>>>"intent" is not something invented by the head of the FBI -- it's part of the laws of the country. In some situations just attempting to break the law or conspiring to do so is illegal here. If you are under the impression that if it is shown (proven) that Trump asked for Russian help that it won't be pushed very hard you're sorely mistaken..and there could be no requirement of a treason charge either -- but depending upon the circumstances it could be easy to include.
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>No Victor, Comey declared *lack* of intent for HRC's behavior- but intent is not a defence of negligence wrt classified information, or even in US law. Otherwise every negligent dentist could shrug off law suits by declaring they never intended for patients to do so badly. Not sure about this other tangent you've gone off on.

Not certain, but I think lack of intent was - same as negligence - targeted on running sideways email account. Not for the action of deleting emails IIRC, and if that is/was true, it was brilliant: offering a red herring which shifts the focus away from deleting while fudging the negligence issue with "intent" (adding lack again would sip the irony)