He did and the same would apply to him. He should be even more culpable as he had a background in the defense department, so he had many many years of handling

He did and the same would apply to him. He should be even more culpable as he had a background in the defense department, so he had many many years of handling classified information on a daily basis. There should have been an official inquery into his activity as soon as it came to light that he had a private email server. The only saving grace for him is that the ability to send classified email on something that wasn't physically isolated and under 24 hour armed guard is a recent capability. Previously I can tell you transmitting classified information digitally required a CD burner ( no USB or CD-RW ) and a trusted courier.