I keep reading articles by people who say that the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton's email mess was fixed by the politicians. For the longest time, I've rejected that conclusion. Today, however, we got news that makes me reconsider.
Here's the news: The FBI gave Clinton's chief of staff at the State Department, Cheryl Mills, immunity from prosecution during the investigation. Given that next to Hillary herself the most likely person to be indicted was Mills, that seems like an odd move. Nevertheless, the FBI took that action.
Now add in the fact that when the FBI interviewed Clinton, Mills was allowed to be present as Hillary's "attorney." Actually, she was one of Hillary's attorneys. Given the Mills was a likely witness in any case against Hillary, it was strange and a breach of normal protocol for the FBI to let her stay for the questioning. One can debate the propriety of allowing Mills to be present. The most reasonable conclusion is that Mills should not have been allowed in the room. Once we get to the point where Mills is not just a witness, but a potential defendant, the reasoning changes. Mills cannot be present for the interrogation of Hillary. It is a violation of basic law enforcement procedures. And there's no way that the FBI missed the fact that Mills is a potential defendant; the bureau gave her immunity because of it.
This is not an investigation of a DUI by the police in a small town in the middle of nowhere. This was the most high profile case that the FBI was pursuing at the time. There is no way that Mills status as a potential co-defendant was overlooked. It was an intentional decision made by the highest ranking people at the FBI to allow this to happen. It is inexcusable. It is also strong proof that the entire investigation was fixed from the start.
Here's the news: The FBI gave Clinton's chief of staff at the State Department, Cheryl Mills, immunity from prosecution during the investigation. Given that next to Hillary herself the most likely person to be indicted was Mills, that seems like an odd move. Nevertheless, the FBI took that action.
Now add in the fact that when the FBI interviewed Clinton, Mills was allowed to be present as Hillary's "attorney." Actually, she was one of Hillary's attorneys. Given the Mills was a likely witness in any case against Hillary, it was strange and a breach of normal protocol for the FBI to let her stay for the questioning. One can debate the propriety of allowing Mills to be present. The most reasonable conclusion is that Mills should not have been allowed in the room. Once we get to the point where Mills is not just a witness, but a potential defendant, the reasoning changes. Mills cannot be present for the interrogation of Hillary. It is a violation of basic law enforcement procedures. And there's no way that the FBI missed the fact that Mills is a potential defendant; the bureau gave her immunity because of it.
This is not an investigation of a DUI by the police in a small town in the middle of nowhere. This was the most high profile case that the FBI was pursuing at the time. There is no way that Mills status as a potential co-defendant was overlooked. It was an intentional decision made by the highest ranking people at the FBI to allow this to happen. It is inexcusable. It is also strong proof that the entire investigation was fixed from the start.
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