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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: 5, Interesting) by jmorris on Tuesday July 05 2016, @11:26PM
I note Comey said there was no intention to break the law, so that's fine then.
Since there are people currently in prison who broke the same laws with no 'intent' it is pointless excuse making for why Mrs. Clinton is to be treated special. Most damning is the fact intent is not even an element in several of the crimes Comey stood there and told the world he was convinced she committed. Your intent does not matter, incompetence does not matter, being drunk doesn't matter, being under alien mind control beams does not matter. If you commit the act you are subject to the penalty. She sent information she knew to be classified across an insecure system. She ordered her subordinates to remove the classified markings and send documents to her insecure system. She retained classified information after leaving government service.
But yea, my posting history shows I knew there couldn't be any other decision, the only question was whether Comey recommended charges and Lynch decided against or if Comey would disgrace himself to save her for future service. Now we know.
We all knew there could never be charges filed because Obama would have been left with only bad options. He could swear under oath that his Sec State was a mere figurehead and all Foreign Policy was being done out of the White House by political hacks, thus he never once emailed his Secretary of State. Or he could admit he did communicate with her by email and so utterly incompetent that he couldn't figure out that clintonemail.com wasn't a government server. All of the valid addresses would have .gov or .mil endings but he was too dumb to realize that. That would have been his best defense. Could you imagine somebody with an ego the size of Obama, better speechwriter than his speechwriters, better at policy than his policy advisers, forced to swear under oath that he is an idiot? Actually telling the truth would not even be considered, of course. He is a Democrat and serves the Father of Lies.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 05 2016, @11:42PM
Yeshhhs, shssuck it downnnn!
(Score: 4, Informative) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday July 06 2016, @12:26AM
I agree with your comment, there were never going to be charges filed, but then:
He is a Democrat and serves the Father of Lies.
I am of the view that it makes no difference whether Obama is a Democrat or a Republican, the point here is not partisan.
The US political system is controlled by an elite for their own purposes, and the Democrat and Republican flags are just for show. If it had been a Republican in this position, the outcome would have been the same.
In the unlikely event charges arise, and convictions are achieved the President will be pardoning people soon, so there's that, after all Bill pardoned his brother for cocaine possession and George HW pardoned pretty much everyone for the Iran contra thing.
(Score: 2) by jmorris on Wednesday July 06 2016, @01:18AM
Yea, Scooter Libby having his life turned inside out was exactly like what happened to Clinton, Sandy "Pants Burgler" Berger, etc. The special council knew within days who leaked Plame's name because Richard Armitage confessed to him, but he was ordered to get Cheney and by damn he was going to get him or somebody close in a perp walk.
Both parties ARE corrupt and dealing dirty for their own benefit and their super rich class. But to say they are treated the same is simply a factual error.
(Score: 4, Informative) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday July 06 2016, @01:26AM
Damn it, I usually try to avoid flamewars on this site.
I should have known from your posting history.
(Score: 2) by TheGratefulNet on Wednesday July 06 2016, @06:01AM
your comment bears repeating:
The US political system is controlled by an elite for their own purposes, and the Democrat and Republican flags are just for show.
the only thing I'd add to that is: the R guys are more 'christ-y', or think they are, than the rest. they think they have 'god' on their side and they won't listen to reason.
but when it comes to payoffs and lies, they both do equally 'well' since that's part of the JOB. there's a reason no good person gets that job. a good person would not last a week in any of those jobs.
and THAT is the problem!
"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday July 06 2016, @08:46PM
Is it possible that the Christ-y bits are just for show as well, to appeal to a particular group who will then vote that way, thinking that they will make a difference?
I don't know because I don't live in the US, but it looks like that from the outside.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 06 2016, @11:24AM
He is a Democrat and serves the Father of Lies.
This explains a lot about you. You're one of the dipshits who for some insane reason has decided that it's your religious duty to God that will get you in heaven to vote Republican.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 06 2016, @03:27PM
Actually telling the truth would not even be considered, of course. He is a Democrat and serves the Father of Lies.
Obama always tells the truth when you listen to him speak backwards. [youtube.com]