Defiant US Attorney General Refuses to Discuss Why She Decided Not To Charge Hillary Clinton

nsnbc : U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, on Tuesday, defended the decision not to charge Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton based on the FBI’s investigation into her use of private e-mail servers for top-secret and compartmentalized information while she served as Secretary of State.

US Attorney General_Loretta Lynch_USA_2016Testifying before a members of the House Judiciary Committee, and despite pertinent questions from Conservative members of Congress, Lynch steadfastly claimed that her decision to charge Clinton was justified, while Lynch defiantly refused to discuss details of the case.  Lynch claimed:

“I accepted that (FBI) recommendation. I saw no reason not to accept it. … The matter was handled like any other matter.”

On July 5, after a one-year-long investigation, FBI Director James Comey announced that the Agency would not recommend any criminal charges against Clinton and referred the case to the Department of Justice (DoJ).

Comey decided not to raise charges even though he said that the FBI found that seven e-mail chains concern matters that were classified at the Top Secret – Special Access Program level when they were received.

Clinton_bengazi_USA_Hillary_USA_SP_OCComey added that these chains involved Secretary Clinton both sending e-mails about those matters and receiving e-mails from others about the same matters. The FBI Director stressed that:

“There is evidence to support a conclusion that any reasonable person in Secretary Clinton’s position, or in the position of those government employees with whom she was corresponding about these matters, should have known that an unclassified system was no place for that conversation. In addition to this highly sensitive information, we also found information that was properly classified as Secret by the U.S. Intelligence Community at the time it was discussed on e-mail – that is, excluding the later “up-classified” e-mails. None of these e-mails should have been on any kind of unclassified system, but their presence is especially concerning because all of these e-mails were housed on unclassified personal servers not even supported by full-time security staff, like those found at Departments and Agencies of the U.S. Government — or even with a commercial service like Gmail. .. Separately, it is important to say something about the marking of classified information. Only a very small number of the e-mails containing classified information bore markings indicating the presence of classified information. But even if information is not marked “classified” in an e-mail, participants who know or should know that the subject matter is classified are still obligated to protect it.”

James Comey_FBI_USA_Jul 2016Controversially, Comey also admitted that other persons who had committed similar or even less serious violations than Clinton had previously been charged. However, Comey, who defended te FBI’s “integrity”, would insist that his and the FBI’s decision was absolutely not politically motivated.

One day after Comey’s announcement and after a meeting with the FBI Director, Lynch announced the DoJ’s decision to end the investigation with no criminal charges.

The announcement drew criticism by US citizens in general. many, regardless of party affiliation, would stress that Clinton was let off the hook because the justice system in the USA is based in favor of “the rich and the powerful” and fundamentally corrupt. Republicans immediately denounced Comey and Lynch, claiming they used double standards.

Bernie Sanders_Hillary Clinton_USA_Jul12 2016Grilled by members of the House Judiciary Committee, however, a defiant Lynch flat-out refused to discuss details on the federal investigation into Clinton’s email practices despite Congressional Republicans’ request for more details of her decision.

Lynch said: “While I understand that this investigation has generated significant public interest, as attorney general, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further on the underlying facts of the investigation or the legal basis for the team’s recommendation.”

The case may not end yet and could, among others, be brought before the House Intelligence Committee. Considering that fellow Democratic Party presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, conceded defeat and that Clinton now officially is the Democratic party’s nominee for the upcoming presidential elections and the U.S. justice system in general,  it is widely regarded as “highly improbable” that any further inquiries would lead to charges against Clinton. Sanders would stress that he firmly stands behind and supports Clinton. The case does, however, deliver political munitions to rival, Conservative Party presidential candidate Donald Trump and his campaign.

CH/L  nsnbc  – 13.07.2016

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