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In 2009 the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the State Department learned through outside sources that Secretary Clinton was maintaining a private, unsecured email server in her home, and was receiving and transmitting classified material on it. She was informed at that time that this was a security risk and a possible violation of the law.
Sometime during the same time period officials with the National Archives and Records Administration filed an expression of concern over possible violations of Federal record-keeping procedures by then SecState Clinton.
Despite the fact that over 20 of the surviving emails on the server -- it had been wiped with BleachBit -- were classified as "TS/SCI", another 65 classified as "Secret", and a couple of thousand as "Confidential", the director of the FBI stated: "...that no charges are appropriate in this case." And, "Although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case."
About the same time a US Navy sailor took selfies inside of a submarine, in a "TS/SCI" (see above) equivalent area, was convicted, received an OTH discharge, and three years felony probation with the first six months of that under house arrest.
Huh.
In 2013 the FBI gave Senator Dianne Feinstein a "defensive briefing" in which they informed her that her driver of 20 years was a Chinese spy, told her she was the subject of an espionage programme, and waved as she walked away to fire her driver. Nothing further was done.
In 2015 the FBI gave Representative Eric Swalwell a "defensive briefing" to inform him that Christine Fang -- whom he had known for several years, had placed interns for, and possibly had sexual relations with -- was a Chinese spy. He was informed that he was the target of an espionage programme, warned to be careful, and walked away ... back to his position on the House Intelligence Committee. Nothing further was done.
As far as the FBI in regards to Trump ... well, we saw that one on the nightly news every. Bloody. Night.
In 1992, acting under unconstitutional "shoot on sight" rules of engagement, the FBI shot Vicki Weaver in the face as she stood in a doorway, holding nothing more than her baby.
No one in the FBI was held to account for the blatantly unlawful ROE, or the intentional and knowing murder of a mother.
In 1993 the FBI burned 76 members of the Branch Davidian religious cult to death.
No one in the FBI was held to account for this.
In 2015 the FBI was informed that the team doctor for the US Olympic Gymnast Team was sexually abusing the gymnasts.
The FBI failed to open a case.
After a second allegation of sexual abuse, the FBI opened an investigation, and then lied, mischaracterized witness statements, falsified witness statements, and destroyed evidence. At the end of which, the FBI -- unsurprisingly -- found nothing to the allegations.
Unfortunately the allegations were true. At least 330 girls were sexually abused by Dr Nasser over a 14 year period.
The agents who lied, falsified statements, destroyed evidence, and perjured themselves under oath to other FBI agents (a crime if you're Michael Flynn) were fired.
They were not, however, prosecuted.
This is why half the country doesn't believe anything that the FBI has to say.
And that's the plain truth.
The FBI could come out of Mar A Lago with a statement signed by the Archngel Gabriel in blood and half the country isn't going to care.
It's the FBI's own fault that this is the case. They have shown multiple times that the integrity of the Bureau -- if it ever had any -- is long gone; and they have no-one to blame but themselves for this distrust. Deal with it.