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[[Barack Obama]] knew of the illegal server and was at risk. Obama communicated with Hillary Clinton about 30 times on the unsecure server, including from the territory of [[Russia]] where it likely was hacked, according to the FBI. Hillary had effectively compromised the President himself as her own "insurance policy" against prosecution, and to hide her pay-to-play schemes.

[[Barack Obama]] knew of the illegal server and was at risk. Obama communicated with Hillary Clinton about 30 times on the unsecure server, including from the territory of [[Russia]] where it likely was hacked, according to the FBI. Hillary had effectively compromised the President himself as her own "insurance policy" against prosecution, and to hide her pay-to-play schemes.

The Obama [[Department of Justice]] under [[Loretta Lynch]] and [[FBI]] under [[James Comey]] scuttled the investigation. Clinton was supposedly "exonerated" by Comey in an extraordinarily weird public press conference that violated DOJ regulations, processes, and chain of command. Comey's "absolution" a few weeks before the 2016 Democratic Convention gave the appearance of clearing her way for nomination as the [[Democratic party]] [[2016 presidential election|presidential candidate]].<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455696/hillary-clinton-barack-obama-emails-key-decision-not-indict-hillary</ref> America is not a [[police state]], and the [[police]] neither determine guilt or innocence nor make the decision to [[prosecute]] based on investigatory [[evidence]]. Yet Democrat [[progressive]]s believed the American people gullible enough to accept naked malfeasance and mis-administration of [[justice]].

The Obama [[Department of Justice]] under [[Loretta Lynch]] and [[FBI]] under [[James Comey]] scuttled the investigation. Clinton was supposedly "exonerated" by Comey in an extraordinarily weird public press conference that violated DOJ regulations, processes, and chain of command. Comey's "absolution" a few weeks before the 2016 Democratic Convention gave the appearance of clearing her way for nomination as the [[Democratic party]] [[2016 presidential election|presidential candidate]].<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/article/455696/hillary-clinton-barack-obama-emails-key-decision-not-indict-hillary</ref> America is not a [[police state]], and the [[police]] neither determine guilt or innocence nor make the decision to [[prosecute]] based on investigatory [[evidence]]. Yet Democrat [[progressive]]s believed the American people gullible enough to accept naked malfeasance and mis-administration of [[justice]].

==Illegal server and cover-up==

==Illegal server and cover-up==

*efforts to circumvent the [[Watergate]] reform era [[Freedom of Information Act]] and openness in government.

*efforts to circumvent the [[Watergate]] reform era [[Freedom of Information Act]] and openness in government.

The issue of ''intent'' was reviewed by the inspector general’s offices in the State Department and the U.S. Intelligence Community which referred the case to the FBI for criminal investigation after it was determined the Chappaqua server contained classified information. The Chappaqua server was hacked and sensitive classified information compromised.<ref>[http://observer.com/2016/06/how-emailgate-weakened-americas-national-security/ How EmailGate Weakened America’s National Security], By John R. Schindler, ''The Observer'', 06/01/16</ref>

The issue of ''intent'' was reviewed by the inspector general’s offices in the State Department and the U.S. Intelligence Community which referred the case to the FBI for criminal investigation after it was determined the Chappaqua server contained classified information. The Chappaqua server was hacked and sensitive classified information compromised.<ref>[https://observer.com/2016/06/how-emailgate-weakened-americas-national-security/ How EmailGate Weakened America’s National Security], By John R. Schindler, ''The Observer'', 06/01/16</ref>

When Hillary moved her server to Platte River Networks, it was a further violation of law.  

When Hillary moved her server to Platte River Networks, it was a further violation of law.  

===Chinese hacking===

===Chinese hacking===

The [[Director_of_National_Intelligence#Intelligence_Community_Inspector_General| Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG)]], Charles McCullough III - an Obama Appointee in 2011, found that virtually all of Hillary Clinton’s emails were sent to a “foreign entity.”  According to McCullough, his attempts to bring this information to a higher level were met with threats to his job and family.<ref> http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/27/blowback-clinton-campaign-planned-to-fire-me-over-email-probe-obama-intel-watchdog-says.html</ref>  Vice Chairman of the [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations|Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations]] Rep. [[Louie Gohmert]], in sworn statements at a July 12 House Committee on the Judiciary hearing, Gohmert did not reveal the entity’s identity, but said it was unrelated to Russia.<ref>https://www.ibtimes.com/trump-claims-china-hacked-hillary-clintons-email-server-mocks-russian-involvement-2712363</ref>

The [[Director_of_National_Intelligence#Intelligence_Community_Inspector_General| Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG)]], Charles McCullough III - an Obama Appointee in 2011, found that virtually all of Hillary Clinton’s emails were sent to a “foreign entity.”  According to McCullough, his attempts to bring this information to a higher level were met with threats to his job and family.<ref> https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/27/blowback-clinton-campaign-planned-to-fire-me-over-email-probe-obama-intel-watchdog-says.html</ref>  Vice Chairman of the [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations|Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations]] Rep. [[Louie Gohmert]], in sworn statements at a July 12 House Committee on the Judiciary hearing, Gohmert did not reveal the entity’s identity, but said it was unrelated to Russia.<ref>https://www.ibtimes.com/trump-claims-china-hacked-hillary-clintons-email-server-mocks-russian-involvement-2712363</ref>

The Boston Herald reported a Chinese-owned company operating in Washington, D.C., hacked Hillary Clinton’s private server throughout her term as secretary of state and obtained nearly all her emails.  The Chinese firm obtained Clinton’s emails in real time as she sent and received communications and documents through her personal server, according to the sources, who said the hacking was conducted as part of a state sponsored intelligence operation.  The Chinese wrote code that was planted in the server kept in Clinton’s residence in upstate New York. The code generated an instant “courtesy copy” for nearly all of her emails and forwarded those copies to the Chinese company.<ref>http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2018/08/unnamed_sources_to_daily_caller_china_hacked_hillary_clinton</ref>

The Boston Herald reported a Chinese-owned company operating in Washington, D.C., hacked Hillary Clinton’s private server throughout her term as secretary of state and obtained nearly all her emails.  The Chinese firm obtained Clinton’s emails in real time as she sent and received communications and documents through her personal server, according to the sources, who said the hacking was conducted as part of a state sponsored intelligence operation.  The Chinese wrote code that was planted in the server kept in Clinton’s residence in upstate New York. The code generated an instant “courtesy copy” for nearly all of her emails and forwarded those copies to the Chinese company.<ref>http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2018/08/unnamed_sources_to_daily_caller_china_hacked_hillary_clinton</ref>

Although originally not planning on asking him to resign,<ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (April 12, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/12/trump-does-not-intend-ask-fbi-director-james-comey-resign/ Trump Does Not Intend to Ask FBI Director James Comey to Resign]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref> President [[Donald Trump]], at the recommendation of Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]] and Deputy Attorney General [[Rod Rosenstein]], fired Comey for being unfit to serve in the position.<ref>

Although originally not planning on asking him to resign,<ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (April 12, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/12/trump-does-not-intend-ask-fbi-director-james-comey-resign/ Trump Does Not Intend to Ask FBI Director James Comey to Resign]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref> President [[Donald Trump]], at the recommendation of Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]] and Deputy Attorney General [[Rod Rosenstein]], fired Comey for being unfit to serve in the position.<ref>

* Noble, Andrea; Dinan, Stephen (May 9, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/9/james-comney-fired-fbi-director/ Trump fires FBI Director James Comey]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

* Noble, Andrea; Dinan, Stephen (May 9, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/9/james-comney-fired-fbi-director/ Trump fires FBI Director James Comey]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

* [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/09/trump-fires-fbi-director-comey.html Trump fires FBI Director Comey]. ''Fox News''. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

* [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/09/trump-fires-fbi-director-comey.html Trump fires FBI Director Comey]. ''Fox News''. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

* Nussbaum, Daniel (May 9, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/09/trump-fires-fbi-director-james-comey/ Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 9, 2017.</ref> Democrats and liberals were dismayed at the decision,<ref>

* Nussbaum, Daniel (May 9, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/09/trump-fires-fbi-director-james-comey/ Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 9, 2017.</ref> Democrats and liberals were dismayed at the decision,<ref>

* Nussbaum, Daniel (May 9, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/05/09/celebrities-melt-down-over-comey-firing-full-blown-constitutional-crisis/ Celebrities Melt Down Over Comey Firing: ‘Full Blown Constitutional Crisis’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

* Nussbaum, Daniel (May 9, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/05/09/celebrities-melt-down-over-comey-firing-full-blown-constitutional-crisis/ Celebrities Melt Down Over Comey Firing: ‘Full Blown Constitutional Crisis’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

* [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/10/trump-takes-aim-at-schumers-reaction-to-comey-firing.html Trump defends Comey firing, says ousted FBI director 'wasn't doing a good job']. ''Fox News''. May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.</ref> but it showed that Trump was serious about shaking up D.C. and "[[Drain the swamp|draining the swamp]]."<ref>Boyle, Matthew (May 10, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/10/the-unconventional-president-donald-trump-shakes-washington-to-its-core-by-firing-comey/ The Unconventional President: Donald Trump Shakes Washington to Its Core by Firing Comey]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 10, 2017.</ref>

* [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/10/trump-takes-aim-at-schumers-reaction-to-comey-firing.html Trump defends Comey firing, says ousted FBI director 'wasn't doing a good job']. ''Fox News''. May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.</ref> but it showed that Trump was serious about shaking up D.C. and "[[Drain the swamp|draining the swamp]]."<ref>Boyle, Matthew (May 10, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/10/the-unconventional-president-donald-trump-shakes-washington-to-its-core-by-firing-comey/ The Unconventional President: Donald Trump Shakes Washington to Its Core by Firing Comey]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 10, 2017.</ref>

===McCabe's conflict of interest===

===McCabe's conflict of interest===

==Associated scandals==

==Associated scandals==

===Sidney Blumenthal and Cody Shearer===

===Sidney Blumenthal and Cody Shearer===

[[Sidney Blumenthal]] is one of Hillary Clinton's closest advisors. It was Blumenthal who spread the smear on [[Monica Lewinsky]] that she was stalking President [[Bill Clinton]], a smear dutifully repeated by mainstream media sources.<ref>http://www.vanityfair.com/news/1999/05/christopher-hitchens-testifies-monica-lewinsky</ref> [[Cody Shearer]] is a longtime Clinton [[dirty tricks]]ter. It was Shearer who was identified by [[MSNBC]]'s [[Chris Matthews]] as the mysterious stranger who threatened Kathleen Willey and her children before testifying on behalf of [[Paula Jones]] in her sexual harassment suit against Bill Clinton.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Target-Caught-Crosshairs-Hillary-Clinton/dp/0974670162 Target: Caught in the Crosshairs of Bill and Hillary Clinton], Kathleen Willey, World Ahead Publishing, Nov 6, 2007  ISBN 978-0974670164 ISBN 0974670162</ref>  

[[Sidney Blumenthal]] is one of Hillary Clinton's closest advisors. It was Blumenthal who spread the smear on [[Monica Lewinsky]] that she was stalking President [[Bill Clinton]], a smear dutifully repeated by mainstream media sources.<ref>https://www.vanityfair.com/news/1999/05/christopher-hitchens-testifies-monica-lewinsky</ref> [[Cody Shearer]] is a longtime Clinton [[dirty tricks]]ter. It was Shearer who was identified by [[MSNBC]]'s [[Chris Matthews]] as the mysterious stranger who threatened Kathleen Willey and her children before testifying on behalf of [[Paula Jones]] in her sexual harassment suit against Bill Clinton.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Target-Caught-Crosshairs-Hillary-Clinton/dp/0974670162 Target: Caught in the Crosshairs of Bill and Hillary Clinton], Kathleen Willey, World Ahead Publishing, Nov 6, 2007  ISBN 978-0974670164 ISBN 0974670162</ref>  

Blumenthal was officially barred by the Obama White House from serving in the [[Obama administration]] because aides believed Blumenthal was the source of [[Islamophobic]] and [[racist]] attacks on [[Barack Obama]] on behalf of Hillary Clinton during the 2008 Democratic primaries.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/hillary-clinton-sidney-blumenthal-emails-benghazi-hearings-215083 Clinton's emails from Blumenthal spark tension], By Josh Gerstein, Politico, 10/22/15.  politico.com</ref><ref>[http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/14/476539/- HillaryClinton.com spreading Obama=Muslim smears and other racism], ''DailyKos'', Mar 14, 2008.  dailykos.com</ref>  

Blumenthal was officially barred by the Obama White House from serving in the [[Obama administration]] because aides believed Blumenthal was the source of [[Islamophobic]] and [[racist]] attacks on [[Barack Obama]] on behalf of Hillary Clinton during the 2008 Democratic primaries.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/hillary-clinton-sidney-blumenthal-emails-benghazi-hearings-215083 Clinton's emails from Blumenthal spark tension], By Josh Gerstein, Politico, 10/22/15.  politico.com</ref><ref>[http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/14/476539/- HillaryClinton.com spreading Obama=Muslim smears and other racism], ''DailyKos'', Mar 14, 2008.  dailykos.com</ref>  

On July 14, 2011 Blumenthal emailed Clinton about the private security company he invested in, Osprey Global Solutions. Blumenthal tells Clinton about Osprey’s attempt to get a contract to give “field medical help, military training, organize supplies and logistics” to Libyan jihadis fighting [[Gaddafi]]. "Grange can train their forces and he has drawn up a plan for taking [the Libyan capitol of] Tripoli… This is a private contract. It does not involve [[NATO]]. It puts Americans in a central role without being direct battle combatants. The TNC [the rebel Transitional National Council] wants to demonstrate that they are pro-US. They see this as a significant way to do that. They are enthusiastic about this arrangement.” Furthermore, “Tyler, Cody, and I acted as honest brokers, putting this arrangement together through a series of connections, linking the Libyans to Osprey and keeping it moving.” Blumenthal is a private citizen, journalist, and [[Clinton Foundation]] employee at the time. (Yahoo, 10/8/2015) (US Department of State, 1/7/2016)

On July 14, 2011 Blumenthal emailed Clinton about the private security company he invested in, Osprey Global Solutions. Blumenthal tells Clinton about Osprey’s attempt to get a contract to give “field medical help, military training, organize supplies and logistics” to Libyan jihadis fighting [[Gaddafi]]. "Grange can train their forces and he has drawn up a plan for taking [the Libyan capitol of] Tripoli… This is a private contract. It does not involve [[NATO]]. It puts Americans in a central role without being direct battle combatants. The TNC [the rebel Transitional National Council] wants to demonstrate that they are pro-US. They see this as a significant way to do that. They are enthusiastic about this arrangement.” Furthermore, “Tyler, Cody, and I acted as honest brokers, putting this arrangement together through a series of connections, linking the Libyans to Osprey and keeping it moving.” Blumenthal is a private citizen, journalist, and [[Clinton Foundation]] employee at the time. (Yahoo, 10/8/2015) (US Department of State, 1/7/2016)

On January 27, 2013 Cody Shearer sends Blumenthal a clearly classified document in an email. The subject heading for the email is: “Sid – This is Classified.” There is no text, but a document is attached called “Washington,_DC_Itinerary_for_D.doc.” Blumenthal has no security clearance to receive classified information.<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/meet-the-men-behind-hillary-clintons-private-spy-network/article/901675</ref>

On January 27, 2013 Cody Shearer sends Blumenthal a clearly classified document in an email. The subject heading for the email is: “Sid – This is Classified.” There is no text, but a document is attached called “Washington,_DC_Itinerary_for_D.doc.” Blumenthal has no security clearance to receive classified information.<ref>https://www.weeklystandard.com/meet-the-men-behind-hillary-clintons-private-spy-network/article/901675</ref>

Throughout the [[2016 presidential election]] Cody was tasked by the Clinton machine to dig up dirt on [[Donald Trump]]. Shearer authored a report and gave it to Blumenthal, who gave it to [[State Department]] official [[Jonathan Winer]],<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/nunes-dossier-deux/552389/</ref> who then gave it to [[Christopher Steele]], who passed it on to the FBI.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/01/30/christopher-steele-gave-fbi-a-2nd-dossier-from-notorious-clinton-hatchet-man/</ref> The document is dated October 19, 2016 and was not included in [[BuzzFeed]]'s January 10, 2017 release of the ''[[Steele dossier]]''. The document is said to contain allegations of Trump's personal sexual and financial affairs.

Throughout the [[2016 presidential election]] Cody was tasked by the Clinton machine to dig up dirt on [[Donald Trump]]. Shearer authored a report and gave it to Blumenthal, who gave it to [[State Department]] official [[Jonathan Winer]],<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/nunes-dossier-deux/552389/</ref> who then gave it to [[Christopher Steele]], who passed it on to the FBI.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/01/30/christopher-steele-gave-fbi-a-2nd-dossier-from-notorious-clinton-hatchet-man/</ref> The document is dated October 19, 2016 and was not included in [[BuzzFeed]]'s January 10, 2017 release of the ''[[Steele dossier]]''. The document is said to contain allegations of Trump's personal sexual and financial affairs.

By early 2017 when the ''Clinton-Steele dossier'' was exposed as a fraud and no [[Russian collusion]] was found, ''The Guardian'' reported that the [[FBI]] was examining a "second ''Steele dossier''"<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/30/trump-russia-collusion-fbi-cody-shearer-memo</ref> - known now as the ''Shearer dossier''. Congressional investigators began looking at how Clinton operatives funneled opposition research to the State Department which made their way into FBI investigative files.<ref>https://saraacarter.com/referral-suggests-clinton-friends-feeding-british-spy-information/</ref> At this same time stories about a porn actress who claimed to have had an affair with Trump, was paid off, and like Kathleen Willey, claimed she and her child were threatened by a "mysterious stranger" to keep silent appeared in the [[mainstream media]].<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-other-secret-dossier/article/2011477</ref>

By early 2017 when the ''Clinton-Steele dossier'' was exposed as a fraud and no [[Russian collusion]] was found, ''The Guardian'' reported that the [[FBI]] was examining a "second ''Steele dossier''"<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/30/trump-russia-collusion-fbi-cody-shearer-memo</ref> - known now as the ''Shearer dossier''. Congressional investigators began looking at how Clinton operatives funneled opposition research to the State Department which made their way into FBI investigative files.<ref>https://saraacarter.com/referral-suggests-clinton-friends-feeding-british-spy-information/</ref> At this same time stories about a porn actress who claimed to have had an affair with Trump, was paid off, and like Kathleen Willey, claimed she and her child were threatened by a "mysterious stranger" to keep silent appeared in the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://www.weeklystandard.com/the-other-secret-dossier/article/2011477</ref>

===Terry McAuliffe investigation===

===Terry McAuliffe investigation===