To say that Doug Schoen dropped a bombshell during Sunday night’s segment of the Political Insiders is understatement. After Schoen, who is usually a faithful supporter of the Clintons, said that he’s reassessing his support for Mrs. Clinton, host Harris Faulkner could be heard loudly saying “Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. You are not going to vote for Hillary Clinton?”
The transcript of that part of the segment starts with Mr. Schoen saying “As you know, I have been a supporter of Secretary Clinton… But given that this investigation is going to go on for many months after the election… But if the Secretary of State wins, we will have a president under criminal investigation, with Huma Abedin under criminal investigation, with the Secretary of State, the president-elect, should she win under investigation. Harris, under these circumstances, I am actively reassessing my support. I’m not a Trump -” At that point, Faulkner replied “Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. You are not going to vote for Hillary Clinton?”
It isn’t that difficult for the Clinton campaign to criticize FBI Director Comey. He isn’t one of their people. He’s causing heartburn for Mrs. Clinton’s campaign so he has to be vilified. It’s different with Schoen. It isn’t that Mrs. Clinton, Robbie Mook or John Podesta will hesitate in criticizing Schoen. It’s that they’ll have difficulty getting credibility criticizing Schoen because he’s a reasonable Democrat.
First, here’s the video of that portion of the segment:
Next, here’s the transcript of that portion of the segment:
DOUG SCHOEN: As you know, I have been a supporter of Secretary Clinton… But given that this investigation is going to go on for many months after the election… But if the Secretary of State wins, we will have a president under criminal investigation, with Huma Abedin under criminal investigation, with the Secretary of State, the president-elect, should she win under investigation. Harris, under these circumstances, I am actively reassessing my support. I’m not a Trump —
HARRIS FAULKNER, FOX NEWS: Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. You are not going to vote for Hillary Clinton?
SCHOEN: Harris, I’m deeply concerned that we’ll have a constitutional crisis if she’s elected.
FAULKNER: Wow!
SCHOEN: I want to learn more this week. See what we see. But as of today, I am not a supporter of the Secretary of State for the nation’s highest office.
FAULKNER: How long have you known the Clintons.
SCHOEN: I’ve known the Clintons since ’94.
FAULKNER: Wow! But their friend here has said he’s reconsidering.
SCHOEN: I have to, because of the impact on the governance of the country and our international situation.
FAULKNER: So the news in that is are there other people, I would imagine, like Doug Schoen.
This isn’t just interesting gossip at Monday morning’s water cooler. This is a major event that’s destined to create headlines on social media and create heartburn for Mrs. Clinton’s campaign.
Technorati: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, John Podesta, Huma Abedin, Email Scandal, Doug Schoen, FBI Investigation, Robbie Mook, James Comey, Democrats, Election 2016
