I believe it is a given that Sec. Clinton did not service, operate, or maintain the email servers herself. The first line of inquiry should be the name and job status of the individuals who performed the necessary task to keep the private system running. Questions such as whether they were actual government employees or contractors or were they paid by a private individual or entity. Did those employees possess an up to date security clearance and, if so, who issued it. If they were not properly vetted for security or were not government employees or contractors and were privy to classified information, Sec. Clinton is likely guilty of the same crime General Petraeus just plead guilty to.
Your description of this is exactly how we know Gowdy is punting on this. Somebody building a case would get testimony from the little fish. Gowdy’s committee hasn’t and has no plans to even though they knew six months ago.
Good points
The first line of inquiry should be the name and job status of the individuals who performed the necessary task to keep the private system running.
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I assume (I hope!) that Trey is all over this, or already has been all over it, as we speak. I am certain Hillary doesn’t know how to *permanently* erase emails, or even drafts of emails. Therefore a staffer did it. They may not talk at first . . . but throw ‘em in the hoosegow for contempt for a while and see how chatty they get!