For FReepers unfamiliar with how classification works, it's always possible for anyone with a clearance to determine whether something you're reading or writing is classified and to what level and caveat. Classified guidelines are written stating very clearly that association of this weapon with that country has this level of classification, etc. The guidance is clear and easy to understand, and if you have any questions, there are security officers who can answer them.
Thanks American Quilter. And yes, any infraction of security would have been dealt with harshly and swiftly. Which is why I am confused about this one. This had been dragging out now for 3 years with no solution, conviction or closure. Has our Justice Department been so badly crippled that it can no longer carry out the letter of the law? Are they too afraid of the Clintons that they cannot fulfill their sworn duties?
On the political boards on other sites, specifically Craigslist, the Democrat Hillary supporters are using the “She didn’t know it was classified so she should be forgiven” defense. Pretty sad at best. If she didn’t know they were classified, she should never hold any office of authority again. Another one is, They were secured in her server because “they had Secret Service protecting her home.” Hackers don’t care who is guarding the house, LOL. The final funny one they are using is, “She gave up 55K pages”. Ah, she should have just handed over the server before she left the State Department and let the Feds decide what was classified and what wasn’t. That is how every state department employ is treated. And didn’t she fire an individual for using their personal e-mail account for sending state department information? Yeah. Wow. If this were you or I, we’d be in jail pending investigation. According to the constitution, there should be no law that offers preferential treatment to members of congress and the state department on criminal behavior.
Wait till someone discovers that her server served as the entry point to all Federal servers or how the Chinese gained Admin privileges to the Fed OPM among others.