THE HILL: Former NY gov: Clinton shouldn’t have taken ‘victory lap’ after email report.
Former governor of New York and state Democratic Party Chairman David Paterson said his party’s presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, could have handled the FBI and Justice Department’s decision on her use of a private email server with more humility.
Paterson told radio host John Catsimatidis on “The Cats Roundtable” on Sunday that Clinton could have used the FBI and Justice Department’s decision not to bring charges against her as another chance to try to right the scandal.
“When the attorney general absolved Hillary Clinton and said that there were no criminal penalties that she would be held accountable for, she goes and basically takes a victory lap with President Obama,” Paterson said.
“What if Hillary Clinton had a press conference and said, ‘You know something? I am really happy that there are no criminal charges being levied against me, but I recognize I did a lot of things wrong. I used poor judgment, and I want the voters to know that I have learned a lesson from this situation, and I will never be in violation this way again’? ” he said. “I think that would have been a much better message than what went on that day.”
Paterson also lauded current New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Democratic National Convention speech, saying it showed an ability to work with Republicans.
Hillary is no more capable of admitting error than Trump.