re: #69 Romantic Heretic

The Trump people have private email accounts. Hitlery had a private email server! Innocent people use the former. Criminals use the latter.

I actually had a wingnut state this ‘defence’ at me on Facebook.

Right. So, instead of putting the valuables in a safe in your basement, you put them in a locker at the bus station. Great.

I worked in secure mobile comms for the US government. I know something about this. I understand why Clinton used her own server for unclass mobile email, because the government solution at the time sucked. And when you’re at the cabinet secretary level, like an operational commander whom you would outrank, you need to be able to balance risk with the need to accomplish the mission. Obviously, she didn’t get to do that.

There’s no reason why anyone sitting in the White House would need to use a private email. It was done to avoid scrutiny, and I assume we’re going to find out why. With these assholes, you don’t have to dig very deep; they’re almost comically corrupt.