If someone passed the information to Mrs. Clinton, after stripping the ‘top secret’ designation from the communique, you can damn sure bet that they were instructed to do so. Who would do that on their own?
I really think that there is a major misunderstanding of what is being referred to as "classified information" in the news reports.
Here is what I believe is the reality:
1. There will be no instances found of actually scans of classified documents found in any of the files, even those that have been erased if they are recovered. Remember, Hillary had a lawyer and presumably her close associates go through those documents looking for sensitive information. They would not have missed a document marked TOP SECRET. Nor would scans of any level of classified documents been missed. Just not possible.
2. Therefore the idea that "Top Secret" and similar markings were removed by some unknown entity is not going to be found either. That has been nothing but MSM speculation right from the get-go.
3. What will be found is the inadvertent disclosure of highly classified material as part of the normal conversation that goes on in any email. In the case in question those conversations just naturally involved matters related to the highest levels of National Security.
For example assume that Huma and Hillary and Cheryl are discussing news reports that detail a program where drones are collecting images of Pakistani nuclear storage facilities.
Assume that Huma or Hillary or Cherly makes the seemingly innocuous comment: "How in the heck did they find out about that?"
She has just divulged Top Secret information by in effect confirming the existence of the surveillance program