Posted on 02/22/2016 4:31:10 PM PST by Libloather
A former CIA officer serving jail time for leaking documents to the New York Times accused federal officials of setting a double standard by apparently refusing to aggressively prosecute Hillary Clinton
Clinton was "a high ranking official who should know better, but completely given a pass, and almost an apologetic pass," Jeffrey Sterling, who was found guilty of leaking classified information to Times reporter James Risen last year, said in an interview with the Washington Post published on Monday.
"So how should us regular citizens feel, especially with heightened concerns about national security?"
The comments from Sterling, who is serving a 3.5-year prison term, come as an indictment of the Democratic presidential frontrunner's controversial use of a "homebrew" email setup throughout her tenure as secretary of State.
The rhetoric also echoes prominent conservative critics of Clinton, who have claimed that her email practices surely jeopardized national security. Critics have said that the Obama administration should appoint a special prosecutor so that Clinton's case is handled fairly.
More than 1,700 emails on Clinton's private email system have been classified, 22 at the highest level of "top secret." Both the State Department and Clinton's presidential campaign have insisted that none of the documents were marked as classified at the time they were sent.
Sterling was found guilty of leaking classified details about Iran's nuclear program. According to the Justice Department, the 19-year CIA veteran leaked the information to Risen after an unsuccessful lawsuit against the spy agency for racial discrimination. Sterling is African American.
The information was subsequently published in Risen's 2006 book, "State of War."
Sterling's case captured national headlines because of the Justice Department"s efforts to force Risen to testify against Sterling, which Risen refused. The effort, which the Obama administration eventually abandoned, turned into a symbol of the government's limits on press freedom.
"There was so much outcry about the potential of his being forced to testify and no real concern for whether I was innocent or not," he told the newspaper via the electronic messaging system at his federal prison in Englewood, Colo. "There was no concern that a life, a real person was being persecuted."
Sterling's wife has maintained his innocence, and last week brought a petition to the White House asking President Obama to give him a pardon.
In the interview published on Monday, Sterling describes his battles with suicidal thoughts and attempts to stay stable.
"I am doing my best," he wrote, "to hang on."
Krony Kommies.
That really isn't a surprise at all.
bttt
Obviously Hillary has dirt on the Establishment/Globalist in Washington that they are very scared of being exposed.
I bet Hillary is saying something long if I go down, then I will take you all down with me.
Furthermore, if Hillary gets elected, then when the economy collapses Obama and Hillary will get the blame. So the Democrats have to lose this election to the Republicans.
Hillary will not be the next POTUS.
Black guy: Nasty old white lady:
3 documents, 3 years 1500 documents, ZERO years
Black guy: 3 docs, 3 years
Nasty old white lady: 1,500 docs, ZERO years
Clear nton excuses that still work...
1. Â I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie, not a single time.
Ever. These allegations are false.
2. It all depends on what your definition of is, is.
3. Its a vast right wing conspiracy.
4. Its just another thing to throw against the wall to see if it sticks.
5. I dont recall.
6. At this point, what does it matter?
7. We didnt do anything wrong.
8. We didnt know we were doing anything wrong.
9. You cant prove we knew we were doing anything wrong.
10. Theres no evidence of any wrongdoing.
11. There is no controlling legal authority.
12. Thats old news. It’s all been gone over in the last few weeks/ months/ years.
13. I would never do that.
14. Nobody does that
15. Everybody does that.
16. Ah hah hah hahahahaha
17. It was all a mistake/misunderstanding.
18. This is very much like Benghazi. Its just a hit job.
19. They’re just grasping at straws.
20. I havent done the job I should have explaining.
21. Its all a ploy.
22. Im not concerned at all.
23. Its a non event.
24. Its absurd.
25. Its retroactive classification designed to sabotage me.
26. There is no criminal investigation.
Hillary’s primary accomplishments in life are her wins at the National Document Shredding Championships (playing for the legendary Rose Law Firm squad) and the National Word Parsing Championships.
Hillary is doin TIME.......
LET BUMBLER PARDON HER....
WHEN trump is IN she going to do HARD TIME.....
and possible execution for treason........
BET ON IT
They also went after Gen. Petreus for sending his mistress some really low level stuff. Of course there is a double standard; why even ask the question?
Actually Petreaus never actaully sent anything.
HE would create “drafts” and then the girlfriend would review the draft. I know it’s a semantic distinction without a difference.
Petraeus loaned several notebooks with classified info to his mistress/biographer. you’re correct, AFAIk, about not sending/receiving emails as Clinton
I figure that’s 1500 years for Clinton for starters plus the added sentencing for the bribery, tax evasion and money laundering.
If your name is in the book...you are golden.
#blacksecretsmatter
How can a black man be wasting away in jail when an old white lady gets away with this and runs for President??
Color me shocked!!!!
You forgot “witch hunt.”
He should shut up and eat his peas. At this point, what difference does it make? Laws are for little people, he knew that.
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