Guccifer 2.0 DNC Clinton files: Email Questions

7/25/2019 Guccifer 2.0 DNC Clinton files: Email Questions

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2016ER ATTACKS

REPUBLICANS ATTACKED SECRETARY CLINTON FOR USING A PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS ANDPRIVATE SERVER

Rand Paul Said Ta! "illa#$ Clin!%n U&in' A P(#&%nal E)ail *il( A! T( S!a!( D(+a#!)(n! *a&

,Di#(-!l$ Fl%u!in' T( La./BRIAN KILMEADE: But one of the stories for the last two days headliningis that Senator Hillary e!"use #e Se"retary of State Hillary $linton%s la"& of using the StateDe'art#ent e#ail( using a 'ersonal e#ail for four years) And when 'eo'le re*uest to get it( she has not+een handing it o,er( +e"ause she wasn%t using it) Is this a +ig deal to you-. RAND /A0L: 1eah) And notonly is it the e#ails and dire"tly the flouting the law( I thin& there%s going to +e a "onstitutional *uestion ofwhether or not she was re"ei,ing foreign gifts while in offi"e) 2he $onstitution e!'li"itly says that as asenator or as a Se"retary of State( you%re not allowed to re"ei,e gifts fro# foreign "ountries) 2hey%,e +eenre"ei,ing #illions of dollars in their foundation) Now if they%re going to say( that%s not us( #e dire"tly( +utdo they 'rofit in any way fro# their foundation( does it 'ay for their tra,el( does it 'ay for any of theire!'enses- She%s got a lot of *uestions she%s going to ha,e answer). 34o! 5 4riends( 4o! News( 67879;

Rand Paul P%&!(d Ta! "illa#$ Clin!%n& U&( O P#i3a!( E)ail *a& T( La!(&! In A L%n' Lin( OR(a&%n& S( S%uld P(#)an(n!l$ R(!i#(4 In-ludin' B(n'a5i And T( Fail(d *a# In Li$a/ 2he

re,elation of Hillary $linton%s 'ri,ate e#ail ser,er for State De'art#ent +usiness is


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S%#!& O F%#(i'n C%un!#i(& Ta! Can "a-7 In And G(! S(-#(!&/ KELL1: All right( let #e swit"hgears with you +e"ause there was a lot of news today( we : ?ell( there #ay or #ay not +e o+,iouslythat%s so#ething that will ha,e to +e further e!a#ined) 2here are two there%s that we ha,e to loo& at) 2hefirst is using a 'ri,ate ser,er outside the go,ern#ent syste# is e!tre#ely ,ulnera+le( to ha"&ers and allsorts of foreign "ountries that "an ha"& in and get se"rets) 1ou%re Se"retary of State( 'otentiallytransa"ting national +usiness on an unse"ured ser,er or 'ri,ate ser,er and that lea,es our se"rets andnot on


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Clin!%n S+%7(&)an8 Clin!%n P#%3id(d ,=040 P#in!(d C%+i(& O *%#7;R(la!(d E)ail& T% T(S!a!( D(+a#!)(n! In D(-()(# 201/ >n De"e#+er ( J98( 6(8 'rinted "o'ies of wor&relatede#ails sent and re"ei,ed +y Se"retary $linton for# Mar"h 9O( J to 4e+ruary 9( J96 were 'ro,ided tothe De'art#ent) 2his totaled roughly ( 'ages) A+out P of thee e#ails were already in theDe'art#ents re"ord&ee'ing syste# +e"ause they were sent to or re"ei,ed +y Cstate)go, a""ounts)3Before Mar"h 9O( J( Se"retary $linton "ontinued using the e#ail a""ount she had used during herSenate ser,i"e);. 3Ni"& Merrill( 67979;

Clin!%n S+%7(&)an8 S(-#(!a#$ Clin!%n& ,E)ail A--%un! C%n!ain(d A T%!al O 624=20 S(n! AndR(-(i3(d E)ail& F#%) Ma#- 200 T% F(#ua#$ 201=/Se"retary $lintons e#ail a""ount "ontained atotal of J(6J sent and re"ei,ed e#ails fro# Mar"h J to 4e+ruary J96) Based on the re,iew 'ro"essdes"ri+ed +elow( 6(8 of these e#ails were 'ro,ided to the De'art#ent( and the re#aining 69(O6were 'ri,ate( 'ersonal re"ords). 3Ni"& Merrill( 67979;

Clin!%n S+%7(&)an8 =14=0 O S(-#(!a#$ Clin!%n& E)ail& *(#( ,P#i3a!(4 P(#&%nal R(-%#d&/Se"retary $lintons e#ail a""ount "ontained a total of J(6J sent and re"ei,ed e#ails fro# Mar"h Jto 4e+ruary J96) Based on the re,iew 'ro"ess des"ri+ed +elow( 6(8 of these e#ails were 'ro,ided tothe De'art#ent( and the re#aining 69(O6 were 'ri,ate( 'ersonal re"ords). 3Ni"& Merrill( 67979;

SECRETARY CLINTON ASKED T"E STATE DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE T"E EMAILS S"E "AD

GIVEN T"EM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

"illa#$ Clin!%n A&7(d T( S!a!( D(+a#!)(n! T% R(l(a&( "(# E)ail&/ Hillary $linton +ro&e her 8Ohour silen"e o,er the use of her 'ersonal e#ail a""ount while she ser,ed as se"retary of state with a latenight tweet ?ednesday saying she wants Cthe 'u+li" to see #y e#ail) But her res'onse is unli&ely tota#' down the 'ressure for answers as she fa"es the dee'est s"rutiny she%s +een under sin"e lea,ingthe go,ern#ent) CI as&ed State to release the#( $linton tweeted at 99:6 ')#) E2 C2hey said they willre,iew the# for release as soon as 'ossi+le). 3$NN(67879;

SECRETARY CLINTON INSISTED T"AT S"E FOLLO*ED EVERY RULE AND *ENT ,ABOVE ANDBEYOND DISCLOSURE REUIREMENTS

A&&%-ia!(d P#(&&8 S(-#(!a#$ Clin!%n On S!a!( D(+a#!)(n! E)ail R('ula!i%n&8 ,I Full$ C%)+li(d B$

E3(#$ Rul( I *a& G%3(#n(d B$/CI fully "o#'lied +y e,ery rule I was go,erned +y( $linton said in herfirst 'u+li" "o##ents sin"e it was dis"losed last wee& that she e!"lusi,ely used a 'ri,ate e#ail andser,er for go,ern#ent +usiness). 3Asso"iated /ress( 67979;

A&&%-ia!(d P#(&&8 S(-#(!a#$ Clin!%n ,Sa$& S( *(n! :A%3( And B($%nd *a! S( *a&R(@ui#(d T% D% A& A S!a!( D(+a#!)(n! E)+l%$((/ $linton was answering *uestions 2uesday for thefirst ti#e a+out her e#ail 'ra"ti"es as se"retary of state) She s'o&e following a 2uesday afternoons'ee"h at the 0nited Nations) She says she went Ca+o,e and +eyond what she was re*uired to do as aState De'art#ent e#'loyee). 3Asso"iated /ress( 67979;

T"E STATE DEPARTMENT BEGAN REVIE*ING SECRETARY CLINTONS EMAILS FOR RELEASE

S!a!( D(+a#!)(n! S+%7(&.%)an P&a7i8 ,*( *ill R(3i(. T( En!i#( ??4000;Pa'( S(! And R(l(a&(

In On( Ba!- A! T( End O Ta! R(3i(. T% En&u#( Ta! S!anda#d& A#( C%n&i&!(n!l$ A++li(d/ C?e will re,iew the entire ('age set and release in one +at"h at the end of that re,iew to ensurethat standards are "onsistently a''lied throughout the entire ( 'ages( /sa&i said). 3/oliti"o( 67979;

T"E STATE DEPARTMENT FIRST ASKED FORMER SECRETARIES OF STATE TO TURN OVEREMAILS CONTAINING OFFICIAL BUSINESS IN OCTOBER 2014 AND SECRETARY CLINTON *AST"E FIRST TO RESPOND

Clin!%n S+%7(&)an8 T( S!a!( D(+a#!)(n! ,F%#)all$ R(@u(&!(d T( A&&i&!an-( O T( F%u#P#(3i%u& S(-#(!a#i(& In A L(!!(# T% T(i# R(+#(&(n!a!i3(& Da!(d O-!%(# 24 201 T% "(l+ In
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Fu#!(#an-( O M((!in' T( D(+a#!)(n!& R(@ui#()(n!& Und(# T( F(d(#al R(-%#d& A-!/2he3State; De'art#ent for#ally re*uested the assistan"e of the four 're,ious Se"retaries in a letter to theirre'resentati,es dated >"to+er JO( J98 to hel' in furtheran"e of #eeting the De'art#ents re*uire#entsunder the 4ederal Re"ords A"t) 2he letter stated that in Se'te#+er J96( the National Ar"hi,es andRe"ords Ad#inistration NARA issued new guidan"e "larifying re"ords #anage#ent res'onsi+ilitiesregarding the use of 'ersonal e#ail a""ounts for go,ern#ent +usiness). 3Ni"& Merrill( 67979;

Clin!%n S+%7(&)an8 S(-#(!a#$ Clin!%n *a& ,T( Fi#&! T% R(&+%nd T% A S!a!( D(+a#!)(n! L(!!(#R(@u(&!in' *%#7;R(la!(d E)ail& F#%) F%#)(# S(-#(!a#i(&/4ollowing "on,ersations withDe'art#ent offi"ials and in res'onse to the De'art#ents >"to+er JO( J98 letter to for#er Se"retariesre*uesting assistan"e in #eeting the De'art#ents re"ord&ee'ing re*uire#ents( Se"retary $lintondire"ted her attorneys to assist +y identifying and 'reser,ing all e#ails that "ould 'otentially +e federalre"ords) 2his entailed a #ultiste' 'ro"ess to 'ro,ide 'rinted "o'ies of the Se"retarys wor&relatede#ails to the De'art#ent( erring on the side of in"luding anything that #ight 'otentially +e a federalre"ord) As the State De'art#ent has said( Se"retary $linton was the first to res'ond to this letter). 3Ni"&Merrill( 67979;

MULTIPLE FEDERAL REGULATIONS GRANT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS T"E FLEIBILITY TODETERMINE *"IC" OF T"EIR EMAILS COULD BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC RECORDS

Clin!%n S+%7(&)an8 ,T( F(d(#al R(-%#d& A-! Pu!& T( Oli'a!i%n On T( G%3(#n)(n! Oi-ialT% D(!(#)in( *a! I& And I& N%! A F(d(#al R(-%#d4 A& D%(& T( S!a!( D(+a#!)(n! F%#(i'nAai#& Manual/2he 4ederal Re"ords A"t 'uts the o+ligation on the go,ern#ent offi"ial to deter#inewhat is and is not a federal re"ord) 2he State De'art#ent 4oreign Affairs Manual outlines guidan"eCdesigned to hel' e#'loyees deter#ine whi"h of their e#ail #essages #ust +e 'reser,ed as federalre"ords and whi"h #ay +e deleted without further authori=ation +e"ause they are not 4ederal re"ord#aterials). 3Ni"& Merrill( 67979;

SECRETARY CLINTONS ATTORNEYS USED MANY LAYERS OF SEARC"ES IN ORDER TODETERMINE *"IC" *ERE *ORK;RELATED

Clin!%n S+%7(&)an8 ,S(-#(!a#$ Clin!%n Di#(-!(d "(# A!!%#n($& T% A&&i&! HIn D(!(#)inin' *i-E)ail& O "(#& *(#( *%#7;R(la!(d B$ Id(n!i$in' And P#(&(#3in' All E)ail& Ta! C%uld

P%!(n!iall$ B( F(d(#al R(-%#d&/ 4ollowing "on,ersations with De'art#ent offi"ials and in res'onse tothe De'art#ents >"to+er JO( J98 letter to for#er Se"retaries re*uesting assistan"e in #eeting theDe'art#ents re"ord&ee'ing re*uire#ents( Se"retary $linton dire"ted her attorneys to assist +yidentifying and 'reser,ing all e#ails that "ould 'otentially +e federal re"ords) 2his entailed a #ultiste''ro"ess to 'ro,ide 'rinted "o'ies of the Se"retarys wor&related e#ails to the De'art#ent( erring on theside of in"luding anything that #ight 'otentially +e a federal re"ord) As the State De'art#ent has said(Se"retary $linton was the first to res'ond to this letter). 3Ni"& Merrill( 67979;

Clin!%n S+%7(&)an8 In O#d(# T% D(!(#)in( *i- E)ail& *%uld B( R(l(a&(d4 Clin!%n A!!%#n($&S(a#-(d B$ Da!(4 S(nd(#4 R(-i+i(n!4 And K($.%#d& In-ludin' ,B(n'a5i/ A sear"h was"ondu"ted on Se"retary $lintons e#ail a""ount for all e#ails sent and re"ei,ed fro# J to her last dayin offi"e( 4e+ruary 9( J96) After this uni,erse was deter#ined( a sear"h was "ondu"ted for a C)go, not


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SECRETARY DID NOT ROUTINELY CORRESPOND *IT" FOREIGN LEADERS T"ROUG" EMAIL

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