We are sure there are those who would disagree with our headline and that is fine. However, for the healing of this country after a "spirited" campaign over the past one and a half years, it is time to let bygones be bygones.
While we do not condone anything that Hillary has done, to prosecute her will look like political retribution to the world and would further divide the country. This is the same decision that Gerald Ford faced with RIchard Nixon. We believe that he made the correct one for the betterment of the nation (although at the time we did not agree with it).
Another reason for the pardon is that Hillary is not a well woman and putting her through the legal system might end her life prematurely.
However, this does not mean that the Clinton Foundation should not be investigated as it might have violated the non-profit statutes of the United States. If there is a crime then, let the chips fall where they might. There should be no politician who can set up a foundation and personally profit from it.
So there you have our opinion, chew on it and let us know what you think.
Conservative Tom
White House open to a Clinton pardon
The White House isn’t ruling out the possibility of Hillary Clinton receiving a last-minute pardon from President Obama — even though she hasn’t been charged with a crime.
Asked at Wednesday’s press briefing whether Obama had considered utilizing his unique executive power, press secretary Josh Earnest was cryptic.
“The president has offered clemency to a substantial number of Americans who were previously serving time in federal prisons,” Earnest said.
“And we didn’t talk in advance about the president’s plans to offer clemency to any of those individuals and that’s because we don’t talk about the president’s thinking, particularly with respect to any specific cases that may apply to pardons or commutations,” he added.
Clinton has been embroiled in a lengthy FBI investigation into her private email server.
There are also reports that the feds are investigating the Clinton Foundation.
No charges have been filed against Clinton.
But when President Gerald Ford pardoned his predecessor, Richard Nixon, in 1974, it was for any crimes Nixon might have committed against the US while he was president.
Ford justified his decision by claiming that a long, drawn-out trial would only have further polarized the nation.
During the presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump said he’d appoint a “special prosecutor” to handle the matter — and campaign manager Kellyanne Conway suggested Wednesday the matter was still on the table.
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