The Political Research Database - Email Scandal Results: Hillary Clinton Did Not Lie, No Additional “Work-Related” E-mails Were Intentionally Deleted in an Effort to Conceal Them, She Did Not Order Her “Work Related” Emails Deleted While Under Subpoena, and She Did Not Break Any Laws. Bonus: See all the Republican and Trump Email Scandals

November 2, 2016

Email Scandal Results: Hillary Clinton Did Not Lie, No Additional “Work-Related” E-mails Were Intentionally Deleted in an Effort to Conceal Them, She Did Not Order Her “Work Related” Emails Deleted While Under Subpoena, and She Did Not Break Any Laws. Bonus: See all the Republican and Trump Email Scandals

VIDEO: FBI Director Admits That ZERO Hillary Clinton Emails Were ‘Marked Classified’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-p-Cpskiw

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4jsydw_fbi-director-admits-hillary-clinton-emails-were-not-properly-marked-classified_news

FBI Director Admits Hillary Clinton Emails Were Not Properly Marked Classified

http://www.mediaite.com/online/fbi-director-admits-hillary-clinton-emails-were-not-properly-marked-classified/

Updated: Only 2 Hillary Clinton Emails ‘Bore Marking Indicating’ Classified Info, and Both Were Errors

http://www.mediaite.com/online/only-2-hillary-clinton-emails-bore-marking-indicating-classified-info-and-both-were-errors/

Some Clinton Emails Were Retroactively Classified

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/05/22/408774111/state-department-to-release-more-clinton-emails-today

FBI Director Explains Why The “Marked Classified” Clinton Email Discrepancy Is Overblown

https://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/07/07/fbi-director-explains-why-marked-classified-clinton-email-discrepancy-overblown/211420

Hearing Backfires On GOP As FBI Director Says Clinton Email Could Be Judged Not Classified

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/07/hearing-backfires-gop-fbi-director-clinton-email-judged-classified.html

About Those “Classified” Emails: FBI Director’s Testimony to House Committee Backed Up Clinton’s Public Statements

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factchecks/2016/07/19/about-those-classified-emails-fbi-directors-testimony-to-house-committee-backed-up-clintons-public-statements/

State Dept confirms FBI got it wrong, none of Hillary Clinton’s emails were classified at the time

https://www.dailynewsbin.com/news/state-dept-now-says-fbi-got-it-wrong/25101/

UPDATE: FBI Director Comey Proved Hillary Was Honest and Truthful About Her Emails

https://bluenationreview.com/six-words-from-fbi-director-comey-prove-hillary-was-truthful-on-emails/

FBI Director James Comey: Hillary Clinton did not break the law

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzOzSomiDCs

Comey: Clinton did not break the law

http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/comey-clinton-did-not-break-the-law-720778307793

FBI director says Clinton did not break law in email handling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llZlwSHfIaA

FBI Director James Comey testified: “We have no basis to conclude she lied to the FBI,” Comey told House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

http://www.politico.com/blogs/james-comey-testimony/2016/07/james-comey-clinton-not-lie-fbi-225212

VIDEO: FBI’s Comey says 'no reasonable prosecutor’ would bring a case against Clinton for emails

“Although the Department of Justice makes final decisions on matters like this, we are expressing to Justice our view that no charges are appropriate in this case,” Comey said Tuesday.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/05/fbi-director-james-comey-has-concluded-the-investigation-into-clintons-emails.html

RESULTS: James Comey FULL Press Conference. 7/5/16 NO INDICTMENT FOR HILLARY CLINTON

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dYRUhQdK0E

~OFFICIAL FBI STATEMENT TRANSCRIPT

Statement by FBI Director James B. Comey on the Investigation of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Use of a Personal E-Mail System

“I should add here that we found no evidence that any of the additional work-related e-mails were intentionally deleted in an effort to conceal them.”

https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/statement-by-fbi-director-james-b-comey-on-the-investigation-of-secretary-hillary-clinton2019s-use-of-a-personal-e-mail-system

FBI director says Clinton did not lie, break law in email handling

FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers on Thursday that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton did not lie to the FBI about her handling of emails as secretary of state and did not break the law.

“The question I always look at is, is there evidence that would establish beyond a reasonable doubt that somebody engaged in conduct that violated a criminal statute. And my judgment here is there is not,” Comey said.

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/07/fbi-director-clinton-lie-break-law-email-handling.html

~Hillary Clinton is disqualified from holding public office?

A chain message claims that Hillary Clinton is disqualified from holding public office under U.S. Code Title 18, Section 2071, but the application of that law to her is doubtful.

http://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-disqualified/

~Trump is Wrong, Hillary Clinton Shouldn’t Be Charged Based on What We Know Now

http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/no-hillary-did-not-commit-a-crime-at-least-based-on-what-we-know-today/

Five Times Comey Corrected Right-Wing Media Misinformation During His Congressional Testimony On Clinton Email Probe

Comey Corrected Right-Wing Media’s Flawed Interpretation Of “Gross Negligence”

Comey: Unlike Clinton, John Deutch Had Large Amounts Of Documents And Intent, While Obstructing Justice

Comey Also Rejected Comparisons Between Clinton’s Case And Brian Nishimura’s Case

Comey Confirmed That Guccifer Did Not Hack Clinton’s Server

http://www.mediamatters.org/research/2016/07/07/five-times-comey-corrected-right-wing-media-misinformation-during-his-congressional-testimony/211422

A Comprehensive Guide To Myths And Facts About Hillary Clinton, Benghazi, and Those Emails

FACT: Clinton’s Use Of A Personal Email Account Was Legal And Did Not Violate State Department Policy

FACT: Clinton Is Not The Subject Of A Criminal Investigation Over Her Emails

FACT: Clinton Did Not Receive Any Emails Labeled As “Classified” Or “Top Secret” At The Time They Were Sent

FACT:Clinton’s Use Of A Private Server Did Not Raise Additional Questions About The Retroactive Classification Of Her Emails

FACT: CIA Says Clinton Did Not Expose Classified Information About Libyan Intelligence Source With Email Contrary To Conservative Claims

http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/10/21/a-comprehensive-guide-to-myths-and-facts-about/206289

A Guide to Clinton’s Emails

http://www.factcheck.org/2016/07/a-guide-to-clintons-emails/

Clinton’s Handling of Classified Information

https://www.factcheck.org/2016/07/clintons-handling-of-classified-information/

Is the Latest Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Really a Scandal?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/10/18/is_the_hillary_clinton_quid_pro_quo_email_scandal_really_a_scandal.html

Agencies Clashed on Classification of Clinton Email, Inquiry Shows

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/us/politics/hillary-clinton-emails-fbi.html

Nine Times Reporters Botched The Facts On Hillary Clinton’s Emails

https://mediamatters.org/research/2016/07/05/nine-times-reporters-botched-facts-hillary-clintons-emails/211339

How did ‘top secret’ emails end up on Hillary Clinton’s server?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/02/04/how-did-top-secret-emails-end-up-on-hillary-clintons-server/

Radio Host Hugh Hewitt: The FBI Director Should Provide More Information Only If It Hurts Hillary Clinton

http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/10/31/radio-host-hugh-hewitt-fbi-director-should-provide-more-information-only-if-it-hurts-hillary-clinton/214214

~Subpoena Myths

Despite Lack Of FBI Evidence, Fox News Pushes Myth That Clinton Deleted Emails After Subpoena Request

http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/09/07/despite-lack-fbi-evidence-fox-news-pushes-myth-clinton-deleted-emails-after-subpoena-request/212906

Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton deleted 33,000 emails after getting a subpoena

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/oct/09/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-hillary-clinton-deleted-33000-em/

After a year-long investigation, the FBI recovered more than 17,000 emails that had been deleted or otherwise not turned over to the State Department. So Trump needs to change his talking point to: “Hillary Clinton deleted 6,000 personal emails.”

http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-presidential-debate-fact-check/2016/10/trump-cant-get-it-right-on-clintons-email-deletion-229469

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/04/politics/reality-check-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-emails/index.html

Hillary Clinton Did Not Order Her Work Related Emails Deleted While Under Subpoena

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factchecks/2016/10/09/hillary-clinton-did-not-order-her-work-related-emails-deleted-while-under-subpoena/

Gross Negligence?

But in Thursday’s hearing, Comey argued that the Justice Department has historically set an extremely high bar for prosecutions of gross negligence — so high, he said, that the statute has only been used once in the 99 years it’s existed, “in a case involving espionage.”

Comey is apparently referring to a 2003 case against FBI counterintelligence agent James Smith. Smith was having an affair with one of his assets, Katrina Leung, who was accused of working for the Chinese government. According to the government, Smith brought classified documents in an unlocked briefcase to Leung’s home, and, unbeknownst to Smith, Leung took some of those documents and photocopied them. (You can read more background on this case in this law review article, but Smith’s gross negligence charges were eventually dropped as part of a plea deal.)

“When I look at the history of the prosecutions and see there’s been one case brought on the gross negligence theory,” Comey continued, “I know there’s no way the Department of Justice is bringing a case against John Doe or Hillary Clinton for the second time in 100 years based on those facts [in this case].”

~The Petraeus Argument

FACT: Conservative Comparisons Of Clinton To Petraeus Ignore The Fact That Unlike Petraeus, There’s No Evidence Clinton Knowingly Emailed Classified Information

Comey Dismantled Comparisons Between Clinton’s Case And Gen. David Petraeus’ Conviction

Why the Clinton email scandal and Petraeus leak are not really alike

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/02/24/why-the-clinton-email-scandal-and-petraeus-leak-are-not-really-alike/

Flashback - Petraeus prosecutor: Clinton committed no crime

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/08/30/clinton-controversy-no-comparison-petraeus-column/71421242/

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/jul/07/trump-revives-accusation-double-standard-between-c/

~Quid Pro Quo?

Three Missteps To Avoid When Reporting On Clinton Email “Quid Pro Quo”

http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/10/17/three-missteps-avoid-when-reporting-clinton-email-quid-pro-quo/213889

Fox Hosts Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton To Push Baseless “Quid Pro Quo” Attack On Clinton

http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/08/10/fox-hosts-judicial-watchs-tom-fitton-push-baseless-quid-pro-quo-attack-clinton/212316

Andrea Mitchell Debunks Bogus “Quid Pro Quo” Claim Between FBI And State Department

Mitchell: “There Was No Quid Pro Quo, There Was No Linkage … There Was Nothing At All Nefarious”

http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/10/17/andrea-mitchell-debunks-bogus-quid-pro-quo-claim-between-fbi-and-state-department/213890

REPORT: FBI Official At Center Of Trump-Fueled “Quid Pro Quo” Scandal Confirms It Never Happened

FBI Agent Who Discussed Clinton Email Classification With Top State Department Official Debunks Right-Wing Media Smear

http://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/18/report-fbi-official-center-trump-fueled-quid-pro-quo-scandal-confirms-it-never-happened/213915

Wash. Post Fact-Checker Debunks Trump’s Claim Of A “Quid Pro Quo” Over Clinton Email Classification

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/19/wash-post-fact-checker-debunks-trumps-claim-quid-pro-quo-over-clinton-email-classification/213920

~The New James Comey Letter

Trump Has 75 Ongoing Legal Battles – Which Media Are Ignoring During Their Breathless FBI Letter Coverage

http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/10/31/trump-has-75-ongoing-legal-battles-which-media-are-ignoring-during-their-breathless-fbi-letter/214211

Media Freak Out At FBI Letter, Disregard Facts And Run With GOP’s False Description Of Clinton Email Review

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/28/media-freak-out-fbi-letter-disregard-facts-and-run-gops-false-description-clinton-email-review/214184

Media Outlets Oversell – Then Walk Back – Headlines On FBI’s Clinton Email Announcement

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/28/media-outlets-oversell-then-walk-back-headlines-fbi-s-clinton-email-announcement/214188

CNN Contributor Highlights How Media Oversold Then Walked Back Headlines On Comey’s FBI Letter

http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/10/30/cnn-contributor-highlights-how-media-oversold-then-walked-back-headlines-comeys-fbi-letter/214200

Interviewers Prioritize FBI Letter, Ignore New Investigative Reports About Trump

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/30/interviewers-prioritize-fbi-letter-ignore-new-investigative-reports-about-trump/214203

Republicans Are Keeping Hillary Clinton’s Emails in the Spotlight

http://time.com/4396958/hillary-clinton-email-congress/

Comey Hearings Just A Bunch Of House Republicans Stepping On Own Dicks. Again.

http://wonkette.com/603829/comey-hearings-just-a-bunch-of-house-republicans-stepping-on-own-dicks-again

~John Podesta Emails

On MSNBC, David Brock Debunks Myth That John Podesta’s Request To “Dump” Clinton Emails Was An Order To Destroy Records

Brock: “In Washington Parlance, 'Dump’ Means 'Release Or Make Public’”

http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/11/02/msnbc-david-brock-debunks-myth-john-podestas-request-dump-clinton-emails-was-order-destroy-records/214244

Sixteen National Security Experts Warn Media To Take Great Care When Reporting On Information Published From Russian Hacks

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/11/sixteen-national-security-experts-warn-media-take-great-care-when-reporting-information-published/213763

No, A DOJ Official With Podesta Ties Isn’t “Overseeing” The FBI’s Email Review

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/11/01/no-doj-official-podesta-ties-isn-t-overseeing-fbi-s-email-review/214222

Citing Wikileaks Podesta Emails, Trump Campaign Manager Accuses Media Of “Collusion” With Clinton Campaign

http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/10/23/citing-wikileaks-podesta-emails-trump-campaign-manager-accuses-media-collusion-clinton-campaign/214052

Trump Ally Roger Stone Falls For Fake WikiLeaks Email

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/11/02/trump-ally-roger-stone-falls-fake-wikileaks-email/214246

~Trey Gowdy Caught With Private Email

Why Is Benghazi Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy Refusing to Talk About His Private Email Address?

Hypocrisy reigns in demands that Clinton turn over her personal email.

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/why-benghazi-committee-chairman-trey-gowdy-refusing-talk-about-his-private-email

Top Clinton ally to Gowdy: Release YOUR emails

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/david-brock-top-hillary-clinton-ally-trey-gowdy-release-your-emails

Is Trey Gowdy a criminal for using his private email server or only Hillary is a criminal for using her private email server?

https://www.quora.com/Is-Trey-Gowdy-a-criminal-for-using-his-private-email-server-or-only-Hillary-is-a-criminal-for-using-her-private-email-server

http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/07/07/busted-republican-trey-gowdy-caught-using-private-email-server-2/

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/8/1546465/-Benghazi-headhunter-Trey-Gowdy-and-the-GOP-are-being-called-out-for-improper-email-use

http://www.dailynewsbin.com/news/trey-gowdy-caught-using-his-own-private-email-server/22908/

~Republican and Trump Email Scandals

GOP EMAIL Hypocrisy

Hypocrisy over Hillary? GOPers have email problems of their own

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/calling-the-kettle-black-gopers-have-email-problems-their-own

Trump companies destroyed emails and other documents judges ordered him to turn over: report

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/trump-companies-destroyed-emails-and-other-documents-judges-ordered-him-to-turn-over-report/

The Republicans who did ‘exactly what Hillary did’

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-republicans-who-did-exactly-what-hillary-did

You Want a Real Email Scandal? Take a Look Back at the Bush-Cheney White House.

Does Anyone Know What Happened to Those 22 Million Emails From the Bush White House?

http://www.snopes.com/g-w-bush-lost-22-million-e-mails/

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a50168/bush-white-house-22-million-emails/

http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/web-video/missing-white-house-emails

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/09/you-want-real-email-scandal-take-look-back-bush-cheney-white-house

Millions of Bush administration e-mails recovered

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/14/white.house.emails/

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/mar/15/juan-williams/media-reaction-george-w-bushs-email-controversy/

Jeb Bush and Scott Walker among 2016 hopefuls who have used private emails

Hillary Clinton is in good company when it comes to the use of unofficial email accounts in office, even as she faces criticism from potential rivals

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/07/jeb-bush-scott-walker-hillary-clinton-private-emails

Scandals: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1Lfd1aB9YI

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Donald Trump (Research Article, a work in progress)

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Corrupt Dirty Donald Trump Bragging About Bribing Politicians and his Bribery Scandals - Busted: IRS Fines Trump For $25K Bribe - Actual Pay-To-Play

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Trump Has 75 Ongoing Legal Battles – Which Media Are Ignoring During Their Breathless FBI Letter Coverage

http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/10/31/trump-has-75-ongoing-legal-battles-which-media-are-ignoring-during-their-breathless-fbi-letter/214211

Exclusive: Trump’s 3,500 lawsuits unprecedented for a presidential nominee

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/01/donald-trump-lawsuits-legal-battles/84995854/

The Many Scandals of Donald Trump: A Cheat Sheet

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/donald-trump-scandals/474726/