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Report Copyright Violation | GOP: Obama endorsement undercuts Clinton FBI email probe President Barack Obama has guaranteed that the FBI's investigation into his former secretary of state’s private email server will be carried out without political influence, but his endorsement of Hillary Clinton Thursday resurrected the issue — for Republicans, at least.
Fox News' Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen brought up the probe during Thursday’s White House press briefing, asking Press Secretary Joshua Earnest if Obama’s endorsement would trickle down and affect the Department of Justice employees involved in the investigation. “You have other employees of the executive branch, career prosecutors, FBI agents, working this case who have now just heard how the president wants to see this case resolved, in essence. Isn't there some conflict there?” Rosen asked Earnest.
“James, there's not,” Earnest replied. “The reason that the president feels confident that he can go out and make this endorsement and record a video in which he describes his strong support for Secretary Clinton's campaign is that he knows the people who are conducting the investigation aren't going to be swayed by any sort of political interference. They aren't going to be swayed by political forces.”“This is the reason that we actually ask career federal prosecutors to take the lead on these kinds of matters,” Earnest continued, responding to a follow-up question from Rosen. “They don't have political jobs. They have career jobs as law enforcement officers and as prosecutors and investigators. That's what their responsibility is.” Rosen also asked whether Obama had ever discussed the Justice Department's investigation with Clinton, who has never been named a target of the probe. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) disagreed with Earnest's assessment, posting on Twitter that Obama's endorsement does constitute a conflict of interest. Cornyn said a special counsel is needed to properly investigate Clinton's email use.
Earnest also told Rosen that “the president when discussing this issue in each stage has reiterated his commitment to this principle, that any criminal investigation should be conducted independent of any sort of political interference.” [ link to www.politico.com] |
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06/09/2016 10:14 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: GOP: Obama endorsement undercuts Clinton FBI email probe Only means Hilary has something on Obama. |
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06/09/2016 10:17 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: GOP: Obama endorsement undercuts Clinton FBI email probe was there ever any doubt???
Hillary has to much shit on Obama
He knew her email was illegal which makes him
a CoConspirator |
