Why is intention a necessary component for conviction upon committing these crimes? If I accidentally run over an old lady in my car my intent wouldn't be to kill her but the manslaughter charge I would receive wouldn't hinge on whether I wanted to cold bloodily run over an old lady with intent. Just the fact of the matter that the situation happened is all that would matter. Likewise I don't care if Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedein, and Anthony Weiner intended to break the law the fact of the matter is they did. Whether or not there was intent here should be irrelevant.