>What EXACTLY is she saying?
>Let's check with Merriam just to be Clear.
>Smear: a usually unsubstantiated charge or accusation against a person or >organization —often used attributively
>a smear campaign
>A tactic or a criminal offense?
Libel: a statement or representation published without just cause and tending to expose another to public contempt
: defamation of a person by written or representational means
: the publication of blasphemous, treasonable, seditious, or obscene writings or pictures
: the act, tort, or crime of publishing such a libel
Intentional.
Isn't that what Comey said, She didn't intend to break the law.
Equal justice under the law.