[jusben1369]

The thing is, these are like conspiracy theories. Any rebuttal is proof you are hiding something!

The Director of the FBI lays out very clearly what he found, why he won't prosecute, and that this was impartial. But you dismiss all that and say it's because she's an elite. I understand if you believe that - but it's apparent you have already made up your mind and that his response would just confirm one of your two conclusions. She should be prosecuted or she should be prosecuted but she won't because she's an elite.

[aggieben]

To my mind, the judgments that Comey represents in his report simply aren't believable ("there was no intent"). The Patraeus prosecution is a good example of a case that was very similar in many respects.

Also, technically, in cases of gross negligence (which is surely applicable in this case), intent doesn't matter to the law. It's still criminal. It might have different penalties attached, but it's still criminal.

[revelation]

Eh, the director of the FBI doesn't prosecute, prosecutors do that. The job of the FBI is to collect and collate the evidence.

Prosecutors in fact explicitly ask police and others they rely on to not substitute their own judgement for what merits prosecution and what not.

[jusben1369]

Great catch. I should have said "why he isn't recommending prosecution"