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Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
Sun May 29, 2016, 11:40 AM May 2016

Sub sailor's photo case draws comparisons to Clinton emails

The sailor now faces a maximum possible sentence of up to ten years in prison, but faced up to 30 years if found guilty on both charges. Federal guidelines discussed in court Friday appear to call for a sentence of about five to six-and-a-half years, although the defense has signaled it will seek a lighter sentence.

Saucier’s friends, conservative commentators and others say the stiff charges leveled against Saucier were out of whack with more lenient treatment given to senior officials who face allegations of mishandling classified information, like Clinton.

“I just don’t think it’s fair,” said Gene Pitcher, a retired Navy sailor who served with Saucier aboard the Alexandria. “In reality, what she did is so much worse than what Kris did. ... I think it’s just a blatant double standard.”

Clinton has not been charged with any crime, but the FBI has been investigating how information that intelligence agencies consider classified wound up on the private server that hosted her only email account during the four years she served as secretary of state. Some news reports have said charges are unlikely.

“Felony charges appear to be reserved for people of the lowest ranks. Everyone else who does it either doesn’t get charged or gets charged with a misdemeanor,” said Edward MacMahon, a Virginia defense attorney not involved in the Saucier case.


link: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/kristian-saucier-investigation-hillary-clinton-223646
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Zinc Saucier TheBlackAdder May 2016 #1
What utter Berner BS. From the link: Hoyt May 2016 #2
 

Hoyt

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2. What utter Berner BS. From the link:
Sun May 29, 2016, 12:09 PM
May 2016

Prosecutors allege that Petty Officer First Class Kristian Saucier used a cellphone camera to take photos in the classified engine room of the nuclear submarine where he worked as a mechanic, the USS Alexandria, then destroyed a laptop, camera and memory card after learning he was under investigation.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/kristian-saucier-investigation-hillary-clinton-223646#ixzz4A3sto5Ol
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