November 6, 2015
OOOPS, NEVERMIND...:
Source: Key Clinton emails did not contain highly classified secrets ; 'The initial determination was based on a flawed process,' a source says. (JOSH GERSTEIN 11/06/15, Politico)
One wishes House Republicans had enough faith in their politics to pursue ideas, instead of pointless vendettas.After a review, intelligence agencies concluded that the two emails did not include highly classified intelligence secrets, the source said. Concerns about the emails' classification helped trigger an ongoing FBI inquiry into Clinton's private email setup.Intelligence Community Inspector General I. Charles McCullough III made the claim that two of the emails contained top-secret information; the State Department publicly stated its disagreement and asked Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's office to referee the dispute. Now, that disagreement has been resolved in State's favor, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.A spokesman for Clapper said the review of the emails has not been completed. "ODNI has made no such determination and the review is ongoing," Clapper spokesman Brian Hale said.However, the source said State Department officials had already received instructions from intelligence officials that they need not use the strictest standards for handling the two emails in dispute - meaning that they aren't classified.
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 6, 2015 10:37 PM