2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sorry far left/far right. Hillary is not a felon. [View all]riversedge
(80,838 posts)new article fits in with your OP
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/28/politics/hillary-clinton-email-classified/index.html
Scrutiny over Clinton email raises questions of over-classification
By Laura Koran and Elise Labott, CNN
Updated 4:00 PM ET, Fri August 28, 2015 | Video Source: CNN
Story highlights
Members of Clinton's campaign are hitting back on the notion she violated regulation governing the transmission of classified information
Clinton's allies point to an email forwarded by top aide Huma Abedin that is now at the center of the intelligence community's review of Clinton's emails
(CNN)The debate over Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server has shifted in recent days to focus on larger issues with how the government determines what is and isn't classified.
Under that system, the same set of facts can be considered classified in one agency and unclassified in another, depending on their source. Similarly, open source information can be kept classified by the U.S. government for years after it's made public in news reports or leaks....................