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In reply to the discussion: Naomi Klein: I don't trust Hillary Clinton [View all]BlueMTexpat
(15,689 posts)believe that "Emailgate" will harm Hillary. No material that she shared was marked classified when it was shared. Period. You can have a lot of non-lawyers or lawyers with little knowledge of criminal law and/or no litigation experience who will argue otherwise. They are wrong. If something is marked "classified" AFTER it is shared - which has indeed been the case with any information that Hillary may have shared, the mens rea requirement for a felony is simply not met.
But keep hoping if that's what floats your boat. I wouldn't advise holding your breath though. You wouldn't last it out.
Bernie's FEC problems are real and, if they aren't properly addressed, will continue to cause trouble for him, even after his campaign has ended. Certainly they CAN be addressed, but when the same problems keep recurring, that is not a good sign.
"Being overwhelmed with small donations" does NOT explain one-time payments of MORE than the $2700 limit that the campaign has accepted. Requiring proof of US citizenship is also an ABSOLUTE requirement for contributions from outside the US to be legal. This I know well, since I am an expat myself and must provide a copy of my US passport to campaigns when I contribute. These rules MUST be adhered to and, in Bernie's case, before March 31.
It's interesting that you are so sure that Bernie will "work this contribution problem out" but are so ready to believe - and disseminate - GOPer TPs against Hillary.