Navy Officer Headed To Prison, Hillary Goes Free
I have never had access to classified government documents, but those that work in such environments are aghast that Hillary Clinton was not indicted. One of the most significant issues here (and there are many) is how the government can engage in future prosecutions after not charging Hillary. Take for example the case of Kristian Saucier. Saucier, age 29, is accused of taking pictures with his cell phone inside a U.S. Navy Submarine.
From the government press release dated May 27, 2016
On Jan. 19, 2009, Saucier took two photos, one of the auxiliary steam plant panel and the other of the reactor compartment viewed through a portal. On March 22, 2009, Saucier took two photos that, when placed side by side, provided a panoramic array of the maneuvering compartment, the room from which the propulsion system of the boat is operated. On July 15, 2009, Saucier took two photos documenting the reactor head configuration of the nuclear reactor and a view of the reactor compartment from within that compartment.
Saucier had a secret clearance and knew that the photos depicted classified material and that he was not authorized to take them. He retained these photos and failed to deliver them to any officer or employee of the United States entitled to receive it.
The investigation began in March 2012 when Saucier���s cellphone was found at a waste transfer station in Hampton, Connecticut. Saucier was interviewed by the FBI and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in July 2012 and was confronted with the classified images from his phone. Following that interview and in an effort to impede the federal investigation, Saucier returned to his home and immediately destroyed a laptop computer, a personal camera and the camera���s memory card. Pieces of a laptop computer were subsequently found in the woods on a property in Connecticut owned by a member of Saucier���s family.
Saucier was arrested on a criminal complaint on May 28, 2015, and was subsequently indicted. Entire press release here
I honestly had to read the press release twice and am still scratching my head. Even more so when I got to the part that Saucier is now facing 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. I don't have to scream and shout here for you to get the point. While I have no idea if Saucier was up to anything sinister, this case simply shows how the government does prosecute average people for mishandling classified information. How can anyone consider what Hillary did any less egregious? How can the FBI not find intent to mishandle classified documents when Hillary went to such great lengths to set up her own private e mail server?
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