Posted on 01/22/2016 3:45:40 PM PST by Kaslin
In movies, documents have a large, red stamp at the top: Classified. The stamped documents - which have been replaced by e-mails, phones, or thumb drives - have to be protected from the bad guys at all costs. Too bad Hillary Clinton doesn't understand what every American moviegoer over age five knows instinctively.
The Intelligence Community's inspector general Charles McCullough III recently reported that at "least several dozen of the emails sent and received by Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state contained classified material, including intelligence material classified at the highest levels."
The e-mails varied in their levels of classification: "classified," "secret," "top secret/SAP" (or "special access programâ€) which includes the highest and most protected national security information.
This is big news.
Clinton has always maintained that none of the emails she sent or received were marked classified. But, as David French wrote, "every single federal employee who handles classified information — from the secretary of state to administrative assistants and Army sergeants — is required to protect both 'marked and unmarked' classified information." Classified information made its way into these "unmarked emails" which could’ve been intercepted by foreign intelligence agencies since she sent them from her private, unsecured server on a private, unsecured smartphone.
Even though Sen. Bernie Sanders said that Americans were "sick and tired" of hearing about her "damn emails," this issue will not go away.
Not for lack of trying.
Charles Cooke described her comical dishonesty on display at her press conference. He wrote,
"As is now clear, Hillary possesses almost none of Bill's remarkable personal virtues. She's not warm or spontaneous or alluring or quick. She has no discernible political instincts. She doesn't even seem to enjoy the human contact on which successful public servants thrive. But boy can she fib with the best of them. From start to precipitous finish, her performance was pure Clintonian evasion. 'What I did,' she argued carefully — after trying a quick ‘nothing to do with me' for good measure — 'was legally permitted, number one, first and foremost, okay?' 'Number two,' she offered, 'they've already concluded more than 1,200 of the e-mails I gave them have nothing to do with the work, and I said make them public.' 'I know,' she concluded emphatically, that 'there's a certain level of, you know, sort of anxiety or interest in this, but the facts are the facts.'"
Move along. There's nothing to see here.
But then, the Washington Beacon published a non-disclosure agreement that Hillary Clinton signed back in 2009 the day after she took the position of Secretary of State which shows she knew "negligent handling" of classified data could cause her to face criminal penalties. The document which she signed read:
"I have been advised that the unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized retention, or negligent handling of SCI by me could cause irreparable injury to the United States or be used to advantage by a foreign nation. I have been advised that any unauthorized disclosure of SCI by me may constitute violations of United States criminal laws… nothing in the agreement constitutes a waiver by the United States of the right to prosecute me for any statutory violation."
In other words, this is concrete proof that she knew what her actions were illegal. But, we didn't need proof.
If the Secretary of State didn't know what the basic law was regarding national security, it doesn't bid well for her competency as President. Not that she'll necessarily make it to the Oval Office. This Democratic front-runner is facing an ever expanding FBI investigation, which will invariably heat up with these new revelations. She could even be indicted before any votes are cast.
In the movies, the secret documents are stolen, but the good guys eventually show up before too much damage is done. But in real life, the "good guys" sometimes act like "bad guys."
Let's hope that truth and justice will be re-established before the lights go down on this nation.
..............you nail it! And, I hope that is exactly what happens because whatever the worst scenario there is that could happen to The Clintons and Obama’s and Velery’s IS is fine with me because they have caused incalculable damage to America.
SCI = Secure Compartmented Information
The agreement to keep info designated as such secret is lifelong.
She let that info out; indict, convict, and incarcerate
The “Americans” who “love” these serial, chronic criminals and liars are a disgrace to this society.
As Secretary of State she was an Original Classification Authority which means she decides what is classified.
One important factor on the timing though. Krauthammer was just suggesting that if Biden steps in a takes Hillary’s delegate, the Sanders folks will stay home. Either way the Dems lose. I think they have to ride the horse named Hillary.
No doubt.
What?
I would stand for it just fine.
Since 1992...
Your sentence just proved why America is over....they wouldn’t stand for a TREASONOUS CRIMINAL to be punished because they like her stance on abortion or gay rights! We are finished....not enough MORAL people left to run this place.
Chelsea had access to all the info also.....they are a CRIME FAMILY and the SLUSH FUND has BILLIONS in it!
Sanders will NEVER get the nomination....it will go to Joe Biden!
—— Too bad Hillary Clinton doesn’t understand ——
The problem is she doesn’t give a damn
classified is not for left wingers above and then there is the fact she is hillary
You said...
“I know FR has been swamped by conspiracy theorists and doom and gloomers. I believe in the FBI and our system. I think Hillary will be indicted.”
I can see a senario were the FBI recommends an indictment but this administration ignores it
Either way, she’s finished
That could Happen but the firestorm would still take out Hillary. If the FBI seeks and indightment look for Joe Biden
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Sanders will NEVER get the nomination....it will go to Joe Biden!
The Dems want to run as a 3rd term for Obama so Biden is the obvious choice.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Indicted is one thing convicted is another.
I respectfully disagree. Much of the same sort of dynamic that is playing out on the right is also playing out on the left. The leftists despise their establishment as well. Frankly the only difference I see is the relative tolerance for skulduggery among the denizens of my former party.
If Bernie is winning big, they may allow him to be the sacrificial lamb and work instead on retaining or increasing congressional seats. It’s not as if we have any great affection for the ones we have, so they might have a wedge to exploit. Are there any conservatives who are going to cry a river should McCain lose his seat? If Kelly Ayotte loses hers?
The gop thinks in election cycles, the rats think in decades.
What ‘American people’ are you referring to? Democrats already in prison or those in the process of being put in prison...
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