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[–] laikaislost 4 points -4 points (+0|-4) ago 

Good thing murder doesn't require intent.

Does nobody read the law?

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[–] 8Hz_WAN_IP 1 point 10 points (+11|-1) ago 

Neither does transmitting top secret information on non secure networks. That is the point.

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[–] laikaislost 2 points -2 points (+0|-2) ago 

Case history is pretty clear on the issue that it requires intent. No one has ever been convicted by a court for just accidentally removing classified documents, those people have only had administrative punishment. It would not be right to hold Clinton to a different standard than the other cases in history just because we don't like her.

This is the point Comey was making, which fell on deaf ears apparently.

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[–] crazy_eyes ago 

Does classified information handling require intent?

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[–] laikaislost 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

As far as the court is concerned, Yes.

The laws that they were investigating Clinton under require intent to harm the country, or gross negligence. The latter is a specific legal definition, which is more extreme than just negligence (which is what we all agree Clinton was).