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Obama 'concerned' by State Dept. handling of classified info
The Hill ^ | July 9, 2016 | Evelyn Rupert

Posted on 07/09/2016 6:07:22 PM PDT by jazusamo

President Obama said Saturday that he is "concerned" by the FBI assessment that the State Department has acted carelessly in handling classified information.

"I am concerned," he told reporters at a news conference in Warsaw Saturday, according to Reuters .

But he cast the problem as a government-wide struggle to keep up technology and the fast-paced flow of information.

"The advent of email and texts and smart phones is just generating enormous amounts of data," Obama said, which is "putting enormous pressure on the department to sort through it, classify it properly."

In concluding the FBI's investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, Director James Comey found that "the security culture of the State Department in general, and with respect to use of unclassified systems in particular, was generally lacking in the kind of care for classified information that's found elsewhere in the U.S. government."

Obama said State's issue processing classified information "reflects a larger problem in government."

The State Department has refuted Comey's characterization; spokesman John Kirby said the department takes classification " very, very seriously."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2016election; benghazi; chrisstevens; classifiedinfo; clinton; comey; election2016; fbi; hillary; newyork; obama; rop; statedepartment; trump; unaccountable
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To: jazusamo

How in the world did any so-called ‘university’ ever graduate this simpleton idiot?


21 posted on 07/09/2016 6:55:04 PM PDT by Bullish (Blame others for your failures? Take credits where none are do? Who made you Pharaoh?)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

‘The State Department has refuted Comey’s characterization; spokesman John Kirby said the department takes classification “ very, very seriously.” ‘

It’s not really a contradiction to say you take something “very, very seriously” and yet be found to be doing an “extremely careless” job at the same time. Investigating officers find this out all the time. It’s called “talking the talk but not walking the walk.”

I’ll believe Mr. Kirby when we see real punitive action taken against Hillary and the State Department cabal.

What’s that sound???

Oh, yeah. Crickets.

Security regulations are only for little people, it seems.


22 posted on 07/09/2016 6:58:00 PM PDT by Captain Rhino (Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
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To: jazusamo
The State Department has refuted Comey's characterization

It would be nice to be able to slap the teeth of people's lying mouths when they make baseless assertions as "fact".

23 posted on 07/09/2016 7:02:26 PM PDT by kiryandil (Hillary Clinton is not sophisticated enough to understand the Bill of Rights, either.)
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

Seems to me Mr. President that your concern is as flimsy as your integrity, considering you were emailing Hillary on her non-government issued account.

That is no doubt why the investigation was swept under the rug; too many high level officials breaking the law to go charging those folks...


24 posted on 07/09/2016 7:23:50 PM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: Bullish

Excellent question, I suspect the answer may have something to do with the administration and so-called professors in the leftist “universities.”


25 posted on 07/09/2016 7:24:27 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Captain Rhino
Security regulations are only for little people, it seems.

An entirely new non-security philosophy is born out of this fiasco, as well as a brand new defense for anyone being careless and removing classified matieral from its safe place. The lawyers should be very happy with Comey, Lynch, and Obie's decision. Lots of new work when some zealous agency wants to prosecute "carelessness".
26 posted on 07/09/2016 7:26:23 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
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27 posted on 07/09/2016 7:30:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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To: jazusamo

what is his concern,,,???
he has CAIR / Muslim Brotherhood working in the white house, the pentagon, the fbi, the cia and state.....
what is his concern??


28 posted on 07/09/2016 7:48:08 PM PDT by zzwhale
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To: jazusamo

This is an intentional distraction from the Clinton Foundation money laundering.

That’s where the real scandals lie. FBI knew it.

Watch Trump over the next month.


29 posted on 07/09/2016 7:48:41 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: SERKIT
why wasn’t Barry ‘concerned’ when his SoS played fast and loose with government documents in a scheme that involved pay-for-play with sweetheart deals with his State Department linked to Hillary and Bill’s International RICO Foundation?<<

Cause she and Bill had already done their homework on him and they have “ALL” his sealed records...including his BC and college records......

30 posted on 07/09/2016 8:01:06 PM PDT by M-cubed
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To: jazusamo

What does ValJar use for e-mail?


31 posted on 07/09/2016 8:05:49 PM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

He classified his whole life history better than Harridan Hillary maintained the information she had.


32 posted on 07/09/2016 8:19:59 PM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: jazusamo

Who’s he kidding? He must have received emails from her that the source could easily have been identified and red flags going up with fireworks to the moon! He should have known something wasn’t right, asked a few questions, and corrected the problem.That’s what a president does. Guess I answered that question.

red


33 posted on 07/09/2016 8:59:56 PM PDT by Redwood71
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To: jazusamo
"The advent of email and texts and smart phones...

And the MSM thought Bush was stupid.

34 posted on 07/09/2016 9:39:24 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: M-cubed

Barry is a “concern” troll.


35 posted on 07/09/2016 11:19:27 PM PDT by JohnnyP
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To: jazusamo

Whew. I guess it’s all over now.


36 posted on 07/10/2016 3:50:55 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: jazusamo

“President Obama said Saturday that he is “concerned” by the FBI assessment that the State Department has acted carelessly in handling classified information.”

If I remember correctly, it was stated that “Hillary Clinton acted carelessly in handling classified information”. How to parse words to blame everyone but the perp!


37 posted on 07/10/2016 5:06:22 AM PDT by Nuocmam
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To: jazusamo

What a nightmare we are living in these days.


38 posted on 07/10/2016 10:05:23 AM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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