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pmorlan1

(2,096 posts)
Sun May 8, 2016, 08:57 PM May 2016

Decision time for FBI on Clinton

The FBI investigation swirling around Hillary Clinton’s presidential run appears to have entered its final stages.

Many of the former secretary of State’s top aides have been interviewed over the course of the last month, and Clinton herself is expected to answer investigators’ questions about her use of a private email server in the coming days or weeks.

Former officials and legal experts say the Democratic front-runner's testimony will likely be the final puzzle piece for federal prosecutors and FBI investigators as they decide whether to file any charges over her use of a personal email server while secretary of State.

“This certainly sends the signal that they are nearing an end to their investigation,” said Steven Levin, a former federal prosecutor and current partner at the law firm Levin & Curlett.

Though FBI officials have said Clinton is not the target of the probe, they would want to be as prepared as possible before going in to interview her, Levin said.

“Typically, the way we structured investigations when I was a federal prosecutor is that we would seek to interview the target last,” he said.


http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/279077-decision-time-for-fbi-on-clinton
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Decision time for FBI on Clinton (Original Post) pmorlan1 May 2016 OP
Have the aides been interviewed? scscholar May 2016 #1
Yes they have been. bobbobbins01 May 2016 #2
It was also reported here that they haven't been... scscholar May 2016 #3
Well I wouldn't put much faith in what is reported here. bobbobbins01 May 2016 #4
I don't see anything on cnn.com verifying your claim scscholar May 2016 #8
Oh, I thought you were actually asking a legit question. bobbobbins01 May 2016 #9
Does Hillary Get A Chance To Talk With Those Already Interviewed.... global1 May 2016 #5
I don't know that level of detail. bobbobbins01 May 2016 #6
Or after. Wilms May 2016 #11
heck, they stay in the same hotel room when traveling, even. grasswire May 2016 #13
Though FBI officials have said Clinton is not the target of the probe Kalidurga May 2016 #7
Exactly. It's a routine exit interview of sorts. Wilms May 2016 #12
Odd pmorlan1 May 2016 #10

bobbobbins01

(1,681 posts)
4. Well I wouldn't put much faith in what is reported here.
Sun May 8, 2016, 09:08 PM
May 2016

There is a lot of misinformation being spread. But the fact is, yes, they have been interviewed(also, Hillary knew they had been and lied about it in her Andrea Mitchell interview last week).

 

scscholar

(2,902 posts)
8. I don't see anything on cnn.com verifying your claim
Sun May 8, 2016, 09:22 PM
May 2016

The only article I saw was a 'No one has reached out to me yet' from Hillary. Sounds like the FBI has given-up.

bobbobbins01

(1,681 posts)
9. Oh, I thought you were actually asking a legit question.
Sun May 8, 2016, 09:24 PM
May 2016

Turns out you're one of the ones I was referring to. There is literally a link in the article you're talking about that goes here:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/politics/fbi-interviews-huma-abedin-clinton-aide/index.html

global1

(25,270 posts)
5. Does Hillary Get A Chance To Talk With Those Already Interviewed....
Sun May 8, 2016, 09:09 PM
May 2016

before she is questioned? Or are those interviewed already barred from discussing their interviews and Q/A's?

It seems that the FBI can ask questions and see if she gives the same info or if they may catch her in a lie.

How will this play out?

bobbobbins01

(1,681 posts)
6. I don't know that level of detail.
Sun May 8, 2016, 09:10 PM
May 2016

But I imagine they'd have a hard time stopping Hillary from talking to Huma before she's interviewed.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
13. heck, they stay in the same hotel room when traveling, even.
Sun May 8, 2016, 09:50 PM
May 2016

The poor woman's exasperation has shown in some of the emails.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
7. Though FBI officials have said Clinton is not the target of the probe
Sun May 8, 2016, 09:12 PM
May 2016

Just her server in her home and her emails...but she isn't the target. Nothing to see here move along. It's just a security review.

pmorlan1

(2,096 posts)
10. Odd
Sun May 8, 2016, 09:25 PM
May 2016
Though FBI officials have said Clinton is not the target of the probe


I don't remember reading this. I do remember reading that the FBI wouldn't say if she was the target but not that she wasn't the target. Does anyone have any kind of link that states the FBI said she wasn't a target?
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