Condoleezza Rice Aides, Colin Powell Also Got Classified Info on Personal Emails

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Source: NBC News

State Department officials have determined that classified information was sent to the personal email accounts of former Secretary of State Colin Powell and the senior staff of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, NBC News has learned.

In an interview with NBC News, Powell challenged the conclusion, saying nothing that went to his personal account was secret. Rice did not initially respond to an interview request.

In a letter to Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy dated Feb. 3, State Department Inspector General Steve Linick said that the State Department has determined that 12 emails examined from State's archives contained national security information now classified "Secret" or "Confidential." The letter was read to NBC News.

Two of the messages were sent to Powell's personal account, and 10 were sent to personal accounts of Rice's senior aides, the letter said.


Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rice-aides-powell-also-got-classified-info-personal-emails-n511181

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2. This is a Republican attack meme...no need for DU to support this bullshit...

I am a Bernie supporter. I don't find it useful to use Republican tactics against either Bernie or Hillary.

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9. This Sanders voter agrees with you.

NEVER validate the RW lie machine.

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4. More a case of "this is how government works"

Particularly government that is slow to deal with technological progress, particularly after having so much scuttled during the Bush years.

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3. IOKIYR!!!

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15. exactly.... ^^ this^

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16. Translate pls.

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18. ...

It's OK If You're Republican.

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19. Thanks.

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5. Lawyer up, kids.

[Lodestar]

6. This same story was run last spring (2015)

Timing....

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/colin-powell-personal-email-secretary-of-state-115707

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/251592-democrat-gop-showing-double-standard-in-demand-for-clinton

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7. No, that was that they USED personal accounts. Which most government officials do at times.

They can't put classified material on any account except approved systems--but much depends on the nature of the messages, whether or not anyone lifted material/took off markings, etc. This should be investigated further.

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12. According to Hillary's folks, this shouldnt require further investigation,

because if you'll notice, the article says "...containing information NOW CLASSIFIED". Which means it wasnt classified at the time they received it.
Case closed, right?

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14. I don't believe so. Not if someone did something improper--and it may be that

the only reason this stuff wasn't classified at the time it was generated/sent was because no one ever examined it, being on an outside system. Another aspect--where were these messages stored all these years? In State Dept. archives (which would then be State's fault) or at home or still on accounts/commercial servers somewhere?

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24. I'd think if they'd been stored away from govt, we'd probably never know they existed.

I think the only reason they're in the news now is because someone at State went and found them or already knew about them. I cant see Powell or Rice calling them up and telling them "Hey, I've got these emails here I think someone needs to take a look"! Especially since so many years have passed.
I think Hillarys biggest issue at this point are the SAP emails.
But I still say nothing will happen to her. At worst, someone else will get some off the wall charge.

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8. Why are these people not in prison?

They decided to break the law. Break the law.

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10. It's okay if Republicans do it. nt

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11. "NOW classified". Which has been Hillarys excuse all along

"I never sent or received any emails marked classified AT THE TIME"

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13. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141337092

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17. Can't believe some dems are falling for this and helping the repugs to keep gnawing at this bone.

It's been a non-story all along, along with BENGHAZI, BENGHAZI, BENGHAZI, which started it all.

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20. Wasn't the laws regarding this tightened up sometime between Condi/Powel and now?

So it would depend when the law was cinched up. Before Hillary, during Hillary or after Hillary?
That should help settle things

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22. Where is Tray??

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23. I've sait it before, and I'll say it again...

There is NO WAY that the mention in private emails of classified info - either current or post-declared as classified - has been solely committed by Mrs. Clinton.

I'd bet a month's pay that if the same search algorithms were applied to all congressmembers' and their staffs' emails, you'd find the same type of classified data leakage.