Wall Street Journal: Obama Should Not Lobby FBI About Hillary Clinton Investigation

By Editorial Board Wall Street Journal President Obama’s interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” Sunday has rightly received attention for his defensiveness about Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria. But the President made other news that deserves more attention: to wit, his legal advice to the FBI and Justice Department about Hillary Clinton’s email server. The FBI…

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Hillary Clinton Retains Security Clearance Despite FBI Inquiry into Handling of Classified Information

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Although the FBI is investigating Hillary Clinton’s handling of sensitive government information on her private email account, she still has security clearance to access classified information, McClatchy reports.  National security experts said it’s common practice to remove that clearance during an investigation. “Whether you’re a member of the military, a high-ranking…

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How FBI May Be Able to Recover Clinton’s ‘Wiped’ E-Mails

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Although Hillary Clinton said more than 31,000 e-mails were deleted from her private server because she considered them personal, the FBI should be able to resurrect them, Mother Jones reports.  Clinton’s lawyer, David Kendall, maintained that Clinton’s e-mails were “wiped” from the server, but the Denver-based company that operated the e-mail…

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