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FBI claims lack of public interest in Hillary emails justifies withholding documents
Posted on 8/30/17 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 8/30/17 at 3:54 pm
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FBI says lack of public interest in Hillary emails justifies withholding documents
By Stephen Dinan
August 29, 2017
Hillary Clinton’s case isn’t interesting enough to the public to justify releasing the FBI’s files on her, the bureau said this week in rejecting an open-records request by a lawyer seeking to have the former secretary of state punished for perjury.
Ty Clevenger has been trying to get Mrs. Clinton and her personal attorneys disbarred for their handling of her official emails during her time as secretary of state. He’s met with resistance among lawyers, and now his request for information from the FBI’s files has been shot down.
“You have not sufficiently demonstrated that the public’s interest in disclosure outweighs personal privacy interests of the subject,” FBI records management section chief David M. Hardy told Mr. Clevenger in a letter Monday.
“It is incumbent upon the requester to provide documentation regarding the public’s interest in the operations and activities of the government before records can be processed pursuant to the FOIA,” Mr. Hardy wrote.
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In the end, the FBI didn’t recommend charges against Mrs. Clinton, concluding that while she risked national security, she was too technologically inept to know the dangers she was running, so no case could be made against her.
The FBI says it will only release records from its files if a subject consents, is dead, or is of such public interest that it overrides privacy concerns.
Mr. Clevenger said he thought it would have been clear why Mrs. Clinton’s case was of public interest, but he sent documentation anyway, pointing to a request by members of Congress for an investigation into whether Mrs. Clinton perjured herself in testimony to Capitol Hill.
“I’m just stunned. This is exactly what I would have expected had Mrs. Clinton won the election, but she didn’t. It looks like the Obama administration is still running the FBI,” Mr. Clevenger told The Washington Times.
“How can a story receive national news coverage and not be a matter of public interest? If this is the new standard, then there’s no such thing as a public interest exception,” he said.
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Posted on 8/30/17 at 3:56 pm to NC_Tigah
Deep State will say they want to protect the integrity of the investigation.
I don't trust their lying asses.
I don't trust their lying asses.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 3:56 pm to NC_Tigah
Bias/spin optics
If mooshell had worn stilettos in this situation, MSM would say how she could be so stylish even in the face of such dire conditions
GFY
If mooshell had worn stilettos in this situation, MSM would say how she could be so stylish even in the face of such dire conditions
GFY
This post was edited on 8/30/17 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 8/30/17 at 3:58 pm to NC_Tigah
I've never heard of such a standard before. What are the means by which the FBI gauges "public interest" in such circumstances?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 4:24 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:Gauged by CYA it would appear
What are the means by which the FBI gauges "public interest" in such circumstances?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 4:33 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:
I've never heard of such a standard before. What are the means by which the FBI gauges "public interest" in such circumstances?
Agree, this sounds weird.
But the way it is described it sounds like they are exercising some discretion they think they have, as opposed to some law prohibiting the release.
If that's the case then I think the president would be within his rights to "redirect" them to release.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 6:23 pm to Y.A. Tittle
The emails etc, are not personal. They are government documents.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 6:26 pm to NC_Tigah
So, if I get arrested or have an investigation launched against me I need only to have no public interest in my case to be released of my charges?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 6:38 pm to Aristo
The MF who claims lack of interest should be FIRED. and that includes SESSIONS
Posted on 8/30/17 at 6:48 pm to Aristo
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So, if I get arrested or have an investigation launched against me I need only to have no public interest in my case to be released of my charges?
They must also prove your intent to break the law as well.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 9:07 pm to NC_Tigah
where the frick is Sessions?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 9:08 pm to dcbl
He's too busy making sure the country is safe from all the marijuana cigarettes floating around at the local speakeasys
Posted on 8/30/17 at 10:55 pm to NC_Tigah
Start the petition. How many sigs are needed for it to be considered "public interest"?
Posted on 8/31/17 at 12:05 am to Dale51
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The emails etc, are not personal. They are government documents.
so much of this.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 2:29 am to NC_Tigah
Isn't this basically Trump's argument for not releasing his taxes.
Note this isn't saying that the FBI isn't investigating Clinton. It's just that it's not publicly releasing those documents.
But all in all this sounds like a pretty good troll on the Trump admin
Note this isn't saying that the FBI isn't investigating Clinton. It's just that it's not publicly releasing those documents.
But all in all this sounds like a pretty good troll on the Trump admin
Posted on 8/31/17 at 5:48 am to ctalati32
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But all in all this sounds like a pretty good troll on the Trump admin
Right, that is what the fricking FBI should be doing - "trolling".
The stupidity continues rising faster than the floodwaters
Posted on 8/31/17 at 6:03 am to NC_Tigah
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David M. Hardy
I would love to see his hire date.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 6:35 am to udtiger
Morning bump
The election had a slight majority for Hilldog but there is a definite interest in the non charges for Hillary Clinton and those around her.
The election had a slight majority for Hilldog but there is a definite interest in the non charges for Hillary Clinton and those around her.
This post was edited on 8/31/17 at 6:37 am
Posted on 8/31/17 at 5:54 pm to gthog61
quote:quote:
But all in all this sounds like a pretty good troll on the Trump admin
Right, that is what the fricking FBI should be doing - "trolling".
The stupidity continues rising faster than the floodwaters
Couldn't the same be said of our President picking fights with the media and airing his petty grievances on twitter?
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