The procedures Clinton violated were not official when they were in office. They were official when Clinton was in office. I'm all for holding them to the same standards as lower-level government employees are held. That would include Hillary in the cell next to the folks mentioned in this article http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/08/14/if-your-name-isnt-hillary-the-hammer-for-mishandling-secrets. Just because she's running from president on the Democratic ticket is not an excuse for what she did. Other people are not afforded the same impunity.