The incalculable damage done

Powerline Blog has a different angle to explore about the Hillary Clinton email scandal that they hadn't seen anyone tackle as of yet.

As of now, I think we can all agree that she was caught in possession of classified material on her private serve, BUT she tried to scrub her server and her email to hide the evidence. Because of this, we know or maybe don't know a couple things:

1. She had classified information on her server.

2. We don't know how much classified information she actually had.

The CI community knows she managed to jump the “air gap” on some information but because she erased the server they do not know the full extend of the jump. If she had turned over the server to the proper authorities the CI community could calibrate the extent of the potential damage. Now, barring a recovery of server data, they cannot. This means that CI has to treat all sources and methods to which the Secretary of State (and others potentially) was exposed as compromised.

In short, because Hillary was protecting her political future, she has made herself a massive national security and counter intelligence liability. Because they have no way of knowing exactly how much and what classified information she actually did have on her home server, they have to assume that all the classified information she had access to could have been there and thus could be compromised.

Its even worse. By not turning over the server she prevented a forensic examine from determining if she was hacked and by what methods. She undermined any ability to exploit that knowledge to limit damage to US national security or to undermine and prevent a future use of similar hacking tools.

And there isn't any way to know whether or not any of that information was compromised or find out how it was done to try to protect against it in the future if it was.

She was so invested in her own career and CYA that she more or less is willing to sell all of us down the river in the process.

a reply to: ketsuko

She wanted it all.
Blinded by greed, and without principles.

You know its bad when Edward Snowden is criticizing her.

a reply to: ketsuko

No worries, a little enhanced interrogation ought to suss out the details.

My feelings? It had a crap ton of stuff on there about Benghazi

It had a crap ton of stuff on there about the gun running

It had a crap ton of exchanges on how to cover up both

And it had a crap ton of info on Ghadaffi and the shady crap we did there.......

Whatever was on there would have hung both her and the administration.........

Thats why you dont see a big push by any of them to really get the truth out, theyll just let her to the wolves and if anything comes of it shes on her own.......

a reply to: ManBehindTheMask

No doubt about it, she is completely compromised.

Barring her name, she would not qualify for a low level clearance.

a reply to: ketsuko

There's a lot of power behind that woman.
But I don't know that any amount can save her butt.
Ya know power corrupts but absolute power is kind a neat.

a reply to: ketsuko

she more or less is willing to sell all of us down the river in the process.

Please tell me yo KNOW she is not alone.... they will sell our souls for money any day. Believe that!

a reply to: ketsuko

It would be fantastic to finally see such a corrupt politician get their just desserts.
Far too many powerful criminals getting off the hook.

a reply to: MamaJ

Abso#inglutely she isn't alone,I want he WHOLE ADMIN in steel cuffs.

a reply to: cavtrooper7

The news is that a foreign hacker has her entire contents. If he does, we can assume that Russia, China, and any other Tom, Dick and Harry can also have it by any one of several ways.

That is what will leave her twisting in the wind, the fact that her private system was hacked by outsiders. The administration had better start backing away quickly from her every utterance--not that any love is lost.

a reply to: ketsuko

My take.

The CIA told her to wipe the server clean so as not to disclose any of their operation.

She'll be protected by the CIA.

Hillary is not going to be President. I know this for a fact.

a reply to: ketsuko

It amazes me how people are getting hell bent on Clinton storing classified information on her server. People are screaming about Bengazi etc... The question I have to ask, is where was all this outrage during the Bush administration? They sent thousand of young men to their graves in a war that should have never taken place. Even after it was proven there was no WMD's they continued to occupy a sovereign country! Then they condoned torture and the list can go on and on!

People were even more outraged with her husband Bill when the guy had an personal extramarital affair, and we spent 4 million dollars to impeach him which had nothing to do with his job! Since Obama took office, it seems like conservatives are always nitpicking at anything he does and again yelling for impeachment!

Conservatives are always trying to find something on liberals when they take office. My beef is the lack of outrage at one of the most criminal administrations in my life time (Bush) which was even pale in comparison to Nixon's administration.

a reply to: WeRpeons

This is the here and now--HRC is running for this country's highest office, and is responsible for her actions, period. Why is it that when criticisms are voiced about the current administration, posters fall back on "Bush did it more/worse!"? I'm not arguing that Bush Jr. didn't screw up, or other previous administrations didn't cause this country harm, but it seems your outrage is misplaced.

This is from a protester who spent time picketing the Federal Building in Seattle against Bush's actions in the ME.

This is the here and now--HRC is running for this country's highest office, and is responsible for her actions, period. Why is it that when criticisms are voiced about the current administration, posters fall back on "Bush did it more/worse!"?

a reply to: Boscowashisnamo

Because it's pure hypocrisy! Not only that, the criminality of Bush's administration is well documented yet our government, conservatives and the media have turned a blind eye. These people should be held accountable! Just because they're out of office doesn't mean their untouchable!

The attacks against democratic administrations is blatant. I'm not an Obama supporter, but I swear, a lot of the attacks on him by conservatives are really ridiculous at times. How many conservative TV ads do we see complaining about legislation that has already passed like the Health Care Act, the recent same sex marriage ruling? Who wants to shut down the government every year? -Conservatives.

We wonder why congress can't get anything accomplished? It clearly shows conservatives are always on the attack.

a reply to: KingCobraAttack

DEAR GOD not JEB!

originally posted by: greencmp
a reply to: ketsuko

No worries, a little enhanced interrogation ought to suss out the details.

Why did you bring that up? Now I have horrible images of what Hillary would look like all wet and waterboarded. The images just gives me worms lol.

Cheers - Dave

Hillary is done, Obama is against her and he directs the justice departments wrath.

Rest in Peace Hillary campaign.

originally posted by: bobs_uruncle

originally posted by: greencmp
a reply to: ketsuko

No worries, a little enhanced interrogation ought to suss out the details.

Why did you bring that up? Now I have horrible images of what Hillary would look like all wet and waterboarded. The images just gives me worms lol.

Cheers - Dave

lol

But But But But ..

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