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Documents confirm Pentagon chief used personal email for official business
Source: Associated Press
Documents confirm Pentagon chief used personal email for official business
Associated Press in Washington
Saturday 26 March 2016 18.40 GMT
Defense Secretary Ash Carter used his personal email account for government business for nearly a year until December 2015, when news reports revealed the practice, newly released documents reveal.
The issue has been to the fore in Washington due to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server while secretary of state during Barack Obama’s first term.
Stoked by Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail, the issue of the propriety or otherwise of such practices has dogged Clinton’s run for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Late on Friday, in response to Freedom of Information Act requests by the Associated Press and other news organizations, the Pentagon released 1,336 pages of Carter’s emails.
None contained classified information, and most pertained to routine business such as scheduling and logistics.
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Associated Press in Washington
Saturday 26 March 2016 18.40 GMT
Defense Secretary Ash Carter used his personal email account for government business for nearly a year until December 2015, when news reports revealed the practice, newly released documents reveal.
The issue has been to the fore in Washington due to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server while secretary of state during Barack Obama’s first term.
Stoked by Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail, the issue of the propriety or otherwise of such practices has dogged Clinton’s run for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Late on Friday, in response to Freedom of Information Act requests by the Associated Press and other news organizations, the Pentagon released 1,336 pages of Carter’s emails.
None contained classified information, and most pertained to routine business such as scheduling and logistics.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/26/defense-secretary-ash-carter-personal-email-official-business-documents-reveal
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