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FBI reviewing new emails related to Clinton investigation – campaign live FBI reviewing new emails related to Clinton investigation – campaign live
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An Iowa woman has been arrested on suspicion of committing voter fraud by voting twice in the general election, according to the Des Moines Register:
Terri Lynn Rote, 55, was booked into the Polk County Jail about 3:40 p.m. Thursday on a first-degree election misconduct charge, which is a Class D felony.
Rote, a registered Republican, reportedly cast an early voting ballot at the Polk County Election Office, 120 Second Ave., and another ballot at a county satellite voting location in Des Moines, according to a Des Moines police report.
This is Rote:
An Iowa woman has been arrested on suspicion of voter fraud. https://t.co/6qHiBdne60This is her: pic.twitter.com/slmn7Nhlf6
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Joe Biden reacts to secretary of state rumor: 'I don't want to remain in the administration'
Vice president Joe Biden has responded to the rumor that Hillary Clinton’s campaign is considering him as a possible secretary of state in a hypothetical Clinton administration, saying that he’s flattered by the consideration but doesn’t want to remain in the administration.
“I’ll do anything I can if Hillary’s elected to help her, but I don’t want to remain in the administration,” Biden told CNN affiliate KBJR. “I have no intention of staying involved. I have a lot of things to do, but I’ll help her if I can in any way I can.”
Politico reported yesterday that sources within the campaign had tipped their hats toward Biden as a secretary of state, a nod to his widely acknowledged foreign-policy acumen.
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Eleven. More. Days.
Hearing @jasoninthehouse & House Oversight Cmte are discussing holding a last-min hearing bringing in FBI DIr. Comey next Fri pre-election.
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Hillary Clinton's email woes refuse to go away – what does this latest twist mean?Hillary Clinton's email woes refuse to go away – what does this latest twist mean?
Dan RobertsDan Roberts
Eighteen months and 30 miles away from where Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign began, the issue that has dogged the Democratic candidate from the start caught up with her on Friday, when director James Comey announced the FBI was reviewing newly discovered emails relating to her personal server.Eighteen months and 30 miles away from where Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign began, the issue that has dogged the Democratic candidate from the start caught up with her on Friday, when director James Comey announced the FBI was reviewing newly discovered emails relating to her personal server.
We know from leaked emails that even Clinton’s closest friends thought it was “insane” to secretly communicate via a private computer server while working as secretary of state.We know from leaked emails that even Clinton’s closest friends thought it was “insane” to secretly communicate via a private computer server while working as secretary of state.
“Do we actually know who told Hillary she could use a private email?” wrote close aide and transition team member Neera Tanden in a July 2015 note recently revealed by WikiLeaks. “And has that person been drawn and quartered? Like [this] whole thing is fucking insane.”“Do we actually know who told Hillary she could use a private email?” wrote close aide and transition team member Neera Tanden in a July 2015 note recently revealed by WikiLeaks. “And has that person been drawn and quartered? Like [this] whole thing is fucking insane.”
Fortunately for Clinton, in July the FBI eventually decided to let this potentially illegal evasion of security protocol pass with a sharp wrap on the knuckles.Fortunately for Clinton, in July the FBI eventually decided to let this potentially illegal evasion of security protocol pass with a sharp wrap on the knuckles.
There was an audible intake of breath among campaign followers in the summer, when Comey criticised her for being “extremely careless” in her handling of classified information, but his decision not to recommend criminal chargesbrought to an end the one threat deemed capable of preventing her from becoming president.There was an audible intake of breath among campaign followers in the summer, when Comey criticised her for being “extremely careless” in her handling of classified information, but his decision not to recommend criminal chargesbrought to an end the one threat deemed capable of preventing her from becoming president.
That was, at least, until Comey dropped a fresh bombshell. The three-paragraph letter he released to Congress on Friday revealing the existence of potentially significant new evidence may or not have any legal bearing on whether charges are again possible. It certainly had a political impact.That was, at least, until Comey dropped a fresh bombshell. The three-paragraph letter he released to Congress on Friday revealing the existence of potentially significant new evidence may or not have any legal bearing on whether charges are again possible. It certainly had a political impact.
Clinton was in the air when the letter leaked. An onboard Wi-Fi outage meant she may not have discovered its existence at all until her plane landed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a campaign stop just down the road from her very first event as a candidate on 14 April 2015.Clinton was in the air when the letter leaked. An onboard Wi-Fi outage meant she may not have discovered its existence at all until her plane landed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a campaign stop just down the road from her very first event as a candidate on 14 April 2015.
There was a long delay in her leaving the plane as aides urgently gathered onboard to discuss the issue. A planned photoshoot with Annie Leibowitz had to be cut short. Her opponent wasted no time pointing out that it is never a good look for a presidential candidate to be under criminal investigation by the FBI.There was a long delay in her leaving the plane as aides urgently gathered onboard to discuss the issue. A planned photoshoot with Annie Leibowitz had to be cut short. Her opponent wasted no time pointing out that it is never a good look for a presidential candidate to be under criminal investigation by the FBI.
“Hillary Clinton’s corruption is on a scale we have never seen before,” was Donald Trump’s predictable hyperbole at a rally minutes later in New Hampshire. “We must not let her take her criminal scheme into the Oval Office.”“Hillary Clinton’s corruption is on a scale we have never seen before,” was Donald Trump’s predictable hyperbole at a rally minutes later in New Hampshire. “We must not let her take her criminal scheme into the Oval Office.”
Democrats rushed to downplay its significance on Friday, as campaign chairman John Podesta suggested Comey may have been “browbeaten” by aggressive Republicans into announcing a relatively minor wrinkle for the sake of transparency.Democrats rushed to downplay its significance on Friday, as campaign chairman John Podesta suggested Comey may have been “browbeaten” by aggressive Republicans into announcing a relatively minor wrinkle for the sake of transparency.
The investigation had still not officially been closed, so it is also oversimplifying to say, as many initially did, that it has been “reopened”. The fact that the evidence in question reportedly comes from separate investigation into a sex scandal engulfing Anthony Weiner, the estranged of husband of Huma Abedin, one of Clinton’s key aides, should make it less relevant to her security case, not more.The investigation had still not officially been closed, so it is also oversimplifying to say, as many initially did, that it has been “reopened”. The fact that the evidence in question reportedly comes from separate investigation into a sex scandal engulfing Anthony Weiner, the estranged of husband of Huma Abedin, one of Clinton’s key aides, should make it less relevant to her security case, not more.
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Speaking in Lisbon, Maine, nearly an hour after he was scheduled to appear - there was an issue with the stairs on his plane - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told a room full of supporters that Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers when she served as secretary of state is “the biggest political scandal since Watergate.”Speaking in Lisbon, Maine, nearly an hour after he was scheduled to appear - there was an issue with the stairs on his plane - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told a room full of supporters that Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers when she served as secretary of state is “the biggest political scandal since Watergate.”
“The FBI, after discovering new emails, is reopening their investigation into Hillary Clinton,” Trump said, inaccurately. “I have great respect for the FBI for righting this wrong. The American people fully understand her corruption and we hope all - all - justice will finally be served.”“The FBI, after discovering new emails, is reopening their investigation into Hillary Clinton,” Trump said, inaccurately. “I have great respect for the FBI for righting this wrong. The American people fully understand her corruption and we hope all - all - justice will finally be served.”
“This is the biggest political scandal since Watergate, and I’m sure that it will be properly handled from this point forward.”“This is the biggest political scandal since Watergate, and I’m sure that it will be properly handled from this point forward.”
“Now, getting back to things that don’t sound quite as exciting, but they’re so important, right?”“Now, getting back to things that don’t sound quite as exciting, but they’re so important, right?”
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Donald Trump campaigns in Lisbon, MaineDonald Trump campaigns in Lisbon, Maine
Watch it live here:Watch it live here:
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And former governor Mike Huckabee goes there.And former governor Mike Huckabee goes there.
Who would have thought a Weiner would be HRC’s undoing?😱Who would have thought a Weiner would be HRC’s undoing?😱
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Ted Cruz has released a statement in response to the latest Clinton email mishegas:Ted Cruz has released a statement in response to the latest Clinton email mishegas:
Americans already know Hillary Clinton’s lifelong pattern of corruption. It is abundantly clear that her handling of classified information on a private email server was grossly negligent, as the FBI admitted this summer. The question is whether our top law enforcement agencies will ever act to hold her accountable.Americans already know Hillary Clinton’s lifelong pattern of corruption. It is abundantly clear that her handling of classified information on a private email server was grossly negligent, as the FBI admitted this summer. The question is whether our top law enforcement agencies will ever act to hold her accountable.
For decades, the FBI has earned a reputation for fair and impartial enforcement of the law, free of partisan influence. Director Comey’s previous half-hearted investigation of Hillary Clinton did serious damage to that reputation, and this latest revelation affords the FBI the opportunity to begin to repair that damage.For decades, the FBI has earned a reputation for fair and impartial enforcement of the law, free of partisan influence. Director Comey’s previous half-hearted investigation of Hillary Clinton did serious damage to that reputation, and this latest revelation affords the FBI the opportunity to begin to repair that damage.
The FBI has yet to provide access to the information that was used in its previous decision, as requested by me and other Senate Judiciary members, including Chairman Grassley, and it should do so.The FBI has yet to provide access to the information that was used in its previous decision, as requested by me and other Senate Judiciary members, including Chairman Grassley, and it should do so.
Whatever new evidence has been found should be thoroughly investigated, and I hope that - unlike with the prior investigation - Director Comey will demonstrate the courage to uphold the law and restore the integrity of the FBI.Whatever new evidence has been found should be thoroughly investigated, and I hope that - unlike with the prior investigation - Director Comey will demonstrate the courage to uphold the law and restore the integrity of the FBI.
Elected officials, no matter how high their position, should be held accountable for criminal conduct. The rule of law matters, and it should apply equally and fairly to us all.Elected officials, no matter how high their position, should be held accountable for criminal conduct. The rule of law matters, and it should apply equally and fairly to us all.
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Hillary for America has a new video pairing Donald Trump’s own words with the experiences of contestants in his numerous beauty pageants:Hillary for America has a new video pairing Donald Trump’s own words with the experiences of contestants in his numerous beauty pageants:
“This is a man who relishes making women feel terrible about themselves, in every possible way,” Clinton said in Iowa today, before the video’s launch. “Someone who thinks belittling and objectifying women makes him a bigger man. He goes after dignity and self-worth of women, and I don’t think there’s a woman anywhere who doesn’t know what that feels like.”“This is a man who relishes making women feel terrible about themselves, in every possible way,” Clinton said in Iowa today, before the video’s launch. “Someone who thinks belittling and objectifying women makes him a bigger man. He goes after dignity and self-worth of women, and I don’t think there’s a woman anywhere who doesn’t know what that feels like.”
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Realtalk:Realtalk:
Billy Bush and Anthony Weiner are why you don't tell mediocre children that they can be anything when they grow up.Billy Bush and Anthony Weiner are why you don't tell mediocre children that they can be anything when they grow up.
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Gary Johnson has released a statement:
With just days remaining before the election, the Democratic and Republican parties are offering a choice between a candidate under FBI investigation, and Donald Trump. Voters deserve a lot better than that. America deserves better than that.
Integrity, honesty and treating all Americans with dignity are actually important. Is it too much to ask that our President should possess those minimum qualifications?
Every ballot in every state and the District of Columbia has a third option, and that option is a ticket with two former Governors, each a Republican elected and reelected in a Democratic state. If ever there is a time when voters should have such a third choice, it is now. And they have one.
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John Podesta: 'It is extraordinary that we would see something like this just 11 days out from a presidential election'
Hillary for America Chair John Podesta has released a statement in response to news that the FBI is reviewing new emails related to Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers during her tenure as secretary of state:
Upon completing this investigation more than three months ago, FBI Director Comey declared no reasonable prosecutor would move forward with a case like this and added that it was not even a close call. In the months since, Donald Trump and his Republican allies have been baselessly second-guessing the FBI and, in both public and private, browbeating the career officials there to revisit their conclusion in a desperate attempt to harm Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
FBI Director Comey should immediately provide the American public more information than is contained in the letter he sent to eight Republican committee chairmen. Already, we have seen characterizations that the FBI is ‘reopening’ an investigation but Comey’s words do not match that characterization. Director Comey’s letter refers to emails that have come to light in an unrelated case, but we have no idea what those emails are and the Director himself notes they may not even be significant.
It is extraordinary that we would see something like this just 11 days out from a presidential election.
The Director owes it to the American people to immediately provide the full details of what he is now examining. We are confident this will not produce any conclusions different from the one the FBI reached in July.
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This is uncomfortable.
Huma Abedin, the top aide to Hillary Clinton and the wife of perv sleazebag Anthony Wiener, was a major security risk as a collector of info
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According to a New York Times report based on anonymous sources within the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the “new emails” being reviewed by the FBI related to the closed investigation of Hillary Clinton’s private email servers were discovered after the FBI seized electronic devices belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin and her husband, disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner.
The FBI seized the devices in an unrelated investigation into explicit text messages Weiner sent to a 15-year-old girl. Weiner was being investigated after he allegedly spent several months this year in highly explicit exchanges with the 15-year-old girl.
The FBI had announced in July that its investigation into the Democratic presidential candidate’s private email server had concluded with a recommendation of no criminal charges in the matter, although James Comey, the FBI’s director, criticised Clinton as “careless.”
But in a letter sent to members of Congress this morning, Comey said new emails had been discovered in an “unrelated” case.
“In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation,” Comey wrote. “I am writing to inform you that the investigative team briefed me on this yesterday, and I agreed that the FBI should take appropriate investigative steps designed to allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain classified information as well as to assess their importance to our investigation.”
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Trump gleefully responds to new FBI investigation into Clinton emails
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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton ignored the news that the FBI is investigating newly-discovered emails related to her use of personal email servers during her tenure at the State Department at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this afternoon, instead focusing on down-ballot candidates and recent local flooding.
Republican rival Donald Trump’s negative turn in recent weeks, Clinton told the audience, is a craven attempt to turn off voters and minimize turnout.
“His strategy is to get women to stay home, get young people to stay home, get people of color to stay home,” Clinton said. “It’s all part of his scorched-earth campaign - the last refuge of a bankrupt candidate. And it goes against everything we stand for in America.”
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Hillary Clinton campaigns in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Trump has released a statement on the FBI inquiry which turns out to be just what he said at the top of his New Hampshire speech.
The statement is inaccurate in a couple ways. Clinton has not been found to have engaged in any “criminal” or “illegal conduct.” And the FBI has not announced any “reopening” of a “case.” Comey announced they are looking at newly discovered emails:
“I need to open with a very critical breaking news announcement. The FBI has just sent a letter to Congress informing them that they have discovered new emails pertaining to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s investigation, and they are reopening the case into her criminal and illegal conduct that threatens the security of the United States of America.
“Hillary Clinton’s corruption is on a scale we have never seen before. We must not let her take her criminal scheme into the Oval Office.
“I have great respect for the fact that the FBI and the DOJ are now willing to have the courage to right the horrible mistake that they made. This was a grave miscarriage of justice that the American people fully understand. It is everybody’s hope that it is about to be corrected.” –Donald J. Trump
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RNC on 'serious' 'stunning' development
The Republican national committee has released a statement saying the timing of the FBI decision to look at additional Clinton emails – just 11 days before the election – indicates it’s serious. “This stunning development raises serious questions about what records may not have been turned over and why, and whether they show intent to violate the law,” the statement says, continuing:
What’s indisputable is that Hillary Clinton jeopardized classified information on thousands of occasions in her reckless attempt to hide pay-to-play corruption at her State Department. This alone should be disqualifying for anyone seeking the presidency, a job that is supposed to begin each morning with a top secret intelligence briefing.
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Trump describes 'stampede of love'
Trump tells a story about a rally with so many people that safety and fire officials grew concerned about a dangerous stampede.
“It’s a stampede of love,” Trump said. Yesterday he said: “Love can kill, too.”
“They said, we have very strong people, but Mr Trump, they’re not nearly as strong as 45,000 people.”
That’s a made up number – Trump has not had a rally that big.
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