On Sunday’s Meet the Press, Karen Finney, former communications director for the Democratic National Committee, defended Hillary Clinton’s almost universally condemned press conference this week.
“I think the fact she went out there and did it and said, look, in hindsight, I would have done it differently, [deserves credit],” said Finney. “For all those who criticize how slow she was, I think she also deserves credit that she went out there and did it, because that’s been the other criticism. You wanted to see her come out. I don’t think she in any way, shape, or form thought — I think given your interview with Trey Gowdy, it is obvious this is not going away — this was not intended to end the conversation.”
“Also, more broadly,” Finney continued, “about Hillary and the sort of thematic about Hillary, in terms of the time when she became first lady, and when that narrative about her and the Clintons was set, the country was not ready for someone like her. And so I think she’s being held to a different standard, I would argue. Jeb Bush has a lot of problems with his e-mails. If transparency is paramount to becoming commander-in-chief, let’s have the same standard for everybody. And she’s already turned over 55,000 pages.”
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