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Criminal Inquiry Sought Over Hillary Clinton's Personal Email Server
cold fjord writes: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Inspectors General from the State Department and intelligence agencies have asked the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email server while she was U.S. Secretary of State. At issue is the possible mishandling of sensitive government information. Dozens of the emails provided by Hillary Clinton have been retroactively classified as part of the review of her emails as they are screened for public release. So far 3,000 of 55,000 emails have been released. The inspectors general found hundreds of potentially classified emails. "The Justice Department has not decided if it will open an investigation, senior officials said. ... The inspectors general also criticized the State Department for its handling of sensitive information, particularly its reliance on retired senior Foreign Service officers to decide if information should be classified, and for not consulting with the intelligence agencies about its determinations."
Felons are barred from running for the office of President, correct?
You can be a lawyer who has been disbarred, though.
Given that the entire corpus of State Department cables classified up to Secret was leaked by Private Manning and that the State Department's unclassified email system was so badly hacked they struggled to get it cleared (if they have) and that other sensitive government systems, like the OPM database of security clearance records, have been completely compromised, there is reason to think Clinton's use of her own server may have provided better protection for sensitive information than official government channels. It could hardly have been worse.
Irony. If you say so. People who want to see other people punished for their sins see little irony in it though. You will note, please, that I said "sins", not "crimes". Although, there are plenty who would be willing to use both terms. Most of Hillary's sins are also crimes. Most of her crimes are also sins. Immoral, unethical, cheating, conniving, manipulative - and those are her best virtues!
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br
With regard to her Husband: He would have been convicted and jailed as a sexual predator if he had been the executive of a private corporation. The rules regarding sexual practices with subordinates are well defined. Unless you are the head Democrat. Then, the feminists will have your back.
Nor is blatantly ignoring records retention laws.
APK likes to ask for responses to the same things over and over. Maybe he just likes the responses?
Scooter Libby got 30 months in federal prison, a fine of $250,000, and two years of supervised release, including 400 hours of community service.
Fair? Will Hillary face the statutory minimums for her transgressions?
deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
I'm trying to determine relevance. You've demonstrated that an agency of the government has the authority to unilaterally decide eligibility for employment, and you've further demonstrated that this decision may not be appealed in certain cases.
You have not, however, demonstrated that one individual can unilaterally establish policy, procedure, or much of anything else.
Every officer of the US military is bound by custom, tradition, and law. Each and every officer is limited in what he may or may not do. That INCLUDES the Commander in Chief.
Even a lowly private/seaman/airman/fireman can disobey the Commander in Chief if that CinC issues an unlawful order. CinC is not synonymous with "God".
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br