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Hildebeest: €˜I Chose Not to Keep' My Private E-mails
2015-03-10
[National Review] During a press conference on her exclusive use of a private e-mail account and server during her tenure as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton said she "chose not to keep" her private emails -- suggesting she deleted thousands of her e-mails and raising questions about how she decided which to delete and which to turn over. While explaining that she opted for a private account and server as a "convenience," Clinton said she had accrued about 60,000 e-mails on that server -- half government-related and half of a personal nature. "We went through a thorough process to identify all of my work-related e-mails and deliver them to the State Department," she said at the U.N. on Tuesday.

"At the end, I chose not to keep my private, personal e-mails -- e-mails about planning Chelsea's wedding, or my mother's funeral arrangements, condolence notes to friends." "No one wants their personal e-mails made public," she added. "And I think most people understand that and respect that privacy." Clinton later muddied the waters, claiming some personal e-mails were on her private computer server -- which, she added, would remain private.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  She also said it was initially set up for the president. So he had a private server while in office???
Posted by: 49 Pan   2015-03-10 22:26  

#3  Interestingly, she said at least twice in the statement that she "never sent any classified e-mails."

Didn't say she had not RECEIVED any, just didn't send any.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-03-10 20:20  

#2  IMO she forfeited the right to keep her personal e-mails private when she chose to violate policy and keep her government e-mails off the government server. If she had done it the way I understand people in positions like hers are supposed to, her personal data would have been mixed in with the government stuff and she could reasonably have some oversight people sort them to be held private from FOI requests, etc.
Posted by: Glenmore   2015-03-10 19:17  

#1  High crimes and misdemeanors is a phrase from Section 4 of Article Two of the United States Constitution: "The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.

I see at least 4 qualifying elements.

High Crimes and Misdemeanors:

The charge of high crimes and misdemeanors covers allegations of misconduct peculiar to officials, such as perjury of oath, abuse of authority, bribery, intimidation, misuse of assets, failure to supervise, dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming, and refusal to obey a lawful order. Offenses by officials also include ordinary crimes, but perhaps with different standards of proof and punishment than for nonofficials, on the grounds that more is expected of officials by their oaths of office.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-03-10 17:00  

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