U.S. Navy Sailor Pleads Guilty For Mishandling Classified Information That Will Put Him In Jail. Comparisons To Hillary Clinton Are Being Made

Two tugboats push the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) into port at Naval Submarine Base New London. Alexandria is returning from a scheduled six-month deployment. | U.S. Navy

Politico: Sub sailor's photo case draws comparisons to Clinton emails

A Navy sailor entered a guilty plea Friday in a classified information mishandling case that critics charge illustrates a double standard between the treatment of low-ranking government employees and top officials like former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and ex-CIA Director David Petraeus.

Prosecutors allege that Petty Officer First Class Kristian Saucier used a cellphone camera to take photos in the classified engine room of the nuclear submarine where he worked as a mechanic, the USS Alexandria, then destroyed a laptop, camera and memory card after learning he was under investigation.

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WNU editor: The similarities in this case to Hillary Clinton's email/server case are striking .... and yes .... there is a double standard .... yup .... one rule for David Petraeus and (maybe) Hillary Clinton .... another rule for you and I.

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Navy sailor set to plead guilty of possessing classified submarine photos: Report -- Washington Times
U.S. Navy Officer Admits to Illegally Taking Photos Inside Nuclear Submarine -- Patch

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