Hillary Clinton’s emails and Donald Trump’s documents cases are not comparable, experts told PolitiFact. The main difference is intent.
, including charges of willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and making false statements.
The indictment goes over two instances in which Trump showed classified documents to people without security clearances. In July 2021, the indictment says, Trump showed a Defense Department document to a writer, publisher and two staff members. According to the indictment, which referenced an audio recording of the meeting, Trump said the information was"highly confidential" and that"as president I could have declassified it," and"now I can’t.
In contrast, Comey concluded Clinton had not intended to send or receive classified information on her private email server."We did not find clear evidence that Secretary Clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing the handling of classified information," Comey said in a July 2016The Justice Department generally does not indict people"for mishandling classified information unless there is evidence of intent or obstruction," Moss said.
Another difference is the content of the information. In Clinton’s case, the CIA deemed some of the information in the emails classified, while the State Department disagreed.
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