DOJ to offer HRC a deal?

[Perd Hapley]

http://www.dailywire.com/news/19523/report-justice-department-has-offered-hillary-plea-joseph-curl

During the exploratory talks with the prosecutor, the Clinton attorney was told that despite former FBI Director James Comey's decision last July not to prosecute Hillary, the Justice Department has reexamined the email case and believes there are ample grounds for prosecuting Hillary on a number of counts.

Under the Justice Department's plea offer, Hillary would be required to sign a document admitting that she committed a prosecutable crime. In return, the DOJ would agree not to bring charges against Hillary in connection with the email probe.

Man, I hope she takes it.

[Ben]

Very interesting. Signing that document shouldrevoke her current clearance and preclude her from getting one again, other than perhaps as "one offs" when somebody needs to ask her something classified from her SECSTATE time. Though I'm betting that even if she signs it, they'll let her keep her clearance. Sad.

[Angel Eyes]

Since the source is Newsmax, I'm not doing my happy dance just yet.

[Fitz]

why would this be a good thing?

no jail time. Investigation into the foundation stops? No punishment? just admit she committed a crime>?

eff no.

[Perd Hapley]

why would this be a good thing?

no jail time. Investigation into the foundation stops? No punishment? just admit she committed a crime>?

eff no.

It's a good thing to me, because I don't even expect to get that much. I don't expect her to take the deal. I expect the whole thing to go away, because she's the swamp queen, and she doesn't have to face real consequences. (Not getting to be president isn't a real consequence. That's just normal life.)

If she takes the deal, she at least admits that she broke the law, and all of the HRC hagiography can from then on be countered with, "Yeah, and she admitted that she broke the law, and that the email scandal was real." It also casts at least some small shadow over her future political plans, and on Obama's legacy. Yes, it's a small victory. But aside from her getting trounced in '16, that's the most we're likely to get.

[HankB]

Deals usually come with a condition that the miscreant cooperate fully with the Justice Department. She may be required to sing like a canary . . .

If there's any truth to the story (I have my doubts) a lot of Clintonistas should be sweating . . .

[RoadKingLarry]

I know it's just a fantasy but...

Mueller and his cronies are actually fed up (and a little bit afraid) with the Clintons and their shenanigans. They use the Independent Counsel ostensibly to look into the BS Russia story and "uncover" all the illegal machinations of the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation.
Hillary, Bill and their closest allies, including Obama are exposed and prosecuted for all the crap they have perpetrated on America and sent to prison for lengthy terms.

Like I said, just a fantasy but a man can have a dream can't he?

[Hawkmoon]

why would this be a good thing?

no jail time. Investigation into the foundation stops? No punishment? just admit she committed a crime>?

eff no.

I agree. What good does it do, and what kind of message does it send, if she's allowed to ADMIT that she broke the law ... but the government isn't going to even charge her? Talk about some animals being more equal than others! If that were to happen, I would DEMAND immediate pardons for Snowdon, the Wikileaks guy (Julian Assange), that officer who was charged for mishandling classified information when he sent ONE e-mail from an unsecured computer with the intention of saving American lives, ... etc.

Let her off without even a guilty plea? Not even a charge? N...F...W

[KD5NRH]

Deals usually come with a condition that the miscreant cooperate fully with the Justice Department. She may be required to sing like a canary . . .

If there's any truth to the story (I have my doubts) a lot of Clintonistas should be sweating . . .

The truly entertaining part of that would be if they could write it up in such a way that it doesn't actually grant immunity for covering up said crimes.  Wait until she runs out of things to admit she's known about from the start, (assuming that can be done in one lifetime) then start piling on the charges.

[just Warren]

That sends a bad message to people they want to deal with down the line.

[Hawkmoon]

That sends a bad message to people they want to deal with down the line.

Agreed. It would be a bad idea to play tricks like that. Immunity has to mean something or they'll never be able to use it again. But it also sends a bad message to let her off without even a slap on the wrist. They need to just charge her. They don't need her to admit anything -- they have the e-mails, the evidence speaks for itself.

[RocketMan]

It's Newsmax, a site just a step or two above Infowars, so most likely it's a false report.  I doubt she'll ever face consequences for any of her crimes.

[230RN]

fistful remarked,

"...HRC hagiography can from then on..."

Apt.  Sooooo very apt.

Good one !

I'm undecided whether it would be better to charge her or have her sign the admission of guilt.

The Clintons seem to have an amazing ability to slip out of nooses and handcuffs and the like ("is"-"is"), and a long-term court procedure, considering the ages involved, might be pointless.  But it would make "real" the corruption in high places to the usual useful idiots cruising the malls.

On the other hand, pressurizing the Clintons' and Obama's acolytes might be better in the long run.  Might result in a cascade of such admissions from the younger of their accomplices.  Thereby making  "real" the corruption in high places to the usual useful idiots cruising the malls.

I just don't know.