So it turns out that those meddling kids — a.k.a. Congress — asked Hillary Clinton back in 2012 if she was using a personal email account and if so, was there a process in place to make sure those emails were being archived. Neither the State Department or Clinton answered the inquiry.
From the New York Times:
Hillary Rodham Clinton was directly asked by congressional investigators in a December 2012 letter whether she had used a private email account while serving as secretary of state, according to letters obtained by The New York Times.
But Mrs. Clinton did not reply to the letter. And when the State Department answered in March 2013, nearly two months after she left office, it ignored the question and provided no response.
The query was posed to Mrs. Clinton in a Dec. 13, 2012, letter from Representative Darrell Issa, the Republican chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Mr. Issa was leading an investigation into how the Obama administration handled its officials’ use of personal email.
“Have you or any senior agency official ever used a personal email account to conduct official business?” Mr. Issa wrote to Mrs. Clinton. “If so, please identify the account used.”
Mr. Issa also asked Mrs. Clinton, “Does the agency require employees to certify on a periodic basis or at the end of their employment with the agency they have turned over any communications involving official business that they have sent or received using nonofficial accounts?”
As Scooby might say, “ruh ro, grandma!”
Scooby van, return to base! http://t.co/MagW6SoZXF
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) April 15, 2015
Well, this is probably not that helpful for Hillary Clinton. http://t.co/3uHg6aaf8S
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) April 15, 2015
NO RESPONSE: Hillary ignored email questions from Congress in late 2012 http://t.co/VPFLFEwAxD
— okolie marvellous (@marvellous997) April 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/Bill_Shapard/status/588185141228478464
Perhaps Hillary's hoping "any pub is good pub" will work, but letting this fester seems like a dubious strategy.http://t.co/jMEtnX0j8b
— Bob Beasley (@13013B) April 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/ndrwpng/status/588229651366969344
If you didn't already get that State has been covering for Hillary, read this: http://t.co/jhGnMbNpB2
— John Sexton (@verumserum) April 15, 2015
For all her strengths, @HillaryClinton forces undecided voters to ask: Can I trust her? http://t.co/oGBYKA7lQW http://t.co/H9ZoGVl1vl
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) April 15, 2015
Clinton blew off a fair & important question from congressional oversight. No accountability transparency or honesty http://t.co/oGBYKA7lQW
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) April 15, 2015
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