indeed. and my point is that all Hillary had to do to retain some benefit-of-the-doubt was to say "yes, of course, influence happens, but…" blah blah, whatever

indeed. and my point is that all Hillary had to do to retain some benefit-of-the-doubt was to say "yes, of course, influence happens, but…" blah blah, whatever excuses or transparency or anything. The only thing I was commenting on was the complete unacceptability of claiming to be immune from influence. The "never never never" comment was about trusting someone who claims immunity from bias. All people have biases and influences.