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>>You'd also have to show that harm did, in fact, result.
>>In the case of the server, that was never shown.
>>Carelessness, even negligence, when no one is hurt never gets before a judge.
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>That's incorrect. There are statutes that criminalize the mishandling of classified information via gross negligence. The state is not required to show harm. It's a criminal misdemeanor.
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>18 U.S. Code § 793, sub-section 'F's
I have no doubt that that's the case, but no prosecutor would bring a case like this before a judge unless:
-there was some harm done
-there was clearly some malicious intent. For example, someone tried to blow up a building and failed.
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>Comey also made the argument that security was so lax on her servers (plural) that they have concluded it's probable that it was compromised without any actual footprints.
Anyone who does not go overboard- deserves to.
Malcolm Forbes, Sr.