The intent wasn't there....
Posted on: February 21, 2019 at 08:54:05 CT
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“So, I had that belief initially after reviewing, you know, a large binder of her emails that had classified information in them,” he said. “And I discussed it internally with a number of different folks, and eventually became persuaded that charging her was not appropriate because we could not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that — we, the government, could not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that — she had the intent necessary to violate (the law).”
As I recall, I don't think intent is a necessary element of the statute in question dealing with classified material.