It has been nearly 200 days since Hillary Clinton held an open press conference. I wonder why? I think we all know the answer; she is dodging a long list of hard controversial questions that consists of -

1. Response to her obvious lies she has repeated over and over again about her private e-mail server. Responses we now know are absolutely lies. 2. The release of e-mails that prove she circumvented the state dept. servers in order to maintain sole control of her e-mails.

3. Response to selling a board seat to a wealthy donor Rajiv Fernando. This was a seat on the International Security Advisory board with the other members having expertise in this field including a former Secretary of Defense. A quote from a member of this board regarding matters they are responsible for - “Most things that involve nuclear weapons and nuclear strategy are dealt with at a pretty sensitive basis -- top secret”. Fernando’s background, a whopping 3 years’ experience in high-frequency trading a form of computer-generated stock trading. Additionally, Hillary Clinton CLAIMS to be against high-frequency trading but it sure didn’t stop her from accepting his donations that range from 1 to 5 million dollars.

4. Response to Bill meeting Lynch in private.

5. Response to the numerous lawsuits that have been filed over election fraud and voter suppression from the primary election.

6. Response to the collusion that was revealed from the hacked DNC servers between HRC campaign and the DNC.

7. The recent report of the Department of Justice filing a motion in federal court seeking a convenient 27-month delay in producing correspondence between Hillary Clintons top aids and officials with the Clinton Foundation amid reports of nefarious activity.

8. Response to why her appointees to the Democratic platform voted not to ban fracking and not to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The public deserves an answer regarding the TPP given her overwhelming support leading up to the primary election but then denounced it when it was politically advantageous to flip positions.

The American people deserve answers to these questions as we are heading into the 2016 Democratic National Convention. This is a list of 8 questions from a regular citizen who follows politics, I can only imagine how long of a list a reputable journalist has waiting for her.