Starbuck1975
Lifer
- Jan 6, 2005
- 14,698
- 1,909
- 126
I didn't ignore it. Improper classification does not relieve you of the obligation to protect it as marked. Those entrusted with protecting classified information are responsible for handling it under the classification as received. There are procedures to reclassify and quarantine information as necessary if mishandled, although admittedly those procedures are confusing and bureaucratic when working across agencies. The negligence narrative from Comey indicates that Clinton and her staff irresponsibly ignored those protocols. The punishment for such negligence for that level of classification is typically administrative and involved revoking of clearances.As has already been explained (and you seemed to have ignored), the three emails that were marked classified, not only were improperly marked but they were incorrectly marked, as in they were marked "classified" in error.
And just in case you missed it, because you seem to have missed s whole lot of things about this "scandal", but the head of the FBI said no reasonable prosecutor would push for an indictment.
If the guard falls asleep at his post and forgets to raise the drawbridge, do we not reprimand the guard just because that particular night no one raided the castle?
No reasonable prosecutor would push for indictment because there is limited precedence for indicting on gross negligence alone. The difference between extremely careless and gross negligence is semantics.
Last edited: