1. LOL! Department policy is the same as saying workplace or company policy. Yes if you violate the policies of your employer you are subject to being sanctioned or penalized for it. Such as suspension, demotion, censure, termination, etc. Not criminal charges or sanctions.
2. I didn't tell you specifically to shut up and thank you for service but it really doesn't mean anything as far this conversation is concerned.
3. Multiple people besides just Lynch and Comey throughout the multiple levels of the FBI and DOJ that have conducted and overseen the investigation reached those conclusions as well.
4 a,b, and c. All those thing were addressed in the Inspector General's report. And while Inspector General was not pleased with Comey bucking DOJ standard practices by announcing the determination and Lynch's semi-recusal in deferring to the Director and the presence of Ms Mills. The IG also made the determination that none of those had unduly influenced or impacted the decisions made in the course of the investigation and he set out some recommendations for policy or practices reinforcement and or modifications to them. Th IG was also critical of Mr Comey's unorthodox statement explaining why charges were not brought forward saying that in doing so the rights of Ms Clinton were negatively impacted. Sessions misstated the nature of contacts with Russians to a US Senator and he played a prominent role in the Trump campaign which the special counsel is charged with investigating. His recusal was proper.
And finally yes Ivanka finds herself in a similar fix of using a private email account and your last paragraph is too stupid to be deserving of any further comment. Just simply refer back to #2.
First off Thanks! BTW Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones! Wishing you a wonderful Turkey Dinner( If you are having one) With the ones you want to be with! LOL
OK To the fun stuff
1) Common Department policy is not stuff like you cannot take stapler home. First of CAN a Secretary of State have a PRIVATE unsecured un-monitored server? YES or NO
2) Are you ALLOWED to Transmit Classified Material over a public network or a NON .GOV account YES or NO?
3) Department policy say you can smoke Marijuana on the Job... Federally Marijuana is a banned substance there will be charges after being found to VIOLATE department policies.
4) THIS IS NOT Walmart or McDonalds, this is "SECRETARY OF STATE", 40+ years in the Political Realm, First Lady of Arkansas, First lady of the US, Senator for NY, Negligence is likely NOT a definable defense. SO IF it ACTUALLY WENT TO COURT. to be adjudicated the burden would be greater on her.
5) Thanks again! MY service was just to edify that handling of Classified material regardless a Private, Sergeant, Secretary of State SHOULD BE the same....and be punished equally. PERIOD. DID She have and transmit classified material ON an unsecured network YES OR NO just answer the question directly.
DUE Process, Clinton got a whole investigation blah blah blah and they ended up NOT charging her with ANYTHING. Yet they Demonize Ivanka and we dont know the details AT ALL. Just that she used a private account. Hypocritical much?
Other than that.... Again Happy Thanksgiving my friend. Regardless how we feel about politics you are still a human being a US Citizen ( I think?) and deserve that respects! Take care and enjoy your time with your loved ones!