Why Hillary Clinton Wasn't Indicted

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Why Hillary Clinton Wasn't Indicted

23 HOURS AGO Ryan McMaken

The FBI announced today that Hillary Clinton will not be indicted for any charge — not even a misdemeanor charge — related to her use of unsecured personal servers for storage of classified government materials.

In an age of aggressive government prosecution, the casual treatment of Clinton's alleged crimes by the FBI will no doubt raise the eyebrows of those who keep tabs on the rising tide of federal prosecutions against ordinary people like Aaron Swartz and white collar "criminals" like Martha Stewart or Mark Cuban for made-up crimes such as insider trading or "making false statements" to government employees.

 

Federal prosecutors have become so aggressive in recent decades, in fact, that it's now become nearly routine to witness government prosecutors threatening, coercing, and intimidating ordinary people who run afoul of the Justice Department. Last year, Michael N. Giuliano wrote at mises.org in "The Problem with Government Prosecutors":

 

Those encountering the prosecutorial buzzsaw within the United States are of many backgrounds. Unrestrained prosecutorial authority pressed hard against Aaron Swartz from 2011 to 2013. Swartz, then a former Harvard fellow, programmer, and internet freedom activist, committed suicide in January of 2013.

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Americans Don’t Trust Our Institutions Because They Fail To Prosecute Crooks Like Hillary

JULY 6, 2016 By John Daniel Davidson

The FBI’s recommendation not to indict Hillary Clinton highlights institutional decay and explains Americans’ growing distrust of government. http://thefederalist.com/2016/07/06/americans-dont-trust-our-institutions-because-they-fail-to-prosecute-crooks-like-hillary/

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7/6/2016

When the FBI Cared About Classified Information on Home Computers

Filed under: General — Patterico @ 7:36 am

 

Remember John Deutch? He had secrets on a home computer:

 

Former CIA director John M. Deutch publicly apologized yesterday for mishandling top-secret information on unsecure home computers, saying he never intended to violate security rules and believes none of the information was compromised.

 

“The director of central intelligence is not above the rules,” a contrite Deutch told reporters after testifying behind closed doors for 2 1/2 hours before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. “I very much regret my errors.”

 

Deutch was about to be prosecuted by DoJ when Bubba Clinton pardoned him.

This guy was prosecuted and was not pardoned (i.e. he is a little, unimportant guy) for keeping classified information on a home computer:

 

Bryan H. Nishimura, 50, of Folsom, pleaded guilty today to unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

 

U.S. Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman immediately sentenced Nishimura to two years of probation, a $7,500 fine, and forfeiture of personal media containing classified materials.

 

Nishimura was further ordered to surrender any currently held security clearance and to never again seek such a clearanc

http://patterico.com/2016/07/06/when-the-fbi-cared-about-classified-information-on-home-computers/

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