Airstream_Bill Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration confirmed for the first time Friday that Hillary Clinton's unsecured home server contained some of the U.S. government's most closely guarded secrets, censoring 22 emails with material demanding one of the highest levels of classification. The revelation comes just three days before the Iowa presidential nominating caucuses in which Clinton is a candidate. The State Department will release its next batch of emails from Clinton's time as secretary of state later Friday. But The Associated Press has learned seven email chains are being withheld in full because they contain information deemed to be "top secret." The 37 pages include messages recently described by a key intelligence official as concerning so-called "special access programs" — a highly restricted subset of classified material that could point to confidential sources or clandestine programs like drone strikes or government eavesdropping. Department officials wouldn't describe the substance of the emails, or say if Clinton sent any herself. They also wouldn't disclose if any of the documents reflected information that was classified at the time of transmission, but indicated that the agency's Diplomatic Security and Intelligence and Research bureaus have begun looking into that question. "The documents are being upgraded at the request of the intelligence community because they contain a category of top secret information," State Department spokesman John Kirby told the AP, describing the decision to withhold documents in full as "not unusual." That means they won't be published online with the rest of the documents, even with blacked-out boxes. Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, has insisted she never sent or received information on her personal email account that was classified at the time. No emails released so far were stamped "CLASSIFIED" or "TOP SECRET," but reviewers previously had designated more than 1,000 messages at lower classification levels for public release. Friday's will be the first at the top secret level. For those that Clinton only read, and didn't write or forward, she still would have been required to report classification slippages that she recognized. But without classification markings, that may have been difficult, especially if the information was in the public domain. Kirby said the State Department's focus as part of the Freedom of Information Act review of Clinton's emails was on "whether they need to be classified today." Questions about their past classification, he said, "are being, and will be, handled separately by the State Department." Possible responses for classification infractions include counseling, warnings or other action, State Department officials said, though they declined to say if these applied to Clinton or senior aides who've since left the department. The officials weren't authorized to speak on the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity. Friday's release is coming at an awkward time for Clinton. The Iowa caucus is on Feb. 1, and her main challenger, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, is running neck and neck with her in the polls there and leads solidly in New Hampshire. Clinton still holds a strong advantage in national polls. The emails have been an issue for Clinton's campaign since it became known 10 months ago that she exclusively used a nongovernment account linked to a homebrew server while in office. Clinton first called the decision a matter of convenience and then termed it a mistake, even if doing so wasn't expressly forbidden. But the matter could prove more troublesome now that Clinton's former agency has confirmed that business conducted over the account included top-secret matters. Like Clinton, the State Department discounted such a possibility last March. Both also said her account was never hacked or compromised, which security experts assess as unlikely, and that the vast majority of her emails were preserved properly for archiving purposes because she corresponded mainly with government accounts. They've backtracked from the archiving claim, while the AP discovered several phishing attempts on her server connected to Russia. The question of special access programs first surfaced last week, when Charles I. McCullough, the inspector general for U.S. intelligence agencies, cited examples on Clinton's account in a letter to Congress. Republicans pounced on the report, though Clinton's campaign insisted none of the exchanges were "classified at the time" and accused McCullough and GOP lawmakers of selectively leaking materials to damage her presidential hopes. Kirby confirmed that the "denied-in-full emails" are among those McCullough recently cited. One of the emails, he said, was among those McCullough identified last summer as possibly containing top secret information. The AP reported last August that one focused on a forwarded news article about the classified U.S. drone program run by the CIA. Such operations are widely covered and discussed in the public sphere, including by top U.S. officials, and the State Department immediately pushed back against McCullough's claim. The other concerned North Korean nuclear weapons programs, according to officials. At the time, several officials from different agencies suggested the disagreement over the drone emails reflected the government's tendency to over-classify material, and the lack of consistent policies across difference agencies about what should and shouldn't be classified. The FBI also is looking into Clinton's email setup, but has said nothing about the nature of its probe. Independent experts say it is highly unlikely that Clinton will be charged with wrongdoing, based on the limited details that have surfaced up to now and the lack of indications that she intended to break any laws. "What I would hope comes out of all of this is a bit of humility" and an acknowledgement from Clinton that "I made some serious mistakes," said Bradley Moss, a Washington lawyer who regularly handles security clearance matters. Legal questions aside, it's the potential political costs that are probably of more immediate concern for Clinton. She has struggled in surveys measuring her perceived trustworthiness and an active federal investigation, especially one buoyed by evidence that top secret material coursed through her account, could negate one of her main selling points for becoming commander in chief: Her national security resume. Source www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/government-declares-22-clinton-emails-top-secret/ar-BBoSo4n?ocid=News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobe Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 What a choice !,Clinton or Trump?,is it really gonna come down to that?,you better believe it..............only in the USA..!!!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Trump is not even going to win Republican Nomination you people read the internet news to much . It most likely be Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whos-most-likely-to-be-the-2016-republican-nominee/2016/01/03/fd9d768e-b22f-11e5-9388-466021d971de_story.html If Hillary is in trouble maybe that gives Bernie Sanders a chance witch he is the only one ruining that's out to make a better economy. But ether one of these would beat Trump in a election . http://www.2016election.com/2016-democratic-presidential-nomination-odds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airstream_Bill Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 5 minutes ago, steven36 said: Trump is not even going to win Republican Nomination you people read the internet news to much . It most likely be Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whos-most-likely-to-be-the-2016-republican-nominee/2016/01/03/fd9d768e-b22f-11e5-9388-466021d971de_story.html If Hillary is in trouble maybe that gives Bernie Sanders a chance witch he is the only one ruining that's out to make a better economy. But ether one of these would beat Trump in a election . http://www.2016election.com/2016-democratic-presidential-nomination-odds/ Not from the part of the Country I am from. That would be South of Chicago. TRUMP is KING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 6 minutes ago, Airstream_Bill said: Not from the part of the Country I am from. TRUMP is KING. It dont matter you're just one state I been reading on it a few months and they will not elect him to run for the Republicans because he will lose against any Democratic Presidential Nominee running . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airstream_Bill Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 8 minutes ago, steven36 said: It dont matter you're just one state I been reading on it a few months and they will not elect him to run for the Republicans because he will lose against any Democratic Presidential Nominee running . You may be right but I HOPE THAT YOU are WRONG. And by the way there are considerably more States For TRUMP than just 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Gelatin Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 God forbid that Hillary is elected. Just think how much of the taxpayers' money will be wasted on babysitters and nannies to watch Bill whenever Hillary is out of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 13 minutes ago, Airstream_Bill said: You may be right but I HOPE THAT YOU are WRONG. And by the way there are considerably more States For TRUMP than just 1. We will see how they vote Monday at the The Iowa caucuses this will pretty much sum up his fate . But as far as getting the Democrats to vote for him is a different story he has a long road ahead of him. They were all making fun of him for not showing up at it http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-35432315 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airstream_Bill Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 19 minutes ago, Ballistic Gelatin said: God forbid that Hillary is elected. Just think how much of the taxpayers' money will be wasted on babysitters and nannies to watch Bill whenever Hillary is out of town. Ha! Ha! NEVER Thought of that. You have a twisted mind. Good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Gelatin Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 2 minutes ago, Airstream_Bill said: Ha! Ha! NEVER Thought of that. You have a twisted mind. Good for you. Don't worry about me...there are enough twisted minds running for president. Enjoy your weekend, Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 two things 1. do you really think this would be released unless it was going to exonerate her... 2. compared to donald trump...hillarry is by far the best choice( and no i do not vote in your county but i also do not like Hillary)...if you are republican you better hope trumps drops out of the race because if he does win the nod for your party.... trump will have the distinction of going down to worst ever defeat recorded in your history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibranium Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yeah, I hope this does not let Trump get even more ahead in the polls. He'd be like "I told you so". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefa Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Guys does it really matters who gets in..Same shit different day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtmulc Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Trump is not going to be president. The last person the people of the United States selected as President who had never before held elected office was Eisenhower, and he was a war hero, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces, and beat the Nazis. He was a respected leader at home and abroad. People liked IKE. Nobody likes Trump. Even the people voting for Trump don't like him, they just agree with whatever batshit thing he says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylence Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 3 hours ago, vibranium said: Yeah, I hope this does not let Trump get even more ahead in the polls. He'd be like "I told you so". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 lots of american like the crazy batshit things trump says and does and says he will do... the good thing is only a handful of americans actually think he will be good for the country...and the world... and they all happen to be crazy batshit Republicans and not nearly enough of them to actually get the nod for the republican party nomination...after the second man to trump is knocked off the rest of the primary voters will come to their collective senses and trump will fade away to reality tv where he belongs...besides we all know 4 minutes after the election if he was to actually win he would be arrested for shitting on the constitution...literally shitting on it... not to mention all the other laws he would break on the books or on moral and decency grounds...the guy is grown man that never progressed mentally past being a spoiled 12 year old mouthy ignorant brat...his business and dirty polititical acumen on the other hand are spot on but by no means good enough to make him the leader of the free world... god hep us on that please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 On 29/1/2016 at 11:33 PM, Ballistic Gelatin said: God forbid that Hillary is elected. Just think how much of the taxpayers' money will be wasted on babysitters and nannies to watch Bill whenever Hillary is out of town. And Bill has always been such a...naughty boy... Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 dont be surprised if she is the next pres guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 On 1/30/2016 at 11:41 PM, jtmulc said: The last person the people of the United States selected as President who had never before held elected office was Eisenhower, and he was a war hero, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces, and beat the Nazis. He was a respected leader at home and abroad. People liked IKE. Nobody likes Trump. Even the people voting for Trump don't like him, they just agree with whatever batshit thing he says. This because the president before him .. Truman was disliked so much for firing MacArthur because he was a madman that wanted to drop nukes on China like Truman did Japan .. that Truman decided not to run.. because he was all washed up and the Democrats had been in power over 20 years and the people wanted a change and Eisenhower had a weak opponent. Trump scares me and many others too he may be as crazy as Truman was witch was the only person to ever drop the A bomb . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURbit Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 To me one's past and current record is the best indicator as to what you'll get. Trump went for broke to many times before he made it. How is he going to treat other allies when his main theme is to drive everybody away or run away himself. Trump was eligible for the draft during the Vietnam War, he was not drafted earlier because of four student deferments (2-S) while attending college, and after receiving a medical deferment (1-Y, later converted to 4-F) obtained in 1968 after his college graduation, prior to the lottery being initiated.Trump was deemed fit for service after a military medical examination in 1966 and was briefly classified as 1-A by a local draft board shortly before his 1968 medical disqualification. Trump attributed his medical deferment to "heel spurs" in both feet, according to a 2015 biographer, but told an Iowa campaign audience he suffered from a spur in one foot, although he could not remember which one. SOURCE Hillary has never done a thorough job yet, a Democratic version of Mitt Romney; President Hillary Clinton would be a conservative Barack Obama and a somewhat liberal George Bush. The Clinton Foundation, with “pay to play” charges over cash donations from companies and foreign donors. As secretary of state, Clinton worked on behalf of the private sector, for companies like American Airlines (AAL), General Electric (GE), Microsoft (MSFT), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Corning (GLW), FedEx (FDX), and Boeing (BA). Nearly five dozen companies that donated more than $26 million to the Clinton Foundation had also lobbied the State Department during her tenure, says the Wall Street Journal. Other outlets put the number as at least 181 Clinton Foundation donors that lobbied the U.S. State Department while Hillary Clinton was in charge. SOURCE What's that saying about lawyers - the only difference between a dead lawyer and a frog in the street is the frog at least has skid tracks in front of it. Just substitute politician for lawyer in this case. No matter who ends up there we need someone with their feet on the ground, head not in the clouds, don't act like Washington is their own candy and toy store to invite their friends over to party like it's 1999. We need someone for the (middle class) people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 On 1/29/2016 at 5:55 PM, dMog said: two things 1. do you really think this would be released unless it was going to exonerate her... 2. compared to donald trump...hillarry is by far the best choice( and no i do not vote in your county but i also do not like Hillary)...if you are republican you better hope trumps drops out of the race because if he does win the nod for your party.... trump will have the distinction of going down to worst ever defeat recorded in your history Hillary is a silent plague, don't let Trump hide that fact. She's a lying backstabbing scumbag who will sell us up the river. She sold her soul a long time ago just like her husband. She'll probably win anyway. Not for popularity, but because of deep connections, people who vote because she's a woman (just like Obama being black, as opposed to not wanting Bush 3rd Term McCain (yeah that was our choice. Obozo or Bush 3rd Term), and because people associate Sanders with Socialism and that word is still the kiss of death for most of the voting population that will actually turn out. None of the candidates are particularly good, in fact they're all awful and lying through their teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURbit Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 10 hours ago, CODYQX4 said: None of the candidates are particularly good, in fact they're all awful and lying through their teeth. You can't have faith in any one candidate, because if they've held office before - they've already played you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours game - not knowing who they still owe. Water travels the path of least resistance, so does the money of support from the lobbyists, big corporations, big unions, big interests, to get their bases covered. Who really wins here and narrowing the field down to 2-3 choices really matter, when clearly we're voting for someone they want anyway. Look at what WE HAVE HERE a bush that would be 3 of one family served as president, a husband and wife both served as president. A billionaire as disconnected to everything of the middle class life and needs in America. I for one don't think America is ready for a woman president, let alone a grand ma aged one ! What a symbol to the world that would be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylence Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I think only because there was the word "Email" in the post it was thought that it's about Technology so could be posted here..but seeing the comments... well.. it's merely about Politics. so we can post about Politics too? awesome On 1/29/2016 at 1:03 AM, Ballistic Gelatin said: God forbid that Hillary is elected. Just think how much of the taxpayers' money will be wasted on babysitters and nannies to watch Bill whenever Hillary is out of town. Are you sure if Hillary is elected all the taxes of taxpayers will be used in the county? if you know what i mean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Gelatin Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 9 hours ago, saeed_dc said: Are you sure if Hillary is elected all the taxes of taxpayers will be used in the county? if you know what i mean... Let's just say that it will take a lot of money to make sure Bill keeps his pants zipped up, regardless of the source of funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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