Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   A minor technicality Date:   1/8/2016 6:48:09 PM

Depending on who the classifying authority was for the Talking Points, that person also has the authority to unclassify the material.  If Hilary was the classifying authority, she also had the authority to unclassify it.  A lot of times Talking Points are classified, or even marked "For Official Use Only" (which technically is not a classification) to prevent them from being leaked.  (Yes, technically it is an abuse of the security classification program, but it is done fairly regularly for this reason).  Without knowing the contents, without knowing the classification authority, this might not be the huge violation, it seems. 

I AM NOT sticking up for Hilary, because I don't think she should have used her home server for ANY official business, but I am making the point that in this particular case, without knowing the details, may not have compromised national security.  I think she was pretty stupid to put these directions in an email - she should have just called them and told them to do and not put it writing.