Clinton Facing More Criticism as Aide Given Immunity

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Hillary Clinton. The former Secretary of State suffered a very public health issue at a September 11 ceremony that prompted days of speculation about the presidential candidate’s health. Then her opponent in that race, Donald Trump pulled dead even in the polls, even when the four top candidates are considered. But the hits just keep coming.

Recently, Clinton’s former chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, and two other staff members were granted immunity deals in exchange for their willingness to work with investigators in the FBI investigations into Clinton’s infamous private email server.

The information came from a GOP congressman, as reported by the FBI, but no matter the source, the revelation poses (another) PR problem for Clinton.

According to the congressman, Mills turned her laptop over to the FBI on the condition nothing found therein could be used legally against her. An interesting concession if there was nothing there that COULD be used in any way against her. Defenders say Mills was just extra cautious, but you can bet that’s not how this will be read by Clinton’s political opponents or by Trump’s supporters, who see anything the former Secretary of State does as “evil” and “self-serving.”

The congressman, in the sort of hyperbole that counts as discourse these days, said he was “stunned” at the deal, “No wonder they couldn’t prosecute … they were handing out immunity deals like candy…”

While that’s hardly true, the veracity of the statement won’t be tested by anyone who wants to believe it, especially those who believe Clinton was not prosecuted due to political backroom dealing.

Predictably, DEMs fired back, saying the complaining congressman was busy “trying to make something out of nothing…”

Meanwhile, Americans are being treated to heaping helpings of faux shock and disdain by both sides, growing ever more jaded and frustrated. It’s an interesting phenomenon from a PR perspective. The angriest and most disaffected voting blocs in history and some folks still want to play it as business as usual. A growing number of American voters don’t want to hear the backstabbing and nonsense. What they used to cheer, they now revile. And this sentiment resonates on both sides of the widening aisle.

Amazingly, some elected officials seem oblivious to this … or incapable of responding to it.

David Milberg is an entrepreneur and financial analyst from NYC.