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Hillary Clinton isn't in a position. She's just a random private citizen at this point. One who happens to be running for president and who was once a carpet ba
by wang_li 10y ago
Hillary Clinton isn't in a position. She's just a random private citizen at this point. One who happens to be running for president and who was once a carpet bagging Senator and retired SOS. But at the moment, she's no different than you or I (assuming you're not a government employee, in the military, or currently holding office.)
- btilly 10y agoHer position is, "someone who served as a high ranking member of the administration". While she is no longer officially a member of the administration, you cannot think that the administration would wish to embarrass her with, say, a legal proceeding that could result in jail time. You'll have to go back a loooong way to find any administration that brought a legal action against a high ranking former member of said administration. And this applies to both parties. No matter what the law is, it is unequally enforced. Always has been, and I see no prospect of that changing.
- sparky_z 10y ago"Major Presidential Candidate" is not equivalent to "random citizen" in the government's eyes. For one thing, they get Secret Service protection.
- tenpies 10y agoIt's also worth considering how Obama has given up any shred of integrity and bent over to the will of his party / Hillary. Prosecuting her could be seen as a waste of resources since a presidential pardon would likely follow. If you're a federal agency there is virtually nothing to win and everything to lose by going against Clinton at this particular point in time.