Any way you slice it, the decision not to prosecute Hillary came down to sheer politics. Comey just didn't want to rock the boat. Keep the status quo, business as usual, to heck with the "little peeple"
From Comey's statement on July 5th.
In looking back at our investigations into mishandling or removal of classified information, we cannot find a case that would support bringing criminal charges on these facts. All the cases prosecuted involved some combination of: clearly intentional and willful mishandling of classified information; or vast quantities of materials exposed in such a way as to support an inference of intentional misconduct; or indications of disloyalty to the United States; or efforts to obstruct justice. We do not see those things here.
Had she been charged she would have been the first to be in such a circumstance...now THAT would be political motivation. You are simply wrong in your reasoning and facts.
Unfortunately, I didn't save any links from "non-right-wing" media sources which disputed Comey's reasoning, and stuff like that is kind of tricky to Google since there aren't any unique keywords that can narrow down the search.
There are plenty arguing the converse.
A separate law makes it a felony to handle national defense information with "gross negligence," by causing it to be removed from its proper place of custody or to be lost, stolen or destroyed. But that statute is part of the Espionage Act, a law used against former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden that's generally intended for people the government believes intended to harm U.S. national interests. Proving gross negligence requires showing an act was more than just a mistake.
usnews.com
“There are plenty of unattractive facts but not a lot of clear evidence of criminality, and we tend to forget the distinction,” American University law professor Stephen Vladeck, an expert on prosecutions involving classified information, told me. “This is really just a political firestorm, not a criminal case.”
washingtonpost.com
But this poll says a lot. 56% vs. 35%:
LOL...polls are answered by people like you...ignorant of the law and responding on emotional likes and dislikes...and considering the smear job she's been subjected to, from Vince Foster to Benghazi, I am not surprised by the numbers.
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