Bernie Sanders is still a serious contender for the Democratic nomination, and the Vermont Senator obviously stands to benefit if his competitor, Hillary Clinton, is taken down in the end by her email scandal.
The Political Insider argues that this could indeed be happening soon.
[A writer for Huffington Post] claims to have sources within the FBI who say the agency will recommend racketeering charges against Hillary.
Bernie Sanders should go on the offensive not just for the sake of his campaign and values — he should go on the offensive against Hillary because she committed a felony, and she was guilty of gross negligence at a minimum. Attacking Clinton is therefore the right and reasonable thing for Bernie Sanders to do.
Bernie Sanders must go on the offensive politically regarding the FBI’s investigation of Clinton’s emails and address the serious national security implications of this controversy
A Huffington Post blogger argues that Bernie Sanders has been “extremely gracious” so far, holding off from attacking Hillary about the scandal, and even remarking once that “the American people are sick of hearing about [Hillary Clinton’s] damn emails!”
However, it may be time for Bernie Sanders to stop being a gentleman. The Clinton email scandal is no joke. Hillary Clinton’s actions amounted to espionage — unintentional espionage, but espionage nonetheless. Such cases must be taken seriously, because they constitute a serious threat to U.S. national security.
Letting Hillary Clinton off would set a seriously dangerous precedent. Do we want to see more high-level officials sending classified information via private servers and then claiming the were “unaware” that this is not acceptable behavior?
Senator Sanders has been extremely gracious thus far, but Clinton’s email protocol is a potential threat to national security. SAP intelligence on a private server should disqualify a candidate from the White House, and it’s perfectly reasonable for Bernie Sanders to address this fact.
https://t.co/6ookgjGAMW Translation: She’s stolen every state she has won now claims to have 3 million more votes than Bernie. Total sham
— Grassroots Voice (@GrassrootsJill) June 1, 2016
It is “perfectly reasonable” for Bernie Sanders to address Clinton’s misconduct — indeed, Bernie has a responsibility to do so.
A piece published recently by CNN explains that Clinton’s “convenience” narrative is utterly bogus.
A report prepared by Clinton scandal investigators states that they “found no evidence that [Hillary Clinton] requested or obtained guidance or approval to conduct official business via a personal email account on her private server.”
The Huff Post notes that this is a huge blow to Hillary, because “[every] legal defense of Clinton rests upon the notion that convenience, and not intent, was the reason to own a private server for both work and personal emails.”
Today, we know that Clinton’s email practices weren’t condoned, by either the president or State; intent is now front and center in this story. If Hillary Clinton intentionally used a private server to hide communication from the government and public, legal consequences are certain… Bernie Sanders should address the Top Secret intelligence, at this juncture and before indictments. Transferring state secrets onto a private server is a felony, and something Colin Powell and others never did, when using private email.
There are many reasons for Bernie Sanders fans to rejoice — Mediaite reports that Sanders thinks Clinton will not be securing her required delegates any time soon.
Bernie told his supporters that the media will be eager to declare the contest closed and Hillary Clinton the winner as soon as they can.
Some outlets have reported that the race will be over next week. Sanders assured his rally attendees that is not the case, and the Democratic race is far from over.
“The truth is, unless I’m very very mistaken, no candidate… will have received the number of pledged delegates, i.e. the real delegates that people vote for, neither candidate will have received the requisite number of pledged delegates.”
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