"This appears to be overclassification run amok," Fallon said. The documents, he said, originated in the State Department's unclassified system before they ever reached Clinton, and "in at least one case, the emails appear to involve information from a published news article." We feel no differently today."įallon accused the "loudest and leakiest participants" in a process of bureaucratic infighting for withholding the exchanges. "Since first providing her emails to the State Department more than one year ago, Hillary Clinton has urged that they be made available to the public. "We firmly oppose the complete blocking of the release of these emails," Clinton campaign spokesman Brain Fallon said. But without classification markings, that may have been difficult, especially if the information was publicly available. Friday's will be the first at top secret level.ĭespite Texas Plan to End Rape, Assault Clinics Remain BusyĮven if Clinton didn't write or forward the messages, she still would have been required to report any classification slippages she recognized in emails she received. No emails released so far were stamped "CLASSIFIED" or "TOP SECRET," but reviewers previously designated more than 1,000 messages at lower classification levels.
CLINTON REVEALED TOP SECRET INFORMATION ABOUT NUCLEAR TIME FULL
"The documents are being upgraded at the request of the intelligence community because they contain a category of top secret information," State Department spokesman John Kirby told the AP, calling the withholding of documents in full "not unusual." That means they won't be published online with others being released, even with blacked-out boxes.ĭepartment officials wouldn't describe the substance of the emails, or say if Clinton sent any herself.Ĭlinton, the Democratic presidential front-runner, insists she never sent or received information on her personal email account that was classified at the time. The 37 pages include messages a key intelligence official recently said concerned "special access programs" -highly restricted, classified material that could point to confidential sources or clandestine programs like drone strikes. The department will release its next batch of emails from her time as secretary of state later Friday.īut The Associated Press learned seven email chains are being withheld in full for containing "top secret" information. State Department officials also said the agency's Diplomatic Security and Intelligence and Research bureaus are investigating if any of the information was classified at the time of transmission, going to the heart of Clinton's defense of her email practices. The revelation comes three days before Clinton competes in the Iowa presidential caucuses.
The Obama administration confirmed for the first time Friday that Hillary Clinton's home server contained closely guarded government secrets, censoring 22 emails that contained material requiring one of the highest levels of classification.
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