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In a recent interview Joe Biden said he if he had run for president he would have chosen Elizabeth Warren as his running mate. Since then speculation has run wild wondering why he keeps mentioning running for president in recent interviews. Many have seen the recent odd line of questioning as a hint that if Hillary Clinton is indicted that he will take her place as the establishment candidate. Clearly Biden would be a candidate that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) could rally behind as they’ve made it clear Bernie Sanders, and his grassroots anti-establishment message, is not.
Meanwhile the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is working with the Department of Justice (DoJ) on the ongoing email scandal investigation. However, it has now come to light that the same department investigating her has contributed generously to her campaign, some giving the maximum allowed by law. Considering Clinton is the subject of a sweeping investigation by the FBI — for which the DoJ will determine whether or not charges will be levied — such donations seem at least somewhat dissonant.
Of all the presidential hopefuls, Clinton received by far the heftiest sum from DoJ employees — $73,437 total, including 228 individuals contributing the maximum allowable by law, $2,700. On its own, the total could be considered substantial, but Clinton’s previous presidential run wasn’t favored as heavily by DoJ employees — in 2008, she raised just $15,930 from 23 contributors.
Hillary’s donations from the Department of Justice completely swamp those of the other candidates; in fact, as Sanders’ total from 51 donors was just $8,900 and Trump garnered an inconsequential $381.
Critics have previously pointed to Lynch personally donating over $10,000 to Democratic candidates as evidence of her lack of impartiality — and sufficient reason she should not be charged with overseeing the investigation of Clinton’s emails.
As if the DoJ connections to the Clinton investigation weren’t enough, the former secretary has also received a number of hearty contributions from the private prison industry. As The Intercept reported nearly a year ago, two of Clinton’s top campaign donors are Corrections Corporation of America and the Geo Group — two of the biggest private prison corporations on the planet.
For Clinton to not only claim to follow the letter of the law in the face of evidence to the contrary — in her use of a private email server for official State business — but to also tout her devotion to minorities and social justice, while accepting donations from for-profit prisons, belies the flimsiest of façades.
As usual, Hillary Clinton’s stances run the gamut of personal convenience while flouting the public interest. Though evidence grows stronger by the day that at least one of her many wrongs is deserving of an indictment, the levying of charges remains an open question — if not downright doubtful. Either way, the establishment isn’t taking any chances ensuring they have their candidate either way.
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