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Whether or not she was preoccupied with other parts of her job is irrelevant.  It wasn't just her, it was her staff as well.  Why did the IT person that set up her server take the 5th?  Could it be because he knew what he was doing was wrong?  Could it be because he would have to reveal being directed (ordered) to do so came directly from Clinton?

 

That's just speculation on my part, but it certainly seems to fit.

 

Maybe he took the 5th because his lawyer told him to.  I've been told to do whatever the lawyer tells me to when in his or her domain, regardless of what I want to do.


 

 

Manning didn't really "compromise" SIPRNet or any other secure network.  He had access to it because he was cleared to be on it.  That's different from "hacking" it.

 

So Manning would only been able to leak what he had access to on SPIRNet?

 

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As I said regarding your first comment in red, I am only speculating.  It's not fact, but it's a very definite possibility.  Why would his lawyer tell him to plead the 5th?  The only reason is because his honest lawful truth under oath would be "self incriminating".  It would lead to the potential fact that he knew what he was doing was wrong, and would probably reveal the "why" he was doing it as being ordered by Clinton.  Again, this is just speculation on my part, not fact.

 

Regarding your second part in red.  Manning had access not only to SIPRNet, but also other networks/areas that contain(ed) classified data.  What he leaked probably came from multiple sources.

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