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posted by martyb on Saturday September 03 2016, @06:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the did-not-think-to-ask-for-training dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Saturday September 03 2016, @11:32PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Saturday September 03 2016, @11:32PM (#397173)

    I met Newt Gingrich once, he tried to help out our company by hooking us up with potential investors. His role was to meet, greet, gain some high level understanding of what was on the table, and make connections with others who might be interested. Before his congressional career ending scandal, he also had a problem with his wife doing penny-ante insider trading based on his dinner conversations.

    I also know "someone who knows" Richard Branson. He's a classically flawed individual, unable to do things on his own, his talent is delegation. It's one of the typical paths to make it to the top of today's society.

    Get indignant all you want, the people at the top really don't know how to do their own work, they have people that handle that for them.

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  • (Score: 2) by archfeld on Sunday September 04 2016, @01:24AM

    by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Sunday September 04 2016, @01:24AM (#397199) Journal

    I totally agree, the only saving grace for many of them is their innate ability to read people and find the ones that know something and the ones that are pure BS artists. I've jokingly advocated electing the US president by lottery, and hiring some know 'good' advisors and business consultants. The best recommendation I could give a President would be common sense and sadly you either have that or you don't it can't be learned or taught.

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