Clinton conspiracies, opposition going strong 25 years later
At the national level it is not unusual for a politician to have been indicted for a crime. Since Bill and Hillary Clinton became national figures back in 1992 there have been 31 politicians in the legislative branch and nine politicians in the executive branch indicted for committing a crime.
Since 1992, the Clintons have been investigated for Whitewater, the Rose Law Firm, Troopergate, Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, Travelgate, Vince Foster’s suicide, Juanita Broaddrick, The Clinton Foundation, Benghazi and Emailgate.
The cottage industry created to pursue the Clintons goes back 25 years and is composed of Kenneth Starr, Emmett Tyrell Jr., Barbara Comstock, Richard Mellon Scaife, David Brock, Christopher Ruddy, the Koch brothers, Dan Burton, Tim Miller, Katie Packer Gage, David Bossie, Matt Drudge, Steve Bannon, Garrett Marquis and Matthew Continetti not to mention a legion of politicians.
So wouldn’t you think that after all of this intense scrutiny by so many people over such a long period of time the Clintons would have been indicted for something — anything?
No, because with the exception of Bill’s philandering, no evidence exists to suggest a Clinton malfeasance, far less a crime. But don’t tell this to the opposition researchers and conspiracy theorists!
Allan Cooper, San Luis Obispo
This story was originally published September 13, 2016 at 8:47 PM with the headline "Clinton conspiracies, opposition going strong 25 years later."