Media Piles On Hillary

Editorial Cartoon by AF Branco:
"Hillary emails contained much more
than just classified information.

by Gary Bauer, Contributing Author: Hillary Clinton's email scandal is causing major headaches for her campaign. Each new day seems to bring a new revelation, and her excuses are falling flat.

For example, even though we now know that Clinton's unsecured personal server was full of classified information, she has asserted that nothing she received was ever "marked classified."

Earlier this week, she told reporters, "I did not send classified material, and I did not receive any material that was marked or designated classified."

That just doesn't pass the straight face test. As secretary of state, Clinton was fourth in the line of presidential succession. Presumably, she was handling sensitive information from foreign ministers, ambassadors and intelligence officials. If not, what was she doing for four years?

Her answer is perfectly Clintonian. Notice the words "marked or designated." But as Reuters reports today, some information is "born classified." And as secretary of state, she knew that.

It is difficult to say where this is all headed. Some are pointing out that her husband had to issue a presidential pardon to his CIA director for keeping classified information on his personal computer.

But the media seem to realize there is a serious story here. Consider these headlines from the past few days:"Hillary Clinton's Communications Problem May Go Beyond Email," CBS News, August 19th.

"Government Inquiry Into Clinton Emails Likely To Widen," National Public Radio, August 19th.

"Judge Says Hillary Clinton's Private Emails Violated Policy," Politico, August 20th.

"Watchdog: Two National Security Laws Appear Broken In Clinton Email Scandal," Washington Free Beacon, August 20th.

"U.S. Said To Probe How Classified Data Got On Clinton Server," Bloomberg, August 20th.

"Clinton Facing Fresh Worries In Congress Over Emails," Associated Press, August 21st.CBS, NPR, Politico, Bloomberg, AP -- they're not exactly card-carrying members of the "vast right-wing conspiracy."

Whether Hillary is eventually prosecuted or not, her political ambitions have clearly been damaged. A new Quinnipiac poll finds Clinton losing Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania in general election matchups against leading GOP candidates.
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Gary Bauer is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families

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