2016 Postmortem

angrychair

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47. On that we differ a little

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 01:21 PM

Mar 2016

While I agree that:
"many federal officials deal with sensitive classified information on a daily basis often in urgent crisis situations."
It does not absolve them of responsibility on how it is handled or stored.
When it comes to mishandling classified data, mistakes are crimes. Those "mistakes" can get people killed or compromise operations with hundreds of man hours and millions of dollars invested.
Yes, I agree, that investigators can choose not to prosecute or file lesser charges but the mishandling of classified data is nothing to take so lightly.

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REPORT: Legal Experts Side with Hillary Clinton on Use of Private Emails [View all] Cryptoad Mar 2016 OP

Interesting revbones Mar 2016 #1

Yup NWCorona Mar 2016 #3

ah, thanks! I didn't know this nt Mudcat Mar 2016 #34

They are getting more pathetic every day pdsimdars Mar 2016 #16

only the RW and some Sanders fan are making an issue of this dead horse riversedge Mar 2016 #2

The FBI hasn't endorsed Bernie and they operate under Obama NWCorona Mar 2016 #7

Do you have a point? riversedge Mar 2016 #9

Yes NWCorona Mar 2016 #10

BNR or the mishandling of classified info, or the corruption shown in the emails? nt revbones Mar 2016 #19

got any examples?... not from your imagination, but from reality..LOL! Bill USA Mar 2016 #68

Denial doesn't change reality. nt revbones Mar 2016 #70

anytime you can come up with an example let us know. Bill USA Apr 2016 #81

Examples of what? revbones Apr 2016 #82

Old line. Think of 840high Mar 2016 #52

I've become increasingly skeptical of such 'experts'..... haikugal Mar 2016 #4

The regulation is that only official communications are subject to FOIA laws. randome Mar 2016 #23

Yeah...things changed after Nixon..they really work it now to avoid us. haikugal Mar 2016 #25

The tax code isn't the only area with glaring loopholes. randome Mar 2016 #33

Most people skeptical of experts tend to be Republicans Blue_Adept Mar 2016 #36

Most people with Clinton's policys definitely are! haikugal Mar 2016 #48

Blue Nation Review lol n/t SheenaR Mar 2016 #5

Brock nation review LOL JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #12

Her enemies will use anything to try to cut her down cosmicone Mar 2016 #6

Who needs enemies SheenaR Mar 2016 #17

"free stuff frankie" Good grief..... think Mar 2016 #18

They sound more teapublican everyday angrychair Mar 2016 #32

Using private emails is not the overall issue. mmonk Mar 2016 #8

From the website owned by Hillary's pitbull, David Brock AZ Progressive Mar 2016 #11

Is that like those "climate experts" who side with the oil companies on climate change? pdsimdars Mar 2016 #13

Who are the legal experts? No names is the story!??? Hillary's defence team lawyers? 4139 Mar 2016 #14

The report is linked in the story and the experts named in the report. yellowcanine Mar 2016 #21

Thanks 4139 Mar 2016 #28

You have to burrow down a few links, but the original article does name sources. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #22

Thanks 4139 Mar 2016 #27

So it's OK? AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #15

Yes, it was ok. DCBob Mar 2016 #24

She didn't need her own personal server as SoS either AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #53

True, but it also wasn't forbidden at the time. DCBob Mar 2016 #56

As President she could determine the policy AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #58

Not sure what you are getting at? DCBob Mar 2016 #62

Why not? AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #69

You are confused. DCBob Mar 2016 #71

What's the difference? AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #72

It was permitted back then as SOS. DCBob Mar 2016 #73

As President she'd have the authority to give herself that permission AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #74

There would be no need. DCBob Mar 2016 #75

There was no "need" at State either AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #76

That was the need plus the fact the State Dept email servers were unreliable. DCBob Mar 2016 #77

Not allowed by WHOM? AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #78

The State Dept did not have any regulation forbidding use of a private email server. DCBob Mar 2016 #79

I will defer to the FBI and the NSA on this issue. IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #20

Yes, the FBI report will be the final say. DCBob Mar 2016 #26

None of them are running for president Politicalboi Mar 2016 #30

Not just them.. DCBob Mar 2016 #39

Speculation from sources better informed than I suggest members of her staff IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #35

The "other people did it" excuse is strange to me angrychair Mar 2016 #37

Its not an excuse.. its simply an explanation of the reality of the situation. DCBob Mar 2016 #41

Have you ever got a speeding ticket??? angrychair Mar 2016 #42

Not the same situation at all. DCBob Mar 2016 #45

On that we differ a little angrychair Mar 2016 #47

They have to prove she did it willfully and knowingly or gross negligence to be a crime. DCBob Mar 2016 #49

Again, we have reached a partial accord angrychair Mar 2016 #55

"..who has done things like this." dchill Mar 2016 #40

Well, there was precedent....during the Bush administration... Human101948 Mar 2016 #31

I have issues when my team justifies bad behavior because Rove. IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #38

Legal experts side with bank robbers Politicalboi Mar 2016 #29

Great, VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #43

Propaganda source run by RWer David Brock. No thanks. Hillary must be scared for Brock to be berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #44

I've been wondering ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #46

Some people are going to be very unhappy if the Indictment Fairy doesn't visit them Tarc Mar 2016 #50

It was the cutting and pasting of CLASSIFIED informtion that was illegal. onecaliberal Mar 2016 #51

BLUENATIONREVIEW = DAVID BROCK = HILLARY CLINTON PROPAGANDA Segami Mar 2016 #54

If it's so cut and dried, why hasn't she been formally cleared by the FBI? Vinca Mar 2016 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author obamneycare Mar 2016 #59

Brock Nation Review's team of legal experts weighs in frylock Mar 2016 #60

Bwhahahaha..... Segami Mar 2016 #61

Bill Clinton was an attorney, wasn't he? frylock Mar 2016 #63

+1 AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #64

The Clinton/Brock defense seems to boil down to ignorance and precedent obamneycare Mar 2016 #65

Unnamed experts from a questionable web site. Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #66

you forgot to offer your apologies to the Sanders supporters for posting this.. you fiend!!! Bill USA Mar 2016 #67

Actually the AP Piece Doesn't Sound Good noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #80