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| Gowdy Statement on the Beest's Decision to Turn over Server to the DoJ |
| 2015-08-13 |
| [U.S. House of Representatives - The Senate Committee on Benghazi] August 11, 2015 Press Release Washington, DC-- Select Committee on Benghazi Chairman Trey Gowdy issued the following statement after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton turned over the personal home server she used to conduct official United States foreign policy and several thumb drives reportedly containing emails with compartmented classified intelligence that she had turned over to her personal attorney: "For months the Select Committee on Benghazi has called on Secretary Clinton to turn over her server to a neutral, detached third party for independent forensic examination. She refused every entreat. Secretary Clinton said she created this unusual email arrangement with herself for "convenience." It may have been convenient for her, but it has been troubling at multiple levels for the rest of the country. Congress, the media, the public, private litigants and FOIA requestors were denied access to public documents, and recently the Inspectors General for two separate Executive Branch entities expressed concern about the possible exposure of classified material as a direct result of her decision to eschew the email rules applicable to everyone else and create her own. "The IC Inspector General revealed Secretary Clinton's emails and server contained not just 'top secret' classified information, but 'compartmented' classified intelligence not releasable to foreigners, which must be noted in the timing of this announcement. "Both the ICIG and the State Department IG were nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate when it was controlled by Democrats. Secretary Clinton's decision to prioritize her own convenience - and desire for control - over the security of our country's intelligence should concern all people of good conscience. This is a serious national security issue, and the seriousness of it should transcend normal, partisan politics. "The revelation that Secretary Clinton exclusively used private email for official public business, and the multitude of issues that emanated from her decision, including this most recent one, demonstrates what can happen when Congress and those equally committed to exposing the truth, doggedly pursue facts and follow them." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 I concur Iblis. I would also add that the software firm [Denver-based computer services firm Platte River Networks] should be fully and aggressively investigated, and possibly indicated as a co-conspirator under The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. An example needs to be established and quickly. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-08-13 15:47 |
| #4 Turning over an empty box is not compliance. It is just another criminal act of obstruction. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2015-08-13 15:41 |
| #3 Besoeker, I'll second that motion. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-08-13 13:16 |
| #2 If there are no objections, I'd like to nominate Trey Gowdy as the next U.S. Attorney General. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-08-13 12:46 |
| #1 Bring back hanging. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2015-08-13 11:43 |