In a move that could greatly disappoint his base but is likely to be welcomed by the public at large, President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he won\u2019t pursue any potential investigation of Hillary Clinton tied to her use of a private email server while Secretary of State.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just not something that I feel very strongly about,\u201d Trump said in an interview with the New York Times. \u201cI’m not looking to go back and go through this.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s already some unrest for voices on the far right. Ironically, Brietbart News, which was run by Trump\u2019s incoming senior adviser Steve Bannon, was quick to call the announcement a \u201cbroken promise\u201d of his campaign promise to \u201clock her up,\u201d a mantra that was repeated at a number of rallies by Trump surrogates. Trump himself directly brought up the idea of prosecution during his second debate with Clinton, saying that he were to become president, she would be \u201cin jail.\u201d The comment created a firestorm of criticism from legal experts who noted that it was unprecedented for an American presidential candidate to directly threaten their opponent with legal repercussions stemming from an election victory.<\/p>\n
The conservative group Judicial Watch, a longtime nemesis of the Clintons, also condemned the news.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident-elect Trump should focus on healing the broken justice system, affirm the rule of law and appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Clinton scandals,\u201d Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, Trump said he\u2019s not worried about his base getting too upset about the move.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don’t think they will be disappointed. I think I will explain it that we in many ways will save our country,\u201d he told the Times, arguing that pursuing a prosecution \u201cwould be very, very divisive for the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
News that Trump was backing off his earlier threats to prosecute Clinton came Tuesday morning when his spokesperson Kellyanne Conway argued that Trump wanted to use the transition period to help Clinton and her allies \u201cheal\u201d after the shocking election defeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Hillary Clinton still has to face the fact that a majority of Americans don\u2019t find her to be honest or trustworthy, but if Donald Trump can help her heal, then perhaps that’s a good thing,\u201d Conway said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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