"Why Did Clinton Need A Private Server? The Answer Makes Bernie President"

[amborin]

Why Did Hillary Clinton Need a Private Server? The Answer Makes Bernie Sanders President

03/07/2016 10:42 am ET | Updated 5 hours ago

H. A. Goodman
Columnist published in The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Baltimore Sun, The Hill, Salon,


Hillary Clinton is the only Secretary of State to delete 31,830 emails, from her own private server and without government oversight. Thus, we haven't seen all her emails yet. In fact, there are over 30,000 emails that the FBI or Bryan Pagliano might have been able to access, but none of us will see these emails. Tim Black offers a brilliant analysis of the Pagliano breakthrough, from an IT perspective, in this segment of Tim Black TV.

So, when you read those wonderfully titled articles about what we've learned from 55,000 pages of Clinton's emails, remember that over 30,000 were deleted; without government or third-party oversight.

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As the only Secretary of State never to use an @state.gov email address, Hillary Clinton is also the only Secretary of State to use a private server exclusively. As Yahoo states, "Clinton acknowledged in March that she exclusively used a private email account and private server from 2009 to 2013 while secretary of state, opting against a government account despite official recommendations."

Sorry Hillary supporters, nobody in State Department history has ever used a private server exclusively, or completely circumvented a State.gov email address.

As for the spin regarding over-classification, Americans aren't allowed to see the 22 "Top Secret" emails on Clinton's server because they've been classified correctly. As I state in this YouTube segment, bring home Edward Snowden and free Chelsea Manning if America's intelligence community has an over-classification problem. As it is, Hillary Clinton's entire email saga has made a mockery of our intelligence community.

In addition to the 22 "Top Secret" emails the public isn't allowed to see, that Clinton's campaign believes is an example of over-classification, Clinton is the only government official ever to use a private server exclusively for work and personal correspondence.

Furthermore, it doesn't matter what the corrupt officials in Bush's White House did, their behavior shouldn't be the standard by which we judge Clinton. I state my views of Dick Cheney and how he destabilized the Middle East in this Ring of Fire segment, but the days of "Bush was worse" are over.

Therefore, there's one question that all Americans, especially Hillary supporters, should ask.

Why?

Why did Hillary Clinton need to use a private server exclusively?

I ask why Clinton needed this server in my latest YouTube segment, and I'm especially interested in learning why from Hillary supporters.

The answer could very likely lead to Hillary Clinton's indictment, which would then automatically lead to a Bernie Sanders nomination and Bernie destroying Trump by 8 points in the general election.

On CNN, Lt. General Michael Flynn stated that Hillary Clinton should "drop out" of the presidential race and states "If it were me, I would have been out the door and probably in jail." I mentioned Lt. General Flynn's views on the FBI investigation during my latest CNN appearance.

In regards to the unique aspects of the FBI's email investigation, POLITIFACT states "Although some former secretaries of state occasionally used personal emails for official business, Clinton is the only one who never once used an @state.gov email address in the era of email."

Thus, asking why she's the only Secretary of State who refused to use an @state.gov email address is not only relevant, but vital to understanding the severity of the FBI's investigation. As Dan Metcalfe states in POLITICO, "Hillary's Email Defense Is Laughable...I should know--I ran FOIA for the U.S. government."

Saying others did worse also can't explain the fact 100 FBI agents have worked on the case, especially since there's never been a presidential candidate in American history linked to an ongoing FBI investigation.

Yes, there are unique aspects of this story, and no amount of spin can erase the facts, or the reality that the FBI could call for the indictment of Hillary Clinton in early May.

Therefore, what were the reasons Clinton needed to act in such a manner?

Most likely, Brian Pagliano knows why Hillary Clinton needed to circumvent government networks, and I explained in a recent article why Pagliano's immunity is so important to this election.

Ultimately, if there was any reason other than convenience, then some laws were broken, because political containment and utility can't justify putting classified information on a private server. Retroactive classification is irrelevant; try putting a retroactively classified document, or a Top Secret document, on your computer and see what happens.

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Hackers already tried to break into Clinton's private network, as stated in a POLITICO piece last year titled Clinton server faced hacking from China, South Korea and Germany:

Hillary Clinton's private email server containing tens of thousands of messages from her tenure as secretary of state -- including more than 400 now considered classified -- was the subject of hacking attempts from China, South Korea and Germany...

In addition, Russia-linked hackers tried to access Clinton's emails five times. Also, Computer World states Hillary Clinton's email system was insecure for two months.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/why-did-hillary-clinton-need-a-private-server-the-answer-makes-bernie-sanders-president_b_9397304.html

[merrily]

1. "The answer makes Bernie president." I wish, but I don't think politics works that way.

Many Americans still think Hussein plotted with Bin Laden to attack the WTC on 911. And WMD existed. Catapulting the bullshit propaganda works on them very well.

Many others don't even know who Hussein was or what WMD stands for. They can't even name our current VP.

We who post daily about politics lose sight of that.

[peacebird]

2. Remember she deleted 30k emails WITHOUT any govt or independent oversight. We just have her word

That they were not govt work related.

Not good enough Madame "dodging sniper fire on the tarmac" Secretary. Not good enough by far. The 30k emails you deleted unilaterally need to be recovered and an independent third party needs to determine what was and what was not private.

[Press Virginia]

3. How can you not take the word of

The most transparent public official in modern history?

[Hell Hath No Fury]

6. I remember being shocked when I read that.

30k emails that her team were the ones to determine were "non-work related". I hated it when W decided to jettison emails by the truckload, and I sure as shit wasn't happy that Clinton did the same.

And if W had had a private server set up for himself the way Clinton had, I would have immediately thought: what's he trying to hide or circumvent?

[MaggieD]

4. I always know HA Goodman before I even click through

It's uncanny. LMAO!

[MelissaB]

7. This from someone who posts from Correct the Record?

[Vinca]

5. You can imagine the discussion among Hillary and her handlers about the server.

I'm sure they didn't think twice about whether emails would be classified or secret. All they cared was that they could keep her communications secret so nothing negative would be found if she ran for president again. Talk about a giant backfire.

[Ferd Berfel]

8. ANother example of Crappy Judgement

[Merryland]

9. No humility whatsoever

in her behavior.

[YOHABLO]

10. This is all so disturbing