Hillary's eMail Situation in a Nutshell

The report clearly establishes a number of damaging facts. First, the State Department made clear that a personal server was not allowed and would present serious security risks for the country. Second, Clinton never asked or received permission for such a server. Third, the State Department would never have approved such a server. Fourth, Clinton’s objections to using the secure State Department system was not convenience (as she previously stated) but access to her personal emails. Fifth, her actions failed to comply with the Federal Records Act. Sixth, Clinton suspected that she was being hacked but continued to use her personal server exclusively. Finally, the report indicates that Clinton did not fully cooperate with the subsequent inquiries and investigation.

The contradictions with past statements are glaring and will not help Clinton already historic lows for trustworthiness or honesty with voters.

  Jonathan Turley

And yet, to date, she's still poised to get the Democratic nomination to run for president.

What is fascinating is that the spin from Clinton supporters is now the final line of defense: there is no evidence that she was actually hacked. Many of us have expressed our view that such hacking or compromise of the system seems highly likely since the Secretary of State is one of the priority targets for foreign intelligence. Moreover, a hacker who says that he routinely hacked the account has pleaded guilty and is cooperating with the government. This spin seems an effort to kick the can down the road to get beyond the convention and secure the nomination before this new line of defense could be contradicted. That is a continuation of the approach from the outset of not getting out in front of the scandal but evading the allegations and adding layers of denial. The Clinton team seems absolutely confident that the Administration will not move on any criminal charges but that is a considerable risk, particularly for top aides implicated in these findings.

Not if you consider that the current administration is an integral part of the machinery pushing Clinton on us.

I can't help but wonder if some deal was made with her when she dropped out of the 20098 race. "You get the next round." Only, they didn't plan on Trump. Or Bernie.

On the other hand, why have they pressed the matter this hard?  That report seems like a pretty clear warning, and even if she manages to kick the can down the road, would she not be in a worse position personally if, after becoming president, a criminal case were to be filed?  Or even, if not a criminal case, the fodder for impeachment seems obvious.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.