Trump Officials Use Gmail for Internal Use While Top Secret Hillary Emails went to Unknown Gmail Recipient
National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and his staff have been exposed for using unsecured Gmail accounts to discuss sensitive national security matters—including military positioning and weapons systems. This echoes Hillary Clinton’s infamous email scandal but has received far less scrutiny. While Democrats ignored and downplayed Clinton’s massive security violations, will they apply the same standard to Waltz?
Dr. Katherine Albrecht, a Harvard-trained privacy expert, explains why this is a major national security risk. However, she also emphasizes that Waltz’s actions—while reckless—do not compare to Clinton’s scandal. Clinton’s emails were systematically forwarded to a mysterious Gmail address—CarterHeavyIndustries@gmail.com—meaning that nearly all of her 30,000+ emails may have been compromised. The media has ignored this story, yet they are suddenly concerned about Waltz?!
Former U.S. Congressman Jim Renacci, a Republican from Ohio, has taken issue with a blind defense of Waltz and the Trump administration while also acknowledging that this scandal is a drop in the bucket compared to what Hillary Clinton got away with.
- Using a Gmail Account for scheduling purposes PALES in comparison to Hillary using a private email server, trafficking in confidential information and all but four of those 30,000 emails went to CarterHeavyIndustries@gmail.com
- Waltz made a mistake, but Clinton’s emails were systematically forwarded to an unknown Gmail account.
- Gmail is a security nightmare—foreign actors could have intercepted Waltz’s communications, just like they likely did with Clinton’s. Was Hillary selling secrets? Comey enumerated her crimes but did not prosecute. Waltz did no such thing.
- Why isn’t the mainstream media covering Clinton’s CarterHeavyIndustries@gmail.com scandal?
- “Double standards in the media: Waltz gets scrutiny, but Hillary walks free.”
Right now—while this story unfolds and before Democrats attempt to spin it as a “Trump scandal” rather than focusing on who else has been guilty of the same or worse.
Relevant Article(s):
Report: Waltz used Gmail for official work
Hillary’s Home Server Emails – Found Forwarded To Chinese Gmail – Investment Watch Blog
OPTIONAL Q&A
- How does Waltz’s use of Gmail compare to Clinton’s private email server in terms of security risks?
- Why do you think the media is focusing on Waltz’s Gmail use while ignoring the CarterHeavyIndustries@gmail.com scandal?
- What are the potential national security implications of government officials using Gmail for sensitive communications?
- Is there any legitimate reason why Hillary Clinton’s emails were systematically forwarded to an unknown Gmail account, and why hasn’t this been fully investigated?
- Should there be a single standard for handling classified information, regardless of political affiliation? If so, how should it be enforced?
- Do you believe Hillary Clinton was intentionally selling or leaking state secrets, given the mysterious recipient of her emails?
- What steps should be taken to ensure government officials—whether Republican or Democrat—are held accountable for mishandling sensitive information?
- Is there a bigger issue here about selective outrage and double standards in the media when it comes to security breaches by political figures?
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ABOUT DR. KATHERINE ALBRECHT…
Albrecht is an internationally known privacy researcher, consumer advocate, bestselling author, and nationally syndicated radio host. She is also a senior executive with the private email company StartMail that makes powerful encryption tools available for regular people. Katherine holds a Doctorate in Human Development and Consumer Education from Harvard University, has studied at the MIT Media lab, and received a Masters from Harvard in Technology, Innovation, and Education.
Katherine has authored pro-consumer legislation, testified before the Federal Trade Commission, provided expert testimony to numerous state legislatures, and was appointed as a consumer technology expert by NH Governor John Lynch. She has advised the European Commission and has been invited to speak before advocacy groups, bar associations, and government assemblies around the world. She co-authored the bestselling book Spychips which exposed corporate plans to misuse RFID technology and brought about much-needed consumer privacy reforms across the retail industry, and she was a plaintiff in a pivotal first amendment case guaranteeing activists the right to free speech in the nation’s convention centers (Albrecht v. Metropolitan Pier Exposition Auth.).
Katherine has granted over 2,000 media interviews with news outlets around the globe, including CBS, NBC, CNN, NPR, Fox News, Good Morning America, the BBC, Wired Magazine, The New York Times, and hundreds more. Katherine has written articles for numerous publications, including Scientific American and the Denver Law Review, and she is a former Associate Editor of the IEEE Technology & Society Magazine.
ABOUT JIM RENACCI…
In 2010, Jim filed to run for U.S. Congress in Ohio’s 16th Congressional District, taking on a well-funded Democratic incumbent. Jim won the election by 9 percent.
While in Congress, Jim earned a reputation for being a principled conservative and effective legislator. He quickly rose through the ranks to serve on the Committee on Financial Services, as vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, and as a member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. After just two years, Jim was named to the powerful Ways and Means Committees and Budget Committees.
Not only did the blue-collar entrepreneur realize his own dream, but Jim also became the answer to countless Ohioans. As can only happen in America, the Ohioan entrepreneur soon laid claim to operate over 60 businesses, creating 1,500 new jobs, employing over 3,000 people statewide.
But politics had other plans. In 2009, the Obama Administration took over General Motors, shuttering dealerships across the country— including Jim’s in Northeast Ohio. Shutting down Jim’s dealership killed 50 good-paying jobs in his community — and Jim wasn’t going to stand by while neighbors were going hungry. How could Washington blatantly interfere in the everyday lives of hard-working Americans who wanted nothing more but their own chance at the American Dream?
Jim’s track record as a blue-collar entrepreneur demonstrates his only allegiance has ever been to the very people who D.C. bureaucrats forcibly unemployed that fateful day in an Ohio car dealership — the everyday Americans forgotten by the Swamp. He represents the people’s hopes and fears, bringing actionable results back to the working people who gave him a voice.
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