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[zipplewrath]

10. Significant damage

The definition of Top Secret is that it is likely to cause significant damage to the US if it is made public. Now, I'll be the first to acknowledge that this classification is way overused. That being said, of all his acts that could be "excused" by a court as merely careless or senseless, flushing such things down a toilet is basically proof of intent to destroy a document to avoid its contents from becoming known. That is basically the proof of the crime that the National Archives is suggesting.

It's time for the DOJ to act. This is solid proof of a crime that can't really be explained any other way.