Hillary’s Still on the Hook

Hillary Clinton’s campaign Tuesday said it was “glad” the matter of her e-mails had been “resolved,” now that FBI Director James Comey recommended no criminal charges against her. Fact is, nothing has been “resolved.” Yes, Comey advised against charges. But that was only after he painted a devastating picture of how she recklessly broke the law — and the damage she likely caused.

Comey merely added to Americans’ distrust of their “rigged” political system — and left the issue to further divide and dominate this year’s presidential race.

Comey said improperly storing or transmitting classified information was a felony, whether done “intentionally or in a grossly negligent way.” Yet Hillary apparently did just that: Her e-mails included 110 considered classified “at the time they were sent or received.” Another 2,000 e-mails were classified later.

Clinton and her aides were “extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information” — even if they may not have “intended” to break the law, he said.

He also noted the e-mails “bore markings indicating the presence of classified information” — contrary to what Hillary repeatedly claims. But even with those that didn’t contain such markings, Clinton still had an obligation “to protect it.”

Nor was all this just a harmless case of sloppiness, as Hillary claims. Comey said the bureau found that “hostile actors” (read: foreign enemies) “gained access” to e-mail accounts of people she had contact with — and possibly even to Clinton’s own personal e-mail account itself.

All of which seems enough to convict (never mind indict) her, based on Comey’s own criteria. And yet, he declined to recommend charges. Clearly, the fix was in.

There’s now virtually no chance Attorney General Loretta Lynch will override Comey and seek an indictment.

But Americans can still seek justice on their own — at the voting booth.