On Tuesday night, Trump baselessly claimed that “Hillary Clinton broke the law, and she didn’t get indicted” because “the FBI and Justice Department protected her.” But an exhaustive 2018 report from the Justice Department inspector general concluded that investigators made the right call by not charging Clinton, and that their decision-making wasn’t motivated by political bias. And prosecutors have presented evidence that he knowingly broke the law and obstructed the investigation, while the FBI concluded that Clinton didn’t act with criminal intent.
Trump mishandled far more classified material. But there are several major differences that break in Clinton’s favor. To be sure, investigators found problems with how both Trump and Clinton handled classified material, and they both misled the public about their conduct. This misleading line of attack is a common refrain at his public events – and also for some of his opponents in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.įacts First: This is an inaccurate and self-serving comparison. Trump most recently invoked Clinton on Tuesday night during a lie-filled fundraiser at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, hours after his arraignment in federal court. Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly and inaccurately compared his federal indictment to the Hillary Clinton email investigation that ended without charges, claiming unfair treatment.
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