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Hillary Clinton said on Friday she was “sorry” for the fallout from her use a private email server while secretary of state and took responsibility for her decision to do so. The Democratic presidential frontrunner refused, however, to apologize. Hillary Clinton said on Friday she was “sorry” for the fallout from her use of a private email server while secretary of state and took responsibility for her decision to do so. The Democratic presidential frontrunner refused, however, to apologize.
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In an interview with NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell, Clinton defended her email practices, saying she would welcome the opportunity to further discuss the long-simmering controversy that will be presented when she testifies publicly before a congressional panel on the Benghazi incident next month.In an interview with NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell, Clinton defended her email practices, saying she would welcome the opportunity to further discuss the long-simmering controversy that will be presented when she testifies publicly before a congressional panel on the Benghazi incident next month.
“At the end of the day, I am sorry that this has been confusing to people and has raised a lot of questions, but there are answers to all these questions, ” Clinton said. “And I take responsibility and it wasn’t the best choice.”“At the end of the day, I am sorry that this has been confusing to people and has raised a lot of questions, but there are answers to all these questions, ” Clinton said. “And I take responsibility and it wasn’t the best choice.”
Clinton did not apologize for using the private email server, despite being asked to do so multiple times by Mitchell.Clinton did not apologize for using the private email server, despite being asked to do so multiple times by Mitchell.
“This was fully above board,” she said. “People knew I was using a personal email, I did it for convenience. I sent emails that I thought were work-related to people’s .gov accounts.”“This was fully above board,” she said. “People knew I was using a personal email, I did it for convenience. I sent emails that I thought were work-related to people’s .gov accounts.”
Clinton again said that she used the personal email account as a matter of convenience, to limit her number of electronic devices. She also repeated that she had never sent or received with her private email information that was at the time deemed classified. She said classified information was exchanged on an entirely separate system.Clinton again said that she used the personal email account as a matter of convenience, to limit her number of electronic devices. She also repeated that she had never sent or received with her private email information that was at the time deemed classified. She said classified information was exchanged on an entirely separate system.
The scandal over Clinton’s use of a personal email account has lingered for months, since it was revealed that she did not have a state.gov email address when working as President Obama’s secretary of state.The scandal over Clinton’s use of a personal email account has lingered for months, since it was revealed that she did not have a state.gov email address when working as President Obama’s secretary of state.
Eventually, Clinton turned approximately half of the emails from her personal account over to government lawyers, while deleting an additional 32,000 messages she said her lawyers had deemed personal.Eventually, Clinton turned approximately half of the emails from her personal account over to government lawyers, while deleting an additional 32,000 messages she said her lawyers had deemed personal.
The State Department has been releasing Clinton’s emails in batches, the most recent of which were made public on Monday.The State Department has been releasing Clinton’s emails in batches, the most recent of which were made public on Monday.
More than 200 of the thousands of Clinton emails that have been released by the state department so far are considered to contain classified information though it is unclear if those emails were known to be classified at the time they were sent.More than 200 of the thousands of Clinton emails that have been released by the state department so far are considered to contain classified information though it is unclear if those emails were known to be classified at the time they were sent.
On the campaign trail, as questions over her email use have persisted, Clinton’s favorability ratings have fallen. On Thursday, her campaign chair, John Podesta, acknowledged the campaign was facing “some headwinds, particularly around the email question”.On the campaign trail, as questions over her email use have persisted, Clinton’s favorability ratings have fallen. On Thursday, her campaign chair, John Podesta, acknowledged the campaign was facing “some headwinds, particularly around the email question”.
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“There’s been a lot of noise,” he said, “and that has made it harder to break through.”“There’s been a lot of noise,” he said, “and that has made it harder to break through.”
On Friday, Mitchell asked Clinton how it made her feel that polling showed voters associate the terms “dishonest” and “untrustworthy” with her.On Friday, Mitchell asked Clinton how it made her feel that polling showed voters associate the terms “dishonest” and “untrustworthy” with her.
“Certainly, it doesn’t make me feel good,” Clinton said. “But I am very confident that by the time this campaign has run it’s course, people will know that what I have been saying is accurate.”“Certainly, it doesn’t make me feel good,” Clinton said. “But I am very confident that by the time this campaign has run it’s course, people will know that what I have been saying is accurate.”