If nothing comes of this, going forward every defense lawyer in a Federal case will be able to blow the thing sky high by asking why their client was indicted when Hillary! Clinton was not.
The law applies equally to everyone, or it does not apply at all.
If nothing comes of this, going forward every defense lawyer in a Federal case will be able to blow the thing sky high by asking why their client was indicted when Hillary! Clinton was not.
The law applies equally to everyone, or it does not apply at all.
An excellent point. The ‘comeuppance’ would be at an all time high.
Uh, sorry. Chief rats excluded.
I hope I’m wrong. But just watch.
The law applies only to those who get called on it. The government chooses who to call on it. The law does not apply equally to all, never did and never will.
The argument you suggest will not work. No competent defense lawyer would attempt it. Everybody in the legal system knows that not all criminal acts are prosecuted. The fact that law is uneven and unfair is no defense at all.
If they don't, they will never be able to make and prosecute another national security case - ever. The defense atty for anyone accused will simply point out that the precedent has been set - no punishment for gross negligence, even intentional mishandling, of classified information. A failure to prosecute will be a boon to foreign intelligence agent's recruiting: "Don't worry comrade, if you get caught with this information you're getting for us, nothing will come of it..." So yeah, I bet the CIA, NSA, and other shadowy agencies are looking at this with more than a little interest. This has to be pursued.
You no longer live in a law biding republic. The USA is now a lawless oligarchy, just like Mexico. Vote Trump and maybe the republic can be restored, maybe.
Isn't the Hildebeast the one who said that laws were made for little people? Unfortunately for all of us little people, the fix is in. I hope I am wrong, but I am not confident.