By coincidence, the Washington Post today has this article:
Fact checking the Hillary Clinton email controversy.
I would like to reiterate:
Hillary has claimed to be "
transparent". Hillary has claimed that the use of her private server was "
legal". Hillary is also a lawyer. Lawyers love paper work and they like to contemplate legal issues that could potentially blow-up.
So, as Secretary of State, I would assume that before setting up a private email server, that Hillary would have submitted, to the State Department's legal division, a request to evaluate the legality of setting-up a private server. Where is this paper work, assuming that it exists? Additionally, if there is any paper trail, where is the response from the State Department's legal division approving Hillary's plan of action.
The apparent lack of a public written paper trail would imply that Hillary went-off on her own to set-up the "
secret" private server. Hillary has also claimed, with a laugh, a lack of knowledge concerning technology. So if one lacks technological knowledge, then it would logically seem that using an existing technology would be the simple expedient solution. The implication is that Hillary despite her disingenuous assertions has not been transparent, but has purposely hid her actions from the public and perhaps even from the Obama administration. (Was the private server a maneuver to circumvent FOIA requests?)
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As an other observation concerning Hillary's obfuscations and avoidance of "
transparency". A reported asked Hillary if she would release her transcripts concerning speech that she gave to Wall Street firms. Instead of answering the question, she responded that as a New York State Senator, that her work was public and that people could clearly see that she was being "
transparent". I do not recall if the the reporter ever stated that she failed to answer the question and then requested that she answer it.
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Hillary is currently playing her pity cards. Hillary was the "
top dog" at the State Department. Yet she acts as if she was not a decision maker, but simply the victim of a run amok bureaucracy. Hillary also makes the lame excuse that others have had private email accounts. The actions of others does not absolve Hillary from being found to have conducted illegal activities.
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Since posting the above, CNN had an interview with Hillary Clinton. Hillary once again refused to be "
transparent" and obfuscated her response by saying that she did nothing wrong, because others did it too. A very superficial response that side-steps whether her actions were legal or not. Good for Mr. Ramos finally asking Hillary some tough questions.
Hillary Dismisses Jorge Ramos Grilling Her on Emails: ‘I’m Not Even Answering That’