[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

...Which would mean that we depend on the wisdom and judgment of the official who receives the should've-been-classified documents.

Attributes of which O'Neill possesses zilch.

[TankerKC]

I disagree. Whoever handed out mismarked classified should be strung up.

[XHogPilot]

"...Which would mean that we depend on the wisdom and judgment of the official who receives the should've-been-classified documents. Attributes of which O'Neill possesses zilch."
"I disagree. Whoever handed out mismarked classified should be strung up."

I'll throw my hat in with R_on_the_L_Coast. Government documents do not generate themselves, nor do they classify themselves. Source, content, method, and conclusions all impact on classification of information. The (former) Sec Treasury was an "original classifying authority". Whether a doc was classified or not, it was his responsibility to recognize documents which required classification, and so declare. Sec. O'Neill's inability to recognize 140 documents as requiring classification reflects directly on his exceptionally poor judgment and credibility.