Furthermore, at least one of the senior military command officers is bound to note that Emily showed amazing courage and skill at urban reconnaissance getting that footage and posting it online. As such, the President will offer her a place in any of the US military branches Officer academies when she graduates from high school. She might still want to go to civilian journalism school instead, but it's still nice to have a choice.
There's really nothing they can use against her. She clearly wasn't aware of her husband's plans, and she didn't provide any help either. All she actually did was defiantly voice her support after Martin assured her it was for her dead son. It'd probably never hold up in court, especially when she could play the "mother in mourning over fallen soldier" card.