NYT calls for more 'candor' from Clinton over growing email controversy

[Free Vulcan]

The New York Times, which endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, mostly took a pass on criticizing the candidate this week after a federal report found she had flouted government rules as secretary of state.

In an editorial published Thursday night, the paper encouraged Clinton to make "a far greater investment of candor" in order to rebound from the growing controversy.

"Donald Trump, her Republican rival, will be merciless in swinging the inspector general's report like a cudgel," said the Times. "Accordingly, Mrs. Clinton now faces a measurably greater challenge in proving that she is the well-qualified politician her supporters know her to be, based on her varied career as a senator, secretary of state and first lady deeply involved in public life. This is a challenge to be faced not with a contrived campaign makeover, but with a far greater investment of candor before the public."

Read more: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nyt-calls-for-more-candor-from-clinton-over-growing-email-controversy/article/2592459

[truth_seeker]

I hope that Trump is merciless, in stating clearly that she willingly risked our national security.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

The New York Times, which endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, mostly took a pass on criticizing the candidate this week after a federal report found she had flouted government rules as secretary of state.

In an editorial published Thursday night, the paper encouraged Clinton to make "a far greater investment of candor" in order to rebound from the growing controversy.

"Donald Trump, her Republican rival, will be merciless in swinging the inspector general's report like a cudgel," said the Times. "Accordingly, Mrs. Clinton now faces a measurably greater challenge in proving that she is the well-qualified politician her supporters know her to be, based on her varied career as a senator, secretary of state and first lady deeply involved in public life. This is a challenge to be faced not with a contrived campaign makeover, but with a far greater investment of candor before the public."

Read more: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nyt-calls-for-more-candor-from-clinton-over-growing-email-controversy/article/2592459

Politically, they're right.  The best thing for her to have said from a political standpoint is that she was so sick of being persecuted by conservatives that she didn't want to give them any more ammo, and she did this to keep stuff from the radical right.  In retrospect, it wasn't the right decision, etc. etc..  That would probably be the truth, at least from her perspective.

But the problem with this level of "candor" is that it probably amounts to an admission of intent to violate public records laws.  In other words, her "candor" at this point would create criminal liability.