[tomjen3]

If she had been prosecuted, she would be taken out of the race, which would mean that the democrats would have lost their nominee, which means that Trump would win but not because he was really elected.

Can you imagine the nightmare that would have been politically? Hrc should have been prosecuted a long time ago.

[dragonwriter]

Being prosecuted wouldn't disqualify her legally. Still, if it happened before the convention, it might have resulted in her not getting the nomination (by enough superdelegates shifting to Derby her a majority of delegates), but that would just mean someone else, probably Sanders, would get the nomination.