Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 07:09 pm
Donald Trump is not taking the news well that Hillary Clinton will not face criminal charges over her use of private email.
In response to the news that the FBI is recommending that no criminal charges be filed against Clinton, Trump tweeted:
FBI director said Crooked Hillary compromised our national security. No charges. Wow! #RiggedSystem
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2016
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The system is rigged. General Petraeus got in trouble for far less. Very very unfair! As usual, bad judgment.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2016
The FBI Director is a Republican. The FBI’s investigation into Clinton’s emails demonstrates the exact opposite of a “rigged system.” The FBI’s investigation was an example of a system working exactly as it should. Trump’s comparison of Clinton to Petraeus was inaccurate. Petraeus was caught on tape admitting that he was knowingly leaking classified information to his mistress. The two cases have nothing in common. Clinton has consistently stated that she did not knowingly leak classified information.
FBI Director Comey never said that Clinton compromised national security. This statement is a fantasy that exists only in the mind of Donald Trump.
Trump’s response to the news that an independent investigation found that no criminal charges should be filed against Hillary Clinton has been to throw a Twitter temper tantrum, and say a bunch of things that are flatly untrue.
Donald Trump is melting down. What may have been his only chance of winning the White House has just gone up in smoke.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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