Quote:Secretary Clinton is currently not employed by the federal government, so she can't have her clearance revoked as punishment.  I don't honestly know if any of the staff that put the server together are either, but if they are, then there should be some kind of reprimand to make sure this doesn't happen again.  There will certainly be a contingent that will say that she should never been given a clearance again, and is thus disqualified from holding federal public office.  It's a discussion worth having, and I'm sure we're going to have it.

 

Comey went through great pains to explain just HOW dumb this particular mistake was, and did so before he explained that he didn't believe a prosecutor could win the case.  I honestly believe he did that not to build suspense in the political theater, but so the cameras wouldn't cut away early and lose his message.

 

We're gonna hear Comey's words a lot in the coming months.

 

Oh yes she can, and quite frankly at this point, it should be suspended.  Once an employee leaves whether it's a military employee or a civilian employee, their clearance is not revoked, but it's "on file".

 

If there is anything going on with that person be it an investigation or otherwise, that clearance should be at the VERY minimum flagged and should be suspended.

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