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posted by n1 on Tuesday July 05 2016, @08:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-difference-does-it-make? dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 06 2016, @12:48AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 06 2016, @12:48AM (#370376)

    More to the point, if Hillary is being let off the hook for this, then why the fuck is Snowden being crucified?

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday July 06 2016, @01:39AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 06 2016, @01:39AM (#370404) Journal

    Ruling class vs working class. That's the only reason we'll never get.

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    We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.
  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 06 2016, @06:12PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 06 2016, @06:12PM (#370825)

    Well, for one, Snowden violated the statute (because he acted with intent), and according to the FBI, Clinton didn't. That said, I hope Snowden is pardoned.