FBI’s top lawyer believed Hillary Clinton should face charges, but was talked out of it By John Solo

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FBI’s top lawyer believed Hillary Clinton should face charges, but was talked out of it
By John Solomon, opinion contributor — 02/20/19 08:10 PM EST

For most of the past three years, the FBI has tried to portray its top leadership as united behind ex-Director James Comey’s decision not to pursue criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for transmitting classified information over her insecure, private email server.

Although in the end that may have been the case, we now are learning that Comey’s top lawyer, then-FBI General Counsel James Baker, initially believed Clinton deserved to face criminal charges, but was talked out of it “pretty late in the process.”

The revelation is contained in testimony Baker gave to House investigators last year. His testimony has not been publicly released, but I was permitted to review a transcript.

During questioning by Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), Baker was unequivocal about his early view that Clinton should face criminal charges.

more
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/430881-fbis-top-lawyer-believed-hillary-clinton-should-face-charges-but-was

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FBI’s top lawyer believed Hillary Clinton should face charges, but was talked out of it
By John Solomon, opinion contributor — 02/20/19 08:10 PM EST

For most of the past three years, the FBI has tried to portray its top leadership as united behind ex-Director James Comey’s decision not to pursue criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for transmitting classified information over her insecure, private email server.

Although in the end that may have been the case, we now are learning that Comey’s top lawyer, then-FBI General Counsel James Baker, initially believed Clinton deserved to face criminal charges, but was talked out of it “pretty late in the process.”

The revelation is contained in testimony Baker gave to House investigators last year. His testimony has not been publicly released, but I was permitted to review a transcript.

During questioning by Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), Baker was unequivocal about his early view that Clinton should face criminal charges.

more
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/430881-fbis-top-lawyer-believed-hillary-clinton-should-face-charges-but-was

I still believe she should be doing time in the graybar hotel right now!

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Why did Solomon talk them out of it?   

[Sanguine]

John Solomon has been all over this story, and is doing a great job of actual investigative reporting.

[Bigun]

John Solomon has been all over this story, and is doing a great job of actual investigative reporting.

Should, but definitely won't, get a Pulitzer prize!