As a Veteran, I am perplexed why no journalist has interviewed any of the Veterans who seemed so self-righteously upset about Secretary Clinton’s emails during the 2016 presidential race. FBI Director Comey begrudgingly cleared Clinton in her handling of classified material. Comey had no clearance from the DOJ to make any public announcement about this case. The FBI investigates. The DOJ judges.



I know this happened in 2016 but, alas, history repeats itself before our very eyes these days. The journalists who take on this assignment might even garner some much-needed respect for modern journalism if they’d present these self-righteous Veterans with the hard, cold facts of the espionage case that currently looms over Former President Trump, a verifiable hoarder of classified documents.



I would love to hear what nonsense these Veterans would offer in Trump’s defense. Or maybe they have seen the light and have recognized that distortions and half-truths are the currencies of grifters and charlatans. Hope springs eternal.



I had a Top Secret / Special Background Investigation during my military career. I imagine if I were one of America’s spies and had seen anything like the classified clutter in a Mar a Lago ballroom or bathroom, then I would have seriously considered hanging up my spooky spurs. What would have been the point of me gathering intelligence on our foes, to further our national interests, when any unauthorized person, from pool boy to bootlicking MAGA bot, could waltz into a ballroom or bathroom and tip over a cardboard box to get a treasure trove of our nation's most secret secrets? That’s the kind of carelessness that gets members of our military, our intelligence agencies, and our allies killed.



If I were a journalist I would start with finding the Veterans that spouted off during that infamous town hall that Matt Lauer conducted in 2016. Multiple Veterans ambushed Secretary Clinton during that disgraceful NBC “news” show. In contrast, Matt tossed a few half-melted snowballs to Former President Trump. Where is the outrage of those who pretended to care so much for our nation’s security? The hypocrisy, the duplicity, the disingenuousness of my fellow Veterans is appalling. How dare they fake their outrage over some emails, when troves of documents have been strewn around so carelessly? Bring on your comments my fellow Veterans. I’d love to hear your take on this.