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In reply to the discussion: Reuters: Democratic support for Hillary drops 15 points since February [View all]karynnj
(59,502 posts)This is something that I don't think that HRC has claimed. It is highly likely that MOST of the emails will be redundant. The problem is the possibility that some aren't. Obviously IF she ALWAYS cc'd a State.gov account routinely, then this is not a problem. In fact, a simple solution to her convenience problem was to always CC HClinton@state.gov or whatever her account should have been.
Protocol referred to "electronic records" far before Clinton was Secretary of State.
I am not arguing there was a law she broke - there isn't one.
This is the problem, you say: "Yes, if she emailed Huma, and did not cc anyone in that communication, we have to take her word that she turned it over if it was work related."
You may be willing to take her word for it, but there are some even here on DU who would be less willing to do so -- and you know the RW Benghazi nuts won't. The reason some here are less willing is pure human nature.
Ask yourself, imagine there was a reason that you were asked to look through 6 years of your own email and send everything pertaining to some club you belonged in. Let's say you found a few - say 5 years old that in light of later events were embarrassing. If you had 100% control of the emails (and you knew with near certainty that the others would not release them) would you be tempted to do a tad bit of editing or deleting?
Consider the stakes - even in terms of just having to address embarrassing but inconsequential issues are far higher for HRC than for anyone here on DU being asked to give up email.