What are the meaningful differences between Hillary storing classified information on a private server and former CIA director John Deutch storing them on his laptop? I am very curious to hear from the lefties and righties on this one.
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What are the meaningful differences between Hillary storing classified information on a private server and former CIA director John Deutch storing them on his laptop? I am very curious to hear from the lefties and righties on this one.
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In 1995, President
Bill Clinton appointed him
Director of Central Intelligence (cabinet rank in the Clinton administration). However, Deutch was initially reluctant to accept the appointment. As head of the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Deutch continued the policy of his predecessor
R. James Woolsey to declassify records pertaining to U.S.
covert operations during the
Cold War.
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Deutch fell out of favor with the Clinton administration because of public testimony he gave to Congress on Iraq. Specifically Deutch testified that Saddam Hussein was stronger than he was four years ago and the CIA might never be able to remedy the issue. Clinton dismissed Deutch after he had won re-election.
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Deutch left the CIA on December 15, 1996
[1] and soon after it was revealed that several of his laptop computers contained
classified materials designated as unclassified.[
clarification needed] In January 1997, the CIA began a formal security investigation of the matter. Senior management at CIA declined to fully pursue the security breach. Over two years after his departure, the matter was referred to the
Department of Justice, where Attorney General
Janet Reno declined prosecution. She did, however, recommend an investigation to determine whether Deutch should retain his security clearance.
[7] President Clinton pardoned Deutch on his last day in office.
[8] Deutch had agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor for mishandling government secrets, but President Clinton pardoned him before the Justice Department could file the case against him.
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