Here’s what we know now on the story of a possible criminal investigation (as reported by the New York Times late last night) into the handling of emails by the State Department and Hillary Clinton.
The inspectors general for the intelligence community (IC) and State Department are now saying this was a “counterintelligence referral, not criminal” which contradicts what the NYT reported earlier:
State & intel IGs put out a joint statement saying it was a counterintelligence referral, not criminal. pic.twitter.com/SZe2h7bBUm
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) July 24, 2015
But this “counterintelligence referral” is still a big deal and was prompted by government investigators discovering potentially classified emails on Hillary Clinton’s private server as well as the thumb drive of Clinton’s lawyer, David Kendall:
New statement from the two inspectors general: security referral dealt with Clinton server + lawyer's thumb drive pic.twitter.com/Ed8nUG0tyC
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 24, 2015
Both IGs say info in Clinton emails "should never have been transmitted via an unclassified personal system." pic.twitter.com/XS5mhSI9I4
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) July 24, 2015
In addition to her now-deleted server Hillary's attorney David Kendall has a thumb drive containing her email archive http://t.co/LH5OiSXXr7
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) July 24, 2015
In other words:
Officials: Classified Emails ‘Should Never’ Have Been On Hillary Clinton's Serverhttp://t.co/7CITDQzoJD
— Brad Dayspring (@BDayspring) July 24, 2015
"Just wanted one device." LIE
"All work emails handed over." LIE
"Never received classified info." LIE
"Never sent classified info." LIE— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) July 24, 2015
Exactly. And contrary to what Team Hillary wants you to believe, this story isn’t going away:
Hillary Clinton on email scandal: Everybody calm down
Read more: http://t.co/EM7BBQmOgA
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) July 24, 2015
It should be noted that the New York Times article from last night, written by Michael S. Schmidt and Matt Apuzzo, still has the “Criminal Inquiry” headline:
& yet @NYTimes report still says “criminal.” I have to imagine @Sulliview will address… pic.twitter.com/zPjuBgMtET
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) July 24, 2015
Will the NYT change the headline? It doesn’t look like it…
A new article by Schmidt and Apuzzo was just posted to NYTimes.com where they write, “Regardless of the terminology, the referral raises the possibility of a Justice Department criminal investigation” and that it was the DOJ that called this a “criminal referral” in the first place:
John Sexton of Breitbart News adds a little more clarity to the whole “criminal” vs. “counterintelligence” debate:
Just spoke with the the IC Inspector General spox. She was polite and professional.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) July 24, 2015
Not clear to me even now: How this referral differs from any referral the IG might make to the FBI.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) July 24, 2015
It was made clear to me that the IG can not demand an FBI criminal investigation. They can only refer information.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) July 24, 2015
However, the only reason to refer information like this to the FBI is because there is *potential* criminal behavior.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) July 24, 2015
The NYT also responded to David Brock’s call for the Times to launch an internal investigation into its “flawed” reporting on Hillary Clinton:
David Brock is a partisan. It is not surprising that he is unhappy with some of our aggressive coverage of important political figures. We are proud of that coverage and obviously disagree with his opinion.
We shall see if the “aggressive coverage” continues or if the paper cracks under pressure from Clinton and her minions.
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