Experts: Clinton unlikely to face felony charges over emails
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton said “It’s not going to happen” when asked earlier this month whether she’d be indicted over her use of a private email server as secretary of state.
Several former prosecutors and legal experts interviewed by The Associated Press agree with the Democratic presidential front-runner.
The relatively few laws that govern the handling of classified materials were generally written to cover spies, leakers and those who illegally retain such information. Legal experts say it’s likely a stretch to apply those laws to a former cabinet secretary whose communication of sensitive materials was with aides — not a national enemy.
Clinton’s work emails were routed through a private server located in the basement of her New York home. The government now says a small percentage contained sensitive national security information.
In this photo taken March 9, 2016, Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton speaks during the Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)