90 Miles From Tyranny : Not Even Watergate Had As Much ‘Forgettery’ As The FBI’S Clinton Report

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Friday, September 9, 2016

Not Even Watergate Had As Much ‘Forgettery’ As The FBI’S Clinton Report

The FBI has traditionally been politically agnostic, but that all changed when, on a Friday before the long Labor Day weekend, the FBI released a summary of a three-and-a-half hour interview it held with Hillary Clinton.

Such releases comprise an old political trick to combat leaks that embarrass a politician. They let it off its leash when most Americans are not paying attention to the news. News outlets, especially those carrying water for an administration, often decide not to give what’s made public much coverage at all.

This time, however, the trick exploded, injuring the FBI, its Director James Comey, and Clinton. The summaries indicate she suffered from an intense bout of selective amnesia due, she says, to a concussion she suffered in 2012. The FBI did not record this meeting nor administer an oath to tell the truth, which violates two “normal protocols,” former FBI assistant director James Kallstrom told Megyn Kelly.

Clinton allegedly said she would have refused to be interviewed if it were recorded, which is odd. If she was going to be honest, a recording should have been no problem. But then she has a penchant for maximum opacity on what a growing number of people consider her illegal...
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It's the same old Clinton song and dance. She isn't worried about any charges sticking to her. She is defending herself against charges of perjury. He defense is "it's not on tape" and "I don't recall". That way, ,if she didn't keep her story straight about her other crimes, it won't matter. Typical lawyer weasel-wording. Example: Bill Clinton, "it depends on what you mean by "is".