If it was a strong case, say Comey leaked the same phots of the inside of a nuclear sub that "Hannity's sailor" did - Comey would likely be charged with that, and late, if a different violation was found, he be indicted on that charge too.
Each case stands on its own evidence and fact pattern.
Each case stands on its own evidence and fact pattern.
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I understand that as the legal position.
However, this is a politically-fraught case and Comey isn’t the only perp.
Are you saying there are no political considerations in this decision? Don’t you think Barr et al are thinking wider than just Comey leaking some documents?
I find it difficult to believe dry, legalistic evaluations are the sole considerations in this. Progs & their media machine must be on tenterhooks and they are bound to have gamed out varying hypocritical and shrill responses.
Comey’s posse was able to create exploitable doubt by officially classifying the documents after the fact. Is that accurate? What are the odds the same people doing the classifications are also in the crosshairs?
Are there precedents for this sort of political case? Comey didn’t just leak documents. He subverted the highest levels of our legal system for political ends. Do the prosecutors factor in multiple appeals and how high will those go? Seems to this non-lawyer (and I do recognize & respect your professional expertise)that our judiciary has shown 1) it is willing to blur lines between civil, criminal, and constitutional and 2) cannot be counted on to ignore political exigencies.
Even as an average person, it is nearly impossible to write or think about this in clear-cut “broke the law=is prosecutable” terms without convolution and $3 words.
If we’ve learned anything about the Swamp/Deep State/media (redundant)it is that they are masters at twisting and distorting what should be simple conclusions. Since they want this all to go away now, before the election, OR to be delayed until afterward,it’s clear they’ll spin every single action by the Administration. This is going to be a mess and the progs can exploit that.
Will the FISA case move this case onto more solid ground for the prosecution? Less ambiguous evidence;more non-deniable connections;clearer-cut proof of sedition??
Or should we all just accept that the rot and corruption that puts the institutions on a higher plane with insurmountable bars to indictment/prosecution is the reality and ignore it all? There are already a lot on our side who have disengaged with extreme prejudice against the entire system.