[angkor]

"I can say that if the information was not properly labeled as classified when it was received, there's no reason for the person to have to verify that it is not classified."

Second that. You'd spend your entire day/week/year verifying classification status.

[lugsoul]

Or you could spend your day/week/year not talking to reporters about things you don't know that status of.

Wait, that would be too easy.