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pnwmom

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19. They KNOW the .gov system was hacked several times. They haven't found evidence
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:51 AM
Apr 2016

that her personal server was.

What was she doing as Secretary of State? She was using the government's separate classified system for classified documents, and anyone sending her classified documents had to use it, too.

So she used the classified system for classified documents.

But for UNCLASSIFIED documents, instead of using the clunky, antiquated .gov system -- the system we know was widely hacked -- she used the private server, which was much more modern with more modern security.

But she never used that system for classified documents. For that she used the government's classified system.

And each and every time she had to send a message, she had to decide first whether she should send it over her personal account or the classified system. This is the exact decision every other person with classified clearance has to make every day -- the only difference being that they use the .gov accounts for their non-classified email, and she was using her personal server.

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Snowden bashing Democrats is not news Democat Apr 2016 #1
So more attacks on Snowden TM99 Apr 2016 #3
Obama says Hillary Clinton was careless with emails Ichingcarpenter Apr 2016 #4
Obama needs to stop talking and let this play out but something in me says he's going to roguevalley Apr 2016 #5
I still think he's a great wordsmith Ichingcarpenter Apr 2016 #6
Loose lips sink ships. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #29
We are lucky people like Snowden exist Helen Borg Apr 2016 #13
Yes we are. haikugal Apr 2016 #31
Well, at least Edward Snowden sounds on the level on the subject. highprincipleswork Apr 2016 #2
Obama EdwardBernays Apr 2016 #7
exactly! thank you. n/t wildbilln864 Apr 2016 #8
He's not undermining national security. He's recognizing the problem of "over classification" pnwmom Apr 2016 #9
Overclassification is a big problem. The American people are sometimes kept in the dark JDPriestly Apr 2016 #10
Like those 28 pages that Bob Graham is urging be de-classified. n/t pnwmom Apr 2016 #11
Sure, but EdwardBernays Apr 2016 #14
Yes, although overclassification is still a problem. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #17
Absolutely! EdwardBernays Apr 2016 #20
No EdwardBernays Apr 2016 #12
As head of the State Department, Hillary had the legal authority to make ad hoc decisions pnwmom Apr 2016 #15
But the problem is that using an unsecured server runs an extreme risk of inadvertent JDPriestly Apr 2016 #18
They KNOW the .gov system was hacked several times. They haven't found evidence pnwmom Apr 2016 #19
That Hillary had a private e-mail did not become public knowledge until someone hacked JDPriestly Apr 2016 #21
Are you aware that her system was investigated and the experts said they found no evidence pnwmom Apr 2016 #22
No evidence EdwardBernays Apr 2016 #24
The .gov system WAS hacked by professionals and we know it. pnwmom Apr 2016 #25
"So she used the classified system for classified documents" B2G Apr 2016 #35
That's simply not true EdwardBernays Apr 2016 #23
Nothing that was classified top secret special access program should have been unclassified jfern Apr 2016 #16
Obama never impressed me much. Guess it's the put down SammyWinstonJack Apr 2016 #26
Very disappointing dorkzilla Apr 2016 #27
Please always remember it depends on "what the 7wo7rees Apr 2016 #28
As someone who's had to handle classier information his remarks deeply sadden me Lee-Lee Apr 2016 #30
My thoughts exactly Sienna86 Apr 2016 #32
Thank you for your service, and sharing your experience and thoughts on this. nt haikugal Apr 2016 #33
My father was involved in a top secret... meaculpa2011 Apr 2016 #34
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