Posted on 07/08/2016 7:52:37 AM PDT by Olog-hai
FBI Director James Comey told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Thursday that he thinks the Justice Department is worried that the 1917 law criminalizing gross negligence in handling classified material is invalid and would be challenged on constitutional grounds, which is why theyve used it extraordinarily sparingly in the decades. [ ]
Do you believe that since the Department of Justice hasnt used the statute Congress passed, its invalid? (Tim) Walberg asked.
No, I think theyre worried that its invalid, that it would be challenged on constitutional grounds, which is why theyve used it extraordinarily sparingly in the decades, Comey said. In fact, the statute was only used once in an espionage case, he said.
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Meanwhile, the moral of the story is, if you have any national secrets, check the market place for current value and swing away, so long as you don’t exhibit any intent.
Totalitarian little sh*ts are horrible liars... guess they know they can get away with lies so why bother making them plausible...
The Hillary Effect...
Idiots protecting idiots for job security, profit, and fun.
Exactly. Gen Petraeus was found guilty. Why not Hillary?
So now Comey is sitting in for SCOTUS Justices too?
Mighty nice of him to reduce their work load.
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