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Even as a European*, I find this of interest, because of the level of corruption it shows.
Headline: "Clinton Was 'Extremely Careless' With Email But Should Not Be Charged".
In his statement, Comey said that the FBI's investigation had found 110 emails on Clinton's servers that had contained classified information when they were sent or received, of which eight contained material at the highest classification level of "top secret." Noting that this information was being stored on "unclassified personal servers" less secure even than commercial services like Gmail and that Clinton's use of the private account was widely known, Comey said it was "possible that hostile actors gained access to Secretary Clinton's personal email account." Said Comey: "Any reasonable person should have known that an unclassified system was no place for that kind of information."
So: The FBI knows that she mishandled classified information. When you receive your security clearance, you are informed of the rules and the penalties for breaking them. Storing Secret, much less Top Secret information on a civilian server outside the control of the government violates those rules.
Yet, she will not be prosecuted. She was just "careless", no big deal. Laws are for the little people.
*Full disclosure: I used to be American, but turned in my passport some years ago. Various reasons, not least of which are the US tax policies. But the politics (The Shrub, Obama, and now...possibly Hillary!) - it's like a banana republic, only with nukes.
(Score: 1) by Francis on Tuesday July 05 2016, @10:02PM
Partisan? I was a Democrat before this. I'm no longer a Democrat because of this. I haven't decided whether I'll be a Green or just Independent, but passing it off as a partisan hatchet job is disingenuous. It might have started out that way, but anybody who looks at the case with unbiased eyes is going to see at least cause for concern, even if they don't see something criminal in it.
Even under the best possible interpretation, she violated retention policies meant to ensure the people could keep an eye on the activities of their government officials. That alone ought to be serious cause for concern given the recent history of corruption and lack of accountability in the White House.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by FatPhil on Tuesday July 05 2016, @10:53PM
Clue - the republicans and democrats still believe that democracy works.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 1) by Francis on Wednesday July 06 2016, @03:47AM
I know, but I mean even at the state level where things are generally less broken.
This kind of corrupt BS is why I'm throwing my support behind Wolf PAC and their efforts to remove money from the political system.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 06 2016, @06:50AM
Nice try at deflecting somewhere else, bro. How much is it nowadays per post?