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She had been out of office for two (plus?) years when the scandal came to light, so no, President Obama could not have done anything to discipline her. I don’t
by legalcorrection 5y ago
She had been out of office for two (plus?) years when the scandal came to light, so no, President Obama could not have done anything to discipline her. I don’t know what you’re talking about. And like I said, it’s not really about the classified information. It’s about brazenly violating a subpoena by destroying evidence. If you or I did that, we’d be in jail. Your response is: well, Congress should have impeached her. But that’s not a substitute for criminal prosecution. And for that matter, being “punished” by not being elected President is also not a substitute for criminal prosecution.
- shadowgovt 5y agoYou're correct; I was mistaken on the timeline. No impeachment to be had if she's not in office. That having been said, there's no evidence she ordered the server wiped in response to a subpoena. In fact, when she ordered the server wiped the subpoena hadn't been issued, it appears (https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/298272-fbi-no-evidence-clinton-ordered-deletion-of-subpoenaed-email-archive/ https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/298272-fbi-no-e...). Can't really prosecute someone for destroying evidence they weren't in possession of, and can't really prosecute someone for destroying evidence they weren't aware was subpoenaed. Sounds like an unfortunate game-of-telephone error.
- legalcorrection 5y agoYou could probably impeach after they leave office. Impeachment is for both removal and disqualification.