What Republicans refuse to grasp about the 'Clinton standard'

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To hear Republicans tell it, Donald Trump shouldn't be indicted for mishandling secrets because Hillary Clinton wasn't indicted for mishandling secrets.

The closer one looks at this argument, the dumber it gets. - @MaddowBlog

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What Republicans refuse to grasp about the ‘Clinton standard’
For those who don’t care about factual details, the GOP's "Clinton standard" framing may very well have superficial appeal. But it's still ridiculous.
3:01 PM · Aug 30, 2022

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-refuse-grasp-clinton-standard-rcna45429?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

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Clinton’s email protocols were, of course, the subject of a lengthy criminal probe. Federal investigators appeared eager to find evidence of wrongdoing: then-FBI Director James Comey privately marveled at the “visceral hatred” some senior FBI officials in New York had for the former secretary of state.

But federal law enforcement nevertheless didn’t charge the Democrat with any crimes because they couldn’t find evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Comey took the extraordinary step of publicly criticizing Clinton anyway, but he grudgingly conceded that the FBI, following an exhaustive investigation, couldn’t indict her.

Trump’s State Department similarly conceded — late on a Friday afternoon — that there was no systemic or deliberate mishandling of classified information from Clinton. The inspector general’s office in Trump’s Justice Department also concluded that the FBI had no reason to charge Clinton.

Trump’s scandal bears little resemblance to his former rival’s. Clinton didn’t take physical documents. She didn’t ignore pleas for cooperation. She didn’t store highly sensitive secrets at a private club that had an unfortunate habit of letting foreign spies walk around.

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[JohnSJ]

1. Firing Comey's ass was one of the few good things trump did, albeit for the wrong reason

[yankee87]

2. Alternate Facts

Truth does not matter to the cult. I mean over 5000 verified lies from their cult leader and still they don't care. 45 does nothing to help their lives, doesn't matter, he owned the Libs.

[UpInArms]

3. She testified for 11 hours

and never claimed 5th amendment privileges