Actually, you don't know that -- you make a lot of assumptions there.
Not really.
What we know is that she used a private email server rather than a government email that was provided by the State Department.
I understand it's been a few years....but this isn't quite correct.
I recall that she only used her private email.
From what I recall seeing from the FBI, there is no claim that Ms. Clinton sent any emails that were classified (at least at the time she sent them). Instead, the FBI stated that she received emails that included classified information.
Right....I'm actually certain that she sent out classified information but since everyone she's corresponding with is using a government address and likely following the rules, they would have been deleted from the server after a fixed time.
Next, I'm not aware of any claims by the FBI that she tried to cover up her "crimes." Yes, claimed not to believe she had classified information on her servers -- something that proved to be false -- but so far as we know she actually believed there was no classified information.
I understand that a lot of people don't understand in any real sense how the federal government works.
She lied. All classified information is marked even in email.
She's the head of the State Department, she has detailed information on the movement of government officials in foreign countries....and that's the basic sort of classified information she would be receiving every day. I would estimate someone in her position gets at least 300 emails a day, and it would be extremely generous to imagine that maybe only 10% contain some level of classified information.
As for the "deleted" emails, I've stated that was wrong -- she should not have wiped her servers.
What can we rationally infer from that?
owever, she complied with what was asked for; she was asked for a copy of all her work emails from her time as Secretary of State.
It's baffling that you can write this sentence after writing the previous one.
She used ,if I remember correctly, bleachbit, acidburn, and other data wiping programs to destroy unknown numbers of emails. Then the physical components were smashed with hammers.
So far as I've seen, she turned all those emails -- despite Republican claims to the contrary. The FBI, to ensure they received all the relevant emails, got copies of emails sent from the State Department to Ms. Clinton's email address, as well as from individuals who sent emails to Ms. Clinton (such as the warrant for Rep. Weiner's laptop). The FBI never claimed Ms. Clinton did not turn over all relevant emails, never claimed it was a crime she broke.
I have no doubt she turned over emails of a very insignificant and inconsequential nature.
And as I've shown, this if false. Pres. Trump ordered his AG to set up a DoJ investigation of Ms. Clinton. AG Sessions
appointed a Federal Prosecutor, at Trump's urging, to re-investigate Ms. Clinton for everything she had been accused of (Uranium One, Benghazi, the Clinton Foundation, her emails, etc). The prosecutor's investigation lasted all through the Trump presidency, under multiple AGs, only officially ending (though the investigations ended sooner) when Trump left office;
the prosecutor could find nothing to charge Hillary with.
Which is unsurprising.
Trump says he's not interested in pursuing case against Clinton
He did say in 2016 after all, that he wouldn't pursue anything against her....to avoid appearing divisive....for the good of the country.
Now, I guess you're claiming this was a lie and he had people digging through her private life the entire time....yet I don't recall any FBI raids on her house.
Got any evidence of this supposed investigation?
First, again, my recollection is that some emails had classified information in them -- not classified documents --
Again, a remarkable statement. The definitive feature of a classified document, file, brief, Intel, etc is the fact that it contains classified information. If it wasn't properly labeled as such, one could excuse the person receiving it....but I've never seen that happen.
Now, there's a exception to this called PII or Personel Identifying Information. A document can contain this....and not be classified, but there are still rules for that sort of information that would result in her justifiably being prosecuted for mishandling.
that had been sent to her from subordinates who appear to have thought the email was secure.
And you believe this???
is I understand it -- and if you can show I'm wrong I'd love to see it -- these were classified at the lowest level, "Confidential" -- with likely even few documents, if any, that were even classified as "Secret."
Think about what you're asking me for....if I have evidence of classified information being shared in violation of law or policy under Hillary during her appointment to the State Department....you'd like it if I shared that with you.
Because I don't mind risking my career or life or perhaps I prefer to live in Moscow just to prove a point to internet strangers.
I'm not claiming I was standing over her shoulder when she opened her emails.
I'm simply aware of how these things work.
Pres. Trump had information classified as not just "Top Secret" but "Top Secret/SCI."
Would you like to take a guess at how many people have Top Secret clearance or SCI clearance?
And, no, he appears not to have been the final authority on classification of these documents.
Who does?
More to the point, it would appear these documents were shipped when he was leaving office, when he no longer had any reason to possess these documents -- much less remove them from the White House or any declassification ability for any classified documents.
If he wasn't president at the time he took possession of the documents....You're correct. I don't know who would possibly send him these things in Biden's administration......but if that's what you think happened, I'd wonder why.
This is a chart of the State Department.
That big square at the tippy top is where Hillary sat.
Now, I'm certain that some of those offices have almost no classified information. Many have some. A few will have more classified information than not.
So when I say thousands of classified emails....I'm really just trying to be generous. I'm giving what has to be a lowball estimate. An entry level person at the bottom of this Department probably gets on average 10% classified information.
Hillary wouldn't even be bothering with minor issues. It would be more realistic to imagine half of what she saw was classified.
And before you claim that people take out classified information out of government buildings all the time,
They do.
that is true of "Secret" and below documents -- it rarely happens with "Top Secret/SCI" and if they are removed, they are very securely moved/stored (such as the stereotypical briefcase handcuffed to the person moving it.)
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Do you like movies?
I'm not changing my position at all. I'm not going to claim if Ms. Clinton should have been charged or not; I do find it was wrong for her to have a private email server and for destroying her server hard drives -- those should have been retained if needed by the FBI. I have to trust that since the Trump AG appointed prosecutor, John Huber, as well as any of Trump's AGs, claim there was nothing to prosecute her that they were telling the truth.
I'm not going by Huber....I'm going by Comey.
He didn't say there was nothing they could prosecute her on. He said he wouldn't.
As for former Pres. Trump, I'm willing to wait until the FBI/DoJ determine if he should be prosecuted. I do know that it was a crime for him to remove these boxes, even non-classified Presidential records, from the White House and not turn them over to the National Archives. Of course, he shouldn't be prosecuted for that.
As for the Top Secret documents that were removed, I'll wait to reserve judgment until we see if charges are filed and what those charges are.
No harm in waiting to see the evidence.