Two Americas, indeed.<p>One for you and I, and one for the elite.<p>I held a clearance for 20 years, during which time I was in-briefed multiple times, received annual security refresher training, and de-briefed when I no longer required access to particular material. The regulations regarding the handling, processing, classification and storage of such material was made crystal clear on every occasion.<p>I have no doubt that had I done the same as Hillary Clinton, a "reasonable prosecutor" (to use the FBI's theoretical situation) would be easily found to go after me.<p>Some animals are more equal than others.
As soon as Loretta Lynch announced that she would follow the recommendations of the FBI, I had a very strong feeling that there would be no charges filed.
HN Discussion of actual FBI statement: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12037042" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12037042</a>
What a travesty of both justice, democracy, and government.<p>Too big to jail, I guess. Ignorance is an excuse when you have a president running interference for you to undermine democracy, even if you knowingly and intentionally weakened and exposed the whole country and then lied about it and played it off.<p>But let's make a crooked, incompetent, and dangerous person our leader.