Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for president in 2016. In a matter of weeks, he’ll start receiving classified intelligence briefings. What could go wrong?
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Speaking of classified intelligence, the person most likely to face Trump in the general election, Hillary Clinton, remains under FBI investigation for potentially mishandling state secrets on her private email server. It’s possible that Clinton could be recommended for federal indictment.
And yet, assuming Hillary can dispatch her pesky primary challenger, 74-year-old socialist Bernie Sanders, she could soon become the only thing standing in the way of a Donald Trump presidency.
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Could Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the general election? Probably not, but consider the following headlines, which went relatively unnoticed on Wednesday as media outlets were too busy celebrating Trump’s coronation.
U.S. judge says Clinton may have to testify in email lawsuit https://t.co/sd4V7rFxtf pic.twitter.com/q2oB3LvIOO
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 4, 2016
JUST IN: Hacker who exposed Clinton's personal email account: I easily breached her server https://t.co/GJDnyZCNHT pic.twitter.com/meTaX4NljE
— The Hill (@thehill) May 4, 2016
Hillary Clinton's email woes may soon get worse — and Donald Trump is a very happy man https://t.co/xLBxurpUdg
— PolicyMic (@PolicyMic) May 5, 2016
Donald Trump is one of the most unpopular presidential nominees in history, and many Americans are terrified at the thought of him becoming president. They’re counting on Hillary to prevent that from happening.
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At the end of the day, it seems like we’re placing an inordinate amount of faith in the following propositions: 1) Hillary Clinton would never violate the law to advance her own interests, and 2) Even if she did, she won’t be punished for it because of her political stature.
That’s not very comforting.
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