I thought that in America, politicians were considered servants of the people?
As I understand it she basically removed emails classified as Confidential and Top Secret, and transferred them over to a personal email server.
The emails were previously all held on an air gapped server, and subsequently appeared to have their classification markings deliberately removed.
Now this wasn't some bimbo making her life easier, this was a deliberate action to subvert a National security system.
If I had had a fraction of the security clearance that she has and I'd removed anything from an air gapped system, then quite rightly I'd have been crucified by the FBI. Yet Comery (who has a year to go before retirement *cough* surprise), considered this merely "careless" and not worthy of prosecution.
I think it is reasonable to point out that when normal people like Bradley Manning are charged with "transmitting defense information in violation of the Espionage Act", which is exactly what Hillary did here, then the two cases should be treated the same.
There are no excuses for breaking this Act of Law, that's the whole point - you sign up to have access, you are told exactly what "Top Secret" means in words of one syllable - but if you break the conditions then you are automatically prosecuted for being a dumb ass and risking other people's lives.
Ignorance (or wilful indifference) is no excuse.
There are clearly two standards at work here.
Yes it is awkward if a potential President is caught breaking the law, but that is what systems of justice are for, to protect everyone equally. Yet these failings have been going on for a long time, it's practically a media trope that the preppy white kid can get away with rape if his father is rich or important enough.
Just think of the message that would have been sent if she were to be prosecuted - that even ultra powerful white politicians were subservient to American justice, wouldn't that have made America look like it was based on some form of morality?
Yet now, American politics just looks grubby and bent, and confirming to everyone that its laws only apply to the powerless.