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In reply to the discussion: Clinton's emails labeled 'top secret' [View all]karynnj
(59,475 posts)121. Neither had a personal server and neither are said to have sent classified info
on their private accounts.
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Just got an AP bulletin on my phone about the same thing. It's definitely informing/infecting
villager
Jan 2016
#2
She broke the law buy sending highly classified information over unsecured servers
IamTheNoodle
Jan 2016
#67
If the precedent has been set (of not doing anything)then it should be seen as political targeting .
IamTheNoodle
Jan 2016
#84
Facts be damned some folks here just hate Hillary...if you close your eyes you might
randys1
Jan 2016
#79
Neither had a personal server and neither are said to have sent classified info
karynnj
Jan 2016
#121
Last that I know, Colin Powell and Condi Rice are not running for president n/t
AZ Progressive
Jan 2016
#155
Give you Rice. Powell said he used private email for State Department business.
cheapdate
Jan 2016
#133
I was mistaken when I said that Powell had one system for private email, and one for govt business..
frylock
Jan 2016
#150
I hafta agree Hillary should step aside... but only to let President Sanders assume his rightful place as leader of the progressive movement in this country.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2016
#227
sad that this, instead of her support of the Iraq War, is what might be her downfall
uhnope
Jan 2016
#4
In both cases it is her bad judgment. Wisdom and good judgment are extremely serious
TryLogic
Jan 2016
#102
she knew what she was doing was illegal but figured she's a clinton, she can do as she pleases
bowens43
Jan 2016
#5
Really? None of the emails were classified or marked top secret at the time.
LiberalFighter
Jan 2016
#118
This morning on one of the news shows I heard a commentator musing about whether the FBI
Vinca
Jan 2016
#6
She can't defend against this and be focused on running an effective campaign at the same time.
JudyM
Jan 2016
#10
I can't remember which crazy repub rep said they will impeach her the moment she
roguevalley
Jan 2016
#78
Anything is impeachable. All it takes is a majority vote in the House. Expecting the Senate to
24601
Jan 2016
#171
Meaning Hillary is going to be too mired in congressional inquiry for the next year or more to
JudyM
Jan 2016
#8
Some people care about policy. Others care about the level of respect being shown to the Party.
frylock
Jan 2016
#134
I like how her spokesman "adamently opposes the complete blocking of the release of these emails"
GummyBearz
Jan 2016
#13
Not only that, but if it's questionable how can disclosure be good for national security?
JudyM
Jan 2016
#48
So, all the. Years of experience she tells us she has and she cannot recognize sensitive subject mat
Hangingon
Jan 2016
#170
The Hill doesn't state it specifically, but other more reputable sites point out that
OKNancy
Jan 2016
#16
do you realize that discussing a news story about a drone strike makes an email
geek tragedy
Jan 2016
#37
Sure - it would be the information included in the discussion that would be more or less significant
karynnj
Jan 2016
#52
That doesn't matter, or it shouldn't. As Sec of State she should know the info is top secret.
JudyM
Jan 2016
#32
Its been widely reported that there are over 1,300 classified emails found so far.
Akicita
Jan 2016
#90
no, it's that the government doesn't like to provide the public access to how it does business
geek tragedy
Jan 2016
#21
It's obvious the CIA classfied Hilliary's secret yoga moves and some top secret
Akicita
Jan 2016
#149
No, she wont. You forget who we're talking about. Someone else will take the fall.
7962
Jan 2016
#122
It is completely unlikely that these top secret threads were discussing things in the public domain
karynnj
Jan 2016
#33
it's actually highly unlikely the top secret designation has anything to do with national security
geek tragedy
Jan 2016
#39
do you consider the existence of the CIA's drone program to be "top secret?"
geek tragedy
Jan 2016
#51
I agree there is over classification - but these are not confidential, but top secret nt
karynnj
Jan 2016
#54
Are you serious? This isn't a procedural issue. The *content* is top secret regardless.
JudyM
Jan 2016
#35
Same question regarding her IWR vote: Criminal or Incompetent? Either way, she should be
AzDar
Jan 2016
#24
After two decades of villifying Hillary Clinton we have plenty of right-wing kool-aid drinkers here
LynneSin
Jan 2016
#80
seriously, embracing the security state's hatred of transparency in an effort to score
geek tragedy
Jan 2016
#86
All they have is 22 retroactively Re-classified emails out of 30,000 total..??
lobodons
Jan 2016
#41
All we've been told is that they were not "marked Classified" which means nothing because no secret
Akicita
Jan 2016
#66
I don't know about over-classification, but for sure there's some over exceptionalism
HereSince1628
Jan 2016
#61
So they are spinning it as overclassification. Clever, but not good enough. Now they are impugning
thereismore
Jan 2016
#64
so you've reviewed these documents and can verify that the Fox News spin on this
geek tragedy
Jan 2016
#81
really? Which Obama people are saying Clinton broke the law and is going to get
geek tragedy
Jan 2016
#89
Obama's people are saying her emails contained information of the highest sensitivity.
thereismore
Jan 2016
#93
state department FOIA bureaucrats are saying that, not Obama's inner circle
geek tragedy
Jan 2016
#94
It's the Obama administration. He is the top executive and they are his people. Got it? nt
thereismore
Jan 2016
#95
why leave out that NONE of those emails were classified when they were sent?
still_one
Jan 2016
#180
The state department John Kirby came out and said they were NOT classified at the time
still_one
Jan 2016
#189
Nothing is going to happen. The only ones who are making this an issue are republicans and Sanders
still_one
Jan 2016
#193