FBI expands Clinton email investigation - is now looking at her 'false statements'

Progressives have had a lot of fun pretending that the FBI investigation focusing on Hillary’s secret email server was "no big deal." It wasn't, they would say, really about Hillary. It was more of a general inquiry into information handling and how the government conducts its business. Insiders argued that the whole thing was far more serious than the left wanted to admit but still, Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, laughed it off. We bet they're not laughing anymore.

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The FBI has expanded its investigation to examine "false or misleading" statements that have been made by the Hillary camp. As Fox News reports, this could mean Mrs. Clinton is headed for multiple felony charges...

Fox News is told agents are looking at U.S. Code 18, Section 1001, which pertains to "materially false" statements given either in writing, orally or through a third party. Violations also include pressuring a third party to conspire in a cover-up. Each felony violation is subject to five years in prison. This phase represents an expansion of the FBI probe, which is also exploring potential violations of an Espionage Act provision relating to "gross negligence" in the handling of national defense information. ...The section of the criminal code being explored is known as "statements or entries generally," and can be applied when an individual makes misleading or false statements causing federal agents to expend additional resources and time. In this case, legal experts as well as a former FBI agent said, Section 1001 could apply if Clinton, her aides or attorney were not forthcoming with FBI agents about her emails, classification and whether only non-government records were destroyed.

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Fox News judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said the same section got Martha Stewart in trouble with the FBI. To be a violation, the statements do not need to be given under oath. Now, obviously no one is suggesting that Hillary has ever uttered a falsehood. There are, you'll recall, no polls suggesting that she is in any was a dishonest, untrustworthy, liar. Right Quinnipiac? FBI expands Clinton email investigation - is now looking at her 'false statements' Polls aren't evidence of lies, but let's be real here. There is virtually no one who believes Hillary has been forthcoming throughout the email scandal. Even the New York Post has compiled lists of her lies. Whether or not her lies have risen to the level needed to bring charges remains to be seen - but it sounds like the FBI is taking this very seriously.

"The agents involved are under a lot of pressure and are busting a--," an intelligence source, who was not authorized to speak on the record, told Fox News.

Somewhere, Joe Biden is sitting at his desk, tapping his fingers together, and saying "excellent" in his best Mr. Burns voice.

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