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Hillary Clinton: alleged classified emails simply 'disagreement between agencies' Hillary Clinton: alleged classified emails simply 'disagreement between agencies'
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Hillary Clinton has again defended herself against suggestions of misconduct in her use of a private email server as secretary of state, dismissing the issue in a press conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday.Hillary Clinton has again defended herself against suggestions of misconduct in her use of a private email server as secretary of state, dismissing the issue in a press conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
“The facts are stubborn. What I did was legally permitted,” Clinton said. “Whether it was a personal account or a government account I did not send classified material and I did not receive any material that was marked or designated classified.”“The facts are stubborn. What I did was legally permitted,” Clinton said. “Whether it was a personal account or a government account I did not send classified material and I did not receive any material that was marked or designated classified.”
Last week Clinton gave her private server to the FBI “in order to be as cooperative as possible” as the agency and other intelligence officials investigate whether the server posed a security risk. Investigators have flagged 305 emails for further review in case they contain classified information, and an inspector general has identified two emails with “top secret” information.Last week Clinton gave her private server to the FBI “in order to be as cooperative as possible” as the agency and other intelligence officials investigate whether the server posed a security risk. Investigators have flagged 305 emails for further review in case they contain classified information, and an inspector general has identified two emails with “top secret” information.
Clinton insisted that no materials were marked as such, though her emails show some messages she wrote were censored by the State Department for national security reasons before they were publicly released. She said that the dispute was largely between government agencies over timing and classification protocols.Clinton insisted that no materials were marked as such, though her emails show some messages she wrote were censored by the State Department for national security reasons before they were publicly released. She said that the dispute was largely between government agencies over timing and classification protocols.
“What you’re seeing now is a disagreement between agencies,” she said. “It’s the process by which the government, and sometimes in disagreement between various agencies of the government, make decisions about what can and cannot be disclosed.”“What you’re seeing now is a disagreement between agencies,” she said. “It’s the process by which the government, and sometimes in disagreement between various agencies of the government, make decisions about what can and cannot be disclosed.”
The FBI and Clinton have each stressed that the Democratic frontrunner herself is not under investigation. Clinton handed over more than 50,000 pages of emails to the State Department upon the agency’s request, but deleted an unknown number of emails that she and aides deemed personal.The FBI and Clinton have each stressed that the Democratic frontrunner herself is not under investigation. Clinton handed over more than 50,000 pages of emails to the State Department upon the agency’s request, but deleted an unknown number of emails that she and aides deemed personal.
Clinton said vetting emails was a “painstaking process” and said her team had handed over “anything we thought could be work-related”, but she did not say who exactly parsed the tens of thousands of emails. She insisted on her right not to hand over the entire cache. “My personal emails are my personal business, right?”Clinton said vetting emails was a “painstaking process” and said her team had handed over “anything we thought could be work-related”, but she did not say who exactly parsed the tens of thousands of emails. She insisted on her right not to hand over the entire cache. “My personal emails are my personal business, right?”
She added: “Under the law that decision is made by the official. I was the official. I made those decisions. We turned over everything that was work-related, every single thing.”She added: “Under the law that decision is made by the official. I was the official. I made those decisions. We turned over everything that was work-related, every single thing.”
Investigators hope to learn whether the data on Clinton’s server was backed up, how secure the system was, whether anyone tried to hack into the system and who exactly had access to accounts. A lawyer for Platte River Networks, the Colorado IT firm that began running Clinton’s server in 2013, said the server was now in the FBI’s possession.Investigators hope to learn whether the data on Clinton’s server was backed up, how secure the system was, whether anyone tried to hack into the system and who exactly had access to accounts. A lawyer for Platte River Networks, the Colorado IT firm that began running Clinton’s server in 2013, said the server was now in the FBI’s possession.
Platte River has also come under scrutiny. Quoting a founder who resigned from the company before Clinton contracted it, the Daily Mail has claimed that the company kept its servers in a “retrofitted” bathroom closet.Platte River has also come under scrutiny. Quoting a founder who resigned from the company before Clinton contracted it, the Daily Mail has claimed that the company kept its servers in a “retrofitted” bathroom closet.
The former secretary of state tried to joke away the suggestion that she had ordered her server wiped clean of content before handing it over to the FBI. After repeated questions from a reporter about whether she had wiped the server, she shrugged: “What, like with a cloth or something?The former secretary of state tried to joke away the suggestion that she had ordered her server wiped clean of content before handing it over to the FBI. After repeated questions from a reporter about whether she had wiped the server, she shrugged: “What, like with a cloth or something?
“I don’t know how it works digitally at all,” she added.“I don’t know how it works digitally at all,” she added.
She spoke with frustration about the persistent questions, and suggested the press would have made an issue of it no matter what.She spoke with frustration about the persistent questions, and suggested the press would have made an issue of it no matter what.
“In retrospect if I’d used a government account and I had said, ‘You know, let’s release everything, let’s let everybody in America see what I did for four years,’ We would have the same arguments. so that’s all I can say.”“In retrospect if I’d used a government account and I had said, ‘You know, let’s release everything, let’s let everybody in America see what I did for four years,’ We would have the same arguments. so that’s all I can say.”
Shrugging, she added: “Nobody talks to me about it other than you guys.Shrugging, she added: “Nobody talks to me about it other than you guys.
“I regret that this has become a cause celebre. But that does not change the facts, and no matter what anybody tries to say,” she said.“I regret that this has become a cause celebre. But that does not change the facts, and no matter what anybody tries to say,” she said.
The State Department is reviewing and releasing emails from Clinton’s on a monthly basis; so far the caches have shown little besides idiosyncrasies of the sitting secretary, including her inability to work a fax machine and her admiration for a Chinese carpet. The State Department is reviewing and releasing emails from Clinton’s account on a monthly basis; so far the caches have shown little besides idiosyncrasies of the sitting secretary, including her inability to work a fax machine and her admiration for a Chinese carpet.
But the released emails represent only a small fraction of the tens and thousands of available pages, and questions have hounded Clinton since her unorthodox use of a private server was revealed earlier this year. Republican representative Trey Gowdy, chairman of the committee to investigate the 2012 Benghazi attacks, has accused Clinton of trying to escape scrutiny with the server.But the released emails represent only a small fraction of the tens and thousands of available pages, and questions have hounded Clinton since her unorthodox use of a private server was revealed earlier this year. Republican representative Trey Gowdy, chairman of the committee to investigate the 2012 Benghazi attacks, has accused Clinton of trying to escape scrutiny with the server.
Clinton remains the frontrunner in polls for the Democratic nomination, although her sizable lead has weakened since March. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’ has ascended in the polls as Clinton gradually declined, although poll averages still place him at only 19.2% compared to Clinton’s 51.6% of national support. One poll gave last week gave Sanders a lead over Clinton, 44-37, in the key primary state of New Hampshire.Clinton remains the frontrunner in polls for the Democratic nomination, although her sizable lead has weakened since March. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’ has ascended in the polls as Clinton gradually declined, although poll averages still place him at only 19.2% compared to Clinton’s 51.6% of national support. One poll gave last week gave Sanders a lead over Clinton, 44-37, in the key primary state of New Hampshire.
Perhaps more concerning for Clinton are polls that show her favorability and trustworthiness falling in the eyes of voters. More than 48% of voters dislike Clinton, according to most recent poll averages, versus 41.5% who have a favorable opinion of her. A Quinnipiac found that voters in swing states, particularly, are skeptical of Clinton’s honesty.Perhaps more concerning for Clinton are polls that show her favorability and trustworthiness falling in the eyes of voters. More than 48% of voters dislike Clinton, according to most recent poll averages, versus 41.5% who have a favorable opinion of her. A Quinnipiac found that voters in swing states, particularly, are skeptical of Clinton’s honesty.
Pollsters disagree over the email controversy’s effect on Clinton’s stature, however, her favorability ratings have declined since January 2013 and as elections draw closer voters tend to dislike all candidates.Pollsters disagree over the email controversy’s effect on Clinton’s stature, however, her favorability ratings have declined since January 2013 and as elections draw closer voters tend to dislike all candidates.