He was able to ‘access’ it but was not entitled to possess it. While he was able to get to it, he did so outside of the rules and restrictions that apply to that info.

While full transparency would eliminate this problem, full transparency is not a legitimate defense after the fact. If he really cared about that, he could’ve become a public advocate for it, instead of trying to take advantage of the fact that it was in a position to take unfair and unauthorized advantage of it just because he could.

Horseracing has a lot if issues it needs to face, like CAWs and small foal crops. Having a comprisied HISA is the last thing we need right now. HISA has to throw some weight around and not be scared off by the lawyers trying to force backroom deals