So is having an email/copy of a document, the same as having THE document? Is having a copy of the Constitution the same as having the original?
And since we don't know what was on the emails, we're only guessing that they had been filed or deposited.
Are classified documents "filed or deposited with any clerk or officer of any court of the United States"?
Originally Posted by papadee
It is the information that is classified, not the paper it is printed on.
It is not the same as having a copy of the Constitution, unless the Constitution was Classified. If it were, she would not legally be able to store it on her personal server.
The point is that Classified information must be properly handled to ensure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. It should be stored on a secure server and only electonically transmitted via secure means such as secure email.
It is not the same as a court officer/clerk having access to sensitive information because that information does not fall under the same regulation, unless it was classified by a classification authority as described in the below Executive Order.
If you would actually like to educate yourself, look at the following link. If you would like to continue making excuses for Hillary, disregard it.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press...ty-information
I will highlight a few key points.
"Information" means any knowledge that can be communicated or documentary material, regardless of its physical form or characteristics, that is owned by, is produced by or for, or is under the control of the United States Government.
This means the information is classified regardless of the medium. Printed classified material is the same as digital and vice versa.
Every person who has met the standards for access to classified information in paragraph (a) of this section shall receive contemporaneous training on the proper safeguarding of classified information and on the criminal, civil, and administrative sanctions that may be imposed on an individual who fails to protect classified information from unauthorized disclosure.
Hillary was required to have training in classified information handling. There should be documentation of this training. I, for one, would like to see it.
An official or employee leaving agency service may not remove classified information from the agency's control or direct that information be declassified in order to remove it from agency control.
Classified information may not be removed from official premises without proper authorization.
She should know that she can't take it home and store it on her computer. I have known all of the above since I was an E-3. If I had done what she did, I would have been demoted and punished under the UCMJ. She wants a promotion.
I guess it's true. Fuck up, move up!