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Originally Posted by Gozer
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John Dean is an independent (not Republican or Democrat) lawyer very intimately knowledgeable about these charges. In fact, he was involved in Watergate with Nixon and dealt with the laws for a decade:
"Endless efforts by congressional Republicans to foil or foul up Hillary Clinton’s run for the presidency have hit a new low. The members of Congress involved cannot be sued for defamation, since they are protected by the “Speech and Debate Clause” of the Constitution, but the fact that they are not merely smearing the former secretary of state but are trying to send her to jail on phony charges of perjury and lying to Congress is beyond the pale of dirty politics. It is an abuse of power and their effort to criminalize politics could one-day blowback on them and result in their going to jail on bogus charges. They are employing a tactic that could undermine democracy, so it is appropriate to get the facts out."
https://verdict.justia.com/2016/08/1...illary-clinton
When the Republican lead investigator himself says no reasonable prosecutor would charge her with anything, that means something.