Amid the recent indictments of former President Donald Trump, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sparred with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday over the Hillary Clinton email scandal.
President Trump announced he would be indicted on Thursday, before formal charges were lifted on Friday. The charges against Trump include 31 counts of violating the Espionage Act and willful retention of national security information, one count of “conspiracy to obstruct justice,” one count of “detaining documents and records,” and one count of “confidentiality.” 1 is included. 1 count of ‘wrongful concealment of documents or records’, 1 count of ‘concealment of documents in an adjourned investigation’, 1 count of ‘planning to conceal’, 1 count of ‘false statements and representations’.
“I would like to read what you said in 2016 about Hillary Clinton’s email server. It has endangered national security to the public.'” Democrats are said to be mishandling classified information, and there is no problem if the Republicans do it, so why does this act? Do you think it’s terrible?” Bash asked. (Related: Glenn Greenwald slams Comey and Clinton’s world on Twitter for Hillary Sills product issues)
“You’re missing the key, you’re missing the fundamental difference. She was the Secretary of State. President Trump was the President of the United States. The Navy v. Egan Supreme Court decision was not about the Secretary of State. , the Constitution does not say that “the Secretary of State may classify and control access to national security information.” The president is saying That’s the key difference. But the left doesn’t care,” Jordan said. “They are determined to get hold of President Trump and have been chasing him since before he ran for office. They took dossiers they knew were false, took them to secret courts, got warrants, We spied on four American citizens associated with President Trump.” Movement. It continues to this day. Anyone with common sense knows that. “
“If that’s the case with Hillary Clinton, why didn’t the Trump Justice Department prosecute her during her four years in office?” Bash asked. “And I must say that there is no evidence that the confidential email actually existed –”
“President Trump is not President Biden,” Jordan said. “President Trump doesn’t pursue political opponents. He knew what that would do to the country.
Clinton was not indicted in 2016, but then-FBI Director James Comey said there was “evidence of possible violations of classified information laws.”
Despite Comey’s claims, continuation“It is our judgment that a reasonable prosecutor would not initiate such a case.”