Posted on Nov 22, 2016
Conway: Trump not interested in further Clinton probe
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump "doesn't wish to pursue" more investigations into Hillary Clinton's email practices, a top adviser said Tuesday, strongly signaling to fellow Republicans they should abandon years of probes into the Clintons after a bitter campaign in which he repeatedly branded his Democratic rival as crooked.
The adviser, Kellyanne Conway, spoke of "charges" against Hillary Clinton but referred specifically to Trump sending a message to members of Congress, not the Justice Department. Trump said during the campaign that Clinton would "be in jail" if he were president, but the FBI director has declared on two occasions there is no evidence warranting charges over her use of a private email account.
It wasn't immediately clear whether Conway was referring only to congressional investigations. But she said that Trump believes it's time for Republicans to move on, despite his vows to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate her.
"I think Hillary Clinton still has to face the fact that a majority of Americans don't find her to be honest or trustworthy, but if Donald Trump can help her heal, then perhaps that's a good thing," Conway said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
"I think he's thinking of many different things as he prepares to become the president of the United States, and things that sound like the campaign aren't among them," she added, suggesting broader changes from Trump's political rhetoric."
On Tuesday, the president-elect heralded "more great meetings" in his Manhattan tower as he continued shaping his administration before heading to Florida for Thanksgiving late in the day. He tweeted Tuesday that he was "seriously considering" former Republican presidential rival Ben Carson to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development. And he met at The New York Times with some of the paper's journalists after scheduling, then abruptly canceling, the session.
As for further investigations of Clinton, Trump seemed to waver in a post-election interview on CBS' "60 Minutes." Justice Department investigations are historically conducted without the influence or input of the White House.
Asked about investigations in that interview, he said, "I'm going to think about it. I feel that I want to focus on jobs, I want to focus on health care, I want to focus on the border and immigration and doing a really great immigration bill. We want to have a great immigration bill. And I want to focus on — all of these other things that we've been talking about."
Conway suggested Trump's new posture is aimed at Republicans in Congress who have relentlessly investigated the former secretary of state, including whether classified information passed through her private email server and how she acted in connection with the deadly raid on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans.
The signal to move on from investigating Clinton sparked outrage in some conservative circles.
The conservative legal group Judicial Watch said that if Trump's appointees do not follow through on his pledge to probe Clinton for criminal violations, "it would be a betrayal of his promise to the American people to 'drain the swamp' of out-of-control corruption in Washington."
The remarks come after months of Trump calling Clinton "Crooked Hillary," questioning whether the Clinton Foundation is a pay-for-play scheme and raging against the Justice Department for refusing to prosecute her for blending private and official business on her email server. He told her face-to-face at a presidential debate that if he won the presidency, she'd "be in jail."
But Trump has been promising to unite the country around his presidency, saying repeatedly he will be president of "all Americans." Not everyone is buying it — protests continue across the country — but the billionaire has been hosting a politically diverse parade of officials to his golf course in New Jersey as he's tried to fill out his Cabinet. The visitors have included Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential candidate who called Trump unfit for office. Trump called him "a loser" who "choked."
Trump met privately Monday with representatives of the television networks.
The adviser, Kellyanne Conway, spoke of "charges" against Hillary Clinton but referred specifically to Trump sending a message to members of Congress, not the Justice Department. Trump said during the campaign that Clinton would "be in jail" if he were president, but the FBI director has declared on two occasions there is no evidence warranting charges over her use of a private email account.
It wasn't immediately clear whether Conway was referring only to congressional investigations. But she said that Trump believes it's time for Republicans to move on, despite his vows to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate her.
"I think Hillary Clinton still has to face the fact that a majority of Americans don't find her to be honest or trustworthy, but if Donald Trump can help her heal, then perhaps that's a good thing," Conway said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
"I think he's thinking of many different things as he prepares to become the president of the United States, and things that sound like the campaign aren't among them," she added, suggesting broader changes from Trump's political rhetoric."
On Tuesday, the president-elect heralded "more great meetings" in his Manhattan tower as he continued shaping his administration before heading to Florida for Thanksgiving late in the day. He tweeted Tuesday that he was "seriously considering" former Republican presidential rival Ben Carson to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development. And he met at The New York Times with some of the paper's journalists after scheduling, then abruptly canceling, the session.
As for further investigations of Clinton, Trump seemed to waver in a post-election interview on CBS' "60 Minutes." Justice Department investigations are historically conducted without the influence or input of the White House.
Asked about investigations in that interview, he said, "I'm going to think about it. I feel that I want to focus on jobs, I want to focus on health care, I want to focus on the border and immigration and doing a really great immigration bill. We want to have a great immigration bill. And I want to focus on — all of these other things that we've been talking about."
Conway suggested Trump's new posture is aimed at Republicans in Congress who have relentlessly investigated the former secretary of state, including whether classified information passed through her private email server and how she acted in connection with the deadly raid on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans.
The signal to move on from investigating Clinton sparked outrage in some conservative circles.
The conservative legal group Judicial Watch said that if Trump's appointees do not follow through on his pledge to probe Clinton for criminal violations, "it would be a betrayal of his promise to the American people to 'drain the swamp' of out-of-control corruption in Washington."
The remarks come after months of Trump calling Clinton "Crooked Hillary," questioning whether the Clinton Foundation is a pay-for-play scheme and raging against the Justice Department for refusing to prosecute her for blending private and official business on her email server. He told her face-to-face at a presidential debate that if he won the presidency, she'd "be in jail."
But Trump has been promising to unite the country around his presidency, saying repeatedly he will be president of "all Americans." Not everyone is buying it — protests continue across the country — but the billionaire has been hosting a politically diverse parade of officials to his golf course in New Jersey as he's tried to fill out his Cabinet. The visitors have included Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential candidate who called Trump unfit for office. Trump called him "a loser" who "choked."
Trump met privately Monday with representatives of the television networks.
Conway: Trump not interested in further Clinton probe
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I read that earlier today that President-elect Donald Trump does not want to inflict additional harm to the Clintons SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL. That is gracious of him as far as I am concerned.
After he has assumed the Presidency of the USA, if Congress decides to investigate the events around Benghazi, the private email servers, etc. that is their purview. If that occurs, hopefully the new DoJ will not have any ties to the Obamas or Clintons and would be able to conduct a fair and impartial review.
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After he has assumed the Presidency of the USA, if Congress decides to investigate the events around Benghazi, the private email servers, etc. that is their purview. If that occurs, hopefully the new DoJ will not have any ties to the Obamas or Clintons and would be able to conduct a fair and impartial review.
LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
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LTC Stephen C.
Part of his "unification of the country" process, LTC Stephen F.. I understand and appreciate the sentiment, although I disagree with letting the Clintons continue to march unchecked.
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There are on going investigations (FBI and Congressional) into the Clinton Foundation and those will continue with a less biased DOJ in January. While he does not wish to hurt them, they have likely hurt themselves. He will let the wheels of justice move forward. Remember, it is not the purview of the president to pursue this legally.
He needs to keep an "arms length" to the official investigation and anyone that knows anything knows that is exactly what he is doing. His hand on the scale could be used later by the Clinton's to say the Executive Branch went after them and tipped the scale against them. He is being smart in his language around this. He doesn't need to do a thing and as President he should not. The DOJ and the FBI are different matters though.
He needs to keep an "arms length" to the official investigation and anyone that knows anything knows that is exactly what he is doing. His hand on the scale could be used later by the Clinton's to say the Executive Branch went after them and tipped the scale against them. He is being smart in his language around this. He doesn't need to do a thing and as President he should not. The DOJ and the FBI are different matters though.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Cpl Jeff, You certainly make some very valid points, the Clinton's can certainly still be pursued for their alleged crimes and should be but it isn't the function of the Executive Branch to do so. For the many felony class crimes its plain disgusting that those crooks aren't already in jail or at least already charged and held for trial. Corruption in Washington isn't anything new but they have taken it to whole new levels.
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He Reaped Plenty of Political Points from this Ridiculous Witch Hunt. Too Bad the same standard wan't Applied to his Thoroughly Corrupt 501c Organization.
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