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42. So? She DID preserve them, as the law required. It didn't require her to exclusively

Tue Mar 3, 2015, 08:51 PM

Mar 2015

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use government email accounts.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-03-03/hillary-clinton-camp-pushes-back-on-email-story

While NARA’s preference is that officials not use an email alias, Archivist of the United States David Ferriero said in sworn testimony in 2013 that “nothing in the law that prohibits them.”

“We don’t care how many accounts you have as long as those on which you’re doing federal business are captured for the record,” he also said.

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Who thinks it's mere coincidence that a NYT story to discredit HRC and Obama's State Department [View all] pnwmom Mar 2015 OP

I went and read what I could about the Federal Records Act on emails HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #1

It's not like the Sarah Palin Email Fiasco wasn't telegraphing this security exposure. TheBlackAdder Mar 2015 #30

About sunrise today I asked what law, reg, rule policy etc was broken HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #32

So, just because there isn't an express law forbidding it, it's OK to do? It's a deceptive act. TheBlackAdder Mar 2015 #34

Classic, you obviously can't read and comprehend, just wanting someone to rag on HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #37

As an IT officer for a financial firm, I am NOT questioning the FRA. I'm citing 'best practices.' TheBlackAdder Mar 2015 #38

Well quit being a jerk. I looked where I was told to look NOTHING THERE HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #39

As someone who had family here since before 1628... TheBlackAdder Mar 2015 #41

Under the '50 law, private communications become a public record when used for official purposes. leveymg Mar 2015 #33

It was policy glasshouses Mar 2015 #2

the rarefied world in which ANY Clinton operates? BubbaFett Mar 2015 #8

She may have violated the Federal Records Act of 1950 (updated in the 1970s) . AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #3

That quote refers to EXISTING Federal law, not the law when she was Secretary of State. pnwmom Mar 2015 #4

Federal regulations at the time, not law. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #6

There is no evidence that she failed to preserve any emails on her personal accounts. pnwmom Mar 2015 #13

She wasn't supposed to conduct State Department business on a private unsecured email account. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #20

Please site the specific regulation or law that said she "wasn't supposed to" use a private account. This is why the pnwmom Mar 2015 #21

THE FEDERAL RECORDS ACT FFS! IT COVERS ALL COMMUNICATIONS! AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #22

But she didn't fail to preserve the records. That's how she could turn over 55,000 email records pnwmom Mar 2015 #23

She used an unsecured private email account. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #24

The 50-70's era law didn't anticipate email accounts, private or otherwise. It didn't and couldn't pnwmom Mar 2015 #25

The '76 Amendent specifically added "machine readable" docs as a record. leveymg Mar 2015 #36

So? She DID preserve them, as the law required. It didn't require her to exclusively pnwmom Mar 2015 #42

Act requires preserve and produce. HRC has done neither leveymg Mar 2015 #43

The only personal emails that were withheld were PERSONAL -- like emails connected with pnwmom Mar 2015 #44

She corresponded with everyone on insecure email not just staff leveymg Mar 2015 #46

Oh, can you read her mind? Her aide said she used the system she was already accustomed to because pnwmom Mar 2015 #47

The L uddite poster isn't her aide. leveymg Mar 2015 #50

I heard that years ago concerning her technology use. n/t pnwmom Mar 2015 #51

Ok, so give us a link to the para. HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #40

Neither were Powell, Rice and Albright fredamae Mar 2015 #28

fuck me did you really just argue well so and so's doing it? AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #29

Is it not a fact of protocol for them as well? fredamae Mar 2015 #31

This was raised as an issue with the Bushies leveymg Mar 2015 #49

Did they have emails in 1950? Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #55

What a co-winky-dink! FSogol Mar 2015 #5

Locking BubbaFett Mar 2015 #7

NY Times January 25, 2008 Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #9

That was then. Now they're back to supporting the Bush family, and Jeb's nascent campaign pnwmom Mar 2015 #10

They're supporting Bush against Hillary? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #12

Not overtly. Yet. n/t pnwmom Mar 2015 #14

Then how do you deduce they're supporting Bush? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #15

They promoted Bush and his Iraq war. Now they're helping to promote pnwmom Mar 2015 #17

So, you're denouncing the NYT for supporting the war. So did Hillary. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #18

Not a coincidence that the NYT still sucks. Orsino Mar 2015 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #16

Some people are just suckers for right wing spin. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #19

Right or wrong, republican president will appoint SC justice who WILL overturn Roe and randys1 Mar 2015 #26

Obama could get away with it tularetom Mar 2015 #27

Interesting point. H2O Man Mar 2015 #35

Check out the OpEd page today - TBF Mar 2015 #45

Clinton/JEB are far apart on economic issues and overall. pnwmom Mar 2015 #53

At least we have a few votes from her on the federal level - TBF Mar 2015 #63

... spanone Mar 2015 #48

Who thinks it is a coincidence that Warren Buffet and Howard Dean would both come out with djean111 Mar 2015 #52

So we shouldn't trust the NYT because they were all for the Iraq War... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #54

Hillary wasn't pushing false stories justifying the war. She just heard too many of them, pnwmom Mar 2015 #57

we all heard the stories, but many of us weren't fooled.. frylock Mar 2015 #60

I was here when Powell was giving his presentation. And I agree with Ted Kennedy pnwmom Mar 2015 #61

If they found the emails that means she turned them over to state when she left..... Historic NY Mar 2015 #56

Not to mention that this info was discovered by GOP investigators GusBob Mar 2015 #58

I think the connection is Jeb's email Renew Deal Mar 2015 #59

jeb also used a commerical account and did NOT release all emails from riversedge Mar 2015 #65

That's a reasonable suspicion Android3.14 Mar 2015 #62

I don't think there is a connection. applegrove Mar 2015 #64

I've been told by DU Experts(tm) that CTs are not real, so I guess I will side with them Rex Mar 2015 #66

No coincidence. This is how the NeoCons roll. McCamy Taylor Mar 2015 #67

Oh pnwmom, it's all just one big coinkydink. Not. Hekate Mar 2015 #68