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Corruption and Clintons are synonymous

Re Bob Fournier’s “Hillary’s far from perfect, but the Donald would be utter disaster” letter.

Fournier states Donald Trump is a bigger liar than Hillary Clinton, is a con man and has no clue how how our government works. He blames the Iraq war on Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld. The real truth is Hillary voted to give Bush authority to use military force in Iraq and gave an eloquent speech on the Senate floor in support.

Hillary as secretary of state created false pretense for the invasion of Libya, as did the neocons in the war against Iraq. Many people believe those brave Americans killed in Benghazi resulted from inaction as malfeasance, but the State Department will not release the emails to determine what happened.

Fournier is correct in that Hillary knows how the government works. She and Bill have been on the government payroll for the last few years, and now their combined net worth is $100 to 200 million dollars. Trump has made his millions the old fashion way - he earned it.

Hillary signed agreements on how to handle classified emails. Then said she did not understand all the complications. The first thing you learn in the study of the law is ignorance of the law is no excuse.

I want to vote for someone who does not think they are above the law. Bill met with the head of the Justice Department while the FBI was involved with his wife's disposition. If you want another 4 years of corruption, vote for Hillary.

Bob Boland, North Myrtle Beach

This story was originally published August 3, 2016 at 9:29 AM with the headline "Corruption and Clintons are synonymous."

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