Hillary Clinton email scandal: Legal experts see no criminal activity thus far

Experts in government secrecy law see almost no possibility of criminal action against Hillary Clinton or her top aides in connection with now-classified information sent over unsecure email while she was secretary of state, based on the public evidence thus far.

Some Republicans, including leading GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, have called Clinton's actions criminal and compared her situation to that of David Petraeus, the former CIA director who was prosecuted for giving top secret information to his paramour. Others have cited the case of another past CIA chief, John Deutch, who took highly classified material home.

But in both of those cases, no one disputed that the information was highly classified and in many cases top secret. Petraeus pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor; Deutch was pardoned by President Bill Clinton.

By contrast, there is no evidence of emails stored in Hillary Clinton's private server bearing classified markings. State Department officials say they don't believe that emails she sent or received included material classified at the time. And even if other government officials dispute that assertion, it is extremely difficult to prove anyone knowingly mishandled secrets.

"How can you be on notice if there are no markings?" said Leslie McAdoo, a lawyer who frequently handles security-clearance cases.

Clinton's critics have focused on the unusual, home-brew email server Clinton used while in office and suggested that she should have known that secrets were improperly coursing through an unsecure system, leaving them easily hackable for foreign intelligence agencies. But to prove a crime, the government would have to demonstrate that Clinton or aides knew they were mishandling the information — not that she should have known.

A case would be possible if material emerges that is so sensitive Clinton must have known it was highly classified, whether marked or not, McAdoo said.

SOME of her Indescribable, indefensible Holiness’s‘accomplishments’ :

-- Dismissed without recommendation for lies and unethical behavior (conspired to violate the Constitution, the rules of the House, the rules of the committee and the rules of confidentiality) during Watergate investigations
-- Stated she was Named after Sir Edmund Hillary (before he was even known)
-- Stated (1994) that while married and in Arkansas ( 1974)” she tried to join the Marines
-- Cattle futures deal (re: investing $1,000…turns into >$100,000, in period of months)
-- White Water (Huge sordid list of scandals)
-- Hillary Clinton is mentioned 36 times in a fraud indictment against Webster Hubbell (Castle Grande)
-- Secretive, oppressive “HillaryHealthCare”
-- Vince Foster / taking files from his WH office
-- WACO and Janet Reno lovefest
-- Ron Brown (was Hillary's 1st Chris Stevens)
-- Number of times Hillary Clinton says "I don't recall" or its equivalent in a statement to a House investigating committee: 50.
Number of paragraphs in this statement: 42
-- more than 900 FBI files held
-- Who hired Craig Livingston (WH Security)
-- 'Vast Right-wing conspiracy'
-- Subpoenaed Rose Law Firm billing records (Castle Grande development scam) FOUND in WH living quarters, AFTER 'Statue of Limitations expired
-- Travel gate
-- Created BJ Clinton ‘Bimbo Eruptions’
-- Left the White House with WH furniture/silverware
-- Left the White House stating they were “dead broke” in 2001...yet are ‘worth’ >$200M by 2015 and ‘own’ four houses, total appraised > $13M
-- Billy BJ being a rapist
-- 2000 Senate campaign, Hillary falsified statements to the Federal Election Commission about a large donation to her (from Peter Paul)
-- 8 years as Senator (DEM – NY) what Senate Bill did she sponsor? How did NY State and/or its citizens benefit from Hillary being their Senator? AGAIN, what were her accomplishments as Senator?
-- 2008 Presidential campaign (Hillary Clinton fundraisers...Norman Hsu, Hassan Nemazee , Sant Singh Chatwal, all jailed)
-- frequently stated (2008 Campaign) in early 1960’s she wrote NASA about becoming an astronaut
-- 4 years as Secretary of State. What policies did she advocate for our country’s betterment? What allies still support our foreign policies? What foreign coalition(s) did she create? What USA enemies are encouraged, empowered by her actions/inactions? AGAIN, what were accomplishments as Secretary of State?
-- Huma Abedin -(AND her family's) ties to Muslim Brotherhood
-- Hillary Paid Men more than Women on Her Own Staff!
-- ‘Reset Button’ Russia
-- Lied about being shot at in Bosnia
-- Hillary Clinton’s Syria/Libya/ Israel /Egypt / Iraq/Iran/Palestine/ Ukraine / Poland/ Czech Republic / Baltic states / Al Qaeda /ISIS / Boko Haram/ incompetence dereliction of duty messes
-- BENGHAZI (situations TOO numerous to compile)
-- $6 Billion missing at State Dept
-- Hillary Clinton Broke all Federal Ethic Rules with a $500,000.00 Gift from Algeria
-- Bill, Hillary, Chelsea Clinton Foundation receiving massive $ foreign contributions
-- E-mail gate (private server/classified emails/deleted emails) all prohibited by Federal Law
-- Hillary Clinton’s health, thyroid condition, alcoholism, blood clots (right transverse venous thrombosis), heart rhythm and heart valves conditions, fainting,

~~ ~ The Hillary Clinton Lies List ~ ~~

September 11, 2012 Benghazi, Libya

Having failed to attract a viable alternative to take the dem nomination, the MSM and Obama admin will kick it in high gear to cover for Hillary.

The MSM pushes the latest “the meaning of is, is” meme with, unless it’s marked “classified” it doesn’t count. Oh, and does anyone love an expert talking about there being no e-mails on the server so far that are classified. Umm, there are NO e-mails on the server because it was wiped, so, yes, “there are no e-mails” is an accurate statement.

The regime will get in the act by pretending to perform a real investigation and/or by pulling the plug on this one if it is legit. Then, Hillary can go back to declaring a VRWC.

Bottom line, don’t get sandbagged. Nothing will come of this in terms of legal ramifications. As to credibility, that is another matter.

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