Reply #3: That's irrelevant to the case. [View All]

[MineralMan]

Judgment regarding the contents of the documents has no bearing on the law. The law simply prohibits transferring classified documents to people not authorized to receive them. The content of the documents is irrelevant to that law. Having held a high-level security clearance, that law was very carefully explained to me while I was in the USAF, as were the penalties for violating it. I signed a document to the effect that I understood both. Military personnel who have access to classified materials get that briefing and sign that document. It will, no doubt be presented.

Proper laws are simple in their form. Poor laws are not simple.