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> Of course, but then they're not Secretary of State. It's not a stretch to imagine her position should come with some latitude on how they execute their job fu
by wisty 11y ago
> Of course, but then they're not Secretary of State. It's not a stretch to imagine her position should come with some latitude on how they execute their job function.
Sounds like the Nixon defense. Though at least Clinton wasn't (apparently) acting out of malice. She might have just been a bit paranoid about security, incompetent (at IT security - and allowed yes-men to get her set up), or somehow needed a level of convenience that she couldn't get from the official system.
It's even possible the official system was suspected of being compromised (if it was, we might not know), and she could get a safer system.
- hackinthebochs 11y agoIt's nothing like the Nixon defense. The law clearly states the criteria of "unauthorized removal". But who authorizes the fucking Secretary of State on her need to use classified information externally? The president? You don't think he would back her in this?