Lynch tells Congress: DOJ careerists are working with FBI on Hillary e-mail investigation

Another serious step

, --February 25, 2016

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This doesn't guarantee an indictment, but it's a necessary step in getting an indictment. The DOJ has to be involved in order to convene a grand jury - and only a grand jury can indict - so once the DOJ gets involved with the FBI, you at least know an investigation has reached the point that they're finding enough to compel them to prepare for that next step. In other words, all the claims of Hillary and her campaign that there's nothing there are worth about as much as most everything else that comes out of Hillary's mouth:
Attorney General Loretta Lynch confirmed to Congress Wednesday that career Justice Department attorneys are working with FBI agents on the criminal investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email practices and the handling of classified material. Legal experts say the assignment of career Justice Department attorneys to the case shows the FBI probe has progressed beyond the initial referral, or "matured," giving agents access to the U.S. government’s full investigative tool box, including subpoena power for individuals, business or phone records, as well as witnesses. The Associated Press reported earlier this month that career lawyers were involved, but Lynch's comments are the most expansive to Congress. "If the FBI makes the case that Hillary Clinton mishandled classified information and put America's security at risk, will you prosecute the case?” Republican Congressman John Carter asked Lynch during a budget hearing. "Do you know of any efforts underway to undermine the FBI's investigation? And please look the American people in the eye and tell us what your position is as you are the chief prosecutor of the United States," Carter pressed. Lynch replied, "...that matter is being handled by career independent law enforcement agents, FBI agents as well as the career independent attorneys in the Department of Justice. They follow the evidence, they look at the law and they'll make a recommendation to me when the time is appropriate,"
Why is it noteworthy that Lynch said this publicly? Only because you know the administration wants to minimize this whole thing as much as it can, and admit as little as it can about what's going on. If they could claim this is nothing but a go-it-alone fishing expedition by the FBI, then they would claim that. The fact that DOJ careerists are involved makes such a claim implausible, and Lynch knows she's going to create an even bigger problem for herself if she denies that only to later have it come out that it's true. The question, of course, is just how much evidence have they gathered? Obviously they know at least as much as the public knows about how many classified e-mails were on the server, and how many top-secret and so forth. They know what we know about Hillary ordering Jake Sullivan to remove classification markers from an e-mail so it could be sent over a non-secure server because she was tired of waiting for some talking points. It's what they know that we don't that's truly intruiging. And the fact that DOJ careerists are now involved, putting things in motion for the convening of a grand jury and a possible indictment, is a sure indication that there's plenty more beyond what we already know.

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