They both belong in jail...

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They violated the law, they should be held accountable like anyone else. No special treatment.

Trump should be prosecuted, but Clinton deserves special treatment.

Clinton should be prosecuted, but Trump deserves special treatment.

Leave them both alone; there should be no government secrets.

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I have a security clearance for my job. It is necessary every single day. Several hours of each day are spent in a room where the presence of my phone would be the military equivalent of a felony.

Classified information and documents are very heavily regulated and everyone with a security clearance is thoroughly trained on those regulations.

Both Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump violated our laws and, if not for their wealth and political status, would be in jail. I say lock 'em up.

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MarineBob · 56-60, M

The difference between Trump and Hillary is only one had the authority to declassify what ever he wanted.

sarabee1995 · 26-30, FVIP

@MarineBob Yes. He had the authority to do so when he was president. But he didn't use that authority.

And that authority evaporated at noontime on 20 January 2021.

So any still classified documents in his possession today are a huge violation and would land me in jail if I brought them home.

Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M

@MarineBob @sarabee1995 Legally, the classification status is irrelevant if the documents have any impact on national security. So weather he did declassify then or not (I won't get into that), it's still illegal to remove them and store them in a non-secure site. You can see that distinction if you read the search warrant, but it's a long-standing rule.

sarabee1995 · 26-30, FVIP

@Harmonium1923 Yup.

Those of us with security clearance are taught to presume classified status on any information with national security implications whether so marked or not.

LeopoldBloom · M

@MarineBob The president can’t on his own declassify nuclear related documents or documents classified under international treaty. And in any case there would be an official record of any declassification.

sarabee1995 · 26-30, FVIP

@LeopoldBloom Exactly right.