Kellyanne Conway and other top White House staff caught using private RNC email system: report

[DonViejo]

BRAD REED
25 JAN 2017 AT 13:44 ET

This past summer, Republicans were fond of saying Hillary Clinton ought to be “locked up” because she endangered national security using a home-brew email server during her tenure as Secretary of State.

Now Newsweek reports that several members of the Trump administration are going to be using private Republican National Committee email accounts while serving in the White House.

This is an issue, the publication notes, because U.S. intelligence agencies claim that “the RNC email system… was hacked during the 2016 race.”

Included among the administration officials who have RNC email accounts are Kellyanne Conway, Jared Kushner, Sean Spicer and Steve Bannon.

“They better be careful after making such a huge ruckus over the private email over at the State Department,” former Bush administration ethics attorney Richard Painter tells Newsweek.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/kellyanne-conway-and-other-top-white-house-staff-caught-using-private-rnc-email-system-report/

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. Four legs good, two legs better. nt

[ProfessorPlum]

11. wish I could recommend this reply

[mrsv]

2. Why

aren't the dems saying anything about all the sh!t going down...where are they...am I missing them?

[loyalsister]

35. Hypocrisy?

To defend it and try to minimize it - then express outrage when it's someone else is hypocritical. They will get away with it exactly for that reason and it is our own damn fault.

[Rex]

3. INVESTIGATE! I WANT PANELS AND PANELS OF PUNDITS!

I mean, that sounds illegal according to every single RWing asshole that barked about HRC and her 'private email system'.

[riversedge]

4. Where is @JasonintheHouse and his investigation??

[asiliveandbreathe]

5. Republicans say when, they hold any reins of any investigation - stay focused

This is another distraction..as they rob and pillage our beautiful country..voter fraud..actually is voter suppression by and for the republicans..

They all use private email..just they control the message...

[LanternWaste]

7. I fail to see how another of many concerns, is a constructed distraction

I fail to see how another of many concerning issues, is a constructed distraction for anyone who can hold two or more thoughts in their brain simultaneously.

Nor do I see how holding the GOP to the same standards they hold others to is a trap.

I think ignoring it merely as a circus plays directly into their hands, allowing them another tool to frame the narrative.

[asiliveandbreathe]

33. Go ahead - hold the GOP to the same standard - who ya' gonna call -

[BSdetect]

6. We demand they hand over all those emails.

[world wide wally]

22. This is exactly what should be done, but Dems don't control the Congress.

At least point out the hypocrisy of this! Over and over and over and over and....Over and over and over and over and...

[zipplewrath]

8. Didn't they learn?

The Bushies went through this last time. Ya really gotta stop it unless it is truly "party business".

[Phoenix61]

9. I'm sure they aren't doing this to circumvent any laws

Hopefully, some happy little hacker is busy at work.

[mcar]

10. Lock them up!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. Corporate media reacts!

[Blue_Tires]

13. Good luck getting the media to give a shit about this one...

[gratuitous]

14. Isn't that cute? "They better be careful after making such a huge ruckus"

Good one, Richard Painter! I think the rest of us know exactly what will come of this: Precisely nothing.

[jmg257]

15. Are they actually using them???

Senior Trump administration staffers including Kellyanne Conway, Jared Kushner, Sean Spicer and Steve Bannon have active accounts on a Republican National Committee email system, Newsweek has learned.

"Active accounts" means??

"It’s not clear whether or how Trump staffers are using the RNC email addresses"

[MontanaMama]

16. Lock Them Up!!!

Their whole administration is the biggest shit show!!!

[keithbvadu2]

17. It just saves the Russians time. They already have access to the Trump administration.

[Achilleaze]

18. Lock 'em up

Fair and equal justice for all.

[Cryptoad]

27. thats that old Constitution.......

Trump has a new and improved Alt-Constitution.!

[bitterross]

19. IOKIYAR

Remember, one set of rules for us, a totally different set for them. This has been on display quite vividly even more so than usual as of late.

[sarcasmo]

20. Where is Andrea E-mails?

[calimary]

31. As we say around our house, "oh EMAILS! EMAILS!

Emails emails emails! And EMAILS!"

[Angry Dragon]

21. During Bush the White House lost 22,000,000 e-mails using the RNC servers

[MsLeopard]

23. Oh, it's no big deal

Pootie Poot and his henchmen are probably copied on all their emails anyway.

[Fast Walker 52]

24. EVERY FUCKING THING THE GOP BITCHES AND MOANS ABOUT THEY DO THEMSELVES WORSE

EVERY FUCKING THING

[smirkymonkey]

34. It's infuriating, isn't it?

I demand an investigation! Lock the bastards up!

What am I saying, it will never happen. They get away with murder. Probably literally.

[Fast Walker 52]

36. yes and yes and yes

whatcha gonna do?

[Cryptoad]

25. FBI needs to have a Conway Email Investigation......nt

[barbtries]

26. totally different!

Hillary is a Democrat. Republicans can flaunt the law all they want.

[superpatriotman]

28. Pay attention to the shiny ball!

[Turbineguy]

29. No problem

different rules.

No ethics.

[Leith]

30. If They Are Working in the White House on Government Computers

They should be doing government work, NOT partisan politics. My tax dollars should not be going toward their rethugs schemes and plots.

Cut their salaries to $1!

[madville]

32. Did anyone actually read the Newsweek article?

It says it is unknown if they are actually still using these email addresses or if they are left over from the campaign. It's also interesting that they are required by law to maintain separate non-government email accounts for political activities, they are not allowed to use the government system for political functions.

It's a whole bunch of speculation with words like "unclear", "if", "maybe". It would make sense that they all have RNC email accounts because they just got done running a campaign under the RNC. Obama White House members had DNC accounts to coordinate his political functions. If trump endorses a candidate or they coordinate a fundraiser or anything political they have to separate that business from government business and systems. It would actually be against the law if they DIDN'T have separate accounts and conducted all their business on the government system.

[Fast Walker 52]

37. fair enough-- thanks for the word of caution

Trump's unsecured cell phone seems to be a real concern though, as well as every fucking thing else about him.