Mediaboss Marketing

New York: Defeated Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton promises to let her guard down and explain what happened in her shock electoral defeat to Donald Trump, including the mistakes she made, in a book to be published in September.

File image of Hillary Clinton. Reuters

Publishers Simon and Schuster revealed on Wednesday that the previously unnamed tome would be entitled "What Happened" and would be the former secretary of state's "most personal memoir yet."

"In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I'm letting my guard down", writes Clinton in the introduction.

Her publishers said the book would reveal what Clinton thought and felt during the bruising 2016 campaign that saw her make history as the first US woman to win the presidential nomination from a major party.

It will describe "what it was like" to run against Trump, "the mistakes she made, how she has coped with a shocking and devastating loss, and how she found the strength to pick herself back up", they said in an announcement ahead of the 12 September release date.

Clinton would take the reader "inside the intense personal experience" of an election "marked by rage, sexism, exhilarating highs and infuriating lows, stranger-than-fiction twists, Russian interference, and an opponent who broke all the rules", Simon and Schuster added.

The tome will also see Clinton double down on her belief that Russian interference cost her the White House.

Clinton has repeatedly blamed her loss on Russian cyberattacks and has alleged that associates of Trump likely had a hand in the effort.

She also says then-FBI director James Comey dealt her campaign a severe blow when just days before the November election he briefly revisited an inquiry into the scandal over her use of private email while at the State Department.

"Hillary shows just how dangerous the forces are that shaped the outcome, and why Americans need to understand them to protect our values and our democracy in the future", Simon and Schuster said.

Clinton is the author of five previous books, most recently "Hard Choices" published in 2014, as well as "An Invitation to the White House" and "It Takes a Village," all published by Simon and Schuster.

Read the rest here:
Hillary Clinton's new book 'What Happened' to explain 2016 election defeat, Russian interference - Firstpost

Simon & Schuster

Clinton also touches on what she was thinking and feeling as she became the first female presidential nominee of a major U.S. political party, the release said.

The memoir is also billed as a cautionary tale, about the adversarial forces that might have had a hand in the stranger-than-fiction election.

Clinton has previously cited Russian meddling as a reason for her defeat in the 2016 election. Clinton has backed an independent, bipartisan investigation

Related:

The first book of Clintons career, It Takes a Village, was released in 1995 when she was first lady.

Since then, Clinton has published "Dear Socks, Dear Buddy," in 1998, sharing letters from children to the first family's pets, the best-selling memoirs "Living History," and "Hard Choices," about her years as secretary of state during President Barack Obama's first term.

In February, Clinton said she was working with Marla Frazee, a two-time Caldecott finalist for the year's outstanding picture book, to re-release It Takes a Village as an illustrated book.

What Happened, is being published by Simon & Schuster. It will be released on Sept. 12, the Associated Press said.

More here:
Hillary Clinton's New Book 'What Happened' Examines 2016 Campaign - NBCNews.com

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday commandeered a Democrat resolution demanding more information about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' actions and turned it into a resolution demanding further investigation into Hillary Clinton.

It happened after a 2.5-hour debate that devolved into a series of partisan point scoring and sanctimony on dozens of political scandals ranging from the Nixon administration to the Clinton impeachment, to the more modern inquiries to determine how damaging Russia's influence was on the 2016 elections.

Democrats were hoping to put Republicans on the spot with a "resolution of inquiry" that, if it had passed, would have asked the Department of Justice to provide documents related to any potential involvement Sessions had in the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.

The resolution was sponsored by Democrats Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and David Cicilline of Rhode Island.

But Republicans used their majority in the committee to tack on an amendment that struck the Democrats' language and instead called for a special counsel to investigate matters more closely related to Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration. That includes the recently revealed information that former Attorney General Loretta Lynch asked Comey to refer to the Clinton email scandal as a "matter" instead of an "investigation."

It passed along party lines in the committee, 15-13.

Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia defended the move by saying Democrats were being "redundant" for seeking information from the administration while the Robert Mueller special counsel investigation was ongoing.

"This resolution seems to be just one more opportunity for my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to vicariously voice Hillary Clinton's long and growing list for why she lost the election," Goodlatte said.

Jayapal said the committee had fallen down with its responsibilities by not investigating Russia matters, "even as our counterparts in the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House and Senate Intelligence Committees have put country over party and have refused to step away from their essential roles."

Democrats have made similar moves in other committees, trying to force votes on small issues related to President Trump and the ongoing Russia investigations. On Tuesday, Republicans torpedoed an effort by Democrats in the House Ways and Means Committee that would have allowed the committee to gain access to Treasury Department documents that might show ties between Trump and Russia.

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced the party's strategy earlier this month when she said at a news conference, "We will force Republicans to take votes on the record to continue hiding facts from the American people."

Neither the Democrats' original resolution nor the Republican's amendment that followed may be that notable, in the end. The Democrats' resolution did not have the legal force of a subpoena, which means it could very well be ignored by the Justice Department. And the Republicans' request for a special counsel to investigate Clinton-related matters is only that, a request.

Read more:
GOP hijacks Democrats' bill on Jeff Sessions, uses it to target Hillary Clinton - Washington Examiner

If the 2016 presidential election were held today, Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonFalse advertising: How the Democrats attempt to rewrite history OPINION | Democrats: Time to wish Hillary Clinton good luck and goodbye House Intelligence Republican: Claims Gowdy acted as second lawyer for Kushner 'horses---t' MORE would still lose the election.

Despite her continued effort to cast blame, Clintons loss should not have come as such a surprise. Her lack of a clear, focused agenda, distasteful attacks on Republicans, and apathy toward stagnating wages among middle class Americans all contributed to her defeat.

Clinton should recognize that her time has passed. She will soon be 73 years old and her home state of New York has two others strong prospective 2020 candidates in Senator Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandOPINION | Democrats: Time to wish Hillary Clinton good luck and goodbye Dem says ObamaCare repeal effort moves US toward single-payer Jimmy Carter predicts US will eventually have single-payer healthcare system MORE and Governor Andrew Cuomo.

For these reasons among others, Hillary Clinton should not run again.

The Democratic Party must move on from the 2016 loss and find both a new strategy and a new leader.

To be sure, the partys new narrative must move beyond resistance to President Trump and suspicion that the election was somehow stolen from Clinton.

In a poll conducted by The Washington Post earlier this month, only 37 percent of Americans said that the party currently stands for something, while 52 percent said it just stands against Trump.

Resistance has been an ineffective strategy for Democrats in special elections, and there is no indication that it will help win back seats during the 2018 midterm elections.

Instead of dwelling on the 2016 election, the Democrats need to push forward.

Rather than turning to Hillary Clinton for answers, Democrats can trust Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is both qualified and has bipartisan support, to conduct a thorough investigation into the Trump campaign and its alleged collusion with Russian officials.

Through Muellers investigation, the American people will get the answers they deserve. In the meantime, the constant speculation into these matters detracts from focusing on critical issues that hardworking Americans face daily.

The Democratic Party is finally seeing this, prompting the launch of A Better Deal, the partys new policy agenda.

A Better Deals proposed mission is to help build an America in which working people know that somebody has their back.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Schumer, and other top Democrats have rolled out this plan in an effort to present a strong and clear message to voters.

Schumer has described A Better Deal as not about moving the party left or right, nor about appealing to one coalition or another. Pelosi has followed by clarifying that the new focus is not a course correction, but its a presentation correction.

The Democrats are doing exactly what Hillary Clinton failed to do throughout her campaign. A change in message is imperative to the Democrats turning their failing strategy around.

In certain areas, such as the economy and job creation, election polls showed Clinton beating Trump with large margins. However, when she shifted her focus to unsubstantiated calls for unity and opportunity, she lost crucial support.

Unity did not bring the same sense of security as her economic plan. The shift in focus from a concrete plan to an abstract concept was lethal for the Clinton campaign.

With this Better Deal, the Democrats are being careful not to make the same mistake.

This agenda signifies a focus on policy and strategy.

As Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York put it, Republicans talk in headlines, but under this new plan, Democrats speak in fine print.

A Better Deal has the potential to be exactly what the Democrats are looking for in their effort to convince the American people that they are the party of the working class. It will also remind the country that they are a party of substance, and not simply a resistance movement.

Democratic Senator Al FrankenAl FrankenOPINION | Democrats: Time to wish Hillary Clinton good luck and goodbye Franken: Constitutional crisis if Trump uses recess appointment to replace Sessions with someone wholl fire Mueller AT&T discussing merger conditions with DOJ: report MORE says, we have to move on by proving we are the party that cares about a lot of the people who voted for Donald TrumpDonald TrumpFalse advertising: How the Democrats attempt to rewrite history OPINION | Democrats: Time to wish Hillary Clinton good luck and goodbye Judge upholds ,000 fine against Kobach for 'misleading' claims MORE.

By having some of Congress most established Democrats finally admit to the partys shortcomings in 2016, they are signaling that they are ready to move past some of last years deadweight in Democratic politics and pursue an agenda that benefits hardworking Americans.

Douglas E. Schoen (@DouglasESchoen)served as a pollster forPresident Bill Clinton. A longtime political consultant and pollster, he is also a Fox News contributor and the author of 11 books. His latest book isPutins Master Plan: To Destroy Europe, Divide NATO, and Restore Russian Power and Global Influence(Encounter, 2016).

Follow this link:
OPINION | Democrats: Time to wish Hillary Clinton good luck and goodbye - The Hill (blog)

The Arkansas bar association says it wont permanently strip Hillary Clinton of her ability to practice law in the state, rejecting requests to punish her for risking national security with her secret email server, and misleading Congress.

In a letter this week, the office of professional conduct at the Arkansas Supreme Court said two staff lawyers had looked into the complaints against Mrs. Clinton and concluded there does not appear to be a sufficient basis for a formal complaint.

He suggested that because the Obama Justice Department didnt pursue her, the state bar wouldnt either.

Though criminal charges are not required to pursue formal disciplinary proceedings, none were filed in this matter, Michael E. Harmon, deputy director of the office, said in a letter Monday to Ty Clevenger, the lawyer who tried to force the issue.

Mr. Clevenger had said that Mrs. Clinton committed both perjury and destruction of evidence over her email setup as State Department secretary. She deleted emails that contained government records, and misled Congress about the process, Mr. Clevenger said.

Mrs. Clintons law license has already been suspended by Arkansas for failure to comply with continuing legal education requirements, but Mr. Clevenger said she could reactivate her license by updating her credentials.

Hes been asking courts across the country where Mrs. Clinton had been admitted to take action against her.

Mr. Clevenger said he plans to file an appeal.

Excerpt from:
Hillary skates again on email scandal - Washington Times