ET: Early in the Hillary Clinton email case, the Department of Justice reached a decision that would have far-reaching implications in the FBI’s investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server.
The Justice Department (DOJ), under then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch, decided to set an unusually high threshold for prosecution of Clinton, effectively ensuring from the outset that she would not be charged.
In order for Clinton to be prosecuted, the DOJ required the FBI to establish evidence of intent—even though the gross negligence statute explicitly does not require this.
This meant that the FBI would have needed to find a smoking gun, such as an email or an admission made during FBI questioning, revealing Clinton or her aides knowingly set up the private email server to send classified information.
Hillary Clinton was famously exonerated by FBI Director James Comey in a July 5, 2016, press conference, which immediately became the subject of controversy.
Notably, Comey had been convinced to remove the term “gross negligence” to describe Clinton’s actions from his prepared statement by, among others, FBI lawyer Lisa Page, FBI agent Peter Strzok, senior legal counsel Trisha Anderson, and FBI analyst Jonathan Moffa. more here
Is that ‘prevention’ permanent, or can a later administration pursue it, perchance???
If I break a law as simple as a traffic law I’m charged with breaking the law even if I didn’t intend to break it.
Intent is not an element of the crime unless the statute specifically makes it one. It’s that “ignorance of the law is not an excuse” thing.
Uh oh, think I just heard a bolt blow off the pressure cooker that is American politics.
this isn’t anything new, but this time something should be done about it.
At least it is being covered, though in a very limited, or censored, manner.
This ‘matter’ matters.
“…A February 6, 1961 memo from Hoover to the Baltimore and Washington Field Offices cautiously advises: “The White House has requested that we proceed with a special inquiry investigation but that if substantial derogatory information were developed, we should report this and discontinue any further inquiries because substantiation of any of the allegations would eliminate D’Alesandro.”
https://web.archive.org/web/20190226004507/https://mfamediagroup.com/fbi-files-show-nancy-pelosis-father-was-an-associate-of-organized-crime/
(FBI files (PDF) linked from this page)
If new AG Barr doesnt get on this asap, he is as corrupy as sessions.
“Gross negligence” is a funny phrase for “TREASON!”
“Negligence” is, like, y’know, stepping outside of the crosswalk while crossing the street. Setting up an e-mail server and then selling pass-codes to foreign agents so that they have access Top-Secret and Higher-than-Top-Secret State Department documents, with malice aforethought, and with the full knowledge and acquiescence of the President (and probably splitting the money with him) seems a tad more serious. Just a little bit?
Mrs. Clinton conspired with Obola and others to do material damage the United States of America – and this conspiracy was known to and underwritten by the DoJ, FBI, NSA and CIA – and is still being protected.
Not only is there no shame, there’s no one active in any of those agencies even to attempt to bring any of it to “justice.” Sort of a KGB, NKVD, Gestapo, and Reich Security Service all rolled into one.
And THIS is only a portion of what President Trump is up against!
Good fukkin luck, America!
izlamo delenda est …
Proving once again that there is no ‘justice’ in the US department of.
Testimony, fraud, perjury, pay to play, facts, evidence, obstruction, destruction of evidence, rule of law, federal rules, regulations and ignoring National Security don’t quite seem enough to empanel a federal grand jury when you are a ruling member of the establishment elite.
Will an indictment and prosecution ever be pursued by the DOJ?
DOJ is now referred to as Department of Juxtaposition.
DOJ, FBI, DNC and the Clintons have been and remain a corrupt complicit enterprise.
Prosecute her or STFU and go to Hell already.