestered deeper this weekend. And I dont use the word pestered lightly; the veteran journalist Wallace repeatedly followed up with Obama on the issue, pushing the Commander-in-Chief so far that he finally had to snap, How many times do I have to say it, Chris?
The message was clearly delivered from Obama: there will be no special treatment given to the Clinton email investigation as a result of her ties to the administration. Nobody gets treated differently when it comes to the Justice Department, because nobody is above the law, President Obama clearly said.
Yet within 24 hours, it seems some at Fox News conveniently forgot why the President spoke so intensely on the topic (hint, because they pushed it) and put the onus instead on Obama for his response.
Here is the transcript from the segment in question from Sundays interview. Someone, please, do me a favor and count the number of interjections from Wallace practically abusing the President into submission to talk about the issue:
WALLACE: Can you guarantee to the American people, can you direct the Justice Department to say, Hillary Clinton will be treated as the evidence goes, she will not be in any way protected.
OBAMA: I can guarantee that. And I can guarantee that, not because I give Attorney General Lynch a directive, that is institutionally how we have always operated. I do not talk to the Attorney General about pending investigations. I do not talk to FBI directors about pending investigations. We have a strict line, and always have maintained it, previous president.
WALLACE: So, just to button this up
OBAMA: I guarantee it.
WALLACE: You
OBAMA: I guarantee that there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the Justice Department, or the FBI, not just in this case, but in any case.
WALLACE: And she will be
OBAMA: Full stop. Period.
WALLACE: And she will be treated no different
OBAMA: Guaranteed. Full stop. Nobody gets treated differently when it comes to the Justice Department, because nobody is above the law.
WALLACE: Even if she ends up as the Democratic nominee?
OBAMA: How many times do I have to say it, Chris? Guaranteed.
I dont know about you, but I counted five FIVE times Wallace in the span of a minute pushed for the President to give a response, and today Right Wing Caped Crusaders hold the President accountable for answering?
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-presses-obama-on-clinton-emails-then-criticizes-him-for-commenting-2/
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The same Caped Crusaders we find here on a Democratic forum, excoriating Pres. Obama for responding as delicately as possible to the obtrusive shill, Wallace.
Go figure. You'd think these "Dem Crusaders" have the same agenda as the RW.
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Surya Gayatri
Apr 2016
OP
I sincerely hope so. Sad to think that real "Dems" would carry on this way.
Surya Gayatri
Apr 2016
#2
Faithful / loyal, whatever. Very tough to know or influence the inside workings of
Surya Gayatri
Apr 2016
#21
Oh yeah.. they were hoping this would take Hillary down.. because BS can't do it.. no matter
Cha
Apr 2016
#8
"One other point: often local Faux channels actually cover the local news pretty well."
Surya Gayatri
Apr 2016
#26
Well, of course he does. I can't remember mentioning anything to the contrary.
Glorfindel
Apr 2016
#34
"Nobody gets treated differently when it comes to the Justice Dept. Because nobody is above the law"
raindaddy
Apr 2016
#11
Based on what? Your vast knowledge of me? It's an open criminal investigation.
LS_Editor
Apr 2016
#30