2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton's Felony. The federal laws violated by the private server [View all]Catherina
(35,568 posts)especially not since it was hacked and the hackers posted enough of her emails on the internet for the FBI to track him down.
The FBI even had a press release about it before they caught him. They didn't name Clinton but now it's pretty clear. This isn't going away. The issue is the server, much more than the private email.
Romanian National Guccifer Charged with Hacking into Personal E-Mail Accounts
U.S. Department of Justice June 12, 2014
Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/ (202) 514-1888
WASHINGTONMarcel Lehel Lazar, 42, of Arad, Romania, also known as the hacker Guccifer, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of wire fraud, unauthorized access to a protected computer, aggravated identity theft, cyberstalking, and obstruction of justice.
Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia, Special Agent in Charge Edward Lowery of the United States Secret Service Criminal Investigative Division, Assistant Director in Charge Valerie Parlave of the FBIs Washington Field Office, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bill A. Miller of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security made the announcement.
According to the indictment, from December 2012 to January 2014, Lazar hacked into the e-mail and social media accounts of high-profile victims, including a family member of two former U.S. presidents, a former U.S. Cabinet member, a former member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a former presidential adviser. After gaining unauthorized access to their e-mail and social media accounts, Lazar publicly released his victims private e-mail correspondence, medical and financial information, and personal photographs.
https://www.fbi.gov/washingtondc/press-releases/2014/romanian-national-guccifer-charged-with-hacking-into-personal-e-mail-accounts