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Breuer said Berger knowingly removed the handwritten notes by placing them in his jacket and pants and inadvertently took copies of actual classified documents in a leather portfolio. He returned most of the documents, but some are still missing.
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Ok, lets think about this. If I place a shirt in my pants while shopping, and walk out the door, I am shoplifting, and subject to prosecution. Obviously, the reason for placing them into the pants was a means of avoiding detection. Why would you attempt to avoid detection, unless you are trying to do something illegal?
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“In the course of reviewing over several days thousands of pages of documents on behalf of the Clinton administration in connection with requests by the Sept. 11 commission, I inadvertently took a few documents from the Archives,” Berger said.
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How do you "inadvertantly" stuff something in your pants???
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There are laws strictly governing the handling of classified information, including prohibiting unauthorized removal or release of such information.
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Pretty much sums it up.