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[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thanks!

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

W's case was more egregious because the emails were just deleted. Hillary had someone review which emails were personal and which were relevant and turned over all government related emails.

[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I mean Hillary's lawyers also used BleachBit, right? It's just suspicious, but I don't want to discount from what you are saying. Thanks again for informing me.

The reason why people reacted so strongly to Hillary I feel is due to the Obama-era persecution of whistleblowers/etc.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It was her IT consultant, Platte River Networks (PRN).

The PRN technician then had what he described to the FBI as an "oh shit moment," realizing he had not set the personal emails to be deleted as instructed months earlier. The technician then erased the emails using a free utility, BleachBit, sometime between March 25 and 31.

The lawyers had likely instructed them to regularly delete personal records older than X. IT dude didn't do his job. Tried to do it after the subpoena, which of course is highly illegal. But Hillary didn't order it, and when the lawyer ordered it it was almost certainly legal.

[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Thanks for also clearing that up. I truly appreciate it.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

You know, at the time I considered it a silver lining that despite all this shit being selective and hypocritical as fuck, at least it would clean up our government a bit going forward.

Now...