Thursday, December 01, 2016
In the upside down world of Trump ethics
His most often repeated accusation against Hillary Clinton may be, in Donny's eyes, David Petraeus's highest recommendation.
Donald Trump, on the campaign trail, would occasionally compare the criminal investigation into whether Hillary Clinton mishandled classified information to the case of former CIA director David Petraeus. In Trump’s view, Petraeus, who pleaded guilty to mishandling classified information, was pursued unfairly, while Clinton deserved to be treated more harshly.Besides, the general is a man with a mistress, unlike HRC and Donny.
“The system is rigged,” Trump tweeted after the FBI recommended Clinton not be charged. “General Petraeus got in trouble for far less. Very very unfair! As usual, bad judgment.”
That assessment has long irked Clinton supporters and even the FBI — which feels Petraeus’s case was a clear cut example of criminal wrongdoing with aggravating factors, while Clinton’s was not. And now, Petraeus is under consideration for a job in Trump’s administration — possibly even as secretary of state, the job Clinton used to hold.
Petraeus and Trump met earlier this week, and Trump wrote on Twitter that he was “very impressed!”
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