Last week, I examined the reaction to and the consequences of a possible indictment of former President Barack Obama over “Obamagate,” the false claim that “the intelligence community” concluded a) Russians interfered in the 2016 election (which is not in dispute), b) they did so to help elect candidate Donald Trump, and c) Trump “colluded” with the Russians to get elected.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lit the fuse on this phony narrative because at the time she faced possibly campaign-ending political and legal jeopardy for her likely violation of the Espionage Act over the unsecured server in her basement. On the server, she sent and received information — including information stamped as “classified” — despite her public denials.
What to do? Clinton and the Democratic National C