Hillary quit - e-mail didn't
Hillary Clinton continued sending classified information over her private e-mail account even after leaving the State Department, according to one message obtained by The Post.
On May 28, 2013, months after stepping down as secretary of state, Clinton sent a message to a group of diplomats and top aides about the “123 Deal” with the United Arab Emirates.
But the e-mail, which was obtained by the Republican National Committee through a Freedom of Information Act request, was heavily redacted because it contains classified information.
The “123 Deal” was a 2009 agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the United States on sharing materials and technology for nuclear-energy production.
Clinton’s last day as secretary of state was Feb. 1, 2013.
The markings on the e-mail state that it will be declassified on May 28, 2033, and that information in the note is being redacted because it includes “information regarding foreign governors” and “foreign relations or foreign activities of the United States, including confidential sources.”
The e-mail from Clinton was sent from the account hrod17@clintonemail.com, associated with her private server.
The recipients were Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, diplomat Jeffrey Feltman, policy aide Jake Sullivan, diplomat Kurt Campbell, State Department chief of staff Cheryl Mills and Clinton aide Huma Abedin.
“Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified information was so pervasive, it continued after she left government,” Republican National Committee research director Raj Shah told The Post. “She clearly can’t be trusted with our nation’s security.”
The Trump campaign called the latest development “shocking.”
“Hillary Clinton’s secret server jeopardized our national security and sensitive diplomatic efforts on more than 2,000 occasions, and shockingly, it now appears her reckless conduct continued even af- ter leaving the State Department. Hillary Clinton’s terrible judgment shows she cannot be trusted with our national security,” said Jason Miller, Trump’s senior communications adviser, in a statement.
The State Department, however, defended its former leader, saying that the material in the e-mail was “upgraded” to classified only when it was released under FOIA.
Clinton’s campaign took a slap at both Republicans and the classification system for the continuing controversy.
“Republicans will continue to mischaracterize and cherry-pick e-mails to keep this issue alive while Donald Trump hides his taxes and his conflictladen business debts,” said campaign spokesman Glen Caplan.
“This e-mail was retroactively classified, and it is yet another example of overclassification run amok.”