| Fox News - Latest Headlines | | | | Hillary's email half truth: Media shows true colors for not calling out falsehood | | Sep 12, 2022 | | Benjamin Franklin once said that a "half truth is often a great lie." It turns out that the same can be said about "technical" truths. Franklin’s warning came to mind recently after Glenn Kessler at the Washington Post looked at the claim of Hillary Clinton on Twitter this week that "the fact is that I had zero emails that were classified." The Post declared Clinton "technically correct" in the claim despite the fact that it was actually false. Indeed, the Post appears to recognize that fact at the very end of its analysis. A "technical" truth is wonderfully Clintonesque – captured in Bill's infamous defense during the Monica Lewinsky investigation that "it depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." The email scandal now depends on what the meaning of "were" was. Hillary Clinton is focusing on whether the emails were marked classified as opposed to whether they contained classified information. The tortured logic is transparently and knowingly misleading, but it has been pushed by various columnists and analysts. 5 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRUMP RAID WARRANT AND PROPERTY LIST As I have stated previously, I do not believe that the email scandal warranted criminal charges and certainly did not justify the "lock her up" mantra used in the 2016 presidential campaign. However, Clinton is now rewriting history with the help of many in the media who simultaneously pushed this line that the email scandal was a type of conservative hoax. It was not. While substantive in many respects, Kessler's analysis largely follows the false framing of Hillary's tweet: whether emails were actually marked classified. Even on that point, Hillary is technically incorrect. There were emails with "confidential" classifications. Admittedly, that is the lowest level of classification and there was a controversy on whether those markings should have been removed. Kessler spends considerable time chasing that rabbit down the hole in the Clinton tweet when there is a virtual chasm next to it. The focus of the tweet and the Post analysis was not the focus of the investigation. Hillary elected to use an unsecured personal server despite the strong policy against such systems for the discussion of State Department business. The reason is obvious. The servers are more easily penetrated by foreign intelligence and, according to the FBI, "hostile actors gained access" to some of the information through the emails of Clinton’s associates and aides. Emails are a particular concern for security experts because they rarely have classification markings. Officials engage in contemporary and rapid exchanges that can reveal classified information. People often try to "talk around" such classified facts, but they can easily compromise sensitive programs or information. That is precisely the reason why they are told to use only secured servers and government email systems. HILLARY CLINTON BLASTED FOR ‘ASTONISHINGLY FALSE’ TWITTER THREAD CLAIMING SHE HAD ‘ZERO’ CLASSIFIED EMAILS In Clinton emails, the inspector general noted this very same pattern where aides showed a "conscious effort to avoid sending classified information, by writing around the most sensitive material." It did not work. A 2018 report of Department of Justice inspector general revealed that "81 email chains containing approximately 193 individual emails" were "classified from the CONFIDENTIAL to TOP SECRET levels at the time." There was never an allegation that Clinton or her aides intended to reveal classified information, but rather than they conveyed classified information while using the private server. As then FBI Director James Comey stated, they had "dozens of conversations on email about secret topics" and disregarded security protocols. What the private server allowed was control by the Clintons. That control would later prove key when Clinton delayed full disclosure to federal officials and ultimately deleted thousands of emails. While endlessly detailing the classification markings of three emails, Kessler does note that "sometimes classified information seeped into email exchanges." That is the point. It is not the markings but the content of the emails that compromised national security information. It is only at the very end that the Post again acknowledges this point in affirming a "technical" truth in favor of Clinton: "Clinton, in her tweet, suggests none of her emails were marked classified. That’s technically correct. Whether those emails contained classified information was a major focus of the investigation, but a review of the recent investigations, including new information obtained by the Fact Checker, shows Clinton has good reason for making a distinction with Trump." Unpack this line. The column admits that it was not the markings but the content that was a "major focus of the investigation," but then declared Clinton "technically correct." The use of a strawman argument is classic Clinton, but it looks silly when adopted by a serious journalist. CLICK HERE TO GET THE OPINION NEWSLETTER Take the conclusion that this is different from the Trump allegation of holding classified information at Mar-a-Lago. Of course, it is different. While Trump insists that as a president he was allowed to remove the documents and that he declassified them, that claim remains unestablished. However, these were clearly marked classified documents, including some at extremely high levels of classification. Yet, there is one aspect that is more analogous and entirely omitted from the Post analysis. The most likely charge against Trump is obstruction in failing to turn over the material after a formal subpoena. Again, while there are obvious differences, Clinton and her staff were also accused of withholding material and delaying such disclosures. The State Department investigators worked furiously to determine the extent of any compromising of classified information in these emails by Clinton or her staff, including the possession of classified information on various laptops. Clinton and her staff did not fully cooperate with investigators in refusing to turn over her emails and other evidence. They delayed such efforts to estimate any national-security damage. Ultimately, the FBI cut deals with her aides to secure their cooperation. Later, additional classified material was found on the laptop of former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., who was married to top Clinton aide Huma Abedin – 49,000 emails potentially relevant to the Clinton investigation. Moreover, the thousands of emails cited by Hillary do not include thousands destroyed by her staff. In 2014, Clinton and her staff were aware that these emails were being sought by both congressional and federal investigators. However, they used BleachBit to wipe out thousands of emails and then told investigators that they made the unilateral decision that such emails were "personal." The Clintons have long thrived in the gray space between "technical" and actual truth. As an accommodating media debates what the meaning of "were" classified was in the email scandal, the real question is what the media has become when an alleged half truth is indistinguishable from a whole lie. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JONATHAN TURLEY | | | | | Cowboys' Dak Prescott appears to get trash hurled at him after injury: 'This is unacceptable' | | Sep 12, 2022 | | Most of the Dallas Cowboys fan base was saddened when Dak Prescott left for the locker room in the fourth quarter of their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a thumb injury. Then the diagnosis hit – Prescott suffered a right thumb fracture and will miss a little over a month recovering. He was seen with a cast over his right hand when he talked to reporters after the Buccaneers wrapped up a 19-3 win over his team. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM On social media, one video appeared to show fans at AT&T Stadium tossing trash toward Prescott as he left the field to go back into the locker room to get looked at. Former NFL star Chad Johnson reacted on Twitter. "This is unacceptable, you’re supposed to love your players especially your QB," he wrote. COWBOYS' DAK PRESCOTT NEEDS THUMB SURGERY, WILL BE OUT SEVERAL WEEKS Prescott was 14-for-29 with 134 passing yards and an interception before he left the game. "Yeah, it’s very disappointing, but injuries happen. Can’t necessarily control it. Just unfortunate. I’m obviously going to miss some time, not be there for my team. That’s what hurts more than anything, especially after the start that we just put out there," Prescott said, via Pro Football Talk. "I wanted to be able to respond and not necessarily having that opportunity for several weeks. Yeah, it’s unfortunate, but I’ll do what I’ve always done anytime adversity comes. Take it on head first, and I’ll give my best, and I’m sure I’ll come out of this better." Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the injury was not season-ending, but he will miss a few games. | | | | | Texas' lottery numbers for Sunday, Sept. 11 | | Sep 12, 2022 | | These Texas lotteries were drawn Saturday: All or Nothing Day: 04-05-09-12-15-16-17-18-20-21-22-23 All or Nothing Evening: 01-03-04-06-08-09-17-18-20-21-23-24 All or Nothing Morning: 01-02-05-06-09-13-15-19-20-21-22-23 All or Nothing Night: 05-08-10-13-15-18-19-20-21-22-23-24 MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT WINNER CAN CHOOSE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS Cash 5: 01-04-23-27-34 Estimated jackpot: $25,000 Daily 4 Day: 2-4-1-8, FIREBALL: 7 Daily 4 Evening: 5-1-8-1, FIREBALL: 2 Daily 4 Morning: 7-0-0-1, FIREBALL: 9 Daily 4 Night: 2-7-8-5, FIREBALL: MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY DRAWING: WINNERS CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS IN THESE STATES Lotto: 03-05-06-14-25-40 Estimated jackpot: $17,500,000 Mega Millions estimated jackpot: $231,000,000 Pick 3 Day: 3-6-0, FIREBALL: Pick 3 Evening: 1-1-9, FIREBALL: 6 Pick 3 Morning: 7-3-2, FIREBALL: Pick 3 Night: 8-1-9, FIREBALL: WINNING THE LOTTERY: BLESSING FOR SOME, CURSE FOR OTHERS Powerball: 38-42-56-68-69, Powerball: 4, Power Play: 2 Estimated jackpot: $193,000,000 | | | | | Ex-Cowboys star trends on social media after Dak Prescott goes down with thumb injury | | Sep 12, 2022 | | The Dallas Cowboys have their backup quarterbacks already in place as Dak Prescott is set to miss significant time with a right thumb injury, but some thought it could be time for an old flame to return. Some fans mentioned the return of Tony Romo to the Cowboys in the wake of Prescott’s injury. Romo has not played since 2016. He was injured in 2015 and suffered another injury in 2016 which led to the rise of Prescott and for the former Mississippi State standout to take the starting job. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Romo retired after the 2016 season and has been in the CBS broadcast booth ever since. The four-time Pro Bowler is only 42 – just a few years younger than Tom Brady, who guided the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 19-3 win over the Cowboys on Sunday night. COWBOYS' DAK PRESCOTT NEEDS THUMB SURGERY, WILL BE OUT SEVERAL WEEKS Romo may not have had so much success in the playoffs, but his play to get the Cowboys to the postseason was unmistakable. In 156 games, he had 34,183 passing yards with 248 touchdowns. He is among the leaders in wins (78) for the Cowboys just behind Roger Staubach (85) and Troy Aikman (94). It is unlikely Dallas calls Romo back to the playing field. The team is set with Cooper Rush taking the reigns as the starter and Will Grier being the backup. | | | | | New Jersey's lottery numbers for Sunday, Sept. 11 | | Sep 12, 2022 | | These New Jersey lotteries were drawn Sunday: Cash4Life:14-23-27-32-51, Cash Ball: 3 Powerball estimated jackpot: $193,000,000 MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY DRAWING: WINNERS CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS IN THESE STATES Pick 3: 0-9-7, Fireball: 1 Pick 4: 8-3-7-3, Fireball: 1 Cash 5: 02-16-27-28-37, Xtra: 2 MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT WINNER CAN CHOOSE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS Estimated jackpot: $836,000 Midday Pick 3: 8-5-6, Fireball: 4 Midday Pick 4: 2-8-3-7, Fireball: 4 WINNING THE LOTTERY: BLESSING FOR SOME, CURSE FOR OTHERS Mega Millions estimated jackpot: $231,000,000 | | | | | | | Former California Dem leader rips Kamala Harris for using Biden as 'meal ticket' to presidency | | Sep 12, 2022 | | A former Democratic California state senator ripped Vice President Kamala Harris claiming she is using President Biden as a "meal ticket" to a potential presidency as questions loom about the 2024 presidential election. Former State Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero joined "Fox & Friends First" Monday to discuss her remarks as Biden continues to slip in the polls. "Let's face it, Joe Biden is Kamala Harris's meal ticket to potentially the presidency," Romero told co-host Todd Piro. "She needs to go ahead and to keep putting out there for the public and especially potential other opponents that Joe Biden is running because the longer that people can believe that myth, the greater the opportunity is that no other contender like Newsom or Buttigieg change or even Hillary Clinton might step into the fray." VP HARRIS BLAMES GOP ‘ELECTION DENIERS’ FOR FOR MAKING US DEMOCRACY ‘WEAKER’ THROUGH ‘THREATS FROM WITHIN’ Harris told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday she would "proudly" run with Biden in 2024 assuming he seeks reelection. The vice president also mentioned Americans "demand justice" on former President Donald Trump despite looming questions surrounding the FBI's raid on Mar-a-Lago. Romero said she is "appalled" over the Justice Department's raid and suggested Harris' remarks are a political ploy to distract from the Biden administration's various crises. "I think many of us, probably most of us, are appalled, whatever we think of Donald Trump, of what happened to the president, the former president of the United States, so I am disenchanted with that," Romero said. "Once again, it's politi-speak," she continued. "It's a way to try to reshape and to try to encourage the electorate to not look at inflation, to not look at the supply chain, to not look at the crisis of a very unsecured border, and to try to focus on these so-called divisive issues such as an activist court. It is a disappointment." | | | | | Here's how much the world's 'oldest-known' motorhome is worth | | Sep 12, 2022 | | Someone got a pretty good deal on an old RV this past weekend. A very old one. What's believed to be the oldest existing motorhome was auctioned by Bonhams in the U.K. for $75,000. That's about half the average price of a new Class A motorhome today, according to Camper Report. WINNEBAGO REVEALS E-RV ELECTRIC MOTORHOME The Ford Model T-based vehicle was built in 1914 for the family that founded the Bentalls department store chain. It has sleeping for four and a cast iron stove for heating and cooking, plus a mail slot in the side door for extended stays. The vehicle had been abandoned for several decades before being refurbished in the 1970s with the help of a cabinetmaker, and it remains in functional condition. Despite what seems like a relatively low price for such an unusual collectible, the final bid on the 1914 vehicle was actually about twice the pre-sale estimate. $1.3 MILLION MOTORHOME HAS ROOM FOR YOUR FAMILY AND CAR While not the earliest RV of any kind, it predates a vehicle built in the U.S. in 1915 by Roland Conklin that is often called the first motorhome, and is also equipped with en ensuite bathroom. RV/MH Hall of Fame Museum co-founder Al Hesselbart told Fox News Digital that the 1910 Pierce-Arrow Touring Landau is considered the first RV, although it's not quite a full motorhome. The SUV-like vehicle featured rear seats that folded into a bed and had portable cooking and toilet equipment stored under the front seats. | | | | | Progressive rep deletes tweet after including terrorists in 9/11 death toll for second year in a row | | Sep 12, 2022 | | Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., deleted a tweet remembering victims of 9/11 that had been up for much of the day Sunday after conservatives slammed her for using a death toll that included the terrorists. While Jayapal removed the post that her account put up on Sunday, an identical one posted a year earlier still remained as of Monday morning. Fox News reached out to her office for comment, but they did not immediately respond in time for publication. "Today we remember the 2,996 people who were killed on 9/11 and all those who lost their lives while serving our country in the forever wars that followed," both tweets from the Congressional Progressive Caucus chair said. Each one included an image of the twin towers with the phrase "Never Forget." There were 2,977 victims who were killed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The 2,996 number Jayapal tweeted adds the 19 terrorists who died. It is unclear where Jayapal got her count from or why she uses the 2,996 number. US PROSECUTORS MAY NEGOTIATE PLEA DEAL WITH 9/11 ARCHITECT KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED, OTHER CONSPIRATORS: REPORT A Google search of "How many people died on 9/11?" shows a result of 2,996, with the first website in the search results being a Wikipedia page with a visible preview making the distinction between the number of victims and the number of total deaths including the perpetrators. Conservatives were quick to comment on Jayapal's Sunday tweet, users including KTTH radio host Jason Rantz observing that it was not her first. CHURCH DESTROYED IN 9/11 CELEBRATES REOPENING 21 YEARS LATER: ‘SYMBOL OF PEACE AND LOVE' Meghan McCain incredulously asked if Jayapal's post was a "joke" in a tweet of her own that she later deleted. A Sunday Facebook post from Jayapal's official account notably used the number 2,977 instead of 2,996. That post was still up Monday morning. All of the posts referenced "forever wars" but did not specify which wars those are. The wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq had been over before her 2021 tweet. | | | | | Florida's lottery numbers for Sunday, Sept. 11 | | Sep 12, 2022 | | These Florida lotteries were drawn Sunday: Cash4Life: 14-23-27-32-51, Cash Ball: 3 Fantasy 5: 02-04-18-26-33 Mega Millions estimated jackpot: $231,000,000 Pick 2 Evening: 1-9, FB: 4 Pick 2 Midday: 5-3, FB: 8 Pick 3 Evening: 4-2-6, FB: 4 MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT WINNER CAN CHOOSE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS Pick 3 Midday: 6-1-9, FB: 8 Pick 4 Evening: 0-0-4-6, FB: 4 MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY DRAWING: WINNERS CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS IN THESE STATES Pick 4 Midday: 5-5-2-5, FB: 8 Pick 5 Evening: 1-9-0-9-3, FB: 4 Pick 5 Midday: 1-4-9-2-5, FB: 8 WINNING THE LOTTERY: BLESSING FOR SOME, CURSE FOR OTHERS Powerball estimated jackpot: $193,000,000 | | | | | |
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