Hillary e mails

The Hillary emails refer to a controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email account and server for official business while she was the Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013. The controversy began in March 2015, when it was reported that Clinton had used a personal email account, clintonemail.com, for official business, rather than using a government email account.

The controversy surrounding the Hillary emails was fueled by concerns that Clinton may have:

  1. Violated federal records laws by not preserving her emails as official records.
  2. Used her personal email account for official business, potentially compromising national security.
  3. Destroyed or deleted emails that were relevant to official business.

The controversy led to a number of investigations and hearings, including:

  1. The FBI's investigation into Clinton's use of her personal email account, which concluded in July 2016 that no charges would be filed against her.
  2. The House Select Committee on Benghazi, which held hearings on Clinton's role in the 2012 Benghazi attack and her use of her personal email account.
  3. The State Department's investigation into Clinton's use of her personal email account, which concluded in January 2016 that Clinton had not violated any federal records laws.

Some of the key findings and conclusions from these investigations include:

  1. The FBI found that Clinton had been "extremely careless" in her handling of classified information, but did not find that she had intended to violate national security.
  2. The House Select Committee on Benghazi concluded that Clinton had not been responsible for the Benghazi attack, but that she had been involved in the decision-making process surrounding the attack.
  3. The State Department concluded that Clinton had not violated any federal records laws, but that she had not followed proper procedures for preserving her emails.

Despite the controversy surrounding the Hillary emails, Clinton went on to win the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and lost the general election to Donald Trump.