A.G. Gancarski
In an oped in Conservative Review, current United States Representative and Senate candidate Ron DeSantis minces no words regarding the National Security concerns created by Hillary Clinton‘s well-documented email issues.
“This is a serious test of the republican character of our system of government,” DeSantis writes.
DeSantis takes issue with the whole process, but focuses in on the 125 emails that were “redacted because they contained classified information – information that should never have been sent over an unsecured connection.”
DeSantis reminds readers that during his time as an officer in the United States Navy, he became familiar with protocols related to classified information. Compromising classified information, he asserts, imperils operations and those fulfilling these missions.
“Apparently,” DeSantis writes, “that was a risk Hillary Clinton was willing to take during her time as Secretary of State, as she recklessly allowed sensitive information to be disseminated to and from an unsecured server in her private home. She made a deliberate choice to risk the integrity of her communications – and of our nation’s security – simply so she could shield herself from public accountability and congressional oversight.”
DeSantis takes particular issue with the two Top Secret emails that were mishandled, asserting that the “unauthorized disposal” of their contents causes “exceptionally grave damage to National Security.”
DeSantis notes that confidential information was forwarded to Sidney Blumenthal, who lacked a security clearance, and contrasts her situation with that of those serving.
“As a military officer, if I had sent sensitive information using a personal email address and expressed disdain at the laws that protect our nation’s intelligence, I would have lost my commission, faced a court martial, and probably done time in a tiny room with bars at Fort Leavenworth,” DeSantis writes.
