Just for argument’s sake, let’s assume that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wasn’t being 100 percent truthful during her press conference today when she explained that she used a personal, private email server for official correspondence because “it would be easier to carry just one device for my work and for my personal emails instead of two.”
That might lead America Rising PAC, which performs opposition research on Democrats, to post a response like this one:
2 phones fine one second, not convenient the next? Which is it, @HillaryClinton? http://t.co/WPwqGr877f pic.twitter.com/kEAklKuz0d
— America Rising (@AmericaRising) March 10, 2015
For some reason, America Rising’s tweets apparently hit a nerve with New York Times reporter Jonathan Martin, who stepped in to explain on Clinton’s behalf.
C'mon @AmericaRising, lots of folk had Berries, moved to iPhone AND kept Berry for typing
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) March 10, 2015
Attorney and prolific blogger Gabriel Malor was on hand to point out what should have been obvious.
@jmartNYT @AmericaRising That's not what Clinton said.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 10, 2015
Clinton: "I didn't have two phones."
Clinton: "I had two phones."
Journo, spinning: "Maybe Clinton kept a second phone just for typing."— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/Mattfobrien/status/575386768155017218
Clinton herself declared as “undisputed” her claim that “the laws and regulations in effect when I was secretary of state allowed me to use my email for work.” So what if she “chose not to keep” the personal ones?
Reminder: the regulation requiring retention of department emails was final in 2006. http://t.co/zBVAx7kz64 pic.twitter.com/yU3HgLWOUa
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 10, 2015
@gabrielmalor @jimgeraghty and Hillary was reminded of it by National Archivist in 2010: http://t.co/NAjkn4z3c1
— james e robertson jr (@Came2BelieveHim) March 10, 2015
Not to worry, though. Clinton has urged the State Department to post to a public server all of her (remaining) emails.
Remember: Clinton says she never emailed classified info. So, if you see (b)(1) redactions in the emails posted by State, someone's lying.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 10, 2015
Wait. Since State is voluntarily posting the emails, does it have to explain redactions in compliance with FOIA? https://t.co/IliQPjTXVV
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 10, 2015
Who else wants to have a ride on the Hillary spin machine? How about Brad Woodhouse, president of Americans United for Change and American Bridge?
Questions are asked and answered. Now media turns to why should we trust her? Well – why trust Condi who lied us into war?
— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) March 10, 2015
Wait, is Rice running for president? Because that would be big news. RT @SamARosado: This guy.https://t.co/rQmlFn7r8F
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 10, 2015
For those who can’t stomach a second viewing of the press conference, here’s a concise yet accurate summary.
Clinton: "I've taken unprecedented steps in favor of transparency after taking unprecedented steps to hide, then delete 30,000 emails."
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 10, 2015
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