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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: 3, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday July 06 2016, @02:10AM
Administrative? Maybe.
During my earliest days in the Navy, I saw a number of "classified" documents. Most commonly, I saw the POD, or Plan of the Day. The POD is merely confidential, of course. It's clearly labeled as such. And, the POD was not to be removed from the confines of the ship. I questioned that, because I didn't understand why it was classified. The reason for it's classification was spelled out, verbosely. I questioned what would happen if I folded a copy up, put it in my pocket, and took it home. The answer was Captain's Mast, if the act were discovered.
So, yes, technically, you're right - taking the POD off of the ship would result in administrative action. But, that meant a potential reduction in pay grade, 90 day's fine of half your pay, 45 days extra duty, and 45 days restriction to the ship. No jail time, because a Captain's Mast isn't a judicial proceeding, it is administrative.
Why do we not see some similar results for the ruling class? And, why are so many people willing to give a promotion to the person who is so deserving of some administrative action?
I'm so sick of the double standards.
Then, we have Snowden, who reported to the public that it's public servants had betrayed us. And HE is the one who is 'Public Enemy Number One'.
We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.