Officials: Scant evidence that Clinton had malicious intent in handling of emails

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Officials: Scant evidence that Clinton had malicious intent in handling of emails

By Matt Zapotosky May 5 at 3:36 PM

Prosecutors and FBI agents investigating Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email server have so far found scant evidence that the leading Democratic presidential candidate intended to break classification rules, though they are still probing the case aggressively with an eye on interviewing Clinton herself, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

FBI agents on the case have been joined by federal prosecutors from the same office that successfully prosecuted 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui — and who would handle any Edward Snowden case, should he ever return to the country, according to the U.S. officials familiar with the matter. And in recent weeks, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia and their FBI counterparts have been interviewing top Clinton aides as they seek to bring the case to a close.

CNN reported Thursday that longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin was among those interviewed. A lawyer for Abedin did not immediately return an email seeking comment.

The involvement of the U.S. Attorney’s Office is not indicative that charges are imminent or even likely. One official said prosecutors are wrestling with the question of whether Clinton intended to violate the rules, and so far, the evidence seemed to indicate she did not.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/federal-prosecutors-in-virginia-assisting-in-clinton-email-probe/2016/05/05/f0277faa-12f0-11e6-81b4-581a5c4c42df_story.html

[yourout]

1. Try that one with your taxes....."I really did not mean to forget about that extra income"

Intent or not if John Q Citizen did what she did they would be in rather deep do do.

The powerful and connected live by a much different set of rules.

[tymorial]

2. Well this is rather obvious

Besides a few obsessed far-left partisans (and conservatives desperate for the white house) I don't think anyone actually believed Clinton had malicious intent in using her personal server.

The introduction of this narrative it's perplexing. I don't know if this is an attempt at misdirection rather than focusing on the central issue; did the actual use of the private email server violate federal law. Motive need not always be malicious intent.

[grasswire]

3. this article is duplicitous.

There is no requirement for "intent".

[silvershadow]

4. No news whatsoever here. Status quo. She's still under active FBI investigation. nt