FBI Director James Comey said at a press conference that Hillary Clinton and her aides were “extremely careless” in their email handling of classified information. He said 110 emails sent or received on Clinton’s server contained classified information.

FBI Director James Comey announced Tuesday that he will not recommend criminal charges against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in relation to her use of a private email server during her tenure as Secretary of State.
“Although we did not find clear evidence that Secretary Clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing the handling of classified information, there is information that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information.”
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Over July 4th weekend, ABC8 in Richmond Virginia conducted a poll surrounding the ongoing FBI investigation and recent interview with Hillary Clinton.  Out of 1,645 respondents: 82% said Ms. Clinton should be criminally prosecuted, 16% said she should not.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has been under scrutiny for almost a year after it came to light that she used a private email server for her government and personal emails, rather than the State Department’s email system while serving as Secretary of State to President Obama. She recently met with the FBI about an investigation being conducted to decide whether or not to criminally prosecute her for her actions.
Clinton has said relying on a private server was a mistake but that other secretaries of state had also used a personal email address previously.
Following reports of Clinton’s FBI interview, presumptive Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump tweeted: “It is impossible for the FBI not to recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton. What she did was wrong!”
Who do you agree with?  – Article and Poll HERE –

Ever since they initially came on the political scene, it has always seemed odd that no reporter ever asks: “when was the last time you saw your husband?.
There’s absolutely nothing within the definition of “marriage” that fits the two professional politicians, Bill and Hillary.  Their relationship is always in the abstract when referenced.

Hillary doesn’t stand a chance of winning the election. There’s a reason why no-one shows up to her events, speeches or rallies. Authenticity is always a key aspect to electoral victory; she just ain’t got it.
♦ In 2008 there were 38,111,341 Democrat votes in the primary. In 2016 there were 28,269,195. A net decrease of 9,842,146 (-29%)
♦ In 2012 there were 19,214,513 Republican votes in primary. In 2016 there were 30,261,999. A net increase of 11,047,486 (+57%)

Before watching this video it’s important to note something.  Brianna Keilar is filling in for Jake Tapper on State of the Union.  CNN’s Brianna Keiler was previously on assignment as an embed reporter with the Hillary Clinton campaign during the campaign.
Notice how no other network shifts an embed “reporter” into a position of punditry other than CNN. Jake Tapper used to work for Chelsea Cinton’s mother-in-law.  If you have followed their “reporting” you’ll note both Tapper and Keilar are the primary “journ-o-list” advocates for Hillary Clinton on the network:

Hillary Clinton and her entourage (2 law offices, 17 attorneys, 8 political aides, 2 personal consultants) finally broke down and went to FBI Headquarters in Washington DC today for a Question and Answer session.  Questions were about Clinton’s use of a private email server while Secretary of State.
The interview was about whether or not she properly handled classified information on the server. The interview took place at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC. It lasted approximately three and a half hours.

“Secretary Clinton gave a voluntary interview this morning about her email arrangements while she was Secretary. She is pleased to have had the opportunity to assist the Department of Justice in bringing this review to a conclusion. Out of respect for the investigative process, she will not comment further on her interview.”
~ Clinton campaign spokesman Nick Merrill

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We’ve withheld presenting any consideration the Clinton/Lynch meeting in Arizona until AG Lynch presented her thoughts/explanations on the event.
SHE DID THAT TODAY.
As you can see in this interview (below) directly discussing the matter Attorney General Lynch goes to great lengths to walk through the parseltongue politispeak surrounding her meeting with Bill Clinton.
Pay attention to the phrases she is using.  Specifically note the frequency of:  “raises questions and concerns”, and “casts a shadow over how this case may be perceived”.  Those phrases alone make the ethical case for recusal.
However, against the call for her to recuse herself the next key phrase to focus on is:  “would mean that I wouldn’t even be briefed on what the findings were, or what the actions going forward would be.  And while I don’t have a role in those findings or making those recommendations on how to go forward, I will be briefed on it, and I will be accepting their recommendations.”

There it is. The real motive behind AG Lynch refusing to recuse herself (now that she was caught intentionally meeting with Bill Clinton) can be found in that explanation: (more…)

In the course of the past week there has been a considerable amount of discussion regarding the meaning of the Brexit vote and the possible connection to a resurgence of economic nationalism that may also play out in the 2016 U.S. election.
Globalists (liberals writ large) argue the Brexit vote is isolated to the U.K and the failures of the EU.  However, some economic nationalists argue the Brexit vote is indeed indicative of a larger awakening amid people who see globalism, corporatism and political influence by multinational corporations, as bureaucratic largesse in a similar vein as the EU system.
I believe the latter framework is accurate.  The U.K Brexit vote has a strong connectivity to a similar sentiment within the U.S. electorate.
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More evidence for the last several weeks of transparent media agenda polling (poll manipulation) surfaces today with the release of a new Rasmussen Poll.
Overall Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton 43/39.  With Independent Voters (no party affiliation) Trump leads Clinton 45/27:

However, perhaps the most stunning internal detail in the poll is this:

[…]  Trump how holds a 14-point lead among men, while Clinton leads by six among women. The candidates are tied among those under 40, while Trump leads among older voters.
Clinton continues to hold a wide lead among blacks. Trump leads among whites and other minority voters. (link)

Yes, Trump leads among Hispanic voters.
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When you think about “Trade Deals” – even the phrase elicits a myriad of opinions that causes the intellectual class to immediately drag the conversation into the esoteric weeds.
So allow me to give you an example of modern trade discussion using something many will be familiar with: Fig Newtons.  Specifically, Nabisco brand Fig Newtons.
How do you make a Fig Newton? Who is involved in the process of making a Fig Newton? And how does that chewy snack reach your market?  Understand that process and you understand the fundamental flaw in 2016 Trade deals.  Fig Newtons also highlight how to destroy the middle class.
There are three general aspects, and three groups responsible, to making a Fig Newton available to you.  The supply chain is known as “field to fork”, but any manufactured product can be viewed in the same three general ways:

• The Farmer – (no collar) who produces the raw material
• The Processor – (blue collar) who turns the raw material into a packaged good
• The Consumer  – (white collar) the company (Nabisco) sells the finished good to a retailer (Market) who in turn sell the product to you, the consumer.

So let’s give the Fig Newton supply chain a face: (more…)

The key point from the latest Quinnipiac University Poll (full pdf below) is not so much the result of a statistical neck-and-neck race, but rather how the release proves the prior media polls are transparently biased and constructed to benefit Hillary Clinton.

As we have shared previously, media polls are useless in this election for genuine comparative purposes.  There has not been a single Trump / Clinton media poll in the past month that has not been (transparently) an agenda poll.
The Quinnipiac poll methodology (available here) shows it was conducted from  June 21 to June 27,  and used 1,610 registered voters.  Quinnipiac puts out a fully detailed methodology and accepts the MOE (margin of error) is weighted to favor Hillary Clinton due to the increasing reliance on cell phone contacts.
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