Hillary Clinton held a brief press conference in Iowa on Friday evening to weigh in on the revelation that the FBI uncovered new emails the agency described as “pertinent” to its investigation in her private email server. Clinton called on the FBI to provide more information regarding the emails, but said she did not believe any of the new materials would change the conclusion it made in July not to bring charges against her.
“We are 11 days out from perhaps the most important national election of our lifetimes. Voting is already underway in our country. So the American people deserve to get the full and complete facts, immediately,” Clinton said. “The director himself has said he doesn’t know whether the e-mails referenced in his letter are significant or not. I’m confident whatever they are will not change the conclusion reached in July. Therefore it’s imperative that the bureau explain this issue in question, whatever it is, without any delay.”
She said she was not contacted by anyone about the news of the uncovered emails, which became public with a letter FBI Director James Comey sent to lawmakers Friday. She also suggested she did not think it would have a meaningful impact on the presidential race.
“You know, I think people a long time ago made up their minds about the e-mails. I think that it’s factored in to what people think. And now they are choosing a president,” Clinton said.
Asked if she had spoken to her aide Huma Abedin, given the reports that Abedin’s estranged husband Anthony’s Weiner’s laptop — which was reportedly seized as part of the probe into his sexting with an underage girl — was the source of the emails, Clinton dodged the question.
“We’ve heard the rumors. We don’t know what to believe. And I’m sure there will be even more rumors. That is why it is incumbent upon the FBI to tell us what they are taking about,” Clinton said.
Well stated
Very irresponsible for Comey to toss this innuendo out there so soon before the election, especially since the means to assess the significance of this is fully within Comey’s control. Edit- All it is so far is a vehicle for Trump to use to disseminate lies that suggest H is guilty of something in the total absence of facts… Kinda like Trump saying Cruz’s dad was involved in the JFK assassination. At least when GWB’s dui arrest was disclosed soon before the 2000 election, this was a fact, and the public could fairly assess the significance of a very old dui case.
This schmuck will be out of a job at some point in January. Richly deserved. Twitter’s reminding the hysterical media “to read the letter.”
https://thinkprogress.org/the-fbi-directors-letter-about-the-clinton-emails-says-a-lot-less-than-the-media-wants-you-to-aa61e81e5a97#.kqjoqkah4
The question is whether anyone is talking about this Monday morning. From everything I’ve read that’s not likely. We have a new tape, video I think, of Trump humiliating a Miss Universe because of a perceived and probably nonexistent slight. He makes orgasm jokes about her while she’s onstage with him and then tries to plant a kiss on her lips as she attempts to extricate herself. Nice. We can watch this. The e-mails have always been a little complicated compared to things like that. Great if you have a preexisting Hillary hate but not a mass-market needle-mover. Hillary remains a quite plausible President. Donald remains a pig.
It will fade over the weekend, but it is relegating to a blip the real story of the day, that is that GDP grew at a 2.9% clip last quarter, the strongest in the last two years, or three times Trump’s claim of 1% growth. And 2.9% growth is esp. robust for a mature economy like in the U.S.