Conway: No plan to pursue charges against Clinton

[buckshot24]

If I were Hillary I wouldn't take much comfort in this declaration. Not having "plans" to do something doesn't mean you're not going to do it if necessary.

 

[Sunburn74]

So either there is no case, or there is a case and they aren't interested in pursuing it.

If there is no case, why did they whip people into such frenzy?
If there is a case that isn't worth pursing, why did they whip people into such a frenzy?
If there is a case that IS worth pursing but they are choosing not to because they want the country to heal, why did they whip the people into such a frenzy and worsening the very divide they are trying to heal?

I think we all know the answer to these questions

 

[bshole]

Well now they can go after Bush and Cheney for war crimes.

In my wet dreams...

 

[realibrad]

Who knows? I sincerely doubt he was ever serious about it to begin with, he probably just said it because it got him attention and it played well with his base, whose adulation he craves. I really doubt he put any more thought into it than that and I'm not even convinced he was/is aware of the traditional wall between the President and the DOJ.

That is probably true. I think he is willing to say anything to get what he wants. To be fair though, I think he would have no problem removing that wall to help make America great again.

 

[JSt0rm]

there is no case. Just like the fib said. All the fake news sites ran with all the crazy and it was liked and shared by those who wanted it to be true.

 

[bshole]

So either there is no case, or there is a case and they aren't interested in pursuing it.

If there is no case, why did they whip people into such frenzy?

Are you unfamiliar with presidential politics? They whipped people into a frenzy to win an election.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

I wonder if Clinton made a deal ? After all it's pretty common practice to let an offender go if they promise to implicate other criminals. Maybe it's a type of plea bargain? Hopefully a lawyer with a cheap mail order degree can inform us.

 

[JSt0rm]

I wonder if Clinton made a deal ? After all it's pretty common practice to let an offender go if they promise to implicate other criminals. Maybe it's a type of plea bargain? Hopefully a lawyer with a cheap mail order degree can inform us.

Or you were lied to by all the fake news you consume?

 

[PokerGuy]

Trump said it to get attention. He got what he wanted, it doesn't get him anything to go after illary and put her in jail, beyond the satisfaction of her getting what she deserves. He'd have to spend a ton of political capital and resources and waste time doing in. Better to focus on the real tasks at hand. Congress can always investigate further if she becomes a pain in the butt in the future, and they can still investigate the clinton bribe fund ...errr.. foundation if they want to turn up the heat on some of her cronies.

Good decision by Trump.

 

[Bowfinger]

They said that when it looked overwhelmingly likely she would be elected. Given that the GOP controls the White House and both houses of Congress I expect they will want to turn their energies to enacting blackhearted policies, rather than wasting their time on stall tactics like yet more Congressional hearings for Clinton.

That's what I expect. The many Clinton investigations were never anything more than witch hunts to damage her and keep the GOP base distracted. Now that the witch is (politically) dead, there's little value in continuing the attacks. As far as their base is concerned, the GOP has two years to invent new ways to keep them frothing.

 

[bshole]

That's what I expect. The many Clinton investigations were never anything more than witch hunts to damage her and keep the GOP base distracted. Now that the witch is (politically) dead, there's little value in continuing the attacks. As far as their base is concerned, the GOP has two years to invent new ways to keep them frothing.

I hope no tax cuts for the middle class with the deficit we have. I hope huge tax increases on the top 1%.

This is going to be a nightmare with Republicans controlling everything. Look for massive spending increases (particularly military) and massive tax cuts for the wealthy. Look for banking deregulation and new bubbles created by that deregulation.

 

[Thebobo]

Trump said it to get attention. He got what he wanted, it doesn't get him anything to go after illary and put her in jail, beyond the satisfaction of her getting what she deserves. He'd have to spend a ton of political capital and resources and waste time doing in. Better to focus on the real tasks at hand. Congress can always investigate further if she becomes a pain in the butt in the future, and they can still investigate the clinton bribe fund ...errr.. foundation if they want to turn up the heat on some of her cronies.

Good decision by Trump.

I dont give him any credit, its not like giving the go to get Bin Laden. Its the only decision Trump could of made.

 

[Moonbeam]

I wonder if Clinton made a deal ? After all it's pretty common practice to let an offender go if they promise to implicate other criminals. Maybe it's a type of plea bargain? Hopefully a lawyer with a cheap mail order degree can inform us.

Do you word with some national security agency to pander to and identify radical types? I find it difficult to believe that anybody could actually be as mentally deranged as you let on to be. My condolences if you are real.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

Or you were lied to by all the fake news you consume?

Maybe that's so, i guess i better stop reading rags like the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times.

 

[Jhhnn]

Trump said it to get attention. He got what he wanted, it doesn't get him anything to go after illary and put her in jail, beyond the satisfaction of her getting what she deserves. He'd have to spend a ton of political capital and resources and waste time doing in. Better to focus on the real tasks at hand. Congress can always investigate further if she becomes a pain in the butt in the future, and they can still investigate the clinton bribe fund ...errr.. foundation if they want to turn up the heat on some of her cronies.

Good decision by Trump.

So, you admit there never was any truth to it? That it was merely expedient, like Birtherism?

 

[PokerGuy]

I dont give him any credit, its not like giving the go to get Bin Laden. Its the only decision Trump could of made.

Not at all the only decision he could have made. In fact, the "spoiled man-child" that everyone says is going to be in the white house would have gone after her just for spite. But if nothing else you'd think the idiots by now have learned that he's a much more savvy politician than they give him credit for. He knows where his focus needs to be now, going after illary is not the focus.

 

[PokerGuy]

So, you admit there never was any truth to it? That it was merely expedient, like Birtherism?

Not at all. Not choosing to spend political capital to go after her and put her in jail doesn't mean she didn't do things that should get her tossed in jail. Either way it's a moot point if they choose not to pursue it further, and I think it's the smart move to make -- even though it would be fun to see her facing jail time.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

There is nothing stopping President-Elect trump from impaneling a Grand Jury after he takes office, giving them the results of the FBI investigation and seeing if they hand down an indictment. My guess is they're playing the political game with the Clintons not to make it worth their while.

 

[dainthomas]

Trump said it to get attention. He got what he wanted, it doesn't get him anything to go after illary and put her in jail, beyond the satisfaction of her getting what she deserves. He'd have to spend a ton of political capital and resources and waste time doing in. Better to focus on the real tasks at hand. Congress can always investigate further if she becomes a pain in the butt in the future, and they can still investigate the clinton bribe fund ...errr.. foundation if they want to turn up the heat on some of her cronies.

Good decision by Trump.

And fake hearings will be cheaper than starting wars to distract the base from his numerous failures (assuming ranting on Twitter loses its effectiveness).

So that's good, I guess.

 

[dank69]

...

This is going to be a nightmare with Republicans controlling everything. Look for massive spending increases (particularly military) and massive tax cuts for the wealthy. Look for banking deregulation and new bubbles created by that deregulation.

It's going to be glorious.

 

[dank69]

Can't find the video, but it's been said since the election. Also, the Clinton Foundation isn't getting a free pass yet either. We shall see.

Here it is :

4:15 or so...

All that proves is that Chaffetz is the dumbest member of the GOP. There is zero to be gained by continuing these attacks. More investigations will just reveal what we all already know, that Clinton didn't do anything wrong.

 

[Bowfinger]

And fake hearings will be cheaper than starting wars to distract the base from his numerous failures (assuming ranting on Twitter loses its effectiveness).

So that's good, I guess.

Every cloud has a silver lining. Compared to GeeDub's excellent adventure which cost us five trillion dollars ... so far, a few more "investigation" spectacles would be a real bargain.

 

[Jhhnn]

Not at all. Not choosing to spend political capital to go after her and put her in jail doesn't mean she didn't do things that should get her tossed in jail. Either way it's a moot point if they choose not to pursue it further, and I think it's the smart move to make -- even though it would be fun to see her facing jail time.

There is no case to be made in a court of law. period. The perps of this fraud have known it from the beginning no matter how many people they've convinced to the contrary.

It's weaponized insincerity playing on entrenched ignorance.

 

[JSt0rm]

Maybe that's so, i guess i better stop reading rags like the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times.

If thats the case you should be able to easily link to articles on those sites that talk about all of these criminal things she has done.

 

[jman19]

Trump said it to get attention. He got what he wanted, it doesn't get him anything to go after illary and put her in jail, beyond the satisfaction of her getting what she deserves. He'd have to spend a ton of political capital and resources and waste time doing in. Better to focus on the real tasks at hand. Congress can always investigate further if she becomes a pain in the butt in the future, and they can still investigate the clinton bribe fund ...errr.. foundation if they want to turn up the heat on some of her cronies.

Good decision by Trump.

I agree, masterful work by Trump to dupe a whole of bunch of his supporters. This is the candidate who had his crowd screaming "lock her up!" on election night before he came out to speak to her.

There is no political victory to be had by saying he wants further investigations now. As soon as his supporters get pissed at him for something else, this will get trotted out again to fuel the flames.

Politics as usual.