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What is shocking is that the FBI director was clearly ignoring the US code itself, where in Section 793, subsection (f),"Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information", it makes it quite clear that intent is not a key consideration in a case like this when deciding to press charges, to wit:
Well, we did. Here is the FBI itself, less than a year ago, charging one Bryan H. Nishimura, 50, of Folsom, who pleaded guilty to "unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials" without malicious intent, in other words precisely what the FBI alleges Hillary did (h/t
According to court documents, Nishimura was a Naval reservist deployed in Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008. In his role as a Regional Engineer for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, Nishimura had access to classified briefings and digital records that could only be retained and viewed on authorized government computers. Nishimura, however, caused the materials to be downloaded and stored on his personal, unclassified electronic devices and storage media. He carried such classified materials on his unauthorized media when he traveled off-base in Afghanistan and, ultimately, carried those materials back to the United States at the end of his deployment. In the United States, Nishimura continued to maintain the information on unclassified systems in unauthorized locations, and copied the materials onto at least one additional unauthorized and unclassified system.
Nishimura’s actions came to light in early 2012, when he admitted to Naval personnel that he had handled classified materials inappropriately. Nishimura later admitted that, following his statement to Naval personnel, he destroyed a large quantity of classified materials he had maintained in his home. Despite that, when the Federal Bureau of Investigation searched Nishimura’s home in May 2012, agents recovered numerous classified materials in digital and hard copy forms. The investigation did not reveal evidence that Nishimura intended to distribute classified information to unauthorized personnel.
originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: awareness10
Accept now they just do it right in our face.
Like bam, you can't touch us.
Remember Nixon?
originally posted by: introvert
Big difference.
According to court documents, Nishimura was a Naval reservist deployed in Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008. In his role as a Regional Engineer for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, Nishimura had access to classified briefings and digital records that could only be retained and viewed on authorized government computers. Nishimura, however, caused the materials to be downloaded and stored on his personal, unclassified electronic devices and storage media. He carried such classified materials on his unauthorized media when he traveled off-base in Afghanistan and, ultimately, carried those materials back to the United States at the end of his deployment. In the United States, Nishimura continued to maintain the information on unclassified systems in unauthorized locations, and copied the materials onto at least one additional unauthorized and unclassified system.
Nishimura’s actions came to light in early 2012, when he admitted to Naval personnel that he had handled classified materials inappropriately. Nishimura later admitted that, following his statement to Naval personnel, he destroyed a large quantity of classified materials he had maintained in his home. Despite that, when the Federal Bureau of Investigation searched Nishimura’s home in May 2012, agents recovered numerous classified materials in digital and hard copy forms. The investigation did not reveal evidence that Nishimura intended to distribute classified information to unauthorized personnel.
www.fbi.gov... classified-materials
He actually removed the classified data from it's proper place and placed it on personal devices. Hillary did not do that.
originally posted by: SonOfThor
a reply to: introvert
You realize someone had to have done the same in Hillary's case - particularly the TS/SAP stuff? Furthermore, she was an original classification authority - she should have known better and reported it immediately.
At least Nishimura took accountability for his actions - a lot more than can be said about Clinton.
originally posted by: visitedbythem
I wish one of my neighbors was FBI, so I could step out on the front porch when they got home from work, and FLIP THEM OFF!
There will come a day, when the hens come home to roost
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: SonOfThor
a reply to: introvert
You realize someone had to have done the same in Hillary's case - particularly the TS/SAP stuff? Furthermore, she was an original classification authority - she should have known better and reported it immediately.
At least Nishimura took accountability for his actions - a lot more than can be said about Clinton.
Not going to argue about it. The FBI summed it up nicely today and laid-out the differences between Hillary's case and cases like this.
originally posted by: visitedbythem
There will come a day, when the hens come home to roost
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: SonOfThor
a reply to: introvert
You realize someone had to have done the same in Hillary's case - particularly the TS/SAP stuff? Furthermore, she was an original classification authority - she should have known better and reported it immediately.
At least Nishimura took accountability for his actions - a lot more than can be said about Clinton.
Not going to argue about it. The FBI summed it up nicely today and laid-out the differences between Hillary's case and cases like this.