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Donald Trump's senior staff 'have private email accounts on RNC system' | |
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Senior White House staff hold private Republican National Committee (RNC) email accounts, reports have said. | |
Donald Trump's top advisers Kellyanne Conway, Steve Bannon, Sean Spicer and Jared Kushner all have active accounts on the RNC server, according to Newsweek. | Donald Trump's top advisers Kellyanne Conway, Steve Bannon, Sean Spicer and Jared Kushner all have active accounts on the RNC server, according to Newsweek. |
It is not illegal for members of the President's administration to use separate political email accounts, which can be used to arrange party politics away from state business. | It is not illegal for members of the President's administration to use separate political email accounts, which can be used to arrange party politics away from state business. |
However, during the US election campaign, Mr Trump repeatedly said Hillary Clinton should be "locked up" for using a personal email account to handle classified information while she was Secretary of State. | However, during the US election campaign, Mr Trump repeatedly said Hillary Clinton should be "locked up" for using a personal email account to handle classified information while she was Secretary of State. |
And in 2007, it was revealed members of the George W Bush administration used RNC accounts for official communications in a possible violation of transparency laws. | |
A law passed in 2014 requires any messages sent by White House staff from a private account must copy in an official account or be forwarded to an official account within 20 days. | |