Shannen Coffin: Clinton Created a National Security Risk Just By Having the Server

KELLY: "Shannen Coffin is a former Justice Department assistant deputy attorney general and for counsel to Vice President Dick Cheney. Shannen good to see you. So she said she answered all the questions and she was just looking for a way, you know, to improve her convenience. We've heard that before. That is going to be the party line. But now, she says it wasn't that convenient. I mean it was convenient just now it turned out to be a pain in the neck."
COFFIN: "There are those rules in place that we know about that, you know, convenience doesn't come into play when you're dealing with national security information. Convenience is the least consideration that comes into play. And, you know, taking something off of one server that is supposed to be secure and moving it to an unsecure e-mail system in your basement may be convenient, but it might be illegal, as well."
KELLY: "You think it's very significant that she signed this agreement as to how she was going to handle classified material apparently at the outset of her term as secretary of state. Explain that in terms that we can all understand."
COFFIN: "Sure, just like every other federal employee, when she's given access to classified information. She's told up front she has to store it properly that she can't remove it from her classified settings and she's told up front that her failure to abide by these rules can subject her to criminal prosecution. So she was on notice from the beginning just like every other employee that deals with this. And those other employees Megyn are often prosecuted when they do similar things."
KELLY:" You know, she said over and over, I never sent or received anything that was marked classified."
COFFIN: "Right".
KELLY: "And I get that that's a red herring because--"
COFFIN: "Absolutely."
KELLY: ."it doesn't have to have a stamp. What matters is what is in the document? Is it defense to say I actually didn't realize this stuff was classified? I didn't know."
COFFIN: "Well no. It's not a defense for the secretary of state who is a classifying authority as designated by the president of the United States. It's absolutely not a defense. We have talked at length in the past about foreign communications. Those foreign communications are inherently classified and as the secretary of state she would know that. And when you're talking about these top secret documents, Hillary she -- pardon me, Megyn. When you talk about these top secret documents, the very nature of the information is going to tip off that it's protected."