Comments on: Secret Service employees illegally accessed lawmaker’s private data in hopes of discrediting him https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/06/secret-service-employees-illegally-accessed-lawmakers-private-data-hopes-discrediting/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 15 Jun 2016 18:21:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: PaulB https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/06/secret-service-employees-illegally-accessed-lawmakers-private-data-hopes-discrediting/comment-page-1/#comment-337452 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 18:21:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=59694#comment-337452 Mike, you are correct. The information was passed on to the Washington Post. The agent who did that, as opposed to those who just browsed was forced to resign.

]]> By: Mike https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/06/secret-service-employees-illegally-accessed-lawmakers-private-data-hopes-discrediting/comment-page-1/#comment-337443 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:47:08 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=59694#comment-337443 In reply to SPO.

“Why no criminal charges?”

Because the Congressman they were trying to get the goods on (for distribution to the media, I assume) was a member of the Other Party.

]]> By: SPO https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/06/secret-service-employees-illegally-accessed-lawmakers-private-data-hopes-discrediting/comment-page-1/#comment-337436 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:27:59 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=59694#comment-337436 Why no criminal charges?

Why do so many government actors get a free pass: EPA (the spill), IRS and now these guys.

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