On Wednesday, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine suggested that Donald Trump would have conflicts of interest as Commander in Chief because of his extensive overseas business dealings and his "bromance" with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kaine ultimately changed the topic to attack Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for not releasing his tax returns.
The FBI released notes Friday from Mrs. Clinton's July interview in which she said on 39 occasions that she could not recall or did not understand procedures related to classified emails, nor did she know that the (C) designation stood for "confidential". "And talk about national security - he has openly encouraged Russian Federation to engage in cyber hacking to try to find more emails or materials, and we know that this cyber attack on the DNC was likely done by Russian Federation".
It's been 272 days since Hillary Clinton's last press conference. Trump said, "I will tell you this, Russia: If you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing".
As the New York Times reports, Kaine appeared on ABC's "The Week" today, where he dodged (yet another) question about Hillary Clinton's private email usage by focusing his response on Trump. FBI Director James Comey said that while Clinton and her aides had been "extremely careless", there was no evidence they intentionally mishandled classified information. And that's what she was saying.
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It would require the willing suspension of disbelief to accept that over the many years Clinton has existed in Washington she wouldn't understand how to recognize and/or handle classified information. Clinton told the Federal Bureau of Investigation she relied on others with knowledge about handling classified files not to send her emails inappropriately. In a taped interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" that aired Sunday, Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, Trump's running mate, called Clinton "the most dishonest candidate for president of the United States since Richard Nixon".
The interviewing agent's notes stated that Clinton swore she had a "limited understanding" of the document classification process; of how and why certain documents are deemed classified.
"We are not a campaign that is acting like Putin and other dictators and banning press outlets from even attending public events", he added.
Kaine used the same dodge when, after he tried to switch the subject to Donald Trump, Raddatz returned to the "reset".
Despite Kaine's recent assumption of the "attack dog" role traditionally accorded to vice presidential nominees, a FOX News poll published Wednesday showed Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump shrinking to within the margin of error, 41 percent to 39 percent, with minor party candidates picking up the rest. When it occurs, those who engaged in it, as Hillary Clinton clearly did, should be held accountable for the predictable consequences.
