I hardly can see how she could have come any closer to an indictment. What additionally might she have done that still wouldn't have been prompted legal action? You don't show up with classified material on your private server connected to the Interwebs, you just don't. Those of us who have ever had a security clearance probably feel pretty assured that lack of "intent" to violate procedures wouldn't have saved us from legal action. The guys involved with clearances have remarkably little sense of humor about their jobs, trust me. Of course few of us have been Secretary of State, so it may be that there's some necessary leeway accorded to high office. You're dealing with a lot of information throughput, and minor mistakes are going to be inevitable. OTOH it doesn't require being an information sciences professional to know the importance of staying behind one's firewall.