Cite that the emails contained “Talent Keyhole” or other “TS program information”?
An UNCLAS email account, whether by private server or @state.gov, shouldn’t receive anything classified. As long as I’ve been in the Navy, whether active duty or as a civilian, I’ve always had an UNCLAS and a classified email address.
It’s entirely possible that Hillary received classified info by email, but until we have proof, this is just speculation. The only emails we know are the ones that have been released, and as far as I know, those do not contain classified information.
Forgot a question – classified “as soon as it was created”? That doesn’t really make sense except for information that is actually “created” (like a report, or a memo, etc.) – discussing ongoing events might or might not include classified information, but it doesn’t make sense to consider when this info was “created”.
Yes, any Sec of State would expect to receive Top Secret, Your-Eyes-Only, Ultra Top Secret, More Than Top Secret, etc. information via their “secure” email server. Hillary treated secret government documents the same way she treated emails from her daughter.
Currently, the FBI is continuing their expanded investigation into the piss-poor handling of Hillary’s supposedly secure government emails and documents in spite of what Hillary supporters may wish.
No, I don’t think it’s a big deal. Hell, it isn’t even a little deal. And if I’m gonna trash either of these people, I’m gonna find something real to do it with - I don’t think I’d have to look hard.
But this is trivial bullshit, regardless of which former Secretary of State we’re talking about.
Rice’s aides, not her. I read earlier that she wasn’t in to email so she’s personally not on the hook here.
I read that Powell very specifically kept 2 different computers & email accounts, one for secure one for “housekeeping” stuff. Goes to prove it’s not always easy to keep straight what is supposed to be oh so obviously Classified.
Actually it’s pretty easy. State Department related emails go through government approved computer systems. Any work related exchange of information outside of that system is a breach of protocol. Couldn’t be simpler.
There is no legitimate reason to create a personal server except to bypass that protocol.
What’s ridiculous about it? When Powell runs for dog catcher then cut his balls off. What’s that got to do with someone running for the highest office in the land? You want bullshit strawman debate lets talk about Kennedy walking away from negligent homicide.
It is rather odd that a bunch of people who have very strong pro Clinton feelings about this issue apparently don’t even know what (reportedly) Clinton had on her server.
Clinton has been around long enough to know that satellite intel is classified. If, after spending 8 years in the White House, 8 years in the Senate and having gone through the security briefing and signing the documents when she became Sec State, she still doesn’t understand the classification levels, she has a serious problem.
Now, it is possible that all those reports are wrong and Clinton just had recipes and seating charts in her email. However, that is what the F.B.I. investigation should determine.
Regarding Powell. If he broke the rules he ought to be held accountable. Period.
If there is a problem with the classification scheme (which I would believe) the answer shouldn’t be to ignore it and do whatever the hell you want. The answer should be to ***fix ***the problem.
Clinton could have worked on that. She didn’t. Clinton could have had made States computer security a priority. She didn’t. So the ’ ridiculous classification rules’ and the ‘But I didn’t know’ don’t fly.
Thanks for the cites. They’re wrong about some stuff, at least, like NOFORN, which just means “no foreign nationals” can look at this without authorization. NOFORN is considered unclassified.
So, at worst, some people may have sent Hillary some classified TK stuff, and she didn’t realize it.
She didn’t use her personal email, she used a personal email she set up for the state Dept, which is actually much more difficult than just using a .gov address.
It was to evade FOIA. I don’t think anyone can deny that at this point.
I don’t buy that, unless you think Powell and Rice did similar things for the same reason. I think it’s more like this – she found out how Powell and Rice did it, figured “I like that idea better than using a .gov address since I’ll control it, and it’s within the rules, so I’ll do it, and I’ll have an even better server setup.”.
