Republican Whitewater "scandal" prosecutor and Clinton archenemy endorses Hillary!

[theeedude]

Also admits that Republican witch hunts of the 90s cost this country in terms of distracting from threat of terrorism.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/arti...rmer-prosecutor-michael-chertoff-endorses-her

All of this, though, was before the Republican Party nominated Donald Trump as its presidential candidate. This has shaken the party of Reagan. Chertoff, a lifelong Republican, will now be voting for the Democrat in November.

Over the weekend, Chertoff -- the former secretary of Homeland Security -- told me his decision came down to national security. “I realized we spent a huge amount of time in the ’90s on issues that were much less important than what was brewing in terms of terrorism,” he said. For Chertoff, Clinton “has good judgment and a strategic vision how to deal with the threats that face us.”

Whitewater has not come up much in this election season. But it was the Benghazi of the 1990s. Just as the Benghazi investigation begat a congressional probe into Clinton’s e-mail server, the Whitewater investigation led Congress to President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky. So it’s significant that an investigator from that era is now in Hillary Clinton’s corner.

“People can go back decades and perhaps criticize some of the judgments that were made,” Chertoff said. “That is very, very insignificant compared to the fundamental issue of how to protect the country."

Just as Chertoff doesn’t think Clinton’s dodgy friendships from her Arkansas days disqualify her from the presidency, he says the same thing about Clinton’s use of a private e-mail system. It was a mistake, he said, but “she did not intentionally endanger national security.”

Trump, on the other hand, lacks the temperament and knowledge base to be president.

Kudos for him. I wonder at what point will current crop of Republican Benghazi-heads regret wasting their time in Congress on political distractions and not what's important for the country.

 

[bshole]

Also admits that Republican witch hunts of the 90s cost this country in terms of distracting from threat of terrorism.


Kudos for him. I wonder at what point will current crop of Republican Benghazi-heads regret wasting their time in Congress on political distractions and not what's important for the country.

It is my understanding that the Republican establishment prefers Clinton over Trump. That is probably something that doesn't help her much in the election and might actually hurt her.

 

[Jhhnn]

It is my understanding that the Republican establishment prefers Clinton over Trump. That is probably something that doesn't help her much in the election and might actually hurt her.

Please. Reasonable and intelligent people prefer Clinton. Ravers prefer Trump.

Any questions?

 

[sontakke]

I thought white water prosecutor was Kenneth Starr. Is my memory failing me?

 

[theeedude]

I thought white water prosecutor was Kenneth Starr. Is my memory failing me?

Yes, that was the "independent" council. Chertoff was the Senate committee's prosecutor.

 

[nakedfrog]

In before the conspiracy theorists opine about how he's being coerced into doing so...