Exclusive: Dozens of Clinton emails were classified from the start, U.S. rules suggest

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127. No, it is not "apparent"

Yes, she was trained. Yes, she claims to have understood that training. Yet people make mistakes. I outlined many of the ways those mistakes get handled. Up until it becomes repetitive, or intentional, it won't lead to criminal prosecutions. The lone exception is when it results in a serious breach that causes damage. None of these criteria has yet been met in this situation.

She sent and received departmental emails on a server approved for that activity. It was NOT approved for classified use. As such, if classified information gets onto those servers, it is handled as a "spill". If the spill is traced back to her mistake, or if she failed to report the spill, it can lead to administrative actions. Up until it is determined to be habitual, OR intentional, it is not going to get criminal treatment.

Now, if the use of those assets had NOT been approved for departmental use, that in and of itself would have been an issue, AND it would have made the spill something that could have been considered for severe treatment because the intentional use of unapproved assets lead to the spill of information onto uncontrolled (and unmonitored) assets. THAT starts to move into the "intentional" category. Depending upon the severity of the spill, THAT could have lead to criminal treatment. So far, nothing here has reached anywhere near that level of severity, AND those assets WERE approved for departmental use.