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pnwmom

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12. A SCIF is a secure room for viewing classified documents. And the article says this:

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #8)

Fri May 5, 2017, 11:13 PM

May 2017

The outgoing White House also became concerned about the Trump team’s handling of classified information. After learning that highly sensitive documents from a secure room at the transition’s Washington headquarters were being copied and removed from the facility, Obama’s national security team decided to only allow the transition officials to view some information at the White House, including documents on the government’s contingency plans for crises.

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Trump team copied documents and removed them from SCIF [View all] bathroommonkey76 May 2017 OP

Drip. applegrove May 2017 #1

So In One Sense Me. May 2017 #2

KGOP traitors suck Achilleaze May 2017 #3

not much we can do about it besides what we're doing onit2day May 2017 #7

Wasn't there an administration official supervising? Tatiana May 2017 #4

There are legitimate reasons to photocopy material in a SCIF jmowreader May 2017 #13

But her emails! TeamPooka May 2017 #5

Treason anyone? BarbD May 2017 #6

If by 'flirting you mean 'wallowing,' then yes Maynar May 2017 #17

We have a SCIF at work. If I did this, haele May 2017 #21

I read the article and still don't Ilsa May 2017 #8

Yeah I didn't see anything to support the title either Norbert9 May 2017 #10

What do you mean? This supports it: pnwmom May 2017 #11

There is ambiguity here Norbert9 May 2017 #14

I assumed the latter--but both would be highly illegal. People have gone to prison for these crimes. pnwmom May 2017 #15

A SCIF is a secure room for viewing classified documents. And the article says this: pnwmom May 2017 #12

Not just "viewing" them jmowreader May 2017 #18

That may be a real SCIF, but it's not the only kind. pnwmom May 2017 #19

Wow SunSeeker May 2017 #9

K & R L. Coyote May 2017 #16

The transition team was making copies of sensitive information and carrying it out? kentuck May 2017 #20