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Justice Department official tipped off Hillary Clinton campaign about email investigation
A top Justice Department official leaked information to the Clinton campaign about the legal case concerning Hillary Clinton’s secret email server, according to a new email released Wednesday by WikiLeaks that could further taint the administration’s claims of impartiality.
Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik sent a heads-up to Clinton campaign Chairman John Podesta in May 2015 letting him know the government was going to try to delay posting Mrs. Clinton’s secret emails until 2016.
In the message, sent from his private account rather than his government-issued account, he also warned of a looming House hearing where he expected a Justice Department official would face questions about Mrs. Clinton’s emails.
Mr. Kadzik becomes the latest administration official to face questions of conflicts of interest when it comes to Mrs. Clinton — complicating President Obama’s election-season pitch to voters.
Yet another WikiLeaks email released Wednesday showed the State Department was sharing information with the Clinton campaign before the first story broke about her secret email account. That email even appears to show the Clinton team advised the State Department on how to word its public statement to The New York Times, which was about to expose the email account and private server.
The series of connections and backdoor communications are not surprising given the Clintons’ long reach in Washington. But they are feeding questions about whether the Obama administration can be an honest broker in pursuing investigations against her.
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Wow, this swamp of corruption appears to have no bottom.
You really have to be an attorney to comprehend how egregious it is for a prosecutor to tip off the target of an investigation using unofficial, unsanctioned, backchannel communications.
It would be as if Elliot Ness was leaking information about his tax evasion investigation to Al Capone.
This calls in question not only the Clintons, but Obama as well, who allowed this kind of unethical conduct to occur in his Justice Department.
A top Justice Department official leaked information to the Clinton campaign about the legal case concerning Hillary Clinton’s secret email server, according to a new email released Wednesday by WikiLeaks that could further taint the administration’s claims of impartiality.
Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik sent a heads-up to Clinton campaign Chairman John Podesta in May 2015 letting him know the government was going to try to delay posting Mrs. Clinton’s secret emails until 2016.
In the message, sent from his private account rather than his government-issued account, he also warned of a looming House hearing where he expected a Justice Department official would face questions about Mrs. Clinton’s emails.
Mr. Kadzik becomes the latest administration official to face questions of conflicts of interest when it comes to Mrs. Clinton — complicating President Obama’s election-season pitch to voters.
Yet another WikiLeaks email released Wednesday showed the State Department was sharing information with the Clinton campaign before the first story broke about her secret email account. That email even appears to show the Clinton team advised the State Department on how to word its public statement to The New York Times, which was about to expose the email account and private server.
The series of connections and backdoor communications are not surprising given the Clintons’ long reach in Washington. But they are feeding questions about whether the Obama administration can be an honest broker in pursuing investigations against her.
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Wow, this swamp of corruption appears to have no bottom.
You really have to be an attorney to comprehend how egregious it is for a prosecutor to tip off the target of an investigation using unofficial, unsanctioned, backchannel communications.
It would be as if Elliot Ness was leaking information about his tax evasion investigation to Al Capone.
This calls in question not only the Clintons, but Obama as well, who allowed this kind of unethical conduct to occur in his Justice Department.
