The inspector general’s report released Thursday showed what terrible abuses of power some politically motivated government agents think they can get away with. People like former FBI Director James Comey, FBI agent Peter Strzok, FBI lawyer Lisa Page, and especially Hillary Clinton were clearly so full of their own political prowess that they thought they could just do whatever they want and get away with it. It is evident just in the facts reported that none of these people thought their actions would ever be called into question or that they would have to justify themselves. They saw themselves as above the law. They want one system of justice for them and one for everyone else.
There is so much corruption to unpack in 568 pages, we’ll probably be reading this for weeks to come. Before, it was conjecture. Now, we have it in writing from an IG report and it’s way worse even than we thought. This was clearly a political hit job in the land of great democracy, legitimate elections, and impressive government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
The decision by the FBI to minimize Clinton’s actions as “extremely careless” and the recommendation not to prosecute should not have been taken seriously by the pre-2016 election Justice Department. In any other normal situation, her actions were intentional and willful, not merely negligent. In any normal investigation with potential charges, the investigator simply submits the full report and it’s up to the prosecutor to determine what (if any) charges to file. Winning the war against opioids: A military family's personal struggle Watch Full Screen to Skip Ads
After Obama-era Attorney General Loretta Lynch was called out for a sleazy meeting with former President Bill Clinton on the tarmac in Phoenix, Comey inserted himself into the process by calling the press conference and presenting a prewritten memo exonerating Hillary Clinton for mere carelessness. The mere fact that there are recorded texts between Strzok and Page saying they "will stop” an election outcome and a specific candidate from winning should give everyone great concern. The evidence of collusion within the FBI to interfere in the election is now far worse than anything that’s so far been unearthed about Russia.
Yet Hillary Clinton, Comey, and the others are just walking away from all this? It’s superbly ironic that this report was published the same day that the New York attorney general alleged that the Trump Foundation engaged in illegal activities, yet no AG has stepped up so altruistically to sniff out the Clinton Foundation.
This is the double standard that makes regular people so mad and frustrated with politics and the upper echelon. It’s why many wear the “deplorable” label so proudly. In a society where we actually have a functioning, legitimate government and rule of law, no person or political party should be treated differently or above the law. That’s a statement that’s sadly almost been reduced to mere cliche, but deeply resonates across the country. We want impartiality.
The fairness and justice that we desire should not be politically motivated. The point of justice is that she is blind: She does not discriminate or provide favoritism. This report so widely evidenced political bias, favoritism, and illegal activity that it’s actually worse than Watergate. Way, way worse.
President Trump of course should follow the law, but so should Hillary Clinton. I am absolutely sickened at the mockery this made of our government. How can we sit by and claim our great democracy is something to be emulated when our very own people commit these kinds of unethical atrocities? It is a total disgrace. Attorney General Jeff Sessions should appoint a prosecutor, go back through the evidence in detail, and rather than accepting Comey’s prior and obviously politically biased recommendation, the Department of Justice could initiate proceedings against Hillary Clinton.
Jenna Ellis (@jennaellisJDFI) is a contributor to the Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential blog. She is director of public policy at the James Dobson Family Institute. She is a constitutional law attorney, radio host, and the author of The Legal Basis for a Moral Constitution.