Jill Stein: Prosecute Clinton for Reckless Abuses of National Security [Green Party]

Jill2016 ^ | 07/06/16 | Jill Stein

[Robwin]

Jill Stein made the following statement about the FBI decision regarding Hillary Clinton's violations of national security laws as Secretary of State.

Today FBI Director James Comey described Hillary Clinton's email communications as Secretary of State as "extremely careless." His statement undermined the defenses Clinton put forward, stating the FBI found 110 emails on Clinton's server that were classified at the time they were sent or received; eight contained information classified at the highest level, "top secret," at the time they were sent. That stands in direct contradiction to Clinton's repeated insistence she never sent or received any classified emails.

All the elements necessary to prove a felony violation were found by the FBI investigation, specifically of Title 18 Section 793(f) of the federal penal code, a law ensuring proper protection of highly classified information. Director Comey said that Clinton was "extremely careless" in handling such information. Contrary to the implications of the FBI statement, the law does not require showing that Clinton intended to harm the United States, but that she acted with gross negligence.

The recent State Department Inspector General (IG) report was clear that Clinton blithely disregarded safeguards to protect the most highly classified national security information and that she included on her unprotected email server the names of covert CIA officers. The disclosure of such information is a felony under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act.

While the FBI is giving Clinton a pass for not "intending" to betray state secrets, her staff has said Secretary Clinton stated she used her private email system because she did not want her personal emails to become accessible under FOI laws. This is damning on two counts – that she intended to disregard the protection of security information, and that she had personal business to conceal.

[Nifster]

I know. Clintons are just creepy

[ek_hornbeck]

I think that Jill Stein said that if Bernie were the Democratic Party nominee, she wouldn't be running on the Green Party ticket.

A lot of Bernie supporters were also secretly (or not so secretly) hoping that Hillary would be indicted, so that their guy would be the nominee by default. They can blame their own hero for his fake opposition to Hillary's anointment: if Bernie had made the Clinton emails a campaign issue rather than defending her, he may have legitimately won the Democratic nomination, or at least the majority of pledged delegates.

[mquinn]

I'm fine with Jill Stein drawing away however many votes from Hillary as she can, but don't forget what direction her dislike comes from; Stein hates Clinton because Clinton isn't liberal enough.

[ksm1]

I hope you never hear me say this again, but for once, I agree with the Green Party!

[Godebert]

"Stein/Sanders 2016 !"

OberKapo & UnterKapo Nazis. They are a perfect match.

[Grampa Dave]

WOW! Even the Green Party says prosecute Clinton!

Jill Stein: Prosecute Clinton for Reckless Abuses of National Security [Green Party].

[mkjessup]

I realized the other night that Hillary is as crooked as Bill’s penis

"And never the twain shall meet"

[Nifster]

true words

and today we can stand a bit of levity