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Hillary Clinton to hand over email server to the FBI | Hillary Clinton to hand over email server to the FBI |
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Hillary Clinton has agreed to hand over to the FBI the private email server that she used as secretary of state. | |
Her use of private email has generated a barrage of criticism as Mrs Clinton runs for president. | Her use of private email has generated a barrage of criticism as Mrs Clinton runs for president. |
Critics say that her set-up was unsecure, contrary to government policy and designed to shield her communications from oversight. | Critics say that her set-up was unsecure, contrary to government policy and designed to shield her communications from oversight. |
The FBI is investigating whether classified information was improperly sent via the server and stored there. | |
Mrs Clinton initially handed over thousands of pages of emails to the state department, but not the server. | Mrs Clinton initially handed over thousands of pages of emails to the state department, but not the server. |
Her lawyers will also hand over to the FBI memory sticks which contain the copies of the emails. | |
Her use of private email has been a major issue in the presidential race. Polls show an increasing number of voters view her as "untrustworthy" due in part to the questions surrounding her email use. | |
Under US federal law, officials' correspondence is considered to be US government property. | Under US federal law, officials' correspondence is considered to be US government property. |
'Personal' emails deleted | 'Personal' emails deleted |
Government employees are encouraged to use government email accounts although some top officials have used personal accounts in the past. | Government employees are encouraged to use government email accounts although some top officials have used personal accounts in the past. |
In March, Mrs Clinton said she and her lawyers made the decision over what would be considered work-related email when the state department asked for records from former secretaries of state. | In March, Mrs Clinton said she and her lawyers made the decision over what would be considered work-related email when the state department asked for records from former secretaries of state. |
The emails deemed work-related were about half of the 60,000 emails she sent in total during her time in office. The emails she deemed personal were deleted, Mrs Clinton said. | The emails deemed work-related were about half of the 60,000 emails she sent in total during her time in office. The emails she deemed personal were deleted, Mrs Clinton said. |
Since then, the state department has been releasing the emails to the public in batches about once a month. | Since then, the state department has been releasing the emails to the public in batches about once a month. |
However on Tuesday, the state department said it would not be releasing a portion of the emails because some of the messages were retroactively determined to be "top secret". | However on Tuesday, the state department said it would not be releasing a portion of the emails because some of the messages were retroactively determined to be "top secret". |
Senior Republican Reince Priebus said Mrs Clinton had "run out of options" in the face of FBI scrutiny. | |
"She knows she did something wrong and has run out of ways to cover it up," he said. |