Former FBI Lawyer James Baker Originally Believed Hillary Clinton Should Be Charged – IOTW Report

Former FBI Lawyer James Baker Originally Believed Hillary Clinton Should Be Charged

Baker “argued with others about why they thought she shouldn’t be charged.”

 

Sara Carter:

Former FBI General Counsel James Baker originally believed Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of highly classified information was “alarming” and “appalling.” At the time, he believed her use of a private server to send the classified emails was sufficient enough to secure an indictment to possibly charge her for violations under the Espionage Act, for mishandling sensitive government documents.

Baker held onto that belief until shortly before his former boss FBI Director James Comey made the public announcement not to charge Clinton on July 5, 2017. He said he changed his position only after arguing and discussing the situation over a period of time with senior colleagues at the bureau, to include Comey. Comey, however, had already written an early draft in May, exonerating Clinton and changing “grossly negligent,” a legal term for mishandling classified information to “extremely careless,” according to drafts obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2017. 

Ratcliffe Questions Baker

Under questioning by Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, Baker spoke extensively about the back and forth arguments. Baker is currently under a DOJ investigation for allegedly leaking information to the media and he steered clear of answering any questions regarding leaks.

“As the FBI general counsel, you originally believed it was appropriate, it was appropriate to charge Hillary Clinton with violation of the law for mishandling classified information,” asked Ratcliff, who is with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Baker answered. He described reviewing a classified “binder” containing material related to Clinton’s investigation that contained sensitive and highly classified emails she was transmitting over her semi-secured server.  more here

8 Comments on Former FBI Lawyer James Baker Originally Believed Hillary Clinton Should Be Charged

  1. Do none of these people know that they can just RESIGN. if they know they’re getting involved with illegal behavior? Or maybe they can’t…does the Deep State cult not allow people to just walk away?

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