Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized former President Donald Trump and emphasized her innocence in an interview with PBS's “Firing Line”'s Margaret Hoover on Friday.
clinton echoed Trump expressed the sentiment that she was a threat to democracy and mocked Trump for directing his administration to investigate her only to avoid filing criminal charges. The Trump administration has never formally accused Clinton of violating the law, but Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey did in July 2016. said Clinton kept 110 emails containing classified information on a private email server, and eight email chains contained top secret information, investigators said.
“He basically ordered the attorney general to reopen the investigation against me,” Mr. Clinton told Mr. Hoover. “He ordered two secretaries of state to reinvestigate me. They investigated the Clinton Foundation. You know, I'm the most under-investigated innocent person you've ever met. is.” (Related: After two assassination attempts, Hillary Clinton presses media to further demonize Trump)
The Trump Justice Department investigated Clinton and her foundation, but ultimately did not bring charges. According to To The Hill. Director Comey said at the time that Clinton's handling of “highly classified and sensitive information” was “extremely careless,” but it was not done in an obviously intentional manner, so the charges against her were He explained that he had decided not to do so.
federal government lawHowever, “mishandling confidential information intentionally or through gross negligence” is a serious offense.
“Any reasonable person in Secretary Clinton's position, or any government official who has corresponded with her on these issues, would know that an unclassified system is not the place to have such a conversation. There is evidence to support the conclusion that it must have been the case,” Yuan said. with the attorney general trump criticMichael Mukasey I wrote Published in the Wall Street Journal in July 2016.
The Clinton Foundation has largely avoided legal scrutiny, but it has been accused of ethical lapses.
For example, Hillary's husband, former President Bill Clinton, used taxpayer funds provided under the Former Presidents Act to purchase IT equipment and cover staff costs for his namesake foundation, Politico. reported. The Clinton Foundation also accepted donations from foreign governments. Saudi Arabia and qatarled to allegations of conflicts of interest during Clinton's time leading the State Department.
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