Just saw an interview with the great Jim Kallstrom, says he no longer is going to defend Comey and doesn't know what's come over him.
So the investigation was ongoing for months and months as we kept hearing about how thorough and methodical the agency was...okay....then:
June 27, Bill Clinton (husband of individual being investigated and former President) by happenstance has an impromptu meeting at an airport with the A.G. Loretta Lynch (who was first appointed as U.S. Attorney Eastern District by President Bill Clinton).
She says they discussed golf and grandkids, she says it was bad judgement and she wouldn't do it again. Funny, Hillary said the same thing long time ago about her private e-mail server.
July 2, FBI interviews Hillary.
President Obama announces he's going to campaign with her in N.C..
July 5, FBI director gives his statement.
President and Hillary arrive (N.C.) in Air Force One for first joint campaign appearance.....and awayyyy we goooo!
Anybody read Comey's statement?
I must be missing something, it looks like he is trying to put the emphasis on "intent" and dismissing recklessness, carlessness, mishandling and gross negligence which in themselves violate the statute in question.
Proof of intent isn't required to violate this law. I think.
"Our investigation looked at whether there is evidence classified information was improperly stored or transmitted on that personal system, in violation of a federal statute making it a felony to mishandle classified information either intentionally or in a grossly negligent way, or a second statute making it a misdemeanor to knowingly remove classified information from appropriate systems or storage facilities".
And here he actually says there is potential violations... by the way, what are "potential violations"? I thought the investigation was complete.....must've missed something.
Then he very nicely takes the pressure off Lynch by voluntarily, and unnecessarily giving his opinion that "no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case".
Not necessary ----> either submit the referral or NO.
...."there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case".
And here is the final punch line. He actually says in other words this statute applies to anyone else but Hillary.
..."be clear, this is not to suggest that in similar circumstances, a person who engaged in this activity would face no consequences. To the contrary, those individuals are often subject to security or administrative sanctions.
But that is not what we are deciding now".
This is the statute in question.
18 U.S. Code 793 (f)
1) through gross negligence permits the same to be removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of his trust, or to be lost, stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, or (2) having knowledge that the same has been illegally removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of its trust, or lost, or stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, and fails to make prompt report of such loss, theft, abstraction, or destruction to his superior officer—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
They wrapped it up leaving a couple of weeks for Hillary and her media pals to take a few victory laps before the Democrat Convention.