Lynch has said on Friday that she is ready to accept recommendations from career prosecutors and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents working on the case of use of a private server by Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state for communication. But that does not lessen the dismay among Democrats about what took place and why the former president would play into the hands of the Republicans so easily.
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Lynch could be pressured to “avoid the pursuit of any kind of actual criminal charges”, he said, adding, “it would be a very awkward position for the attorney general… because she would essentially be in the position of initiating a criminal prosecution against the presidential candidate of her own party”.
Bill Clinton’s impromptu visit with Lynch followed other moments Clinton’s campaign would surely likely to have back, including his scolding of Black Lives Matter protesters at a Philadelphia campaign event in April.
Bill Clinton’s role in Hillary’s campaign has so far been mostly to stand in the background, a comforting presence for those who like him and as little a distraction as possible to those who don’t. He’s made some speeches and his fundraising skills are mighty, but as the tangled web of Clinton finances damage her popularity, that skill of schmoozing with big shots could turn off citizens who are exhausted of seeing fancy parties and fundraisers determine their elections. She has support, however, from the Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
The Justice Department is now seeking to establish whether this constitutes a criminal offence. Clinton sat down with the Federal Bureau of Investigation just days after her husband, former President Bill Clinton, walked across a hot airport tarmac in Phoenix for an impromptu meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Lynch’s husband. “He is an incredible counselor not just to the campaign, but to her”.
Clinton said, “Well, I learned about it in the news and it was a short chance meeting at an airport tarmac and both of their planes”.
The crown jewel of Obama’s machine is a massive supporter email list that is now fully available to Clinton through the Democratic National Committee.
Clinton has repeatedly said that none of the emails were marked classified at the time they were sent or received.
Lynch isn’t the only one whose actions raise questions.
David Axelrod, Obama’s top campaign strategist, said on Twitter it was “foolish to create such optics”, even though he trusts the two did not discuss the investigation.
He accused her on Friday of having “initiated and demanded” her husband’s meeting with Lynch. “Does anybody really believe that meeting was just a coincidence?” he asked.
The campaign issued the statement Saturday shortly before 12:30 p.m. ET, practically minutes after Clinton returned to her Washington home, then departed again about 30 minutes later. He also said, “I love golf but after speaking about golf for a couple minutes, it’s tough”. “It doesn’t matter if it’s Loretta Lynch or Loretta Lynn”.
The FBI investigation is purportedly coming to a close, and the Clinton interview is considered among the final steps in the case.
Friends, however, argue they need not worry. “There’s only going to be one presidential candidate”.
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At a time when she must sharpen her arguments against Trump as unfit for the Oval Office, Americans were once again reminded of Clinton’s greatest political liability: questions about character and honesty that swirled around her and her husband during two terms in the White House in the 1990s and have endured to this day.
