President Ronald Reagan faced allegations of violating the Presidential Records Act during his time in office. There were concerns that he had destroyed or failed to preserve official communications, particularly regarding the Iran-Contra scandal. However, no formal charges were ever brought against Reagan for violating the act. In 1994, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) released a report stating that Reagan’s administration had violated the Presidential Records Act by failing to properly preserve and document some of his official communications. The report concluded that Reagan’s staff had destroyed some of his records, and that there were gaps in the historical record as a result. However, no legal action was taken against Reagan or his staff for these violations. WHY NOT?
In 1999, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) released a report stating that the Clinton administration had violated the Presidential Records Act by failing to properly preserve and document some of his official communications. The report concluded that the administration had destroyed some of Clinton’s records and that there were gaps in the historical record as a result. However, no legal action was taken against Clinton or his staff for these violations. In 2001, shortly after Clinton left office, NARA issued a subpoena for tapes that contained phone conversations between Clinton and his top advisors. The tapes were later found to have been destroyed, leading to further allegations of violations of the Presidential Records Act. The case was closed in 2005 without any legal action being taken.
WHY ?
And should we start discussing Hillary Clinton ?
During the investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server for official government business, it was discovered that she had used BleachBit to delete more than 30,000 emails that had been deemed personal and not work-related. The FBI’s investigation into the matter found that Clinton had been “extremely careless” in her handling of classified information, but ultimately, no criminal charges were filed. Using Bleachbit is “careless” as opposed to WILLFULLY destroying data that should be preserved?
WHY?
“However, no legal action was taken against Reagan or his staff for these violations. WHY NOT?”
Violations of the PRA don’t have any criminal sanctions. Bush 41 succeeded Reagan in office and he was not going to pursue civil sanctions against Reagan. Remember, Trump is not charged with violating the PRA.
As far as Hilary goes, yes she should have been prosecuted, but Obama and Lynch were in charge. When Trump had the opportunity to go after her, he chose not to.