That’s been the key for a lot of these offenses. They are firing offenses, abuse of discretion, but not part of the criminal codes.
Conspiracy isn’t part of the criminal code? Now that they have had 4 years to scrub incriminating info we’ll never find evidence of that. Had their electronic devices seized in 2017 I have no doubt there would have been criminal activity uncovered.
Conspiracy has to be to do something illegal. It is not an unattached crime - just like perjury is not supposed to be.