Wednesday, May 11, 2016

The E-mail Case Against Hillary

This article lays out the legal case against Hillary for violating the Espionage Act of 1913. The DOJ, led by Loretta Lynch, is taking its sweet time with investigating the case. A cynic might think she is trying to drag it out until after, say November. To some extent this is appropriate because with a high official you want to make very sure before you charge them that the government can prove its case. But ... 

The standard for an indictment by a grand jury is whether there is reasonable cause to believe that a crime was committed by the person charged. Once an indictment is handed down, the defendant may avail themselves of a full jury trial (or waive it and try it to the court) with a full the "beyond a reasonable doubt" burden of proof on the state and all due process protections, but the standard for charging is much lower. Does the evidence summarized here rise to the "reasonable cause to believe" standard? As a recovering lawyer, I definitely have an opinion but read the facts and see what you think. 

www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/05/11/former-doj-official-email-case-against-hillary-clinton-stinks-to-high-heaven/

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