# Has the Dallas tragedy, and other protests/violence killed the Clinton email scandal? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 10, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571 "2016-07-10T15:12:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/41 "2016-07-14T14:07:37Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Already answered. The FBI’s answer was that Hillary was careless and a liar. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/42 "2016-07-14T14:17:49Z")
> [@Chihuahua](#): > > I thought the fact that there was no scandal killed the scandal. > > The staggering incompetence of Trey Gowdy and the Republican’s willingness to turn on the Republican FBI director certainly helped. The FBI reported that Hillary was careless with the way she handled government documents. Hillary had repeatedly lied to the American voters about her handling of her server, government emails, private emails, etc… Some people call that a scandal, some people consider Hillary’s actions to be SOP. Asking the FBI director to explain his actions is well within the authority of the U.S. Congress. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/43 "2016-07-14T14:18:52Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > The FBI’s answer was that Hillary was careless and a liar. [Comey never said](https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/statement-by-fbi-director-james-b.-comey-on-the-investigation-of-secretary-hillary-clintons-use-of-a-personal-e-mail-system) she was a liar. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/44 "2016-07-14T14:22:01Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > The FBI reported that Hillary was careless with the way she handled government documents. Hillary had repeatedly lied to the American voters about her handling of her server, government emails, private emails, etc… Some people call that a scandal, some people consider Hillary’s actions to be SOP. > > Asking the FBI director to explain his actions is well within the authority of the U.S. Congress. Yawn. As POTUS she will plenty of people to make sure secret documents are protected. And I think we can all agree she needs to win this election. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/45 "2016-07-14T14:55:03Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > The FBI’s answer was that Hillary was careless and a liar. The 2nd part is false. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/46 "2016-07-14T15:17:22Z")
I think the greater majority of people have seen this ‘scandal’ for the non scandal it is from the very start. The right’s been crying "WOLF! " so long they haven’t even noticed no one is taking them seriously anymore. Blaming the headlines is lame in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/47 "2016-07-14T15:22:07Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Yawn. As POTUS she will plenty of people to make sure secret documents are protected. And I think we can all agree she needs to win this election. Hahahaha. If elected POTUS, Hillary will be able to use Executive Privilege to hide all of her actions from the voters, any investigators, and the media. It doesn’t get any better than that - for the Clintons. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/48 "2016-07-14T15:30:25Z")
I can’t prove it but I think the FBI report on the email scandal has had an effect seen in the tightening poll results. It’s not a non-scandal, just not one serious enough to automatically disqualify a scandal now that the apparent standard is no conviction. I do not believe anyone that says they would not have considered the scandal more serious if it involved a candidate they were opposed to. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/49 "2016-07-14T16:57:26Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I do not believe anyone that says they would not have considered the scandal more serious if it involved a candidate they were opposed to. It’s serious; but for most people there are a large number of issues more important: climate change, foreign wars, taxes, gay marriage, immigration, abortion, health insurance, whatever–depending on if you are liberal or conservative… ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/50 "2016-07-14T17:13:07Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Hahahaha. If elected POTUS, Hillary will be able to use Executive Privilege to hide all of her actions from the voters, any investigators, and the media. It doesn’t get any better than that - for the Clintons. Just like her husband did! Oh, wait… ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/51 "2016-07-14T17:14:38Z")
These polls have lowered Hillary’s numbers some, but they show no increase in Trump’s #'s. > **[Opinion | Yes, Clinton is sinking in the polls. No, you should not panic....](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/07/14/yes-clinton-is-sinking-in-the-polls-no-you-should-not-panic-heres-why/)** > > A new national poll shows Clinton and Trump tied. That's okay. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571/52 "2016-07-14T17:20:25Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > These polls have lowered Hillary’s numbers some, but they show no increase in Trump’s #'s. > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/07/14/yes-clinton-is-sinking-in-the-polls-no-you-should-not-panic-heres-why/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/07/14/yes-clinton-is-sinking-in-the-polls-no-you-should-not-panic-heres-why/) Which indicates dissatisfaction with her. That is if polls were reliable indicators. Could just mean more Democrats than Republicans on vacation right now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-dallas-tragedy-and-other-protests-violence-killed-the-clinton-email-scandal/759571.md?page=2)