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| First set of Hillary Clinton emails published online | First set of Hillary Clinton emails published online |
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| The US State Department has released hundreds of emails - many relating to the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya - from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email account. | The US State Department has released hundreds of emails - many relating to the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya - from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email account. |
| The emails were previously provided to a congressional committee. | The emails were previously provided to a congressional committee. |
| Ms Clinton has constantly defended her use of the private account since the launch of her presidential campaign. | Ms Clinton has constantly defended her use of the private account since the launch of her presidential campaign. |
| More of Ms Clinton's emails are set to be released in the coming weeks. | |
| This first batch is just a fraction of the approximately 55,000 emails that the State Department is currently reviewing for release. | This first batch is just a fraction of the approximately 55,000 emails that the State Department is currently reviewing for release. |
| The State Department and Ms Clinton have been subject to intense scrutiny by a congressional committee which is investigating the attack on a US diplomatic facility in Benghazi, during which Ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed. | The State Department and Ms Clinton have been subject to intense scrutiny by a congressional committee which is investigating the attack on a US diplomatic facility in Benghazi, during which Ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed. |
| "The emails we release today do not change the essential facts or our understanding of the events before, during or after the attacks," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a statement ahead of the release. | "The emails we release today do not change the essential facts or our understanding of the events before, during or after the attacks," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a statement ahead of the release. |
| The New York Times has reviewed some of the emails ahead of the release and reported that they "appear to back up Mrs. Clinton's previous assertions that she did not receive classified information at her private email address". | |
| The paper said that many of the emails detail Ms Clinton's concerns following the attack. | |
| They also offer a snapshot of the former first lady's private life, including her radio listening preferences and compliments she received from a colleague regarding a photo in the press. | |
| From 2009 to 2013, Mrs Clinton did not have a government email address, the US State Department has said. |