FBI Reportedly Basing Clinton Foundation Investigation On Breitbart's ‘Clinton Cash’ Book

[Miles Archer]

FBI Reportedly Basing Clinton Foundation Investigation On ‘Clinton Cash’ Book

11/02/2016 06:16 pm ET | Updated 14 hours ago

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fbi-clinton-cash_us_5819fda4e4b01f610e3948af

The Times story essentially details internal tensions at the FBI, which is faced with the need to pursue these investigations while navigating around the unwritten protocols about not interfering with the election. But here’s an interesting tidbit that emerges in the piece, 16 paragraphs down:

In August, around the same time the decision was made to keep the Manafort investigation at a low simmer, the F.B.I. grappled with whether to issue subpoenas in the Clinton Foundation case, which, like the Manafort matter, was in its preliminary stages. The investigation, based in New York, had not developed much evidence and was based mostly on information that had surfaced in news stories and the book “Clinton Cash,” according to several law enforcement officials briefed on the case.

The book asserted that foreign entities gave money to former President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Foundation, and in return received favors from the State Department when Mrs. Clinton was secretary of state. Mrs. Clinton has adamantly denied those claims.

Clinton Cash, penned by Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer, has been a controversial tome since it came into existence. Clinton defenders frequently point out that the supposedly densely researched book underwent numerous post-publication corrections for inaccuracies. Fact checkers have, at times, taken a dim view of the book as well. As The Guardian’s Ed Pilkington notes, the book is replete with instances in which Schweizer admits that he has no “smoking gun” to back up many of his claims, alongside a host of “cringe inducing” errors.

[still_one]

1. The FBI has partisan element who are trying to influence the elections. Heads need to roll

[UCmeNdc]

3. So anyone can write a book and the FBI investigators use that information as fact

No verification? No source documentation? Just the book? Great investigators there. FBI agents you should be ashamed of your fellow investigators. They are making you all look bad.

[UCmeNdc]

4. This article still does not answer the questions Why no FBI investigation into Trump's DA bribery

The press does not even ask the question about the bribery Trump paid to the DA in Texas and Florida.

Why no FBI investigation into the fraud at Trump universities?


Why no FBI investigations into Trump's backdoor communications to Moscow?


Why?

[Miles Archer]

6. There is no "why" that can justify it.

They see Weiner's laptop. They have no idea what's in the emails. They have no idea if any of them are to or from Hillary Clinton. So Comey, 11 days before the election, yells "FIRE IN THE HOLE!"

Call me irresponsible, but I'd actually like to know if a candidate for office really raped a 13 year old girl before he takes office. That, and the Trump University / mob ties / Moscow connection.

But...but...we found emails on Weiner's laptop that might be explosive!

I have no answers for any of this other than a partisan attempt to sway voters, fully backed by the U.S. Government.

[Sunlei]

7. Clinton and the Family charity have been run through many years of republicans best efforts &

come out clean.

Thanks Republicans, your billion? spent investigating have helped make this Foundation/charity a five star charity.

You've also made Hillary into the most transparent President in American history. 'Vetted' with millions in republican money.