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| Rahm Emanuel used personal email domain for government work | Rahm Emanuel used personal email domain for government work |
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| Emails released by WikiLeaks show that Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel has used personal email accounts and a personal email domain to communicate with government officials and political figures. | Emails released by WikiLeaks show that Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel has used personal email accounts and a personal email domain to communicate with government officials and political figures. |
| The Chicago Tribune reports that Emanuel’s personal account information turned up among emails stolen from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign chairman, John Podesta, and posted by WikiLeaks. | The Chicago Tribune reports that Emanuel’s personal account information turned up among emails stolen from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign chairman, John Podesta, and posted by WikiLeaks. |
| Emanuel, a Democrat and former member of the House of Representatives, was chief of staff in the Obama administration between 2009 and 2010. | Emanuel, a Democrat and former member of the House of Representatives, was chief of staff in the Obama administration between 2009 and 2010. |
| He registered his personal email domain, “rahmemail.com”, on 16 May 2011, the day he was sworn into office as Chicago mayor. Podesta’s hacked emails also turned up evidence of Emanuel’s personal Gmail account. | He registered his personal email domain, “rahmemail.com”, on 16 May 2011, the day he was sworn into office as Chicago mayor. Podesta’s hacked emails also turned up evidence of Emanuel’s personal Gmail account. |
| The newspaper said the messages were the first direct evidence that Emanuel has used personal email accounts beyond official city government accounts. He was sued by the newspaper last year in a case about state open record laws that is still pending. | The newspaper said the messages were the first direct evidence that Emanuel has used personal email accounts beyond official city government accounts. He was sued by the newspaper last year in a case about state open record laws that is still pending. |
| Emanuel spokesman Adam Collins said the mayor’s use of a customized email domain was common, adding the mayor has not had and does not use a private email server. | Emanuel spokesman Adam Collins said the mayor’s use of a customized email domain was common, adding the mayor has not had and does not use a private email server. |
| The publication of Podesta’s emails by WikiLeaks has contributed to controversy over the use of a private server by Clinton while she was secretary of state during Barack Obama’s first term. |