Download This PaperIntent or Gross Negligence: Hillary Clinton Should Be Charged Under 18 U.S.C. § 793 for Mishandling Classified Information
27 Pages Posted: 23 Feb 2018
Date Written: January 19, 2018
Abstract
The Department of Justice failed to pursue justice when it decided not to file charges against Hillary Clinton regarding her private e-mail server. Congress created a statute that encompasses the mishandling of classified information through both willful intent and gross negligence to hold government officials to the oath they swore, which is to protect our nation’s secrets. Hillary Clinton’s acts were precisely what Congress intended to curb, and the lack of charges reveals a hole in our justice system that must be filled.
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Fields, Shannon, Intent or Gross Negligence: Hillary Clinton Should Be Charged Under 18 U.S.C. § 793 for Mishandling Classified Information (January 19, 2018). Regent University Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2017-2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3123775
Shannon Fields (Contact Author)
Regent University - School of Law ( email )
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