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Politico reports:
Hillary Clinton never received training on how to handle classified information. By her own admission, she had little ability to discern whether a document included sensitive information. And when she did handle sensitive materials, she relied on her subordinates to ensure that nothing important was compromised.
Taken together, her responses to questions from FBI [US' Federal Bureau of Investigation] investigators reveal a high-level government executive who apparently had little grasp of the nuances and complexities around the nation's classification system — a blind spot that helped allow classified communications to pass through her private email server.
While Clinton is clear that she never had any intention to mishandle classified documents, a fact that FBI Director James Comey noted as a factor in his decision not to recommend any charges against the former secretary of state, answers she gave to FBI agents during a July 2 interview are likely to reinforce the Republican characterization of her as having been reckless with government secrets.
Bloomberg reports that Clinton Used Eight BlackBerrys, but [the] FBI Couldn't Get Them:
In addition to the eight devices she used as secretary of state, the FBI said there were at least five additional mobile devices they sought as part of their inquiry. Clinton's lawyers said they could not provide any of the mobile devices she used. One person interviewed by the FBI said he recalled two instances in which Clinton's devices were destroyed by "breaking them in half or hitting them with a hammer." The FBI released the summary Friday to provide context on its decision not to recommend prosecution of Clinton or her aides for using the private system. The Democratic presidential nominee was interviewed about her use of private e-mail by FBI agents and federal prosecutors for 3 1/2 hours on July 2. The bureau then recommended that the Justice Department not pursue criminal charges.
(Score: 1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 03 2016, @10:27PM
As Sec of State, her very job description is to handle classified info. It boggles the mind she can mount this kind of defense.
You are right. It does boggle the mind. So why do you take the headlines at face value?
You have a choice of what to believe
(a) Someone so competent as to become a senator, the secretary of state and most likely president is an idiot
- or -
(b) The reporting is deliberately sensationalized because more eyeballs generate more dollars
The actual documents are available for you to read yourself:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2600906 [washingtonexaminer.com]
Clinton could not give an example of how the classification of a document was determined; rather she stated there was a process in place at State before her tenure, and she relied on career foreign service professionals to appropriately mark and handle classified information.
...
She relied on State offcials to use their judgment when e-mailing her and could not recall anyone raising concerns with her regarding the sensitivity of the information she
received at her e-mail address. (page 26 of 47)
So there you go, she didn't write the documents, they were provided to her and she relied on the people providing them to mark them appropriately. Utterly mundane. Anyone who has held a clearance works exactly the same way. If you aren't intimately familiar with the exact origins of the information you won't recognize it as classified. Expecting otherwise is expecting her to be psychic. And no, accusing her of being a witch doesn't cut it.
And while we are here, lets put that "turn it into non-paper" canard to rest once and for all. Runaway? Listen up:
Clinton instructed Sullivan that if the secure fax could not be fixed, he should turn [the talking points] into nonpaper [with] no identifying heading and send nonsecure. State uses the term "non-paper" to refer to a document which is authorized for distribution to a foreign government without explicit attribution to the US. government and without classified information. (page 25 of 47)
I'm sure none of these actual facts changed anyone's mind. To most of you I'm just some toady. But fuck you, at least I'm not working backwards from assuming she's a bitch to find anything that sounds like she's a bitch. You are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 04 2016, @04:22AM
Except, she didn't rely on others because they were career professionals: she relied on them because she'd had a "concussion" and couldn't remember being taught about 'classifications' and security. Yeah, she'd make a great President.....
She is a liar and a dangerous person.
She really needs to be treated to a stroke or heart attack or
Feh, if only there was a real contender to go against her, cause she will ruin you guys further.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 04 2016, @02:27PM
Being taught about classifications and security has nothing to do with the initial classifications of information. That is done by specialist with extensive knowledge in the subject matter. You're an idiot.