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Did Hillary Clinton just squander her "get out of jail free" card?

The smart move for Trump would be to not go after Clinton at all. Just let her fade into irrelevancy.

yeah but let her think she might be indicted along with her scummy husband. Let her sweat for a while.
 
Her responsibility was for the security of her personnel. Their deaths are her responsibility whether you admit it or not.

Wow. Ok. So by your logic the president is responsible for the safety of the US and it's citizens and Bush didn't stop 9/11 even though he rec'd unspecified warnings, so therefor he's responsible for all those deaths?

The state department has to choose where to place security and just because they didn't have quite enough in the right place at the right time it doesn't make Clinton some evil villain.

And quite frankly it's disgusting to see you use American lives for politics.
 
Hillary didn't intentionally give Top Secret info to people she knew had no business seeing it.
And how would you this? Do you have some special secret powers? You are just like the rest of us, speculating, guessing, theorizing etc. On second thought, maybe not like the rest of us. You are foolish enough to act like your word carries some sort of factual weight... it doesn't....

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I definitely appreciate your point! My larger concern is justice--this is what must be served because we are a nation of laws.


I think you have it just right. It was a mistake for Mr. Trump to rush to grant Mrs. Clinton a de facto pardon when he didn't need to. He would have appeared just as magnanimous and just as free from any desire for personal vengeance if he had just said, calmly and briefly, that he planned to appoint an independent special prosecutor to investigate her actions to reassure all Americans that we remain a nation of laws. He might have added that he was taking that approach because he harbored no ill will whatever toward her and was concerned that using his Justice Dept.to investigate her might give the appearance that he did.

It is much more important that justice be done--and that people see it being done--than that Mrs. Clinton not be subjected to more unpleasantness. Violating the Espionage Act is a major felony, and if there is good reason to believe she did that, she should be prosecuted for it just like anyone else. Age and health may be mitigating factors in punishment, but they are irrelevant in determining whether to prosecute her for federal felonies.
 
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I definitely appreciate your point! My larger concern is justice--this is what must be served because we are a nation of laws.

Don't worry, the Clinton Foundation is sure to be a sewer of corruption for years to come. They'll eventually do something that will make everyone forget e-mail servers. The Clinton's time to face justice will come without it politically tarnishing Trump or Republicans.

Patience, grasshopper.
 
Yeah, they've learned that it wins presidential elections. ;)

BTW, Hillary was not "persecuted", everything she has endured she brought upon herself. The only reason she hasn't been prosecuted, is because of a corrupt and morally bankrupt Obama "justice" dept.

I see now that you were talking about Bubba. But I'll leave my comments, because I still think they stand.

See my comment above - have patience.
 
In order for our justice system to function properly, it must be impartial.
Impartial across the board, this means, If Hillary and the Clinton foundation have done things that are
perceived violations of the law, that evidence should be submitted to a grand jury to see if charges are warranted.
The Clinton's cannot be singled out to receive ether harsher or softer treatment as any other charged person.
 
Wow. Ok. So by your logic the president is responsible for the safety of the US and it's citizens and Bush didn't stop 9/11 even though he rec'd unspecified warnings, so therefor he's responsible for all those deaths?

The state department has to choose where to place security and just because they didn't have quite enough in the right place at the right time it doesn't make Clinton some evil villain.

And quite frankly it's disgusting to see you use American lives for politics.

She chose to ignore multiple specific warnings about security and requests for additional security. There are also multiple questions about assistance being sent that were never answered effectively.
 
More of a Limbaugh guy?

Keep trying. I have posted this kind of information before. I read AP and Rueters a lot, use Drudge for the links on papers on the bottom, WaPo for the editorials, about the only infotainment I watch is the 5. I watch local news in early evening, I like Ace for the snark, HuffPo for liberal insight and Wall St Journal and Fox Business for markets. I do occasionally read a NYT article and lots from area papers the Trib and Post Dispatch (St Louis). My sources are all over the place. You keep assuming, its good for your confirmation bias.
 
yeah but let her think she might be indicted along with her scummy husband. Let her sweat for a while.

It would continue to make her relevant, do you Really want that? Just let her get on with her retirement.
 
It would continue to make her relevant, do you Really want that? Just let her get on with her retirement.

hey with the threat hanging over her head, the press isn't going to be much different than if there was a pardon. Her petulant whining over the recount should have convinced Trump being magnanimous towards the lying bitch was a mistake
 
She chose to ignore multiple specific warnings about security and requests for additional security. There are also multiple questions about assistance being sent that were never answered effectively.

When you say assistance being sent are you referring to the night of the attack or prior to that.

And it's noted that you sidestepped my main point about how illogical you're reasoning is. You're only willing to assign responsibility of American deaths on our leaders when you can use it for political gain apparently. Disgusting.
 
hey with the threat hanging over her head, the press isn't going to be much different than if there was a pardon. Her petulant whining over the recount should have convinced Trump being magnanimous towards the lying bitch was a mistake

There will be no pardon, she has not been charged or convicted of anything, so that is that. Ummm, I don't believe it was Hillary bitching aboit recounts, that effort is being pushed by another woman. Trump may be many things but being an idiot is not one of them, he will be smart enough to stay away from the matter and if the Congress continues to pursue it they will keep relevant and distract from what the Congress and President should be doing. Learn to move forward and leave her in the dust.
 
When you say assistance being sent are you referring to the night of the attack or prior to that.

And it's noted that you sidestepped my main point about how illogical you're reasoning is. You're only willing to assign responsibility of American deaths on our leaders when you can use it for political gain apparently. Disgusting.

Whats disgusting is the coverup that resulted after where we still don't have the truth of the events, and who knew what when and who ordered what when. Like I said, responsibility.
 
Whats disgusting is the coverup that resulted after where we still don't have the truth of the events, and who knew what when and who ordered what when. Like I said, responsibility.

We have the truth. You're partisanship obviously won't let you accept that.
 
We have the truth. You're partisanship obviously won't let you accept that.

Since more than half of the country is alongside what I'm saying regarding Benghazi and the cover up involved, I would say it isn't ALL partisanship. But I get you cant accept that, after all, it just cost your party the Presidency--I'd be pissed off and in denial, too.
 
Gregg Jarrett of Fox News thinks Clinton has blown it:

While Clinton may be a smart person, it makes no sense whatsoever for her to risk criminal indictment by alienating the one person who can best insulate her from the legal consequences of her own extremely careless, if not intentional, conduct. And for what? A recount that is destined to fail?

By contesting the presidential election, Clinton does damage only to herself. When, during the election, Trump suggested he might not accept the result if he lost, Clinton called it “horrifying.” Did it ever occur to her that she is now committing the same “horrifying” act she so vehemently condemned? Gregg Jarrett: Did Hillary Clinton just squander her get out of jail free card? | Fox News

Jarrett thinks Clinton's gracious concession encouraged Trump to respond magnanimously but warns that when the recipient of a gift "exhibits a conspicuous lack of gratitude," that gift might be taken right back.

We will see.

This is your admission that you believe President-Elect Trump is so petty that he will pervert the criminal justice system to get back at them.
 
Since more than half of the country is alongside what I'm saying regarding Benghazi and the cover up involved, I would say it isn't ALL partisanship. But I get you cant accept that, after all, it just cost your party the Presidency--I'd be pissed off and in denial, too.

The partisanship is widespread so it's not partisanship? What?
 
The partisanship is widespread so it's not partisanship? What?

When an opinion breaks outside of partisan divides, its not partisanship. So the opinion I voiced was not JUST partisanship. So dismissing it as just partisanship is false. Learn to logic, bro.
 
This is your admission that you believe President-Elect Trump is so petty that he will pervert the criminal justice system to get back at them.

I'm unsure why you're trying to make this personal. You do not speak for me, and the one opinion I expressed was "We will see." I am admitting nothing and denying nothing; I am waiting to see what unfolds.

But are you saying that if President-Elect Trump appoints a special prosecutor, this is a perversion of the justice system? Really?
 
Since more than half of the country is alongside what I'm saying regarding Benghazi and the cover up involved, I would say it isn't ALL partisanship. But I get you cant accept that, after all, it just cost your party the Presidency--I'd be pissed off and in denial, too.

Right. 98-99% partisanship. Benghazi has been investigated more than 9/11 and nothing amiss was found and yet certain people still think there were stand down orders and other nonsense. I understand your argument. "But alot of people believe it so you can't dismiss it!" Well hate to say it, but theres a number of americans out there that are good people and love their country but aren't using the rational part of their brain when it comes to some of these issues. That's why you have 70 something % of republicans still, in 2016, doubting that Obama was born in the US. The number of people that believe something doesn't change the reality.
 
When an opinion breaks outside of partisan divides, its not partisanship. So the opinion I voiced was not JUST partisanship. So dismissing it as just partisanship is false. Learn to logic, bro.

Thee idea that uninformed left wing voters take right wing lies seriously serves as proof to you?
 
I'm unsure why you're trying to make this personal. You do not speak for me, and the one opinion I expressed was "We will see." I am admitting nothing and denying nothing; I am waiting to see what unfolds.

But are you saying that if President-Elect Trump appoints a special prosecutor, this is a perversion of the justice system? Really?

"Your" was intended as plural.

If President-Elect Trump uses Hillary's non-criminal post-election behavior to influence how criminal justice proceedings are drawn against her, that would absolutely be a perversion of our criminal justice system.
 
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