Another sad day for government and its inability to maintain any sense of accountability. As others have stated, I don’t understand how this isn’t a criminal m

Another sad day for government and its inability to maintain any sense of accountability. As others have stated, I don’t understand how this isn’t a criminal matter. Beyond just privacy issues, this seems to fit the definition of blackmail in D.C. “Blackmail also has two elements. The first relates to criminal intent. That is, the person needs to intend to obtain property from someone else or to cause the other person to do or refrain from doing something. Second, in order to achieve the intended goal, the person needs to threaten either: (1) to accuse the other person of a crime, (2) to expose a secret or asserted fact that could subject the other person to “hatred, contempt, or ridicule,” or (3) to damage the other person’s reputation.” [1] They exposed the congressman’s secrets with the intent to cause him to refrain from critiquing the agency. How isn't this a crime? [1] http://koehlerlaw.net/assault-theft/extortionblackmail/ http://koehlerlaw.net/assault-theft/extortionblackmail/