The mainstream media is reporting that a Trump aide, as well as Kellyanne Conway, have declared that our next President won’t be seeking charges against Hillary Clinton for her criminal use of a private email server or her role in covering up her failure in Benghazi. What they aren’t telling you is what Donald Trump actually said.
They have once again taken a statement completely out of context and made it sound like Donald Trump made some blanket declaration that clearly oversteps his would-be presidential authority to begin with.
The full statement from the aide, which you can find only in small print in foreign publications like the Mirror, says:
“No, President-elect Trump won’t be seeking charges against Hillary Clinton. That’s not his job. His job is to appoint a capable attorney general and FBI director to pursue any charges by any and all means necessary.”
Conway, who has no official role in the Trump administration other than advisor as of yet, said very much the same thing:
“President Elect Trump has better things to do. He’s got plenty of capable people who will handle law enforcement properly, unlike the current administration.”
Does that sound like Clinton is going to walk away scot-free? No, it does not. What it sounds like is the media wants the American people to think Donald Trump is going back on his campaign promises systematically, one by one, almost in the order that he made them.
#1: packrat1145 To: All (#0)
packrat1145 posted on 2016-11-26 11:30:38 Reply Private Reply
#2: Vicomte13 To: packrat1145 (#0)
That's what the media is doing.
Remember, they are the mouthpiece of the enemy.
The New York Times, CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, the Washington Post: these are Tokyo Rose and Lord Haw Haw.
Do not trust Tokyo Rose. Do not trust Lord Haw Haw.
They never, ever, tell the truth. Not ever. It's always propaganda. They are always lying. Always.
Vicomte13 posted on 2016-11-26 12:24:15 Reply Private Reply
#3: misterwhite To: packrat1145 (#0)
misterwhite posted on 2016-11-26 12:52:35 Reply Private Reply
#4: packrat1145 To: Vicomte13 (#2)
packrat1145 posted on 2016-11-26 15:06:06 Reply Private Reply
#5: packrat1145 To: misterwhite (#3)
I believe it WILL happen, though; and, probably within Trump's first term, she will be behind bars. Trump is not one to waste time; and, I suspect the case against Hillary came up between him and USAG Sessions before Trump offered him that job.
packrat1145 posted on 2016-11-26 15:45:13 Reply Private Reply
#6: misterwhite To: packrat1145 (#5)
If Trump wants a second term. And I think he does.
"I suspect the case against Hillary came up between him and USAG Sessions before Trump offered him that job."
I'd bet good money on it.
misterwhite posted on 2016-11-26 16:30:09 Reply Private Reply
#7: packrat1145 To: misterwhite (#6)
I'm sure he wants two terms and will run again; but, "Lock her up" wasn't the only thing he ran on. That is definitely important to a lot of people (including me); but, if he does most of the other things he promised to do, I think most of his supporters would forgive him if he was not able to fulfil that particular 'promise.'
packrat1145 posted on 2016-11-26 22:36:28 Reply Private Reply
#8: no gnu taxes To: packrat1145 (#0)
He had to point out things while he was running. I think he should leave it up to an honest justice department what to do with Mrs. Bill Clinton.
no gnu taxes posted on 2016-11-26 22:58:27 Reply Private Reply
#9: misterwhite To: packrat1145 (#7)
He ran on "Law and Order". An independent counsel for Hillary is a big part of it because the message Trump is sending is that no one is above the law.
Make an exception for her and we're right back where we started. To me, it will be a litmus test.
misterwhite posted on 2016-11-27 11:17:46 Reply Private Reply
#10: packrat1145 To: no gnu taxes (#8)
That's exactly the way he plans to handle that issue.
packrat1145 posted on 2016-11-27 13:35:09 Reply Private Reply
#11: packrat1145 To: misterwhite (#9)
I'm not in disagreement with you. However, I never mentioned anything about exceptions; and, I stand by my statement that "...most of his supporters would forgive him IF HE WAS NOT ABLE TO fulfill that particular 'promise.'"
packrat1145 posted on 2016-11-27 13:49:27 Reply Private Reply