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So did James Comey leak classified information?
1. He leaked information that was determined, roughly two weeks later, to be classified at the confidential level.
1. He leaked information that was determined, roughly two weeks later, to be classified at the confidential level.
2. Confidential information, if disclosed to the public, could cause damage to the national security of the United States. The information, not the label, has the potential to cause damage.
3. In terms of language, in my opinion, to say that Comey leaked classified information is correct. It's broad enough to encompass the disclosure of information harmful to national security whether it was classified pre- or post-disclosure.
4. In Comey's case, to say he leaked classified information is doubly justified due to his decades-long career and knowledge of classification issues.
5. Comey knew he had to ask for authorization to disclose the document. If he followed the rules, the FBI would have informed him that part of the document was classified.
6. Furthermore, Comey had the authority to classify the documents. So he failed to properly classify the memo and then disclosed it without getting authorization to do so.
