How about simple intent?
Does the law really require malice? Does it require specific intent?
That makes no difference. Willful removal of classified markings so as to send the info via insecure channels is a crime. It doesn’t matter whether it was malicious or not.
At least, that's how it works for everybody else.
Does not matter, can’t have secure info on non-secure devices. Trying to deflect.
Ok, fine then. We’ll just send her to jail for being such a dumbazz.
Or give her a lobotomy. Makes no difference to me.
Two options at that point. Either too stupid or too dishonest to be trusted with classified material. Too stupid isn't an excuse for breaking the law. Either explanation disqualifies her from ever holding office again.
“According to U.S. officials”
That could be Bob the janitor.
Malice has nothing to do with it.
When it comes to classified info, making a stupid mistake is enough to put you in serious trouble.
And Hillary didn’t make a “stupid mistake”. The action was deliberate. Clearly. The malice is harder to determine — but again: malice doesn’t matter.
Uh, where to begin?? She was the Secretary of State and she was briefed on proper handling of classified information; she gave underlings instructions on removing classification markings of documents ... it doesn’t matter what her intentions were, she committed criminal acts and needs to be jailed for it!
uh...I’m quite sure General Petraeus had no malicious intent when he shared information with one person who happened to be an intelligence officer with a security clearance.
So maybe Petraeus should get his 100k fine back?
The law on handling classified material says nothing about intent.
Irrelevant, she violated her agreement with the State Department on treatment of classified emails. She lied to investigators etc about her emails and whether they were turned over, etc. etc. etc.
The fact the Democrat media are now trying to fabricate defenses for her to the public shows they are worried.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Did they make any mention of her intent to use the private server to evade FOIA requests and strong-arm pay-to-play money from people needing State Department approval ?
ALL of the political class needs to be retired and sent to public sector jobs. If you or I were to claim the lack of ‘malicious intent’ in and effort to defend ourselves from an IRS charge of tax evasion, we would be laughed at. Hillary either broke the law, or she didn’t. If she did, then the only choices to explain this are incompetence vs arrogance. Which is it? Neither suggests a person worthy of the Presidency.
Among other things, Hillary was warned about the security risks of her Blackberry and ignored those warnings.
since when is it about malicious intent? she’s not a spy? big deal.....nobody has accused her of being a spy
Scant: barely sufficient or adequate.
Good enough, indict.