The FBI agent who spoke with State Department official Patrick Kennedy about reclassifying one of Hillary Clinton's emails in exchange for getting agents posted overseas went on the record with the Washington Post and denied that any collusion took place. FBI official Brian McCauley, who retired in 2015, had been trying to get in touch with Kennedy for days.  When Kennedy called back, the first thing he said was "I need a favor."  McCauley responded, "Good.  I need a favor."  Sounds exactly like the beginnings of a quid pro quo to me. Nevertheless, both the State Department and the FBI are denying that any quid pro quo took place. CNN: The FBI is denying that any "quid pro quo" was offered in the fight between the bureau and State Department over the classification level of the email, though one interview described it as such. "Not only is there no proof. It's absolutely not true, a...(Read Full Post)